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Extus, Oriq Overlord // Awaken the Blood Avatar

Extus, Oriq Overlord // Awaken the Blood Avatar

Legendary Creature — Human Warlock // Sorcery · {1}{W}{B}{B} {6}{B}{R} · Black/Red/White commander

Double strike Magecraft — Whenever you cast or copy an instant or sorcery spell, return target nonlegendary creature card from your graveyard to your hand. As an additional cost to cast this spell, you may sacrifice any number of creatures. This spell costs {2} less to cast for each creature sacrificed this way. Each opponent sacrifices a creature of their choice. Create a 3/6 black and red Avatar creature token with haste and "Whenever this token attacks, it deals 3 damage to each opponent."
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What Extus, Oriq Overlord // Awaken the Blood Avatar actually does

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What an Extus, Oriq Overlord // Awaken the Blood Avatar deck wants

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Best cards for Extus, Oriq Overlord // Awaken the Blood Avatar

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.

A cheap spell of any kind — casts per turn are the engine for an unrestricted cast trigger

  1. Everflowing Chalice0 mana
  2. Walking Ballista0 mana
  3. Hangarback Walker0 mana
  4. Mishra's Bauble0 mana
  5. Profane Tutor0 mana
  6. Sol Talisman0 mana
  7. Tormod's Crypt0 mana
  8. Urza's Bauble0 mana

A creature that HAS the keyword the commander's trigger counts — a card that merely says the word is not one

  1. Okaun, Eye of Chaos // Okaun, Eye of Chaos0 mana
  2. Twinferno2 mana
  3. Fireshrieker3 mana
  4. Two-Handed Axe // Sweeping Cleave3 mana
  5. Blacksmith's Talent1 mana
  6. Lightning, Army of One3 mana
  7. Solphim, Mayhem Dominus4 mana
  8. Gavel of the Righteous2 mana

Make creature tokens — a static anthem or a go-wide commander needs a board to be wide

  1. Dalkovan Encampment0 mana
  2. Anim Pakal, Thousandth Moon3 mana
  3. Elenda's Hierophant3 mana
  4. Pashalik Mons3 mana
  5. Caesar, Legion's Emperor4 mana
  6. Elenda, the Dusk Rose4 mana
  7. Endless Ranks of the Dead4 mana
  8. Hero of Bladehold4 mana

A card that is CAST to trigger the commander — reanimating or blinking it does not count

  1. Dark Ritual1 mana
  2. Enlightened Tutor1 mana
  3. Faithless Looting1 mana
  4. Gamble1 mana
  5. Lightning Bolt1 mana
  6. Malakir Rebirth // Malakir Mire1 mana
  7. Path to Exile1 mana
  8. Reanimate1 mana

Instants and sorceries — for a magecraft/prowess commander the spell COUNT is the engine

  1. Dark Ritual1 mana
  2. Enlightened Tutor1 mana
  3. Faithless Looting1 mana
  4. Gamble1 mana
  5. Lightning Bolt1 mana
  6. Malakir Rebirth // Malakir Mire1 mana
  7. Path to Exile1 mana
  8. Reanimate1 mana

Creatures you are happy to sacrifice — a free sac outlet on the commander is worthless with nothing to feed it

  1. Vivi's Persistence2 mana
  2. Otharri, Suns' Glory5 mana
  3. Hangarback Walker0 mana
  4. Skeleton Crew4 mana
  5. "Lifetime" Pass Holder1 mana
  6. Death Tyrant5 mana
  7. Bastion of Remembrance3 mana
  8. Garland, Knight of Cornelia // Chaos, the Endless2 mana

A team pump that actually pumps tokens

  1. Intangible Virtue2 mana
  2. Caretaker's Talent3 mana
  3. Inspiring Leader3 mana
  4. Prava of the Steel Legion3 mana
  5. Hildibrand Manderville // Gentleman's Rise2 mana
  6. Hildibrand Manderville // Gentleman's Rise2 mana
  7. Mite Overseer4 mana
  8. Phantom General4 mana

Put your own cards into your graveyard as a resource

  1. Takenuma, Abandoned Mire0 mana
  2. Stitcher's Supplier1 mana
  3. Altar of Dementia2 mana
  4. Mindcrank2 mana
  5. Ripples of Undeath2 mana
  6. Tibalt's Trickery2 mana
  7. Codex Shredder1 mana
  8. Eden, Seat of the Sanctum0 mana

Make creature tokens — a static anthem or a go-wide commander needs a board to be wide

  1. Dalkovan Encampment0 mana
  2. Anim Pakal, Thousandth Moon3 mana
  3. Elenda's Hierophant3 mana
  4. Pashalik Mons3 mana
  5. Caesar, Legion's Emperor4 mana
  6. Elenda, the Dusk Rose4 mana
  7. Endless Ranks of the Dead4 mana
  8. Hero of Bladehold4 mana

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