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Oriss, Samite Guardian

Legendary Creature — Human Cleric · {1}{W}{W} · White commander

{T}: Prevent all damage that would be dealt to target creature this turn. Grandeur — Discard another card named Oriss, Samite Guardian: Target player can't cast spells this turn, and creatures that player controls can't attack this turn.

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What Oriss, Samite Guardian actually does

Read off the card by the same engine the Forge and Analyzer use — this is the mechanical classification, not a summary.

• Activated ability{T}: Prevent all damage that would be dealt to target creature this turn.
• Activated abilityDiscard another card named Oriss, Samite Guardian: Target player can't cast spells this turn, and creatures that player controls can't attack this turn.
• Keyword · grandeurgrandeur

What an Oriss, Samite Guardian deck wants

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

• 12× Put haste on the commander the turn it resolves — a tap ability is unusable otherwise
• 9× Untap the commander so the tap ability is an engine, not a one-shot
• 20× A creature that HAS the keyword the commander's trigger counts — a card that merely says the word is not one
• 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
• 11× Get ahead on mana

Best cards for Oriss, Samite Guardian

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