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Maralen, Fae Ascendant

Legendary Creature — Elf Faerie Noble · {2}{B}{G}{U} · Black/Green/Blue commander

Flying Whenever Maralen or another Elf or Faerie you control enters, exile the top two cards of target opponent's library. Once each turn, you may cast a spell with mana value less than or equal to the number of Elves and Faeries you control from among cards exiled with Maralen this turn without paying its mana cost.

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What Maralen, Fae Ascendant 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 · etbWhenever Maralen or another Elf or Faerie you control enters, exile the top two cards of target opponent's library.
• Keyword · flyingflying

What a Maralen, Fae Ascendant deck wants

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

• 32× Mana value at or above the floor — for a cascade commander a cheap card is a DEFECT, not a bargain
• 6× Exile a permanent you control and return it — the button a value-ETB deck presses
• 12× Exiles from your own library and lets you play it — the card flow of an exile-matters commander
• 26× A body of the exact type the commander's trigger requires — the wrong type is worthless here regardless of quality
• 8× A permanent whose value is in its enter-the-battlefield trigger — the payload a blink deck reuses
• 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

Best cards for Maralen, Fae Ascendant

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