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The Emperor of Palamecia // The Lord Master of Hell

Legendary Creature — Human Noble Wizard // Legendary Creature — Demon Noble Wizard · {U}{R} · Red/Blue commander

{T}: Add {U} or {R}. Spend this mana only to cast a noncreature spell. Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, if at least four mana was spent to cast it, put a +1/+1 counter on The Emperor of Palamecia. Then if it has three or more +1/+1 counters on it, transform it. Starfall — Whenever The Lord Master of Hell attacks, it deals X damage to each opponent, where X is the number of noncreature, nonland cards in your graveyard.

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What The Emperor of Palamecia // The Lord Master of Hell actually does

Read off the card by the same engine the Forge and Analyzer use — this is the mechanical classification, not a summary.

• Activated ability{T}: Add {U} or {R}. Spend this mana only to cast a noncreature spell.
• Triggered ability · cast_spellWhenever you cast a noncreature spell, if at least four mana was spent to cast it, put a +1/+1 counter on The Emperor of Palamecia. Then if it has three or more +1/+1 counters on it, transform it.
• Triggered ability · attackWhenever The Lord Master of Hell attacks, it deals X damage to each opponent, where X is the number of noncreature, nonland cards in your graveyard.
• Keyword · starfallstarfall

What a The Emperor of Palamecia // The Lord Master of Hell deck needs

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

• noncreature spells with mana value 4 or more (three flip it)
• instants and sorceries in the graveyard (the flipped side's attack deals that much)

The The Emperor of Palamecia // The Lord Master of Hell deck plan

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

• 14× Mana value at or above the floor — for a cascade commander a cheap card is a DEFECT, not a bargain
• 6× Put haste on the commander the turn it resolves — a tap ability is unusable otherwise
• 20× A card that is CAST to trigger the commander — reanimating or blinking it does not count
• 4× Make the commander connect — a body that never deals combat damage never triggers
• 14× Put +1/+1 counters on creatures you control, or multiply the ones already there
• 6× Put your own cards into your graveyard as a resource
• 5× Actually remove one problem permanent — preventing its damage is not removing it
• 9× Find the exact card the plan needs
• 2× Answer a spell or ability before it resolves

Best cards for The Emperor of Palamecia // The Lord Master of Hell

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