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Magnus the Red

Legendary Creature — Demon Primarch · {3}{U}{R} · Red/Blue commander

Flying Unearthly Power — Instant and sorcery spells you cast cost {1} less to cast for each creature token you control. Blade of Magnus — Whenever Magnus the Red deals combat damage to a player, create a 3/3 red Spawn creature token.

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What Magnus the Red 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 · deals_damageWhenever Magnus the Red deals combat damage to a player, create a 3/3 red Spawn creature token.
• Static ability · cost_reductionUnearthly Power — Instant and sorcery spells you cast cost {1} less to cast for each creature token you control.
• Keyword · flyingflying
• Keyword · blade of magnusblade of magnus
• Keyword · unearthly powerunearthly power

What a Magnus the Red deck wants

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

• 6× Make the commander connect — a body that never deals combat damage never triggers
• 20× Instants and sorceries — for a magecraft/prowess commander the spell COUNT is the engine
• 16× A creature that HAS the keyword the commander's trigger counts — a card that merely says the word is not one
• 22× Instants and sorceries — for a magecraft/prowess commander the spell COUNT is the engine
• 4× A team pump that actually pumps tokens
• 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

Best cards for Magnus the Red

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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