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Krenko, Tin Street Kingpin
Legendary Creature — Goblin · {2}{R} · Red commander
Whenever Krenko attacks, put a +1/+1 counter on it, then create a number of 1/1 red Goblin creature tokens equal to Krenko's power.
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What Krenko, Tin Street Kingpin 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 Krenko attacks, put a +1/+1 counter on it, then create a number of 1/1 red Goblin creature tokens equal to Krenko's power.
What a Krenko, Tin Street Kingpin deck wants
The plan the Forge derives for this commander: the roles it fills and how many of each.
- 11× 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
- 14× Put +1/+1 counters on creatures you control, or multiply the ones already there
- 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 Krenko, Tin Street Kingpin
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.
Make creature tokens — a static anthem or a go-wide commander needs a board to be wide
- Pashalik Mons3 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
- Hanweir Garrison3 mana
A team pump that actually pumps tokens
- Nesting Grounds0 mana
- Patchwork Banner3 mana
- Castle Embereth0 mana
- Fire Nation Palace0 mana
- Crashing Drawbridge2 mana
- Hexing Squelcher2 mana
- Crash Through1 mana
- Eldritch Immunity1 mana
Put +1/+1 counters on creatures you control, or multiply the ones already there
- Karn's Bastion0 mana
- Contagion Clasp2 mana
- Glistening Sphere3 mana
- Staff of Compleation3 mana
- Sword of Truth and Justice3 mana
- Carnival Elephant Meteor0 mana
- Sword of Hours2 mana
- Throne of Geth2 mana
Make creature tokens — a static anthem or a go-wide commander needs a board to be wide
- Pashalik Mons3 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
- Hanweir Garrison3 mana
Actually remove one problem permanent — preventing its damage is not removing it
- Wild Magic Surge2 mana
- Crush1 mana
- Umezawa's Jitte2 mana
- Titan's Presence3 mana
- Abrade2 mana
- Untimely Malfunction2 mana
- Chaos Warp3 mana
- Kozilek's Command2 mana
Answer a whole board at once
- Blasphemous Act9 mana
- Breaking Point3 mana
- Crack the Earth1 mana
- Kozilek's Return3 mana
- Akki Blizzard-Herder2 mana
- Devastating Dreams2 mana
- Tectonic Break2 mana
- Tremble2 mana
Find the exact card the plan needs
- Goblin Recruiter2 mana
- Imperial Recruiter3 mana
- Dragon's Approach3 mana
- Flamekin Harbinger1 mana
- Goblin Matron3 mana
- Sarkhan's Triumph3 mana
- Dwarven Recruiter3 mana
- Myr Kinsmith4 mana
Refill your hand
- Skullclamp1 mana
- The One Ring4 mana
- Pip-Boy 30001 mana
- Sticky Fingers1 mana
- Vexing Bauble1 mana
- Artist's Talent2 mana
- Fear of Missing Out2 mana
- Key to the City2 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