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Brigone, Soldier of Meletis
Legendary Creature — Human Soldier · {1}{W} · White commander
Vigilance
Heroic — Whenever you cast a spell that targets Brigone, put a +1/+1 counter on Brigone.
{T}, Remove a +1/+1 counter from Brigone: Draw a card.
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What Brigone, Soldier of Meletis 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 spell that targets Brigone, put a +1/+1 counter on Brigone.
- Activated ability{T}, Remove a +1/+1 counter from Brigone: Draw a card.
- Keyword · vigilancevigilance
What a Brigone, Soldier of Meletis deck needs
Plays as heroic. What the commander asks of the other 99 — read from the card and checked by hand.
- cheap spells that target it — pump, auras, protection (each grows it; counters draw cards)
The Brigone, Soldier of Meletis deck plan
The roles the Forge fills for this commander, and how many cards of each.
- 4× Put haste on the commander the turn it resolves — a tap ability is unusable otherwise
- 6× Untap the commander so the tap ability is an engine, not a one-shot
- 16× Equipment and Auras — the things a suit-up commander's trigger and plan are actually made of
- 6× Put +1/+1 counters on creatures you control, or multiply the ones already there
- 5× Make the commander connect — a body that never deals combat damage never triggers
- 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
Best cards for Brigone, Soldier of Meletis
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.
Put haste on the commander the turn it resolves — a tap ability is unusable otherwise
- Thousand-Year Elixir3 mana
- Lightning Greaves2 mana
- Swiftfoot Boots2 mana
- Akroma's Memorial7 mana
- Lavaspur Boots1 mana
- Sting, the Glinting Dagger2 mana
- Haunted Cloak3 mana
- Sword of Vengeance3 mana
Untap the commander so the tap ability is an engine, not a one-shot
- Sting, the Glinting Dagger2 mana
- Umbral Mantle3 mana
- Genji Glove5 mana
- Honor-Worn Shaku3 mana
- White Plume Adventurer3 mana
- Sword of the Paruns4 mana
- Gauntlets of Light3 mana
- Drumbellower3 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
Put +1/+1 counters on creatures you control, or multiply the ones already there
- Lae'zel, Vlaakith's Champion3 mana
- Yoshimaru, Beloved Companion3 mana
- Grateful Apparition2 mana
- Metastatic Evangel2 mana
- Generous Pup2 mana
- Martyr for the Cause2 mana
- Charmed Stray1 mana
- Political Triumph1 mana
Make the commander connect — a body that never deals combat damage never triggers
- Elspeth, Sun's Champion6 mana
- Eldrazi Monument5 mana
- Delney, Streetwise Lookout3 mana
- Akroma's Memorial7 mana
- On Wings of Gold4 mana
- Shadowspear1 mana
- Bilbo's Ring3 mana
- Cliffhaven Kitesail1 mana
Actually remove one problem permanent — preventing its damage is not removing it
- Path to Exile1 mana
- Swords to Plowshares1 mana
- March of Otherworldly Light1 mana
- Generous Gift3 mana
- Erode1 mana
- Unwanted Remake1 mana
- Angelic Ascension2 mana
- You Cannot Pass!1 mana
Find the exact card the plan needs
- Open the Armory2 mana
- Enlightened Tutor1 mana
- Templar Knight2 mana
- Idyllic Tutor3 mana
- Ranger-Captain of Eos3 mana
- Loyal Tutor1 mana
- Recruiter of the Guard3 mana
- Search for Glory3 mana
Answer a whole board at once
- Vanquish the Horde8 mana
- Wrath of God4 mana
- Day of Judgment4 mana
- Shatter the Sky4 mana
- Split Up3 mana
- Winds of Abandon2 mana
- Depopulate4 mana
- No Witnesses4 mana
Refill your hand
- Esper Sentinel1 mana
- Skullclamp1 mana
- Archivist of Oghma2 mana
- The One Ring4 mana
- Vexing Bauble1 mana
- Caretaker's Talent3 mana
- Enduring Innocence3 mana
- Mentor of the Meek3 mana
Combos with Brigone, Soldier of Meletis
Known combos from Commander Spellbook that Brigone, Soldier of Meletis is a piece of, and how many decks list them.
- Brigone, Soldier of Meletis + Mind Over Matter + Wizard Class1 decks