Falthis, Shadowcat Familiar

Falthis is a partner commander that turns your other commander into a fearsome threat by granting menace and deathtouch. The menace makes blocking awkward for opponents while deathtouch turns even small pings into lethal threats, so pairing Falthis with any commander that attacks regularly creates a nasty evasion package. You're essentially playing a two-commander strategy where Falthis provides the utility while your partner commander handles the main gameplan—whether that's go-wide tokens, card draw, combo, or anything else.

The deck wants to lean into whatever your partner commander does best, then amplify it with Falthis's passive. If your partner is aggressive, menace makes combat math terrible for opponents. If your partner generates lots of creatures or evasion synergies, deathtouch makes blocking miserable. Most successful Falthis builds pair it with another black commander for color consistency, though partnerships with other colors work fine too. The key is picking a partner that wants to be attacking or creating bodies.

You're not winning quickly—this is a midrange or grindy strategy where Falthis slowly tilts the game in your favor by making your threats harder to stop. Over 8-10 turns, menace and deathtouch add up to lethal combat damage or attrition wins.

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