Abdel Adrian, Gorion's Ward

Abdel Adrian is a token generator that rewards you for exiling your own permanents, making it perfect for decks that benefit from flickering, sacrifice outlets, or temporary removal. When he enters, you can exile any number of non-land permanents and get 1/1 Soldier tokens equal to the number exiled—essentially turning your board into an army of tokens while tucking your best pieces away safely. The core gameplan is to abuse this enter trigger repeatedly by blinking Abdel Adrian with cards like Soulherder or Ephemerate, growing your token army exponentially while protecting your key permanents from board wipes.

Your win condition is typically a wide token swarm that attacks for lethal, often backed by anthems and lords to pump your 1/1 Soldiers into real threats. The exiled permanents come back when Abdel leaves, so you're never really losing your best cards—you're just parking them temporarily. You can also pair this with sacrifice outlets like Viscera Seer or Ashnod's Altar to convert tokens into value while your real threats wait in exile, creating a mini-loop that fills the graveyard and generates mana simultaneously.

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