Lulu, Loyal Hollyphant

Lulu, Loyal Hollyphant is a subtle engine that rewards you for playing a sacrifice or blink-heavy strategy. Every time a permanent leaves the battlefield on your turn, you're setting up a payoff at end step: your tapped creatures get +1/+1 counters and untap, letting them attack again or activate abilities fresh. This creates a snowball effect where sacrifice outlets, flickering effects, and token generators all feed into bigger, stronger creatures that can attack multiple times or block repeatedly.

Your game plan is to pair Lulu with cards that naturally leave the battlefield—token generators that sacrifice for value, flickering creatures like Soulherder, or even simple evasion creatures that keep tapping and untapping. A Background companion (like Night of the Sweets' Revenge or almost any option) fills your second commander slot and adds flexibility. You win through growing your team incrementally, then turning sideways for commander damage or token swarm pressure. It's a slow-burn grind that punishes opponents who can't interact with your engine.

Strategy generated by Tapped Decks AI. Not affiliated with Wizards of the Coast.