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Lara Croft, Tomb Raider
Legendary Creature — Human Ranger
First strike, reach Whenever Lara Croft attacks, exile up to one target legendary artifact card or legendary land card from a graveyard and put a discovery counter on it. You may play a card from exile with a discovery counter on it this turn. Raid — At end of combat on your turn, if you attacked this turn, create a Treasure token.
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“Legendary artifact reanimator that pays dividends for swinging.”
Midrange
Intermediate
Combat damage, Commander damage
Reanimator, Artifacts, Ramp
Strategy
Lara Croft is a tempo-focused commander that rewards you for attacking with a suite of flexible tools. Her first strike and reach make her a solid combat threat, but the real engine is her ability to reanimate legendary artifacts and lands from graveyards while generating Treasure tokens on combat. You'll want to fill your graveyard with powerful legendary artifacts—think mana rocks, utility creatures, and game-changing permanents—then attack to exile and replay them, essentially getting extra value while ramping with Treasures.
The deck leans into Izzet-tempo beats with a secondary Gruul aggression angle. You're looking to pressure opponents early while digging through graveyards (your own and opponents') to find targets. Mill effects, self-mill, and strategic discard all feed your exile pile. Once you've got a few discovery counters stacked, you can chain replays for card advantage and mana acceleration. The Treasure generation smooths out your mana and lets you operate as a midrange threat that threatens to go bigger.
Strategy generated by Tapped Decks AI. Not affiliated with Wizards of the Coast.
Key Synergies
Budget Build
Skip pricey legendary artifacts like Mox Amber; use efficient mana dorks (Llanowar Elves, Birds of Paradise) and budget legends (Rankle, Master of Pranks) instead. Sorceries like Faithless Looting replace Ledger Shredder.
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