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Raphael, Most Attitude
Legendary Creature — Mutant Ninja Turtle
Menace (This creature can't be blocked except by two or more creatures.) Alliance — Whenever another creature you control enters, you may exile the top card of your library. Whenever Raphael attacks, until end of turn, you may play a card exiled with Raphael.
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“Flood the board, exile your library, play cards during combat.”
Aggro
Intermediate
Commander damage, Combat damage, Tokens swarm
Tokens, Sacrifice, Ramp
Strategy
Raphael turns your library into a resource, letting you play cards exiled by his Alliance trigger whenever another creature enters the battlefield. You're building a deck that floods the board with creatures—tokens, small dudes, ETB effects—to trigger Alliance repeatedly and stock up exiled cards. Then when Raphael swings, you unlock those cards for free, turning your deck draws into actual plays. It's like having a second hand that only opens during combat.
The gameplan is simple: ramp into creatures, trigger Alliance as much as possible, and win through commander damage or a wide board of attackers. Red gives you access to token makers (goblin/dragon generators), creatures with good ETB effects, and some haste creatures to apply pressure early. You're not trying to combo off—just a straightforward "make creatures, punch face" strategy that happens to generate card advantage along the way.
Strategy generated by Tapped Decks AI. Not affiliated with Wizards of the Coast.
Key Synergies
Budget Build
Skip pricey creatures like Fury or Ragavan; use cheap token generators like Goblin Instigator, Mogg War Marshal, and Pashalik Mons instead of premium red utility creatures.
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