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Lavinia, Foil to Conspiracy
Legendary Creature — Human Detective · {1}{W/U}{W/U} · Blue/White commander
Vigilance
Whenever you cast your second spell each turn, investigate. (Create a Clue token. It's an artifact with "{2}, Sacrifice this token: Draw a card.")
{T}: Add {C}{C}. Activate only during an opponent's turn.
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What Lavinia, Foil to Conspiracy 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 · cast_spellWhenever you cast your second spell each turn, investigate.
- Activated ability{T}: Add {C}{C}. Activate only during an opponent's turn.
- Keyword · investigateinvestigate
- Keyword · vigilancevigilance
What a Lavinia, Foil to Conspiracy deck wants
The plan the Forge derives for this commander: the roles it fills and how many of each.
- 8× Put haste on the commander the turn it resolves — a tap ability is unusable otherwise
- 5× Untap the commander so the tap ability is an engine, not a one-shot
- 16× A creature that HAS the keyword the commander's trigger counts — a card that merely says the word is not one
- 18× A cheap spell of any kind — casts per turn are the engine for an unrestricted cast trigger
- 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
- 9× Find the exact card the plan needs
- 7× Refill your hand
Best cards for Lavinia, Foil to Conspiracy
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.
Put haste on the commander the turn it resolves — a tap ability is unusable otherwise
- Thousand-Year Elixir3 mana
- Lightning Greaves2 mana
- Swiftfoot Boots2 mana
- Akroma's Memorial7 mana
- Super State7 mana
- Lavaspur Boots1 mana
- Sting, the Glinting Dagger2 mana
- Krang, Utrom Warlord9 mana
Untap the commander so the tap ability is an engine, not a one-shot
- Reconnaissance1 mana
- Sword of Feast and Famine3 mana
- Amulet of Vigor1 mana
- Freed from the Real3 mana
- Pemmin's Aura3 mana
- Retreat to Coralhelm3 mana
- Sting, the Glinting Dagger2 mana
- Umbral Mantle3 mana
A creature that HAS the keyword the commander's trigger counts — a card that merely says the word is not one
- Thraben Inspector1 mana
- Floodhound1 mana
- Novice Inspector1 mana
- Forensic Gadgeteer3 mana
- Erdwal Illuminator2 mana
- Piper Wright, Publick Reporter2 mana
- Mistway Spy1 mana
- April O'Neil, Live on the Scene2 mana
A cheap spell of any kind — casts per turn are the engine for an unrestricted cast trigger
- Everflowing Chalice0 mana
- Walking Ballista0 mana
- Hangarback Walker0 mana
- Mishra's Bauble0 mana
- Sol Talisman0 mana
- Tormod's Crypt0 mana
- Urza's Bauble0 mana
- Chrome Mox0 mana
Actually remove one problem permanent — preventing its damage is not removing it
- Path to Exile1 mana
- Swords to Plowshares1 mana
- Reality Shift2 mana
- Pongify1 mana
- Rapid Hybridization1 mana
- Resculpt2 mana
- March of Otherworldly Light1 mana
- Suspend1 mana
Answer a whole board at once
- Final Showdown1 mana
- Vanquish the Horde8 mana
- Martyr's Cry2 mana
- Split Up3 mana
- Cathedral Membrane2 mana
- Citywide Bust3 mana
- Displacement Wave2 mana
- Harsh Mercy3 mana
Answer a spell or ability before it resolves
- Pact of Negation0 mana
- Counterspell2 mana
- Three Steps Ahead1 mana
- Long River's Pull2 mana
- Force of Will5 mana
- Abjure1 mana
- Archmage's Charm3 mana
- Cancel3 mana
Find the exact card the plan needs
- Reshape2 mana
- Mask of the Mimic1 mana
- Long-Term Plans3 mana
- Open the Armory2 mana
- Whir of Invention3 mana
- Merchant Scroll2 mana
- Enlightened Tutor1 mana
- Mystical Tutor1 mana
Refill your hand
- Esper Sentinel1 mana
- Mystic Remora1 mana
- Skullclamp1 mana
- Curiosity1 mana
- Wizard Class1 mana
- Rhystic Study3 mana
- Archivist of Oghma2 mana
- Faerie Mastermind2 mana