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Sorin of House Markov // Sorin, Ravenous Neonate

Legendary Creature — Human Noble // Legendary Planeswalker — Sorin · {1}{B} · Black/White commander

Lifelink Extort (Whenever you cast a spell, you may pay {W/B}. If you do, each opponent loses 1 life and you gain that much life.) At the beginning of each of your postcombat main phases, if you gained 3 or more life this turn, exile Sorin, then return him to the battlefield transformed under his owner's control. Extort (Whenever you cast a spell, you may pay {W/B}. If you do, each opponent loses 1 life and you gain that much life.) +2: Create a Food token. −1: Sorin deals damage equal to the amount of life you gained this turn to any target. −6: Gain control of target creature. It becomes a Vampire in addition to its other types. Put a lifelink counter on it if you control a white permanent other than that creature or Sorin.

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What Sorin of House Markov // Sorin, Ravenous Neonate 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 of your postcombat main phases, if you gained 3 or more life this turn, exile Sorin, then return him to the battlefield transformed under his owner's control.
• Activated ability+2: Create a Food token.
• Activated ability−1: Sorin deals damage equal to the amount of life you gained this turn to any target.
• Activated ability−6: Gain control of target creature. It becomes a Vampire in addition to its other types. Put a lifelink counter on it if you control a white permanent other than that creature or Sorin.
• Keyword · lifelinklifelink
• Keyword · extortextort

What a Sorin of House Markov // Sorin, Ravenous Neonate deck needs

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

• lifegain of 3 or more each turn (it transforms into a planeswalker)
• extort and cheap spells to pay it
• protection for the planeswalker side

The Sorin of House Markov // Sorin, Ravenous Neonate deck plan

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

• 18× Gain life repeatedly — for a commander that converts life gained into drain, the gain IS the damage
• 8× Proliferate — every counter already placed is placed again
• 7× Repeat, double, protect or find planeswalkers — the engine around a planeswalker commander
• 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

Best cards for Sorin of House Markov // Sorin, Ravenous Neonate

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