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Hixus, Prison Warden
Legendary Creature — Human Soldier
Flash (You may cast this spell any time you could cast an instant.) Whenever a creature deals combat damage to you, if Hixus entered this turn, exile that creature until Hixus leaves the battlefield. (That creature returns under its owner's control.)
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“Flash defensive creature that exiles attackers—blink it for value.”
Control
Intermediate
Commander damage, Combat damage
Blink, Control, Tokens
Strategy
Hixus, Prison Warden is a defensive creature that punishes aggressive opponents while protecting you. The flash ability means you can hold up mana and surprise-block incoming threats, exiling the attacker for the turn cycle. Your goal is to stabilize early while taxing opponents' strategies—they lose their best creatures temporarily, disrupting their tempo and forcing them to rebuild. You win by surviving into the mid-game where your card advantage engine kicks in, then close out games with commander damage or a swarm of utility creatures.
The deck leans into white's defensive tools: boardwipes, creature removal, and small utility creatures that lock down the board. You want Hixus to hit play early and repeatedly, so flicker effects become crucial—they reset the exile trigger and let you trigger it multiple times per game. Pair this with cards that generate value when creatures enter or leave, and you've got a grinding, tempo-positive control shell.
Strategy generated by Tapped Decks AI. Not affiliated with Wizards of the Coast.
Key Synergies
Budget Build
Replace expensive flicker cards like Soulherder with Ephemerate, Ephemeralus, or Restoration Angel for budget blink value.
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