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Legendary Creature — Human Elf Ranger
Reach, ward {1} Whenever you cast a creature or planeswalker spell, venture into the dungeon. This ability triggers only once each turn. (To venture into the dungeon, enter the first room or advance to the next room.) Whenever you complete a dungeon, create a 2/2 green Wolf creature token.
“Green dungeon crawler—cast creatures, complete dungeons, generate Wolf tokens.”
Varis is a dungeon-focused commander that rewards you for casting creatures and planeswalkers by steadily progressing through dungeons. Your gameplan is simple: play creatures on curve, trigger Varis's venture ability once per turn, and bank on completing dungeons to generate 2/2 Wolf tokens. The more efficiently you cast spells, the faster you fill your dungeon track and build a growing army. You're not trying to race anyone—you're playing a grindy midrange game where incremental token generation combines with your creatures' evasion and power to take over the board over several turns.
Green has plenty of efficient creatures and mana acceleration to fuel this engine. Cards that create tokens themselves, fetch lands, or provide card advantage amplify your consistency. The ward {1} makes Varis surprisingly resilient, and reach ensures you can block flyers. Your win condition is straightforward: swing in with an ever-growing pack of Wolves and your creatures until opponents can't block through, then finish with combat damage.
Strategy generated by Tapped Decks AI. Not affiliated with Wizards of the Coast.
Skip pricey dual lands; use basic Forests and budget green ramp like Cultivate, Kodama's Reach, and Llanowar Elves instead of tutors.
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