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Théoden, King of Rohan

Théoden, King of Rohan

Legendary Creature — Human Noble · {1}{R}{W} · Red/White commander

Whenever Théoden or another Human you control enters, target creature gains double strike until end of turn.
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What Théoden, King of Rohan actually does

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

What a Théoden, King of Rohan deck needs

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

The Théoden, King of Rohan deck plan

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

Best cards for Théoden, King of Rohan

Ranked by an engine that reads what each card does — its real cost, its delay and how reliably it works — rather than counting how often other people play it.

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

  1. Esper Sentinel1 mana
  2. Mother of Runes1 mana
  3. Serra Ascendant1 mana
  4. Soul Warden1 mana
  5. Soul's Attendant1 mana
  6. Grand Abolisher2 mana
  7. Dragon's Rage Channeler1 mana
  8. Dragonmaster Outcast1 mana

A permanent whose value is in its enter-the-battlefield trigger — the payload a blink deck reuses

  1. Knight of the White Orchid2 mana
  2. Spirited Companion2 mana
  3. Solemn Simulacrum4 mana
  4. Dualcaster Mage3 mana
  5. Imperial Recruiter3 mana
  6. Loran of the Third Path3 mana
  7. Ranger-Captain of Eos3 mana
  8. Dire Fleet Daredevil2 mana

Exile a permanent you control and return it — the button a value-ETB deck presses

  1. Airbender Ascension2 mana
  2. Phelia, Exuberant Shepherd2 mana
  3. Norin the Wary1 mana
  4. Eldrazi Displacer3 mana
  5. Flickerwisp3 mana
  6. Touch the Spirit Realm3 mana
  7. Conjurer's Closet5 mana
  8. Distinguished Conjurer2 mana

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

  1. Path to Exile1 mana
  2. Swords to Plowshares1 mana
  3. Wild Magic Surge2 mana
  4. March of Otherworldly Light1 mana
  5. Generous Gift3 mana
  6. Erode1 mana
  7. Unwanted Remake1 mana
  8. Angelic Ascension2 mana

Find the exact card the plan needs

  1. Open the Armory2 mana
  2. Enlightened Tutor1 mana
  3. Kellan, the Fae-Blooded // Birthright Boon3 mana
  4. Templar Knight2 mana
  5. Idyllic Tutor3 mana
  6. Imperial Recruiter3 mana
  7. Ranger-Captain of Eos3 mana
  8. Loyal Tutor1 mana

Answer a whole board at once

  1. Vanquish the Horde8 mana
  2. Wrath of God4 mana
  3. Blasphemous Act9 mana
  4. Chain Reaction4 mana
  5. Day of Judgment4 mana
  6. Street Spasm1 mana
  7. Shatter the Sky4 mana
  8. Split Up3 mana

Refill your hand

  1. Esper Sentinel1 mana
  2. Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer1 mana
  3. Skullclamp1 mana
  4. Herald's Horn3 mana
  5. Professional Face-Breaker3 mana
  6. Archivist of Oghma2 mana
  7. The One Ring4 mana
  8. Sticky Fingers1 mana

Keep a permanent you control alive through removal

  1. Flowering of the White Tree2 mana
  2. Hexing Squelcher2 mana
  3. Bastion Protector3 mana
  4. Codsworth, Handy Helper3 mana
  5. Avacyn, Angel of Hope8 mana
  6. Coppercoat Vanguard2 mana
  7. Lightning Greaves2 mana
  8. Swiftfoot Boots2 mana

Get ahead on mana

  1. Sol Ring1 mana
  2. Boros Signet2 mana
  3. Palladium Myr3 mana
  4. Worn Powerstone3 mana
  5. Chrome Mox0 mana
  6. Everflowing Chalice0 mana
  7. Mox Diamond0 mana
  8. Mana Vault1 mana

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