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Veyran, Voice of Duality
Legendary Creature — Efreet Wizard · {1}{U}{R} · Red/Blue commander
Magecraft — Whenever you cast or copy an instant or sorcery spell, Veyran gets +1/+1 until end of turn.
If you casting or copying an instant or sorcery spell causes a triggered ability of a permanent you control to trigger, that ability triggers an additional time.
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What Veyran, Voice of Duality 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 · cast_spellWhenever you cast or copy an instant or sorcery spell, Veyran gets +1/+1 until end of turn.
- Replacement effect · trigger_doublerIf you casting or copying an instant or sorcery spell causes a triggered ability of a permanent you control to trigger, that ability triggers an additional time.
What a Veyran, Voice of Duality deck needs
Plays as trigger doubler. What the commander asks of the other 99 — read from the card and checked by hand.
- cast-trigger permanents and cheap spells (its doubler multiplies every cast trigger)
- instant and sorcery spells (its trigger fires on each one you cast)
The Veyran, Voice of Duality deck plan
The roles the Forge fills for this commander, and how many cards of each.
- 16× A cheap spell of any kind — casts per turn are the engine for an unrestricted cast trigger
- 22× Instants and sorceries — for a magecraft/prowess commander the spell COUNT is the engine
- 20× A card that is CAST to trigger the commander — reanimating or blinking it does not count
- 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
- 1× Answer a whole board at once
- 7× Refill your hand
- 2× Keep a permanent you control alive through removal
Best cards for Veyran, Voice of Duality
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 cheap spell of any kind — casts per turn are the engine for an unrestricted cast trigger
- Chrome Mox0 mana
- Everflowing Chalice0 mana
- Lotus Petal0 mana
- Mox Amber0 mana
- Mox Diamond0 mana
- Lion's Eye Diamond0 mana
- Pact of Negation0 mana
- Walking Ballista0 mana
Instants and sorceries — for a magecraft/prowess commander the spell COUNT is the engine
- Pact of Negation0 mana
- An Offer You Can't Refuse1 mana
- Brainstorm1 mana
- Faithless Looting1 mana
- Gamble1 mana
- Lightning Bolt1 mana
- Mystical Tutor1 mana
- Opt1 mana
A card that is CAST to trigger the commander — reanimating or blinking it does not count
- Pact of Negation0 mana
- An Offer You Can't Refuse1 mana
- Brainstorm1 mana
- Faithless Looting1 mana
- Gamble1 mana
- Lightning Bolt1 mana
- Mystical Tutor1 mana
- Opt1 mana
Actually remove one problem permanent — preventing its damage is not removing it
- Reality Shift2 mana
- Wild Magic Surge2 mana
- Pongify1 mana
- Rapid Hybridization1 mana
- Resculpt2 mana
- Crush1 mana
- Umezawa's Jitte2 mana
- Jilt2 mana
Find the exact card the plan needs
- Reshape2 mana
- Mask of the Mimic1 mana
- Long-Term Plans3 mana
- Whir of Invention3 mana
- Merchant Scroll2 mana
- Mystical Tutor1 mana
- Muddle the Mixture2 mana
- Personal Tutor1 mana
Answer a spell or ability before it resolves
- Mindbreak Trap4 mana
- Fierce Guardianship3 mana
- Force of Negation3 mana
- Force of Will5 mana
- Flare of Denial3 mana
- Pact of Negation0 mana
- An Offer You Can't Refuse1 mana
- Arcane Denial2 mana
Answer a whole board at once
- Blasphemous Act9 mana
- Chain Reaction4 mana
- Street Spasm1 mana
- Desynchronization4 mana
- Wave Goodbye4 mana
- Whelming Wave4 mana
- Consuming Tide4 mana
- Selective Obliteration5 mana
Refill your hand
- Mystic Remora1 mana
- Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer1 mana
- Skullclamp1 mana
- Curiosity1 mana
- Wizard Class1 mana
- Professional Face-Breaker3 mana
- Rhystic Study3 mana
- Faerie Mastermind2 mana
Keep a permanent you control alive through removal
- Hexing Squelcher2 mana
- Lost in the Maze2 mana
- Lightning Greaves2 mana
- Swiftfoot Boots2 mana
- Eldrazi Monument5 mana
- Commander's Plate1 mana
- Mithril Coat3 mana
- Akroma's Memorial7 mana
Combos with Veyran, Voice of Duality
Known combos from Commander Spellbook that Veyran, Voice of Duality is a piece of, and how many decks list them.
- Veyran, Voice of Duality + Chain Of Smog546 decks
- Veyran, Voice of Duality + Storm-Kiln Artist + View From Above524 decks
- Veyran, Voice of Duality + Birgi, God Of Storytelling + Storm-Kiln Artist + Seething Anger209 decks
- Veyran, Voice of Duality + Ovika, Enigma Goliath + Skirk Prospector + Reiterate181 decks
- Veyran, Voice of Duality + Birgi, God Of Storytelling + Storm-Kiln Artist + Mystic Speculation158 decks
- Veyran, Voice of Duality + Ovika, Enigma Goliath + Phyrexian Altar + Reiterate96 decks