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Kefka, Court Mage // Kefka, Ruler of Ruin

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

Whenever Kefka enters or attacks, each player discards a card. Then you draw a card for each card type among cards discarded this way. {8}: Each opponent sacrifices a permanent of their choice. Transform Kefka. Activate only as a sorcery. Flying Whenever an opponent loses life during your turn, you draw that many cards.

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What Kefka, Court Mage // Kefka, Ruler of Ruin 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 · attackWhenever Kefka enters or attacks, each player discards a card. Then you draw a card for each card type among cards discarded this way.
• Activated ability{8}: Each opponent sacrifices a permanent of their choice. Transform Kefka. Activate only as a sorcery.
• Triggered ability · otherWhenever an opponent loses life during your turn, you draw that many cards.
• Keyword · flyingflying
• Keyword · transformtransform

What a Kefka, Court Mage // Kefka, Ruler of Ruin deck wants

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

• 7× Exile a permanent you control and return it — the button a value-ETB deck presses
• 12× Life loss that is not combat damage — each opponent loses life, repeatably
• 11× Make creature tokens — a static anthem or a go-wide commander needs a board to be wide
• 9× 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
• 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 Kefka, Court Mage // Kefka, Ruler of Ruin

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