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Barret, Avalanche Leader
Legendary Creature — Human Rebel · {2}{R}{G} · Green/Red commander
What Barret, Avalanche Leader 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 · etbWhenever an Equipment you control enters, create a 2/2 red Rebel creature token.
- Triggered ability · beginning_of_combatAt the beginning of combat on your turn, attach up to one target Equipment you control to target Rebel you control.
- Keyword · reachreach
What a Barret, Avalanche Leader deck needs
Plays as rebel typal. What the commander asks of the other 99 — read from the card and checked by hand.
- auras and equipment worth moving, and bodies to carry them (its text attaches or counts them)
- rebel creatures (its text counts them)
The Barret, Avalanche Leader deck plan
The roles the Forge fills for this commander, and how many cards of each.
- 26× A body of the exact type the commander's trigger requires — the wrong type is worthless here regardless of quality
- 14× Equipment and Auras — the things a suit-up commander's trigger and plan are actually made of
- 5× Make the commander connect — a body that never deals combat damage never triggers
- 4× 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
- 1× Answer a whole board at once
- 7× Refill your hand
- 2× Keep a permanent you control alive through removal
Best cards for Barret, Avalanche Leader
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 body of the exact type the commander's trigger requires — the wrong type is worthless here regardless of quality
- Firion, Wild Rose Warrior3 mana
- Deserter's Disciple2 mana
- Freedom Fighter Recruit2 mana
- Avalanche of Sector 73 mana
- Jeong Jeong, the Deserter3 mana
- Barret, Avalanche Leader4 mana
- Longshot, Rebel Bowman4 mana
- Rhuk, Hexgold Nabber3 mana
Equipment and Auras — the things a suit-up commander's trigger and plan are actually made of
- Basilisk Collar1 mana
- Skullclamp1 mana
- Lightning Greaves2 mana
- Swiftfoot Boots2 mana
- Sword of the Animist2 mana
- Shadowspear1 mana
- Mithril Coat3 mana
- Paradise Mantle0 mana
Make the commander connect — a body that never deals combat damage never triggers
- Garruk's Uprising3 mana
- Eldrazi Monument5 mana
- Goblin War Drums3 mana
- Akroma's Memorial7 mana
- Gruul War Chant4 mana
- Archetype of Aggression3 mana
- Beamtown Beatstick1 mana
- Sticky Fingers1 mana
A team pump that actually pumps tokens
- Patchwork Banner3 mana
- Castle Embereth0 mana
- Finale of Devastation2 mana
- Great Train Heist1 mana
- Beastmaster Ascension3 mana
- Heraldic Banner3 mana
- Rising of the Day3 mana
- Return of the Wildspeaker5 mana
Actually remove one problem permanent — preventing its damage is not removing it
- Wild Magic Surge2 mana
- Beast Within3 mana
- Nature's Claim1 mana
- Crush1 mana
- Emerald Charm1 mana
- Naturalize2 mana
- Origin of Metalbending2 mana
- Natural State1 mana
Find the exact card the plan needs
- Green Sun's Zenith1 mana
- Nature's Rhythm2 mana
- Celestial Reunion1 mana
- Worldly Tutor1 mana
- March of Burgeoning Life1 mana
- Archdruid's Charm3 mana
- Chord of Calling3 mana
- Eldritch Evolution3 mana
Answer a whole board at once
- Blasphemous Act9 mana
- Chain Reaction4 mana
- Street Spasm1 mana
- Selective Obliteration5 mana
- Mizzium Mortars2 mana
- Delete2 mana
- Earthquake1 mana
- Needle Storm3 mana
Refill your hand
- Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer1 mana
- Skullclamp1 mana
- Sylvan Library2 mana
- Garruk's Uprising3 mana
- Herald's Horn3 mana
- Professional Face-Breaker3 mana
- Beast Whisperer4 mana
- The One Ring4 mana
Keep a permanent you control alive through removal
- Hexing Squelcher2 mana
- Guardian Augmenter3 mana
- Saryth, the Viper's Fang4 mana
- Lightning Greaves2 mana
- Swiftfoot Boots2 mana
- Asceticism5 mana
- Eldrazi Monument5 mana
- Commander's Plate1 mana
Combos with Barret, Avalanche Leader
Known combos from Commander Spellbook that Barret, Avalanche Leader is a piece of, and how many decks list them.
- Barret, Avalanche Leader + Dan Lewis + Peregrin Took130 decks
- Barret, Avalanche Leader + Bludgeon Brawl + Peregrin Took32 decks
- Barret, Avalanche Leader + Gemcutter Buccaneer + Maskwood Nexus17 decks
- Barret, Avalanche Leader + Sword Of The Meek + Grinding Station + Quina, Qu Gourmet2 decks
- Barret, Avalanche Leader + Sword Of The Meek + Krark-Clan Ironworks + Quina, Qu Gourmet2 decks
- Barret, Avalanche Leader + Sword Of The Meek + Extruder + Chatterfang, Squirrel General1 decks
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