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Khârn the Betrayer

Legendary Creature — Astartes Berserker · {3}{R} · Red commander

Berzerker — Khârn the Betrayer attacks or blocks each combat if able. Sigil of Corruption — When you lose control of Khârn the Betrayer, draw two cards. The Betrayer — If damage would be dealt to Khârn the Betrayer, prevent that damage and an opponent of your choice gains control of it.

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What Khârn the Betrayer 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 · otherWhen you lose control of Khârn the Betrayer, draw two cards.
• Keyword · berzerkerberzerker
• Keyword · sigil of corruptionsigil of corruption
• Keyword · the betrayerthe betrayer

What a Khârn the Betrayer deck wants

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

• 32× A creature that HAS the keyword the commander's trigger counts — a card that merely says the word is not one
• 7× Actually remove one problem permanent — preventing its damage is not removing it
• 3× Answer a whole board at once
• 10× Find the exact card the plan needs
• 9× Refill your hand
• 4× Keep a permanent you control alive through removal
• 11× Get ahead on mana

Best cards for Khârn the Betrayer

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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