B/REDHREC #10674

The Beast, Deathless Prince

Legendary Creature — Demon

When you cast this spell, gain control of target creature until end of turn. Untap it. It gains menace and haste until end of turn. The Beast enters tapped with six stun counters on it. (If it would become untapped, remove a stun counter from it instead.) Whenever a creature deals combat damage to its owner, untap The Beast and draw a card.

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“Steal creatures, force damage triggers, and unlock an unstoppable 6/6 threat.”

PlaystyleMidrange

DifficultyIntermediate

Wins viaCombat damage, Commander damage

ThemesTheft, Aristocrats, Spellslinger

Strategy

How this commander wants to play

The Beast, Deathless Prince is a clever tempo commander that steals creatures and turns them into immediate threats while slowly unlocking itself. Your gameplan revolves around using temporary control effects to force opponents' best creatures to attack them, drawing cards and gradually removing stun counters in the process. This creates a unique dynamic where you're both controlling the board and generating value—every stolen creature that connects is another step toward unleashing The Beast itself.

Once The Beast is fully untapped, you've got a 6/6 menace flyer with card draw attached, making it a formidable threat. The deck naturally wants to include other theft effects and combat-focused cards to maximize damage triggers. You'll often find yourself in a tempo-to-midrange shell, using early disruption and creature theft to control the game while The Beast counts down to unleashing. Win conditions range from stealing and swinging with the table's own threats to eventually dealing damage with a fully operational Beast backed by haste creatures and evasion.

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Key Synergies

Cards that especially shine here

Budget Build

Same gameplan, less money

Skip expensive theft staples like Mystic Reflection and use Act of Treason, Hijack, and Molten Primordial as budget alternatives that still trigger The Beast.