Aegar, the Freezing Flame

Aegar wants you to deal excess damage—that's damage beyond what's needed to kill a creature or planeswalker—and turn that overkill into card draw. The core gameplan is playing Giants and Wizards, especially ones that deal damage in unconventional ways, then using burn spells or combat tricks to overkill enemy creatures and walkers. You're essentially converting inefficient or "wasted" damage into a resource, which lets you out-card-advantage opponents while pressuring them. This deck wins through a mix of evasive creature damage (your Giants and Wizards hit hard) and burn spells that close out games while triggering Aegar's draw ability repeatedly.

The sweet spot is creatures like Siege Altisaur and Murktide that deal damage incidentally, paired with cheap burn like Lightning Bolt and Unholy Heat that you can chain together. You'll also want cards that ping opponents or their creatures repeatedly, turning those pings into death by a thousand cuts—and card draw. Ramp is important since you're a three-mana commander that wants to operate and cast spells on the same turn. The deck rewards timing and sequencing: holding up burn until you know an overkill scenario is coming, then cashing in both the damage and the extra cards.

Strategy generated by Tapped Decks AI. Not affiliated with Wizards of the Coast.