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Vraska, the Cutting Glare
Legendary Creature — Gorgon Assassin
Deathtouch When Vraska enters, if you control six or more lands, destroy target permanent an opponent controls. They create a Treasure token. (It's an artifact with "{T}, Sacrifice this token: Add one mana of any color.")
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“Blink Vraska for repeatable removal and Treasure ramp to outgrind opponents”
Midrange
Intermediate
Combat damage, Commander damage
Ramp, Sacrifice
Strategy
Vraska, the Cutting Glare is a compact political tool wrapped in a 4/4 deathtouch body. Your game plan is straightforward: ramp to six lands as quickly as possible, then leverage her enters-the-battlefield trigger to destroy threats while generating Treasure tokens that fuel further ramp and mana acceleration. Since she costs only three mana and comes down early, you're often removing an opponent's best permanent by turn 3–4, forcing them to make a tough choice: let you keep the Treasure generation going, or redirect resources to deal with Vraska herself. She's naturally suited to a midrange shell that wants to play control early and transition into bigger threats once you've stabilized.
The real power comes from repeating her effect. Blink effects like Ephemerate or Soulherder retrigger her destruction and Treasure generation, turning her into an attrition engine. Combine this with sacrifice outlets (Viscera Seer, Ashnod's Altar) or reanimation to set up a grindy, repeatable loop. Your Treasures ramp into planar-scale threats—think Vraska, Relic Seeker as a finisher, or the new Garruk, Curse Breaker to generate card advantage and token pressure. She also pairs beautifully with landfall synergies and aristocrats strategies, where dying tokens and sacrificed creatures trigger your payoffs while Vraska keeps the board clear.
Strategy generated by Tapped Decks AI. Not affiliated with Wizards of the Coast.
Key Synergies
Budget Build
Skip premium fetches; use Cultivate, Rampant Growth, and Nature's Lore instead. Replace Ephemerate with Soulherder if budget is tight—both enable repeatable blink without breaking the bank.
Signature Cards
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