WEDHREC #1129

Skrelv, Defector Mite

Legendary Artifact Creature — Phyrexian Mite

Toxic 1 (Players dealt combat damage by this creature also get a poison counter.) Skrelv can't block. {W/P}, {T}: Choose a color. Another target creature you control gains toxic 1 and hexproof from that color until end of turn. It can't be blocked by creatures of that color this turn. ({W/P} can be paid with either {W} or 2 life.)

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“Tiny white infect engine that grants toxic 1 and hexproof on a budget.”

PlaystyleAggro

DifficultyIntermediate

Wins viaInfect, Combat damage

ThemesInfect, Voltron, Tokens

Strategy

How this commander wants to play

Skrelv is a compact infect engine that turns your creatures into poison-slinging threats while offering protection. The strategy revolves around building a board of evasive creatures and using Skrelv's cheap ability to grant toxic 1 to your team, letting you win by dealing just 10 poison counters instead of 21 life. Skrelv itself can't block, so you're purely going aggro, and the phyrexian mana cost means you can activate the ability even if you're light on white mana—trading life for tempo is often correct in infect strategies.

You'll want efficient creatures that already have some evasion, keywords like flying or menace, or ways to pump and protect your threats. Cards that grant keywords or pump power synergize beautifully since Skrelv amplifies your offense with toxic 1. The deck also benefits from anthem effects and lord-style cards that make your creatures harder to block or remove. Since Skrelv is a mite, tribal synergies are minimal, but the real payoff is the unblockable/hexproof protection, which keeps your threats alive long enough to close out the infect win.

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Key Synergies

Cards that especially shine here

Budget Build

Same gameplan, less money

Swap expensive lords like Elvish Archdruid for budget evasion like Favorable Winds and Watcher of the Spheres; use common pump spells like Invigorate instead of pricey anthems.