Commander of Clever Trades
Akal Pakal, First Among Equals is a compact engine for artifact value and card selection. The card name signals its role in tempo and resource advantage. For two and a blue you get a one five body and a repeatable trigger that rewards you whenever an artifact touched the battlefield under your control that turn. That text makes Akal Pakal a steady draw conduit in artifact centered builds and a reliable tutor for tight turns.
Play Akal Pakal to convert mini-assemblies into card advantage at the end step and to sculpt your next draws. The creature works well with cheap artifacts that enter on the same turn you cast them or with token generators that produce artifacts before the end step. Flavor fits the Lost Caverns of Ixalan setting; the Advisor’s ritualized assessments and careful tradeoffs reflect the set’s focus on exploration and treasures rather than blunt aggression.
Card Details:
- Mana Cost – {2}{U}
- Card Type – Legendary Creature
- Subtypes – Human Advisor
- Card Text / Rules Text (Printed) – At the beginning of each player's end step, if an artifact entered the battlefield under your control this turn, look at the top two cards of your library. Put one of them into your hand and the other into your graveyard.
- Power / Toughness – 1/5