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Patron of the Kitsune
Legendary Creature — Spirit
Fox offering (You may cast this spell any time you could cast an instant by sacrificing a Fox and paying the difference in mana costs between this and the sacrificed Fox. Mana cost includes color.) Whenever a creature attacks, you may gain 1 life.
5 / 6
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“Flash in a 5/6 Fox sage, gain life whenever creatures attack, win through tokens and patience.”
Midrange
Intermediate
Tokens swarm, Lifegain
Tokens, Lifegain
Strategy
Patron of the Kitsune is a creatureless control deck's best friend—a hefty 5/6 body that rewards you simply for combat happening on the board. Your gameplan is to assemble a small Fox army (via token generators or tutors), then flash Patron in at instant speed by sacrificing a Fox, all while gaining incremental life along the way. The offering mechanic is the real MVP here: it lets you cheat Patron's hefty casting cost by tapping into your Fox tokens, turning what could be a clunky six-drop into a surprise combat trick.
Once Patron is in play, every attack—yours or your opponents'—triggers lifegain, turning your board into a passive income stream. This is perfect for a go-wide token strategy where you're flooding the board with small creatures anyway. You'll win through a combination of token swarm damage (those Foxes add up fast), commander damage when Patron connects, and sometimes just stabilizing so hard through lifegain that everyone concedes. The deck plays a grinding, patient game of value.
Strategy generated by Tapped Decks AI. Not affiliated with Wizards of the Coast.
Key Synergies
Budget Build
Skip expensive tutors—use cheap token generators like Intangible Virtue, Bitterblossom, and Secure the Wastes as your core. Replace pricey white staples with cards like Generous Gift and Swords to Plowshares.
Most-Played Cards
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Rune-Tail, Kitsune Ascendant
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Farfinder
Cleric Class
Werefox Bodyguard
Soul Warden
Soul's Attendant
Crested Sunmare
Voice of the Blessed
Clockwork Fox
Inclusion = % of Patron of the Kitsune decks running this card. +lift = percentage-point boost over the format average.
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