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Minthara of the Absolute
Legendary Creature — Elf Cleric
Starting intensity 0 Creatures you control get +X/+0, where X is Minthara of the Absolute's intensity. Whenever one or more permanents you control leave the battlefield, cards you own named Minthara of the Absolute intensify by 1. This ability triggers only once each turn.
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“Sacrifice and flicker your way to a growing army in Orzhov”
Midrange
Intermediate
Combat damage, Tokens swarm
Tokens, Sacrifice, Aristocrats, Blink
Strategy
Minthara of the Absolute is a sacrifice payoff commander that rewards you for churning permanents in and out of play. Every time something you control leaves the battlefield, she intensifies and makes all your creatures bigger, creating a snowball effect where each sacrifice makes your team more threatening. You're building around cheap, disposable permanents—tokens, Ephemerate targets, sacrificial fodder—that generate value when they leave while also pushing Minthara's intensity counter higher.
The deck wins through combat damage as your creatures grow larger each turn. Token generators like Bitterblossom and Intrepid Adversary create sacrifice fodder, while flicker effects like Ephemerate and Soulherder trigger the leave-the-battlefield clause without actually losing permanents. Aristocrat payoffs round out the package, letting you cash in your sacrifices for card draw, mana, or damage while synergizing perfectly with Minthara's intensity growth. It's a midrange deck that feels like it's always growing in power.
Strategy generated by Tapped Decks AI. Not affiliated with Wizards of the Coast.
Key Synergies
Budget Build
Skip pricey flickers like Soulherder and Solitude; use Ephemerate, Soulcaller's Convocation, and Undying payoffs instead. Bitterblossom can be replaced with Doomed Traveler or Lingering Souls.
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