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Azula, Cunning Usurper

Legendary Creature — Human Noble Rogue · {2}{U}{B}{B} · Black/Blue commander

Firebending 2 (Whenever this creature attacks, add {R}{R}. This mana lasts until end of combat.) When Azula enters, target opponent exiles a nontoken creature they control, then they exile a nonland card from their graveyard. During your turn, you may cast cards exiled with Azula and you may cast them as though they had flash. Mana of any type can be spent to cast those spells.

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What Azula, Cunning Usurper 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 · etbWhen Azula enters, target opponent exiles a nontoken creature they control, then they exile a nonland card from their graveyard.
• Static ability · restrictionDuring your turn, you may cast cards exiled with Azula and you may cast them as though they had flash. Mana of any type can be spent to cast those spells.
• Keyword · firebendingfirebending

What an Azula, Cunning Usurper deck wants

The plan the Forge derives for this commander: the roles it fills and how many of each.

• 6× Exile a permanent you control and return it — the button a value-ETB deck presses
• 12× Exiles from your own library and lets you play it — the card flow of an exile-matters commander
• 16× A creature that HAS the keyword the commander's trigger counts — a card that merely says the word is not one
• 8× A permanent whose value is in its enter-the-battlefield trigger — the payload a blink deck reuses
• 5× Actually remove one problem permanent — preventing its damage is not removing it
• 1× Answer a whole board at once
• 2× Answer a spell or ability before it resolves
• 9× Find the exact card the plan needs
• 7× Refill your hand

Best cards for Azula, Cunning Usurper

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