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Varis, Silverymoon Ranger

Varis, Silverymoon Ranger

Legendary Creature — Human Elf Ranger · {1}{G}{G} · Green commander

Reach, ward {1} Whenever you cast a creature or planeswalker spell, venture into the dungeon. This ability triggers only once each turn. (To venture into the dungeon, enter the first room or advance to the next room.) Whenever you complete a dungeon, create a 2/2 green Wolf creature token.
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What Varis, Silverymoon Ranger actually does

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What a Varis, Silverymoon Ranger deck wants

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Best cards for Varis, Silverymoon Ranger

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A creature that HAS the keyword the commander's trigger counts — a card that merely says the word is not one

  1. Intrepid Outlander2 mana
  2. Varis, Silverymoon Ranger3 mana
  3. Wandering Troubadour4 mana

A card that is CAST to trigger the commander — reanimating or blinking it does not count

  1. Dryad Arbor0 mana
  2. Ornithopter0 mana
  3. Walking Ballista0 mana
  4. Birds of Paradise1 mana
  5. Delighted Halfling1 mana
  6. Elvish Mystic1 mana
  7. Fyndhorn Elves1 mana
  8. Llanowar Elves1 mana

A team pump that actually pumps tokens

  1. Mosswort Bridge0 mana
  2. Nesting Grounds0 mana
  3. Heroic Intervention2 mana
  4. Sylvan Safekeeper1 mana
  5. Tamiyo's Safekeeping1 mana
  6. Tyvar's Stand1 mana
  7. Veil of Summer1 mana
  8. Garruk's Uprising3 mana

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

  1. Hornet Nest3 mana
  2. Esika's Chariot4 mana
  3. Trendy Circus Pirate0 mana
  4. Myr Battlesphere7 mana
  5. Broodhatch Nantuko2 mana
  6. Tervigon2 mana
  7. Andúril, Flame of the West3 mana
  8. Scepter of Celebration3 mana

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

  1. Beast Within3 mana
  2. Nature's Claim1 mana
  3. Emerald Charm1 mana
  4. Shrink1 mana
  5. Naturalize2 mana
  6. Origin of Metalbending2 mana
  7. Natural State1 mana
  8. Umezawa's Jitte2 mana

Answer a whole board at once

  1. Simplify1 mana
  2. Aligned Hedron Network4 mana
  3. Coercive Portal4 mana
  4. Needle Storm3 mana
  5. Whirlwind4 mana
  6. Hurricane1 mana
  7. Worldslayer5 mana
  8. Corrosive Gale1 mana

Find the exact card the plan needs

  1. Green Sun's Zenith1 mana
  2. Nature's Rhythm2 mana
  3. Celestial Reunion1 mana
  4. Worldly Tutor1 mana
  5. March of Burgeoning Life1 mana
  6. Archdruid's Charm3 mana
  7. Chord of Calling3 mana
  8. Eldritch Evolution3 mana

Refill your hand

  1. Skullclamp1 mana
  2. Garruk's Uprising3 mana
  3. Beast Whisperer4 mana
  4. The One Ring4 mana
  5. Pip-Boy 30001 mana
  6. Vexing Bauble1 mana
  7. Elemental Bond3 mana
  8. Selvala, Heart of the Wilds3 mana

Keep a permanent you control alive through removal

  1. Innkeeper's Talent2 mana
  2. Guardian Augmenter3 mana
  3. Cryptothrall4 mana
  4. Saryth, the Viper's Fang4 mana
  5. Lightning Greaves2 mana
  6. Swiftfoot Boots2 mana
  7. Asceticism5 mana
  8. Eldrazi Monument5 mana

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