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Strefan, Maurer Progenitor

Strefan, Maurer Progenitor

Legendary Creature — Vampire Noble · {2}{B}{R} · Black/Red commander

Flying At the beginning of your end step, create a Blood token for each player who lost life this turn. Whenever Strefan attacks, you may sacrifice two Blood tokens. If you do, you may put a Vampire card from your hand onto the battlefield tapped and attacking. It gains indestructible until end of turn.
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What Strefan, Maurer Progenitor actually does

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What a Strefan, Maurer Progenitor deck wants

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Best cards for Strefan, Maurer Progenitor

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Make creature tokens — a static anthem or a go-wide commander needs a board to be wide

  1. Pashalik Mons3 mana
  2. Endless Ranks of the Dead4 mana
  3. Siege-Gang Lieutenant4 mana
  4. Trendy Circus Pirate0 mana
  5. Myr Battlesphere7 mana
  6. Anax, Hardened in the Forge3 mana
  7. Andúril, Flame of the West3 mana
  8. Chandra, Acolyte of Flame3 mana

A body of the exact type the commander's trigger requires — the wrong type is worthless here regardless of quality

  1. Viscera Seer1 mana
  2. Blood Artist2 mana
  3. Indulgent Aristocrat1 mana
  4. Master of Dark Rites1 mana
  5. Anje Falkenrath // Anje Falkenrath0 mana
  6. Blood Seeker2 mana
  7. Bloodghast2 mana
  8. Cordial Vampire2 mana

A team pump that actually pumps tokens

  1. Nesting Grounds0 mana
  2. Zulaport Cutthroat2 mana
  3. Patchwork Banner3 mana
  4. Castle Embereth0 mana
  5. Fire Nation Palace0 mana
  6. Crashing Drawbridge2 mana
  7. Hexing Squelcher2 mana
  8. Crash Through1 mana

Actually remove one problem permanent — preventing its damage is not removing it

  1. Wild Magic Surge2 mana
  2. Defile1 mana
  3. Tragic Slip1 mana
  4. Infernal Grasp2 mana
  5. Terminate2 mana
  6. Fatal Push1 mana
  7. Bitter Triumph2 mana
  8. Black Sun's Twilight1 mana

Answer a whole board at once

  1. Do or Die2 mana
  2. Force of Despair3 mana
  3. Blasphemous Act9 mana
  4. Accursed Marauder2 mana
  5. Bontu's Last Reckoning3 mana
  6. Innocent Blood1 mana
  7. Breaking Point3 mana
  8. Coils of the Medusa2 mana

Find the exact card the plan needs

  1. Demonic Tutor2 mana
  2. Diabolic Intent2 mana
  3. Vampiric Tutor1 mana
  4. Imperial Seal1 mana
  5. Insatiable Avarice1 mana
  6. Diabolic Intent2 mana
  7. Grim Tutor3 mana
  8. Liliana Vess // Liliana Vess0 mana

Refill your hand

  1. Skullclamp1 mana
  2. Orcish Bowmasters2 mana
  3. Black Market Connections3 mana
  4. Braids, Arisen Nightmare3 mana
  5. Morbid Opportunist3 mana
  6. Phyrexian Arena3 mana
  7. The One Ring4 mana
  8. Kederekt Parasite1 mana

Keep a permanent you control alive through removal

  1. Hexing Squelcher2 mana
  2. Cryptothrall4 mana
  3. Lightning Greaves2 mana
  4. Swiftfoot Boots2 mana
  5. Eldrazi Monument5 mana
  6. Commander's Plate1 mana
  7. Mithril Coat3 mana
  8. Akroma's Memorial7 mana

Get ahead on mana

  1. Chrome Mox0 mana
  2. Everflowing Chalice0 mana
  3. Mox Amber0 mana
  4. Mox Diamond0 mana
  5. Mox Opal0 mana
  6. Mana Vault1 mana
  7. Sol Ring1 mana
  8. Wayfarer's Bauble1 mana

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