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Vaevictis Asmadi, the Dire
Legendary Creature — Elder Dragon
Flying Whenever Vaevictis Asmadi attacks, for each player, choose target permanent that player controls. Those players sacrifice those permanents. Each player who sacrificed a permanent this way reveals the top card of their library, then puts it onto the battlefield if it's a permanent card.
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“Chaotic Grixis sacrifice that turns board wipes into personal advantages.”
Midrange
Intermediate
Combat damage, Tokens swarm
Tokens, Sacrifice, Ramp
Strategy
Vaevictis Asmodi is a chaotic group-slug commander that forces everyone to sacrifice permanents whenever it attacks, then rewards them by letting them cheat cards directly from the top of their library onto the battlefield. Your gameplan is to turn this symmetrical effect into an asymmetrical advantage by ramping early, building a board of expendable tokens or lands, and attacking frequently to generate cascading value while your opponents sacrifice their best threats.
The deck thrives on permanents that are cheap to sacrifice or that generate extra value when sacrificed—tokens, mana dorks, and fetchlands all shine here. You'll pack creature tokens, card draw, and acceleration so that when the wheel spins, your deck is more likely to hit threats while opponents hit blanks. The math often tips in your favor: if you sacrifice a 1/1 goblin token and reveal a 4-drop bomb, while your neighbor sacrifices their only removal spell and hits a land, you're ahead on cards and tempo. Combat damage and the sheer value grind become your path to victory.
Strategy generated by Tapped Decks AI. Not affiliated with Wizards of the Coast.
Key Synergies
Budget Build
Skip pricey fetch lands and use basic ramp spells like Cultivate and Kodama's Reach; replace tutors with budget cantrips and sacrifice outlets like Viscera Seer or Ashnod's Altar.
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