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Slicer, Hired Muscle // Slicer, High-Speed Antagonist

Legendary Artifact Creature — Robot // Legendary Artifact — Vehicle · {4}{R} · Red commander

More Than Meets the Eye {2}{R} (You may cast this card converted for {2}{R}.) Double strike, haste At the beginning of each opponent's upkeep, you may have that player gain control of Slicer until end of turn. If you do, untap Slicer, goad it, and it can't be sacrificed this turn. If you don't, convert it. Living metal (During your turn, this Vehicle is also a creature.) First strike, haste Whenever Slicer deals combat damage to a player, convert it at end of combat.

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What Slicer, Hired Muscle // Slicer, High-Speed Antagonist 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 · otherAt the beginning of each opponent's upkeep, you may have that player gain control of Slicer until end of turn. If you do, untap Slicer, goad it, and it can't be sacrificed this turn. If you don't, con
• Triggered ability · deals_damageWhenever Slicer deals combat damage to a player, convert it at end of combat.
• Keyword · more than meets the eyemore than meets the eye
• Keyword · double strikedouble strike
• Keyword · hastehaste
• Keyword · living metalliving metal
• Keyword · first strikefirst strike

What a Slicer, Hired Muscle // Slicer, High-Speed Antagonist deck needs

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

• equipment, auras and protection for the commander (its text is combat keywords — suit it up)
• evasion and protection for the commander (the trigger needs its combat damage to connect)

The Slicer, Hired Muscle // Slicer, High-Speed Antagonist deck plan

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

• 18× Equipment and Auras — the things a suit-up commander's trigger and plan are actually made of
• 12× Make the commander connect — a body that never deals combat damage never triggers
• 5× 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

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