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Rankle and Torbran

Legendary Creature — Faerie Dwarf · {1}{B}{B}{R}{R} · Black/Red commander

Flying, first strike, haste Whenever Rankle and Torbran deals combat damage to a player or battle, choose any number — • Each player creates a Treasure token. • Each player sacrifices a creature of their choice. • If a source would deal damage to a player or battle this turn, it deals that much damage plus 2 instead.

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What Rankle and Torbran 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 Rankle and Torbran deals combat damage to a player or battle, choose any number —
• Replacement effect · damage_doubler• If a source would deal damage to a player or battle this turn, it deals that much damage plus 2 instead.
• Keyword · flyingflying
• Keyword · first strikefirst strike
• Keyword · treasuretreasure
• Keyword · hastehaste

What a Rankle and Torbran 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
• 16× A creature that HAS the keyword the commander's trigger counts — a card that merely says the word is not one
• 16× A repeatable source of damage — a commander that adds to each damage event wants many small events, not one big one
• 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
• 9× Find the exact card the plan needs
• 7× Refill your hand

Best cards for Rankle and Torbran

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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