The Raven Man

The Raven Man is a discard-focused commander that rewards your opponents for throwing cards away—whether they do it willingly or you force them to. Your core gameplan is to constantly trigger discard effects each turn, generating flying Bird tokens that chip away at opponents' life totals. You'll pair forced discard outlets like Dark Deal and Necrogen Mists with your commander's tap ability to create a steady stream of evasive attackers. The deck wins by swinging in with your growing army of tokens while keeping opponents' hands empty and disrupted.

Your secondary game plan involves using discard effects that synergize with sacrifice outlets and aristocratic synergies. Cards like Bone Shredder, Tinybones Trinket Thief, and Dark Deal effects fill multiple roles—they generate tokens, drain opponents, and punish them for losing cards. You're essentially turning their own card loss into your army, which feels uniquely satisfying. By turn 4–5, you'll have enough tokens to start threatening lethal, and opponents will struggle to find interaction with empty hands.

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