Jugan, the Rising Star

Jugan, the Rising Star is a flying threat that doubles as a late-game payoff engine. Your main goal is to keep Jugan alive long enough to deal commander damage, but the real juice comes from its death trigger—when Jugan inevitably gets removed, you redistribute five +1/+1 counters across your board, turning your other creatures into threats. This makes Jugan perfect for a go-wide strategy with token generators and smaller utility creatures that benefit from pump effects.

Build around cheap token makers and mana dorks that can soak up counters after Jugan dies. Cards like Doubling Season and Hardened Scales amplify both your token production and Jugan's distribution ability. You can also lean into sacrifice outlets to trigger Jugan's death on your own terms, converting it into a repeatable board pump. The deck naturally plays a midrange game: accelerate into Jugan, attack or activate sac outlets to trigger the counter distribution, then rebuild with freshly pumped creatures for lethal.

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