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Rhys, the Evermore

Rhys, the Evermore

Legendary Creature — Elf Warrior · {1}{W} · White commander

Flash When Rhys enters, another target creature you control gains persist until end of turn. (When it dies, if it had no -1/-1 counters on it, return it to the battlefield under its owner's control with a -1/-1 counter on it.) {W}, {T}: Remove any number of counters from target creature you control. Activate only as a sorcery.
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What Rhys, the Evermore actually does

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What a Rhys, the Evermore deck wants

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Best cards for Rhys, the Evermore

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Put haste on the commander the turn it resolves — a tap ability is unusable otherwise

  1. Thousand-Year Elixir3 mana
  2. Lightning Greaves2 mana
  3. Swiftfoot Boots2 mana
  4. Akroma's Memorial7 mana
  5. Super State7 mana
  6. Lavaspur Boots1 mana
  7. Sting, the Glinting Dagger2 mana
  8. Krang, Utrom Warlord9 mana

Untap the commander so the tap ability is an engine, not a one-shot

  1. Reconnaissance1 mana
  2. Sword of Feast and Famine3 mana
  3. Amulet of Vigor1 mana
  4. Sting, the Glinting Dagger2 mana
  5. Umbral Mantle3 mana
  6. Genji Glove5 mana
  7. Honor-Worn Shaku3 mana
  8. Tiller Engine2 mana

Exile a permanent you control and return it — the button a value-ETB deck presses

  1. Airbender Ascension2 mana
  2. Eldrazi Displacer3 mana
  3. Eternal Acrobat Toast0 mana
  4. Conjurer's Closet5 mana
  5. Distinguished Conjurer2 mana
  6. Felidar Guardian4 mana
  7. Restoration Angel4 mana
  8. Teleportation Circle4 mana

A creature that HAS the keyword the commander's trigger counts — a card that merely says the word is not one

  1. Lesser Masticore2 mana
  2. Kithkin Spellduster5 mana
  3. Twilight Shepherd6 mana

A permanent whose value is in its enter-the-battlefield trigger — the payload a blink deck reuses

  1. Chrome Mox0 mana
  2. Cabaretti Courtyard0 mana
  3. Lotus Field0 mana
  4. Riveteers Overlook0 mana
  5. Talon Gates of Madara0 mana
  6. Soul Warden1 mana
  7. Soul's Attendant1 mana
  8. Mithril Coat3 mana

Actually remove one problem permanent — preventing its damage is not removing it

  1. Path to Exile1 mana
  2. Swords to Plowshares1 mana
  3. March of Otherworldly Light1 mana
  4. Flicker of Fate2 mana
  5. Generous Gift3 mana
  6. Erode1 mana
  7. Getaway Glamer1 mana
  8. Unwanted Remake1 mana

Answer a whole board at once

  1. Final Showdown1 mana
  2. Vanquish the Horde8 mana
  3. Martyr's Cry2 mana
  4. Split Up3 mana
  5. Cathedral Membrane2 mana
  6. Citywide Bust3 mana
  7. Harsh Mercy3 mana
  8. Retribution of the Meek3 mana

Find the exact card the plan needs

  1. Open the Armory2 mana
  2. Enlightened Tutor1 mana
  3. Templar Knight2 mana
  4. Idyllic Tutor3 mana
  5. Ranger-Captain of Eos3 mana
  6. Loyal Tutor1 mana
  7. Recruiter of the Guard3 mana
  8. Search for Glory3 mana

Refill your hand

  1. Esper Sentinel1 mana
  2. Skullclamp1 mana
  3. Archivist of Oghma2 mana
  4. Smothering Tithe4 mana
  5. The One Ring4 mana
  6. Pip-Boy 30001 mana
  7. Vexing Bauble1 mana
  8. Caretaker's Talent3 mana

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