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Cyclonus, the Saboteur // Cyclonus, Cybertronian Fighter

Legendary Artifact Creature — Robot // Legendary Artifact — Vehicle · {2}{U}{B} · Black/Blue commander

More Than Meets the Eye {5}{U}{B} (You may cast this card converted for {5}{U}{B}.) Flying Whenever Cyclonus deals combat damage to a player, it connives. Then if Cyclonus's power is 5 or greater, convert it. (To have a creature connive, draw a card, then discard a card. If you discarded a nonland card, put a +1/+1 counter on that creature.) Living metal (During your turn, this Vehicle is also a creature.) Flying Whenever Cyclonus deals combat damage to a player, convert it. If you do, there is an additional beginning phase after this phase. (The beginning phase includes the untap, upkeep, and draw steps.)

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What Cyclonus, the Saboteur // Cyclonus, Cybertronian Fighter 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 · deals_damageWhenever Cyclonus deals combat damage to a player, it connives. Then if Cyclonus's power is 5 or greater, convert it.
• Triggered ability · deals_damageWhenever Cyclonus deals combat damage to a player, convert it. If you do, there is an additional beginning phase after this phase.
• Keyword · more than meets the eyemore than meets the eye
• Keyword · flyingflying
• Keyword · living metalliving metal

What a Cyclonus, the Saboteur // Cyclonus, Cybertronian Fighter deck needs

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

• evasion and protection for the commander (the trigger needs its combat damage to connect)

The Cyclonus, the Saboteur // Cyclonus, Cybertronian Fighter deck plan

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

• 12× Make the commander connect — a body that never deals combat damage never triggers
• 9× Actually remove one problem permanent — preventing its damage is not removing it
• 10× Find the exact card the plan needs
• 5× Answer a spell or ability before it resolves
• 3× Answer a whole board at once
• 12× Refill your hand
• 5× Keep a permanent you control alive through removal
• 11× Get ahead on mana

Best cards for Cyclonus, the Saboteur // Cyclonus, Cybertronian Fighter

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