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Anax and Cymede
Legendary Creature — Human Soldier
First strike, vigilance Heroic — Whenever you cast a spell that targets Anax and Cymede, creatures you control get +1/+1 and gain trample until end of turn.
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“Suit up & pump your team with every spell targeting Anax.”
Aggro
Beginner
Combat damage, Tokens swarm
Voltron, Tokens, Heroic
Strategy
Anax and Cymede is a Heroic commander that rewards you for targeting it with spells. Your game plan is to suit up Anax with cheap auras and pump spells, then watch your whole team grow bigger and gain trample each time you cast something that targets your commander. This turns modest cantrips and combat tricks into team-wide buffs, letting you go wide or tall depending on what's on the board.
The deck wants to be aggressive and synergistic rather than pure voltron. You're filling your spell slots with affordable instant-speed tricks that do double duty: they protect Anax, pump your team, and trigger the heroic ability multiple times. Cards like Blessing of Frost, Defiant Strike, and Ephemerate create a flurry of triggers. Because of your creature-based synergies and cheap spells, you can pivot between evasive combat damage, going wide with tokens, or simply bashing through with an oversized team before anyone stabilizes.
Strategy generated by Tapped Decks AI. Not affiliated with Wizards of the Coast.
Key Synergies
Budget Build
Skip pricey dual lands early—basics work fine. Replace expensive auras like Enchantress Gifts with efficient pump spells like Infernal Scarring and Favored of the Sun.
Signature Cards
Inclusion = % of Anax and Cymede decks running this card. +lift = percentage-point boost over the format average.
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