REDHREC #9640

Strago and Relm

Legendary Creature — Human Wizard

Sketch and Lore — {2}{R}, {T}: Target opponent exiles cards from the top of their library until they exile an instant, sorcery, or creature card. You may cast that card without paying its mana cost. If you cast a creature spell this way, it gains haste and "At the beginning of the end step, sacrifice this creature." Activate only as a sorcery.

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“Red mill-theft commander that exiles opponent decks and casts their spells for free.”

PlaystyleMidrange

DifficultyIntermediate

Wins viaCombat damage, Theft & tempo

ThemesSpellslinger, Ramp

Strategy

How this commander wants to play

Strago and Relm is a sneaky theft commander that mines your opponents' libraries for free spells. Every activation mills them until hitting an instant, sorcery, or creature—then you get to cast it for free. The beauty is the low activation cost and repeatability; you're essentially playing a slow-rolling Garth One-Eye effect that scales with table size.

Your win condition is a mix of tempo and incremental damage. You steal opponents' threats, cast them for free (creatures come with haste and self-sac timing), and gradually chip away with evasion and utility spells. The deck wants lots of mana so you can activate Strago multiple times per turn cycle, fueled by cheap rocks and red ramp. You're not going for a quick kill—you're the table's annoying mill-thief who eventually steals enough gas to close out the game.

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

Key Synergies

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Budget Build

Same gameplan, less money

Skip pricey fast mana like Mox Diamond; use Runaway Steam-Kin, Goblin Electromancer, and talismans like Talisman of Impulse and Talisman of Creativity instead.