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Kellogg, Dangerous Mind
Legendary Creature — Human Mercenary · {1}{B}{R} · Black/Red commander
First strike, haste
Whenever Kellogg attacks, create a Treasure token.
Sacrifice five Treasures: Gain control of target creature for as long as you control Kellogg. Activate only as a sorcery.
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What Kellogg, Dangerous Mind 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 Kellogg attacks, create a Treasure token.
- Activated abilitySacrifice five Treasures: Gain control of target creature for as long as you control Kellogg. Activate only as a sorcery.
- Keyword · first strikefirst strike
- Keyword · treasuretreasure
- Keyword · hastehaste
What a Kellogg, Dangerous Mind deck wants
The plan the Forge derives for this commander: the roles it fills and how many of each.
- 16× A creature that HAS the keyword the commander's trigger counts — a card that merely says the word is not one
- 10× Make creature tokens — a static anthem or a go-wide commander needs a board to be wide
- 4× A team pump that actually pumps tokens
- 12× Make creature tokens — a static anthem or a go-wide commander needs a board to be wide
- 5× Actually remove one problem permanent — preventing its damage is not removing it
- 1× Answer a whole board at once
- 9× Find the exact card the plan needs
- 7× Refill your hand
- 2× Keep a permanent you control alive through removal
Best cards for Kellogg, Dangerous Mind
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 creature that HAS the keyword the commander's trigger counts — a card that merely says the word is not one
- Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer1 mana
- Greedy Freebooter1 mana
- Impulsive Pilferer1 mana
- Academy Manufactor3 mana
- Professional Face-Breaker3 mana
- Magda, Brazen Outlaw2 mana
- Magda, the Hoardmaster2 mana
- Reckless Lackey1 mana
Make creature tokens — a static anthem or a go-wide commander needs a board to be wide
- Pashalik Mons3 mana
- Endless Ranks of the Dead4 mana
- Siege-Gang Lieutenant4 mana
- Trendy Circus Pirate0 mana
- Myr Battlesphere7 mana
- Anax, Hardened in the Forge3 mana
- Andúril, Flame of the West3 mana
- Chandra, Acolyte of Flame3 mana
A team pump that actually pumps tokens
- Nesting Grounds0 mana
- Zulaport Cutthroat2 mana
- Patchwork Banner3 mana
- Castle Embereth0 mana
- Fire Nation Palace0 mana
- Crashing Drawbridge2 mana
- Hexing Squelcher2 mana
- Crash Through1 mana
Make creature tokens — a static anthem or a go-wide commander needs a board to be wide
- Pashalik Mons3 mana
- Endless Ranks of the Dead4 mana
- Siege-Gang Lieutenant4 mana
- Trendy Circus Pirate0 mana
- Myr Battlesphere7 mana
- Anax, Hardened in the Forge3 mana
- Andúril, Flame of the West3 mana
- Chandra, Acolyte of Flame3 mana
Actually remove one problem permanent — preventing its damage is not removing it
- Wild Magic Surge2 mana
- Defile1 mana
- Tragic Slip1 mana
- Infernal Grasp2 mana
- Terminate2 mana
- Fatal Push1 mana
- Bitter Triumph2 mana
- Black Sun's Twilight1 mana
Answer a whole board at once
- Do or Die2 mana
- Force of Despair3 mana
- Blasphemous Act9 mana
- Accursed Marauder2 mana
- Bontu's Last Reckoning3 mana
- Innocent Blood1 mana
- Breaking Point3 mana
- Coils of the Medusa2 mana
Find the exact card the plan needs
- Demonic Tutor2 mana
- Diabolic Intent2 mana
- Vampiric Tutor1 mana
- Imperial Seal1 mana
- Insatiable Avarice1 mana
- Diabolic Intent2 mana
- Grim Tutor3 mana
- Liliana Vess // Liliana Vess0 mana
Refill your hand
- Skullclamp1 mana
- Orcish Bowmasters2 mana
- Black Market Connections3 mana
- Braids, Arisen Nightmare3 mana
- Morbid Opportunist3 mana
- Phyrexian Arena3 mana
- The One Ring4 mana
- Kederekt Parasite1 mana
Keep a permanent you control alive through removal
- Hexing Squelcher2 mana
- Cryptothrall4 mana
- Lightning Greaves2 mana
- Swiftfoot Boots2 mana
- Eldrazi Monument5 mana
- Commander's Plate1 mana
- Mithril Coat3 mana
- Akroma's Memorial7 mana