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Blitzwing, Cruel Tormentor // Blitzwing, Adaptive Assailant
Legendary Artifact Creature — Robot // Legendary Artifact — Vehicle
More Than Meets the Eye {3}{B} (You may cast this card converted for {3}{B}.) At the beginning of your end step, target opponent loses life equal to the life that player lost this turn. If no life is lost this way, convert Blitzwing.
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“Flip a dual-faced commander repeatedly for incremental damage and disruption.”
Midrange
Intermediate
Combat damage, Combo
Aristocrats, Sacrifice, Ramp
Strategy
Blitzwing is a dual-faced commander that rewards you for converting (paying {1}{B} to flip it). The creature side is an evasive flyer with lifelink that pressures opponents while keeping you alive, while the Vehicle side acts as a mana sink and repeatable threat that dodges removal. Your deck wants to generate excess mana and keep converting Blitzwing over and over—each flip triggers its abilities and gives you incremental value through chip damage and life drain.
Build around sacrifice outlets, aristocrat effects, and ways to generate black mana repeatedly. Cards that create tokens or generate temporary mana burst let you chain multiple conversions in a turn. The deck plays like a grindy midrange deck that turns the corner into a combo finish once you have the right pieces assembled. Blitzwing itself is resilient, tutoring for Convert outlets and synergy pieces, making it surprisingly difficult for opponents to race or disrupt your inevitability.
Strategy generated by Tapped Decks AI. Not affiliated with Wizards of the Coast.
Key Synergies
Budget Build
Skip expensive tutors like Demonic Tutor; use Dark Tutor or Vampire Tutor instead. Fill flex slots with budget token-makers like Bitterblossom and Viscera Seer rather than pricey aristocrats.
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