Bastion of Remembrance — Quiet Engine of Value
Bastion of Remembrance fits where attrition meets inevitability. Bastion of Remembrance gives you a steady board presence by creating a 1/1 white Human Soldier token when it enters the battlefield and then converts your losses into advantage: whenever a creature you control dies each opponent loses 1 life and you gain 1 life. This makes the card a reliable piece in aristocrat, sacrifice and graveyard synergies where incremental drain matters across a long game.
Use Bastion of Remembrance to tax opponents while you trigger sacrifice outlets, blockers, and death triggers. The token provides immediate chump or fodder and the repeatable life drain scales with wide boards and recurring sacrifice plays. It pairs cleanly with sacrifice engines and creature recursion and it also functions as a deterrent to overcommitting into your board. Practical, synergistic and straightforward to pilot in Commander shells that value small edges.
Card Details:
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Mana Cost – {2}{B}
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Card Type – Enchantment
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Subtypes –
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Card Text / Rules Text (Printed) – When this enchantment enters, create a 1/1 white Human Soldier creature token. Whenever a creature you control dies, each opponent loses 1 life and you gain 1 life.
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Power / Toughness – N A
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Rarity – Uncommon
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Set – Commander: Tarkir: Dragonstorm
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Language – English
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Condition – Light Play
Features
- Immediate value via a 1/1 white Human Soldier token on entry
- Repeatable life drain that benefits sacrifice and death triggers
- Fits well in aristocrat, token, and reanimation strategies
- Light Play condition suitable for play and collection
Lives taken are lives not easily forgotten.
