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Rayami, First of the Fallen

Legendary Creature — Vampire · {1}{B}{G}{U} · Black/Green/Blue commander

If a nontoken creature would die, exile that card with a blood counter on it instead. As long as an exiled creature card with a blood counter on it has flying, Rayami has flying. The same is true for first strike, double strike, deathtouch, haste, hexproof, indestructible, lifelink, menace, protection, reach, trample, and vigilance.

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What Rayami, First of the Fallen actually does

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

• Replacement effect · otherIf a nontoken creature would die, exile that card with a blood counter on it instead.
• Keyword · double strikedouble strike
• Keyword · deathtouchdeathtouch
• Keyword · hastehaste
• Keyword · hexproofhexproof
• Keyword · indestructibleindestructible
• Keyword · lifelinklifelink
• Keyword · menacemenace
• Keyword · protectionprotection
• Keyword · reachreach
• Keyword · trampletrample

What a Rayami, First of the Fallen deck wants

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

• 5× Evasion that does NOT target or attach — for a commander your own auras and equipment cannot legally touch
• 17× A creature that HAS the keyword the commander's trigger counts — a card that merely says the word is not one
• 15× A permanent that does something every turn it is on the battlefield — the deck's body, for a commander whose text asks for nothing specific
• 2× Answer a whole board at once
• 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 Rayami, First of the Fallen

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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