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Legendary Creature — Kirin Spirit
Flying Whenever you cast a Spirit or Arcane spell, target player reveals their hand and discards all cards with that spell's mana value.
“Flying hand-disruption engine via Spirits and Arcane spells.”
Infernal Kirin is a disruptive engine that punishes opponents for holding cards while you develop your game plan. Every Spirit or Arcane spell you cast forces target players to reveal and discard all cards matching that spell's mana value—this creates powerful hand disruption and tempo pressure, especially in multiplayer. Your deck wants to cast a steady stream of Spirits and Arcane spells across the mana curve so you're frequently triggering Kirin's ability, turning what would be normal plays into forced discards.
The deck leans into a tempo-midrange shell where you're building board presence while systematically dismantling opponents' hands. By playing efficient Spirits and Arcanes at different costs, you'll hit different card types each turn, ensuring varied discard targets and keeping opponents off-balance. You win through a combination of commander damage, evasion via flying, and the attrition from preventing opponents from executing their strategies.
Strategy generated by Tapped Decks AI. Not affiliated with Wizards of the Coast.
Replace expensive Arcane staples like Dragon's Rage Channeler with budget cantrips like Thought Scour and Snap; use Budget Spirits like Drifting Shade and Nether Traitor instead of pricier variants.
Inclusion = % of Infernal Kirin decks running this card. +lift = percentage-point boost over the format average.
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