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Vincent Valentine // Galian Beast

Legendary Creature — Assassin // Legendary Creature — Werewolf Beast · {2}{B}{B} · Black commander

Whenever a creature an opponent controls dies, put a number of +1/+1 counters on Vincent Valentine equal to that creature's power. Whenever Vincent Valentine attacks, you may transform it. Trample, lifelink When Galian Beast dies, return it to the battlefield tapped (front face up).

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What Vincent Valentine // Galian Beast 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 · deathWhenever a creature an opponent controls dies, put a number of +1/+1 counters on Vincent Valentine equal to that creature's power.
• Triggered ability · attackWhenever Vincent Valentine attacks, you may transform it.
• Triggered ability · deathWhen Galian Beast dies, return it to the battlefield tapped .
• Keyword · lifelinklifelink
• Keyword · transformtransform
• Keyword · trampletrample

What a Vincent Valentine // Galian Beast deck wants

The plan the Forge derives for this commander: the roles it fills and how many of each.

• 16× A creature that HAS the keyword the commander's trigger counts — a card that merely says the word is not one
• 10× Make creature tokens — a static anthem or a go-wide commander needs a board to be wide
• 4× Sacrifice a creature for no mana, repeatably
• 14× Put +1/+1 counters on creatures you control, or multiply the ones already there
• 5× Actually remove one problem permanent — preventing its damage is not removing it
• 1× Answer a whole board at once
• 9× Find the exact card the plan needs
• 7× Refill your hand
• 2× Keep a permanent you control alive through removal

Best cards for Vincent Valentine // Galian Beast

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