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Piru, the Volatile
Legendary Creature — Elder Dragon
Flying, lifelink At the beginning of your upkeep, sacrifice Piru unless you pay {R}{W}{B}. When Piru dies, it deals 7 damage to each nonlegendary creature.
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“7/7 flying dragon that nukes nonlegendary creatures when it dies.”
Midrange
Intermediate
Combat damage, Alt-win
Sacrifice, Tokens, Aristocrats
Strategy
Piru, the Volatile is a big flying threat that doubles as a board wipe engine. Your main goal is to keep Piru alive and swinging while building toward a critical mass of nonlegendary creatures on opponents' boards—then let Piru die (either by choosing not to pay her upkeep, or through combat/removal) to nuke everything except legends. The 7 damage ping is surprisingly efficient at clearing mid-power boards, and her lifelink means you're often gaining life as you damage people.
Build around cards that either protect Piru (hexproof, indestructible, flicker effects), generate value when creatures die, or fill opponents' boards with tokens so the final board wipe hits harder. Token generators and sacrifice outlets synergize beautifully—you can even intentionally sacrifice Piru to a Free Sac outlet for value, then trigger her death effect on your terms. Think of her as part finisher, part inevitable reset button that punishes go-wide strategies.
Strategy generated by Tapped Decks AI. Not affiliated with Wizards of the Coast.
Key Synergies
Budget Build
Skip pricey tutors and planeswalkers; lean on free sac outlets like Viscera Seer and token generators like Bitterblossom or Doubling Season's budget reprints.
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