Stormcaller Vanguard
Neriv, Crackling Vanguard plays like a compact engine for token and graveyardless value. Neriv enters with flying and deathtouch, then immediately hands you two 1 1 red Goblin creature tokens to pressure lanes or fuel sacrifice lines. The card reads cleanly and the borderless treatment emphasizes the spirit dragon’s lightninged wings while keeping text legible for adjudication during multiplayer Commander games.
The attack trigger turns those tokens into library manipulation. When Neriv attacks you exile cards from the top of your library equal to the number of differently named tokens you control, and if you attacked with a commander that turn you may play those cards. In practice this trades a single combat step for ongoing card advantage and hybrid tempo. Use it in token builds, decks that want additional casts off the top, or as a reliable repeatable source of asymmetric card selection in multiplayer matches.
Card Details:
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Mana Cost – {2}{R}{B}{W}
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Card Type – Legendary Creature
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Subtypes – Spirit Dragon
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Card Text / Rules Text (Printed) – Flying, deathtouch
When Neriv enters, create two 1/1 red Goblin creature tokens.
Whenever Neriv attacks, exile a number of cards from the top of your library equal to the number of differently named tokens you control. During any turn you attacked with a commander, you may play those cards.
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Power / Toughness – 4/4
