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Sanar, Innovative First-Year
Legendary Creature — Goblin Sorcerer
Vivid — At the beginning of your first main phase, reveal cards from the top of your library until you reveal X nonland cards, where X is the number of colors among permanents you control. For each of those colors, you may exile a card of that color from among the revealed cards. Then shuffle. You may cast the exiled cards this turn.
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“Izzet color-fixing engine that exile-casts free spells every turn.”
Midrange
Intermediate
Combat damage, Spellslinger value
Spellslinger, Artifacts
Strategy
Sanar is all about generating value and card advantage through color diversity. Your game plan centers on controlling a variety of colored permanents to maximize the number of cards you reveal and exile each turn. By playing a diverse mana base and including permanents across both blue and red (plus colorless), you'll consistently hit multiple nonland cards off the top of your library, then cast them for free. This creates a powerful pseudo-draw engine that fuels your hand and board presence simultaneously.
Win conditions revolve around either grinding out card advantage over time until you overwhelm opponents, or using your exiled cards to build toward a critical mass of threats. The deck works best when you lean into Izzet themes—spellslinger effects that reward casting multiple spells, artifacts that provide color fixing, and creatures that generate value. Sanar doesn't need to be the star of the show; instead, act as a consistent value engine while your support cards close out the game.
Strategy generated by Tapped Decks AI. Not affiliated with Wizards of the Coast.
Key Synergies
Budget Build
Skip pricey dual lands like Scalding Tarn; use budget alternatives like Shivan Reef and Spirebluff Canal. Replace expensive artifact ramp (Mox) with Fellwar Stone or Cursecatcher.
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