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Lara Croft, Tomb Raider

Legendary Creature — Human Ranger · {G}{U}{R} · Green/Red/Blue commander

First strike, reach Whenever Lara Croft attacks, exile up to one target legendary artifact card or legendary land card from a graveyard and put a discovery counter on it. You may play a card from exile with a discovery counter on it this turn. Raid — At end of combat on your turn, if you attacked this turn, create a Treasure token.

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What Lara Croft, Tomb Raider 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 Lara Croft attacks, exile up to one target legendary artifact card or legendary land card from a graveyard and put a discovery counter on it. You may play a card from exile with a
• Triggered ability · otherAt end of combat on your turn, if you attacked this turn, create a Treasure token.
• Keyword · reachreach
• Keyword · first strikefirst strike
• Keyword · treasuretreasure
• Keyword · raidraid

What a Lara Croft, Tomb Raider deck wants

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

• 12× Exiles from your own library and lets you play it — the card flow of an exile-matters commander
• 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
• 6× Put your own cards into your graveyard as a resource
• 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
• 2× Answer a spell or ability before it resolves

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