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Edward Kenway

Legendary Creature — Human Assassin Pirate · {2}{U}{B}{R} · Black/Red/Blue commander

At the beginning of your end step, create a Treasure token for each tapped Assassin, Pirate, and/or Vehicle you control. Whenever a Vehicle you control deals combat damage to a player, look at the top card of that player's library, then exile it face down. You may play that card for as long as it remains exiled.

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What Edward Kenway 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 · end_stepAt the beginning of your end step, create a Treasure token for each tapped Assassin, Pirate, and/or Vehicle you control.
• Triggered ability · deals_damageWhenever a Vehicle you control deals combat damage to a player, look at the top card of that player's library, then exile it face down. You may play that card for as long as it remains exiled.
• Keyword · treasuretreasure

What an Edward Kenway deck wants

The plan the Forge derives for this commander: the roles it fills and how many of each.

• 6× Make the commander connect — a body that never deals combat damage never triggers
• 16× A creature that HAS the keyword the commander's trigger counts — a card that merely says the word is not one
• 26× A body of the exact type the commander's trigger requires — the wrong type is worthless here regardless of quality
• 4× A team pump that actually pumps tokens
• 5× Actually remove one problem permanent — preventing its damage is not removing it
• 1× Answer a whole board at once
• 2× Answer a spell or ability before it resolves
• 9× Find the exact card the plan needs
• 7× Refill your hand

Best cards for Edward Kenway

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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