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Aragorn, the Uniter
Legendary Creature — Human Noble · {R}{G}{W}{U} · Green/Red/Blue/White commander
Whenever you cast a white spell, create a 1/1 white Human Soldier creature token.
Whenever you cast a blue spell, scry 2.
Whenever you cast a red spell, Aragorn deals 3 damage to target opponent.
Whenever you cast a green spell, target creature gets +4/+4 until end of turn.
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What Aragorn, the Uniter actually does
Read off the card by the same engine the Forge and Analyzer use — this is the mechanical classification, not a summary.
- Triggered ability · cast_spellWhenever you cast a white spell, create a 1/1 white Human Soldier creature token.
- Triggered ability · cast_spellWhenever you cast a blue spell, scry 2.
- Triggered ability · cast_spellWhenever you cast a red spell, Aragorn deals 3 damage to target opponent.
- Triggered ability · cast_spellWhenever you cast a green spell, target creature gets +4/+4 until end of turn.
What an Aragorn, the Uniter deck needs
Plays as spellslinger. What the commander asks of the other 99 — read from the card and checked by hand.
- multicoloured spells in white, blue, red and green (each colour fires its own trigger)
- cheap spells of any kind (every cast triggers at least one colour)
- token payoffs for the Human Soldier tokens
The Aragorn, the Uniter deck plan
The roles the Forge fills for this commander, and how many cards of each.
- 19× A cheap spell of any kind — casts per turn are the engine for an unrestricted cast trigger
- 14× Make creature tokens — a static anthem or a go-wide commander needs a board to be wide
- 6× A team pump that actually pumps tokens
- 5× Actually remove one problem permanent — preventing its damage is not removing it
- 9× Find the exact card the plan needs
- 2× Answer a spell or ability before it resolves
- 1× Answer a whole board at once
- 7× Refill your hand
- 2× Keep a permanent you control alive through removal
Best cards for Aragorn, the Uniter
Ranked by an engine that reads what each card does — its real cost, its delay and how reliably it works — rather than counting how often other people play it.
A cheap spell of any kind — casts per turn are the engine for an unrestricted cast trigger
- Chrome Mox0 mana
- Everflowing Chalice0 mana
- Lotus Petal0 mana
- Mox Amber0 mana
- Mox Diamond0 mana
- Lion's Eye Diamond0 mana
- Pact of Negation0 mana
- Walking Ballista0 mana
Make creature tokens — a static anthem or a go-wide commander needs a board to be wide
- Kozilek's Unsealing3 mana
- Replicating Ring3 mana
- Elspeth, Storm Slayer5 mana
- Esika's Chariot4 mana
- Hero of Bladehold4 mana
- Omarthis, Ghostfire Initiate0 mana
- Elspeth, Sun's Champion6 mana
- Wrenn and Seven5 mana
A team pump that actually pumps tokens
- Intangible Virtue2 mana
- Caretaker's Talent3 mana
- Inspiring Leader3 mana
- Prava of the Steel Legion3 mana
- Gideon's Memorial2 mana
- Mite Overseer4 mana
- Phantom General4 mana
- Castle Embereth0 mana
Actually remove one problem permanent — preventing its damage is not removing it
- Path to Exile1 mana
- Swords to Plowshares1 mana
- Reality Shift2 mana
- Wild Magic Surge2 mana
- Pongify1 mana
- Rapid Hybridization1 mana
- Resculpt2 mana
- March of Otherworldly Light1 mana
Find the exact card the plan needs
- Green Sun's Zenith1 mana
- Nature's Rhythm2 mana
- Neoform2 mana
- Worldly Tutor1 mana
- Reshape2 mana
- March of Burgeoning Life1 mana
- Mask of the Mimic1 mana
- Long-Term Plans3 mana
Answer a spell or ability before it resolves
- Mindbreak Trap4 mana
- Fierce Guardianship3 mana
- Force of Negation3 mana
- Force of Will5 mana
- Flare of Denial3 mana
- Pact of Negation0 mana
- An Offer You Can't Refuse1 mana
- Arcane Denial2 mana
Answer a whole board at once
- Vanquish the Horde8 mana
- Supreme Verdict4 mana
- Wrath of God4 mana
- Blasphemous Act9 mana
- Chain Reaction4 mana
- Day of Judgment4 mana
- Street Spasm1 mana
- Shatter the Sky4 mana
Refill your hand
- Esper Sentinel1 mana
- Mystic Remora1 mana
- Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer1 mana
- Skullclamp1 mana
- Sylvan Library2 mana
- Curiosity1 mana
- Wizard Class1 mana
- Garruk's Uprising3 mana
Keep a permanent you control alive through removal
- Flowering of the White Tree2 mana
- Hexing Squelcher2 mana
- Bastion Protector3 mana
- Gold-Forged Thopteryx2 mana
- Codsworth, Handy Helper3 mana
- Guardian Augmenter3 mana
- Saryth, the Viper's Fang4 mana
- Avacyn, Angel of Hope8 mana
Combos with Aragorn, the Uniter
Known combos from Commander Spellbook that Aragorn, the Uniter is a piece of, and how many decks list them.
- Aragorn, the Uniter + Shrieking Drake + Phyrexian Altar + Painter's Servant12 decks
- Aragorn, the Uniter + Whitemane Lion + Phyrexian Altar + Doubling Season7 decks
- Aragorn, the Uniter + Whitemane Lion + Phyrexian Altar + Primal Vigor6 decks
- Aragorn, the Uniter + Cloudstone Curio + Resolute Reinforcements + Phyrexian Altar6 decks
- Aragorn, the Uniter + Whitemane Lion + Phyrexian Altar + Adrix And Nev, Twincasters4 decks
- Aragorn, the Uniter + Mass Hysteria + Cryptolith Rite + Whitemane Lion3 decks