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Yarok, the Desecrated

Legendary Creature — Elemental Horror · {2}{B}{G}{U} · Black/Green/Blue commander

Deathtouch, lifelink If a permanent entering causes a triggered ability of a permanent you control to trigger, that ability triggers an additional time.

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What Yarok, the Desecrated actually does

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

• Replacement effect · trigger_doublerIf a permanent entering causes a triggered ability of a permanent you control to trigger, that ability triggers an additional time.
• Keyword · lifelinklifelink
• Keyword · deathtouchdeathtouch

What a Yarok, the Desecrated deck wants

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

• 27× A permanent whose value is in its enter-the-battlefield trigger — the payload a blink deck reuses
• 12× Exile a permanent you control and return it — the button a value-ETB deck presses
• 5× Actually remove one problem permanent — preventing its damage is not removing it
• 1× Answer a whole board at once
• 2× Answer a spell or ability before it resolves
• 9× Find the exact card the plan needs
• 7× Refill your hand
• 2× Keep a permanent you control alive through removal
• 11× Get ahead on mana

Best cards for Yarok, the Desecrated

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