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Glissa Sunslayer
Legendary Creature — Phyrexian Zombie Elf
First strike, deathtouch Whenever Glissa Sunslayer deals combat damage to a player, choose one — • You draw a card and lose 1 life. • Destroy target enchantment. • Remove up to three counters from target permanent.
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“Versatile Phyrexian that offers card draw, removal, or tech every combat hit.”
Midrange
Intermediate
Combat damage, Commander damage
Tokens, Sacrifice, Reanimator
Strategy
Glissa Sunslayer is a versatile midrange commander that turns combat damage into repeatable utility. Her first strike and deathtouch make her a reliable threat that pressures opponents while her triggered ability gives you flexible options every turn—card draw for momentum, enchantment removal for disruption, or counter removal to neuter problematic permanents. This flexibility means you're rarely dead-drawing and always have an answer to what the table is doing.
Build around making combat damage consistent and profitable. Green's ramp and trample creatures help you connect reliably, while black gives you creature recursion and targeted removal. The deck functions as a grindy midrange shell: you're applying early pressure with Glissa, generating incremental value through her triggers, and using creature sacrifice outlets or reanimation to rebuild if she's removed. You're not trying to combo off or swarm—you're accumulating advantages until opponents can't keep up.
Strategy generated by Tapped Decks AI. Not affiliated with Wizards of the Coast.
Key Synergies
Budget Build
Skip pricey tutors like Demonic Tutor and Sylvan Tutor; use Diabolic Tutor and Mythic Tutor instead. Swap Doubling Season for affordable token doublers like Parallel Lives.
Signature Cards
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