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Geralf, the Fleshwright

Legendary Creature — Human Warlock · {2}{U} · Blue commander

Whenever you cast a spell during your turn other than your first spell that turn, create a 2/2 blue and black Zombie Rogue creature token. Whenever a Zombie you control enters, put a +1/+1 counter on it for each other Zombie that entered the battlefield under your control this turn.

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What Geralf, the Fleshwright 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 during your turn other than your first spell that turn, create a 2/2 blue and black Zombie Rogue creature token.
• Triggered ability · etbWhenever a Zombie you control enters, put a +1/+1 counter on it for each other Zombie that entered the battlefield under your control this turn.

What a Geralf, the Fleshwright deck needs

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

• +1/+1 counter producers and payoffs (its text places or reads +1/+1 counters)
• cheap spells of any kind (its trigger fires on every cast)
• zombie creatures (its text counts them)

The Geralf, the Fleshwright deck plan

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

• 26× A body of the exact type the commander's trigger requires — the wrong type is worthless here regardless of quality
• 6× A card that is CAST to trigger the commander — reanimating or blinking it does not count
• 14× Put +1/+1 counters on creatures you control, or multiply the ones already there
• 4× A team pump that actually pumps tokens
• 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

Best cards for Geralf, the Fleshwright

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Combos with Geralf, the Fleshwright

Known combos from Commander Spellbook that Geralf, the Fleshwright is a piece of, and how many decks list them.

• Geralf, the Fleshwright + Putrid Goblin + Carrion Feeder430 decks
• Geralf, the Fleshwright + Putrid Goblin + Ashnod's Altar323 decks
• Geralf, the Fleshwright + Putrid Goblin + Phyrexian Altar298 decks
• Geralf, the Fleshwright + Putrid Goblin + Grimgrin, Corpse-Born224 decks
• Geralf, the Fleshwright + Putrid Goblin + Altar Of Dementia155 decks
• Geralf, the Fleshwright + Putrid Goblin + Viscera Seer80 decks

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