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Brinelin, the Moon Kraken

Legendary Creature — Kraken · {6}{U}{U} · Blue commander

When Brinelin enters and whenever you cast a spell with mana value 6 or greater, you may return target nonland permanent to its owner's hand. Partner (You can have two commanders if both have partner.)

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What Brinelin, the Moon Kraken actually does

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• Triggered ability · cast_spellWhen Brinelin enters and whenever you cast a spell with mana value 6 or greater, you may return target nonland permanent to its owner's hand.
• Keyword · partnerpartner

What a Brinelin, the Moon Kraken deck needs

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

• blink and recursion aimed at the commander itself (its value is its own enter trigger)
• spells with mana value 6 or greater (only those trigger it)

The Brinelin, the Moon Kraken deck plan

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

• 17× Mana value at or above the floor — for a cascade commander a cheap card is a DEFECT, not a bargain
• 10× Exile a permanent you control and return it — the button a value-ETB deck presses
• 12× 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
• 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 Brinelin, the Moon Kraken

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Combos with Brinelin, the Moon Kraken

Known combos from Commander Spellbook that Brinelin, the Moon Kraken is a piece of, and how many decks list them.

• Brinelin, the Moon Kraken + Gwenna, Eyes Of Gaea + Primeval Protector + Ghalta, Primal Hunger540 decks
• Brinelin, the Moon Kraken + Gwenna, Eyes Of Gaea + Ghalta, Primal Hunger + Thrasta, Tempest's Roar532 decks
• Brinelin, the Moon Kraken + Gwenna, Eyes Of Gaea + Primeval Protector + Thrasta, Tempest's Roar374 decks
• Brinelin, the Moon Kraken + Mycosynth Golem40 decks
• Brinelin, the Moon Kraken + Displacer Kitten + Sol Ring + Mana Vault25 decks
• Brinelin, the Moon Kraken + Invasion Of Arcavios + Nexus Of Fate18 decks

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