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Nefarox, Overlord of Grixis
Legendary Creature — Demon
Flying Exalted (Whenever a creature you control attacks alone, that creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn.) Whenever Nefarox attacks alone, defending player sacrifices a creature of their choice.
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“Flying demon that grows and forces sacrifices when attacking alone.”
Midrange
Intermediate
Commander damage
Voltron, Aristocrats
Strategy
Nefarox is a flying demon that rewards you for attacking solo—a mix of evasive threat and disruption. Your gameplan revolves around attacking with Nefarox alone, triggering both the exalted bonus (+1/+1) and his signature ability to force your opponents to sacrifice creatures. This turns him into a repeatable removal engine that also grows bigger each swing. You'll want to build around protecting Nefarox and ensuring he can attack unblocked, then leverage the forced sacrifices to destabilize your opponents' board states while you close out the game with commander damage.
To maximize this, pack evasion effects, board wipes that protect Nefarox, and ways to generate extra combat phases so he attacks multiple times per turn. Cards that give him hexproof or shroud prevent opponents from removing him in response. Exalted also synergizes well with other creatures that attack alone, so you can have a secondary attacker gaining the bonus. Your win condition is straightforward: chip away with a flying, growing Nefarox while systematically dismantling your opponents' creatures through forced sacrifices until one of them takes 21 commander damage.
Strategy generated by Tapped Decks AI. Not affiliated with Wizards of the Coast.
Key Synergies
Budget Build
Skip expensive tutors—use budget draw like Read the Bones or Night's Whisper, and replace pricey protection with Apostle's Blessing or Sheltering Light.
Signature Cards
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