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Kratos, Stoic Father
Legendary Creature — God Warrior · {2}{R}{W} · Red/White commander
Whenever you attack with one or more Gods and whenever a God dies, you get an experience counter.
At the beginning of your end step, put a number of +1/+1 counters on target creature equal to the number of experience counters you have.
Partner—Father & son (You can have two commanders if both have this ability.)
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What Kratos, Stoic Father 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 you attack with one or more Gods and whenever a God dies, you get an experience counter.
- Triggered ability · end_stepAt the beginning of your end step, put a number of +1/+1 counters on target creature equal to the number of experience counters you have.
- Keyword · partnerpartner
- AbilityPartner—Father & son
What a Kratos, Stoic Father deck needs
Plays as god typal. What the commander asks of the other 99 — read from the card and checked by hand.
- expendable creatures and free sacrifice outlets (its payoff is creatures dying)
- creatures that grow with +1/+1 counters and counter payoffs (it spreads counters across your team)
- god creatures (its text counts them)
- a wide board that attacks every turn (the trigger fires on the attack)
The Kratos, Stoic Father 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
- 10× Make creature tokens — a static anthem or a go-wide commander needs a board to be wide
- 14× Put +1/+1 counters on creatures you control, or multiply the ones already there
- 4× Sacrifice a creature for no mana, repeatably
- 5× Actually remove one problem permanent — preventing its damage is not removing it
- 9× Find the exact card the plan needs
- 1× Answer a whole board at once
- 7× Refill your hand
- 2× Keep a permanent you control alive through removal
Best cards for Kratos, Stoic Father
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 body of the exact type the commander's trigger requires — the wrong type is worthless here regardless of quality
- Daxos, Blessed by the Sun2 mana
- Birgi, God of Storytelling // Harnfel, Horn of Bounty3 mana
- Heliod, Sun-Crowned3 mana
- Purphoros, God of the Forge4 mana
- Halvar, God of Battle // Sword of the Realms4 mana
- Iroas, God of Victory4 mana
- Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might // Temple of Power4 mana
- Hazoret, Godseeker2 mana
Make creature tokens — a static anthem or a go-wide commander needs a board to be wide
- Replicating Ring3 mana
- Elspeth, Storm Slayer5 mana
- Hero of Bladehold4 mana
- Omarthis, Ghostfire Initiate0 mana
- Elspeth, Sun's Champion6 mana
- Andúril, Flame of the West3 mana
- Cosmogrand Zenith3 mana
- Hanweir Garrison3 mana
Put +1/+1 counters on creatures you control, or multiply the ones already there
- Lae'zel, Vlaakith's Champion3 mana
- Zabaz, the Glimmerwasp1 mana
- Yoshimaru, Beloved Companion3 mana
- Grateful Apparition2 mana
- Metastatic Evangel2 mana
- Ainok Bond-Kin2 mana
- Generous Pup2 mana
- Martyr for the Cause2 mana
Sacrifice a creature for no mana, repeatably
- Altar of Dementia2 mana
- Goblin Bombardment2 mana
- Spawning Pit2 mana
- Ashnod's Altar3 mana
- Betrothed of Fire2 mana
- Phyrexian Altar3 mana
- Fanatical Devotion3 mana
- Martyr's Cause3 mana
Actually remove one problem permanent — preventing its damage is not removing it
- Path to Exile1 mana
- Swords to Plowshares1 mana
- Wild Magic Surge2 mana
- March of Otherworldly Light1 mana
- Generous Gift3 mana
- Erode1 mana
- Unwanted Remake1 mana
- Angelic Ascension2 mana
Find the exact card the plan needs
- Open the Armory2 mana
- Enlightened Tutor1 mana
- Kellan, the Fae-Blooded // Birthright Boon3 mana
- Templar Knight2 mana
- Idyllic Tutor3 mana
- Imperial Recruiter3 mana
- Ranger-Captain of Eos3 mana
- Loyal Tutor1 mana
Answer a whole board at once
- Vanquish the Horde8 mana
- Wrath of God4 mana
- Blasphemous Act9 mana
- Chain Reaction4 mana
- Day of Judgment4 mana
- Street Spasm1 mana
- Shatter the Sky4 mana
- Split Up3 mana
Refill your hand
- Esper Sentinel1 mana
- Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer1 mana
- Skullclamp1 mana
- Herald's Horn3 mana
- Professional Face-Breaker3 mana
- Archivist of Oghma2 mana
- The One Ring4 mana
- Sticky Fingers1 mana
Keep a permanent you control alive through removal
- Flowering of the White Tree2 mana
- Hexing Squelcher2 mana
- Bastion Protector3 mana
- Codsworth, Handy Helper3 mana
- Avacyn, Angel of Hope8 mana
- Lightning Greaves2 mana
- Swiftfoot Boots2 mana
- Chaplain of Alms // Chapel Shieldgeist1 mana
Combos with Kratos, Stoic Father
Known combos from Commander Spellbook that Kratos, Stoic Father is a piece of, and how many decks list them.
- Kratos, Stoic Father + Sage Of Hours1,928 decks
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