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King Darien XLVIII
Legendary Creature — Human Soldier
Other creatures you control get +1/+1. {3}{G}{W}: Put a +1/+1 counter on King Darien and create a 1/1 white Soldier creature token. Sacrifice King Darien: Creature tokens you control gain hexproof and indestructible until end of turn.
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“Soldier lord that grows himself while flooding the board with tokens.”
Aggro
Beginner
Combat damage, Tokens swarm
Tokens, Counters, Sacrifice
Strategy
King Darien XLVIII is a go-wide token lord that rewards you for making small creatures and pumping them into threats. Your game plan is to build an army of 1/1 Soldier tokens while Darien sits back giving everything +1/+1, turning your expendable chump blockers into a real attack force. You'll use his activated ability to grow both Darien himself and generate tokens over time, creating a snowball effect where each activation makes your board wider and stronger.
The real payoff comes from the sacrifice mode, which turns your token army into an unkillable force. This is perfect for getting through mass removal or protecting your board in the late game. You win by attacking with an overwhelming number of decently-sized creatures, often going wide with Soldiers and making them hard to block or remove. Think of Darien as both a lord and a token generator rolled into one—he's the glue holding your army together while steadily pumping out reinforcements.
Strategy generated by Tapped Decks AI. Not affiliated with Wizards of the Coast.
Key Synergies
Budget Build
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