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Grandmother Sengir
Legendary Creature — Human Wizard
{1}{B}, {T}: Target creature gets -1/-1 until end of turn.
3 / 3
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“Tap-down control engine that shrinks threats while grinding value.”
Midrange
Intermediate
Combat damage, Aristocrats
Aristocrats, Control
Strategy
Grandmother Sengir is a repeatable source of creature-shrinking that doubles as a 3/3 body. Her main appeal is tapping to blanket removal on a stick—perfect for controlling aggressive tables while you develop your game plan. The deck wants to play her early, protect her, and use her repeatable effect to soften up threats until you can execute your win condition.
Build around a mix of removal and evasive threats that benefit from a creature-light meta. Pair her ability with sacrifice outlets so you can convert tapped creatures into value, or lean into control elements that reward you for keeping the board clear. Token generators and aristocrat synergies ensure you're not just playing defense—you're grinding out incremental advantage while your commander does the heavy lifting of protecting your life total.
Strategy generated by Tapped Decks AI. Not affiliated with Wizards of the Coast.
Key Synergies
Budget Build
Skip expensive tutors and black tutors; lean on basic removal like Victim of Night and Barter in Blood instead, and use free sacrifice outlets like Viscera Seer and Fanatical Devotion.
Signature Cards
- 1Massacre Girl, Known Killer
- 2Mutilate
- 3Horobi, Death's Wail
- 4Maha, Its Feathers Night
- 5Festering Goblin
Inclusion = % of Grandmother Sengir decks running this card. +lift = percentage-point boost over the format average.
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