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Silver Surfer, Galactus's Herald

Legendary Creature — Alien Hero · {5} · Colorless commander

Flying When Silver Surfer enters, you may search your library for a card named Galactus, Devourer of Worlds, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle. Whenever Silver Surfer deals combat damage to a player, until the end of your next turn, target creature attacks that player each combat if able.

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What Silver Surfer, Galactus's Herald 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 · etbWhen Silver Surfer enters, you may search your library for a card named Galactus, Devourer of Worlds, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.
• Triggered ability · deals_damageWhenever Silver Surfer deals combat damage to a player, until the end of your next turn, target creature attacks that player each combat if able.
• Keyword · flyingflying

What a Silver Surfer, Galactus's Herald deck needs

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

• Galactus, Devourer of Worlds (it tutors it on entering)
• evasion and protection for the commander (the trigger needs its combat damage to connect)

The Silver Surfer, Galactus's Herald 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
• 6× Actually remove one problem permanent — preventing its damage is not removing it
• 9× Find the exact card the plan needs
• 1× Answer a whole board at once
• 7× Refill your hand
• 2× Keep a permanent you control alive through removal
• 11× Get ahead on mana

Best cards for Silver Surfer, Galactus's Herald

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