G/R/UEDHREC #12343

Riku of Many Paths

Legendary Creature — Human Wizard

Whenever you cast a modal spell, choose up to X, where X is the number of times you chose a mode for that spell — • Exile the top card of your library. Until the end of your next turn, you may play it. • Put a +1/+1 counter on Riku. It gains trample until end of turn. • Create a 1/1 blue Bird creature token with flying.

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“Modal spell value engine that grows and makes tokens every cast.”

PlaystyleMidrange

DifficultyIntermediate

Wins viaCombat damage, Tokens swarm

ThemesTokens, Spellslinger, Ramp

Strategy

How this commander wants to play

Riku of Many Paths turns modal spells into a Swiss Army knife of value. Every time you cast a spell with modes, you pick up to X benefits based on how many modes that spell offers — you might exile a card to play later, grow Riku with a counter and trample, or make flying Bird tokens. The deck wants to load up on modal spells (especially ones with multiple modes) and cast them repeatedly to generate cascading advantages.

Your gameplan is to ramp early into Riku, then chain modal spells together while building incremental value. Each cast triggers Riku, flooding the board with tokens, drawing resources, and pumping your commander. You're not trying to combo off—you're grinding value until you've generated enough board presence or card advantage to win through combat or by sheer attrition.

Strategy generated by Tapped Decks AI. Not affiliated with Wizards of the Coast.

Key Synergies

Cards that especially shine here

Budget Build

Same gameplan, less money

Skip expensive modal spells like Counterspell and lean on cheaper options like Cryptic Command, Casualties of War, and Mystic Confluence; basic ramp like Cultivate and Kodama's Reach can replace pricey mana rocks.