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Sorin of House Markov // Sorin, Ravenous Neonate
Legendary Creature — Human Noble // Legendary Planeswalker — Sorin
Lifelink Extort (Whenever you cast a spell, you may pay {W/B}. If you do, each opponent loses 1 life and you gain that much life.) At the beginning of each of your postcombat main phases, if you gained 3 or more life this turn, exile Sorin, then return him to the battlefield transformed under his owner's control.
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“Cheap lifelink lord that transforms into a token-making planeswalker.”
Midrange
Beginner
Tokens swarm, Commander damage, Alt-win
Tokens, Lifegain, Aristocrats
Strategy
Sorin of House Markov is a cheap, efficient threat that rewards you for playing the game naturally while threatening to transform into a planeswalker. In the early game, you're leveraging lifelink and extort to drain opponents while building board presence, staying flexible with removal and interaction. Your core gameplan is simple: stay alive, accumulate value, and either pressure the table with a growing board or flip Sorin into his planeswalker side once you've established control.
The transform mechanic is your trump card—once Sorin becomes a planeswalker, he can generate tokens, protect himself, and close out games. This means every life point you gain and every extort trigger matters toward flipping him. You win by either turning early aggression into a lethal swarm, using Sorin's planeswalker abilities to dominate the board, or simply draining the table to zero through lifegain synergies and repeated extort triggers.
Strategy generated by Tapped Decks AI. Not affiliated with Wizards of the Coast.
Key Synergies
Budget Build
Skip the fetch lands and dual lands—basic Swamps and Plains work fine. Swap pricey staples like Thoughtseize for budget removal like Duress or Diabolic Edict.
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