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Rona, Herald of Invasion // Rona, Tolarian Obliterator

Legendary Creature — Human Wizard // Legendary Creature — Phyrexian Wizard · {1}{U} · Black/Blue commander

Whenever you cast a legendary spell, untap Rona. {T}: Draw a card, then discard a card. {5}{B/P}: Transform Rona. Activate only as a sorcery. ({B/P} can be paid with either {B} or 2 life.) Trample Whenever a source deals damage to Rona, that source's controller exiles a card from their hand at random. If it's a land card, you may put it onto the battlefield under your control. Otherwise, you may cast it without paying its mana cost.

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What Rona, Herald of Invasion // Rona, Tolarian Obliterator 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 a legendary spell, untap Rona.
• Activated ability{T}: Draw a card, then discard a card.
• Activated ability{5}{B/P}: Transform Rona. Activate only as a sorcery.
• Triggered ability · deals_damageWhenever a source deals damage to Rona, that source's controller exiles a card from their hand at random. If it's a land card, you may put it onto the battlefield under your control. Otherwise, you ma
• Keyword · trampletrample

What a Rona, Herald of Invasion // Rona, Tolarian Obliterator deck needs

Plays as legendary cast trigger. What the commander asks of the other 99 — read from the card and checked by hand.

• legendary spells (each untaps her to loot again)
• discard payoffs and reanimation for what the looting bins
• haste and untap effects that reach the commander (a tap ability is unusable the turn it lands)

The Rona, Herald of Invasion // Rona, Tolarian Obliterator deck plan

The roles the Forge fills for this commander, and how many cards of each.

• 10× Put haste on the commander the turn it resolves — a tap ability is unusable otherwise
• 7× Untap the commander so the tap ability is an engine, not a one-shot
• 22× A card that is CAST to trigger the commander — reanimating or blinking it does not count
• 5× Actually remove one problem permanent — preventing its damage is not removing it
• 9× Find the exact card the plan needs
• 2× Answer a spell or ability before it resolves
• 1× Answer a whole board at once
• 7× Refill your hand
• 2× Keep a permanent you control alive through removal

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