Gabriel Lorca, Mirror Menace

Gabriel Lorca, Mirror Menace is a graveyard recursion engine built around the "face a dilemma" mechanic from the Star Trek set. Every time you cast a modal spell or ability—choosing one or more modes—you can pay {B} to return Gabriel from your graveyard to your hand, turning your dilemmas into repeatable tutoring and card advantage. The core gameplan is to fill your deck with modal spells (especially black ones like Assimilate the Wounded, Gift of Perfection, and new dilemma payoffs) and lean into the Borg artifact-creature synergies to generate value. You'll pivot between reanimation, creature theft via assimilation, and grinding out incremental advantage until you can swing for commander damage with menace or chip away with a wide board of artifact tokens.

This deck thrives in midrange play, using Gabriel as a resilient value engine that dodges removal by hiding in the graveyard. You'll pair him with other dilemma payoffs like Elim Garak, Simple Tailor to drain opponents, stack up artifact creatures from cards like Class-4 Tactical Cube and Borg Incursion, and use the recursion to repeatedly cast modal spells without fear of mana constraints. The menace keyword ensures he pressures opponents on the ground, while the graveyard recursion keeps him functional even through board wipes. Win by accumulating a critical mass of artifact creatures and stolen threats, then closing with commander damage or a drain engine fueled by repeated dilemma triggers.

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