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Rona, Herald of Invasion // Rona, Tolarian Obliterator
Legendary Creature — Human Wizard // Legendary Creature — Phyrexian Wizard
Whenever you cast a legendary spell, untap Rona. {T}: Draw a card, then discard a card. {5}{B/P}: Transform Rona. Activate only as a sorcery. ({B/P} can be paid with either {B} or 2 life.)
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“Spellslinger that transforms into an evasive finisher, counting instants and sorceries.”
Midrange
Intermediate
Combat damage, Commander damage
Spellslinger, Reanimator, Counterspells
Strategy
Rona is a transforming creature that rewards you for casting instants and sorceries while threatening to flip into a powerful evasive attacker. Your early game focuses on ramping and setting up card draw, then pivoting into a spellslinger gameplan where every instant and sorcery you cast gets you value while advancing Rona toward her transformed state. Once she flips into Rona, Tolarian Obliterator, she becomes a trample-enabled threat that demands immediate answers, and her flying body dodges most ground-based defense.
The deck operates in the midrange space, using counterspells and targeted interaction to control the board while Rona slowly counts toward transformation. You'll lean on Dimir's natural strengths: card draw, selective removal, and strategic tempo plays. Your win condition is typically combat damage from Rona after she transforms, but the deck also generates enough card advantage that you can grind opponents out or pivot into a backup combo line with cards like Curiosity effects paired with your spellslinging engine.
Strategy generated by Tapped Decks AI. Not affiliated with Wizards of the Coast.
Key Synergies
Budget Build
Skip expensive card draw like Mystic Remora; use Archmage's Charm, Jace, the Mind Sculptor alternatives like Narset's Reversal, and budget cantrips like Thought Scour instead of pricey draw engines.
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