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Breeches, the Blastmaker

Legendary Creature — Goblin Pirate · {1}{U}{R} · Red/Blue commander

Menace Whenever you cast your second spell each turn, you may sacrifice an artifact. If you do, flip a coin. When you win the flip, copy that spell. You may choose new targets for the copy. When you lose the flip, Breeches deals damage equal to that spell's mana value to any target.

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What Breeches, the Blastmaker 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 your second spell each turn, you may sacrifice an artifact. If you do, flip a coin. When you win the flip, copy that spell. You may choose new targets for the copy. When you lose the
• Keyword · menacemenace

What a Breeches, the Blastmaker deck needs

Plays as spellslinger. What the commander asks of the other 99 — read from the card and checked by hand.

• cheap spells (the second spell each turn is copied or deals damage)
• cheap artifacts and Treasures to sacrifice

The Breeches, the Blastmaker deck plan

The roles the Forge fills for this commander, and how many cards of each.

• 16× Instants and sorceries — for a magecraft/prowess commander the spell COUNT is the engine
• 16× A cheap spell of any kind — casts per turn are the engine for an unrestricted cast trigger
• 12× A permanent of the exact NON-creature type the commander counts — artifacts for an artifact commander, enchantments for an enchantress
• 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 Breeches, the Blastmaker

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.

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