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Ral, Monsoon Mage // Ral, Leyline Prodigy

Legendary Creature — Human Wizard // Legendary Planeswalker — Ral · {1}{R} · Red/Blue commander

Instant and sorcery spells you cast cost {1} less to cast. Whenever you cast an instant or sorcery spell during your turn, flip a coin. If you lose the flip, Ral deals 1 damage to you. If you win the flip, you may exile Ral. If you do, return him to the battlefield transformed under his owner's control. Ral enters with an additional loyalty counter on him for each instant and sorcery spell you've cast this turn. +1: Until your next turn, instant and sorcery spells you cast cost {1} less to cast. −2: Ral deals 2 damage divided as you choose among one or two targets. Draw a card if you control a blue permanent other than Ral. −8: Exile the top eight cards of your library. You may cast instant and sorcery spells from among them this turn without paying their mana costs.

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What Ral, Monsoon Mage // Ral, Leyline Prodigy 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 an instant or sorcery spell during your turn, flip a coin. If you lose the flip, Ral deals 1 damage to you. If you win the flip, you may exile Ral. If you do, return him to the battlefield transformed under
• Activated ability+1: Until your next turn, instant and sorcery spells you cast cost {1} less to cast.
• Activated ability−2: Ral deals 2 damage divided as you choose among one or two targets. Draw a card if you control a blue permanent other than Ral.
• Activated ability−8: Exile the top eight cards of your library. You may cast instant and sorcery spells from among them this turn without paying their mana costs.
• Static ability · cost_reductionInstant and sorcery spells you cast cost {1} less to cast.
• Keyword · transformtransform

What a Ral, Monsoon Mage // Ral, Leyline Prodigy 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
• 20× Instants and sorceries — for a magecraft/prowess commander the spell COUNT is the engine
• 20× A card that is CAST to trigger the commander — reanimating or blinking it does not count
• 22× Instants and sorceries — for a magecraft/prowess commander the spell COUNT is the engine
• 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 Ral, Monsoon Mage // Ral, Leyline Prodigy

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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