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Sergeant John Benton

Legendary Creature — Human Soldier · {1}{G}{W} · Green/White commander

Trample, haste Share Intelligence — Whenever Sergeant John Benton deals combat damage to a player, you and that player each draw that many cards.

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What Sergeant John Benton 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 Sergeant John Benton deals combat damage to a player, you and that player each draw that many cards.
• Keyword · trampletrample
• Keyword · hastehaste
• Keyword · share intelligenceshare intelligence

What a Sergeant John Benton deck needs

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

• evasion and protection for the commander (the trigger needs its combat damage to connect)

The Sergeant John Benton deck plan

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

• 12× Make the commander connect — a body that never deals combat damage never triggers
• 9× Actually remove one problem permanent — preventing its damage is not removing it
• 10× Find the exact card the plan needs
• 3× Answer a whole board at once
• 12× Refill your hand
• 5× Keep a permanent you control alive through removal
• 11× Get ahead on mana

Best cards for Sergeant John Benton

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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