Sovereign Okinec Ahau (The Lost Caverns of Ixalan) Light Play

Regal Prowess on the Front Line

Sovereign Okinec Ahau is a concise command piece for midrange green white decks that want to reward board presence. Sovereign Okinec Ahau offers Ward 2 which forces opponents to pay extra or target elsewhere and a closing attack trigger that scales with your board. The card name appears on the battlefield as a 3 4 legendary Cat Noble and functions as both a protector and an enabler for creatures that already have higher power than their printed values.

In practice the attack trigger is straightforward to sequence and reads like an incremental anthem for creatures that have been buffed or equipped. Use Sovereign Okinec Ahau to lock in combat advantages while denying cheap removal with Ward 2. The flavor fits Lost Caverns of Ixalan as a sovereign who commands hungry hunters from beneath the earth and shifts the tempo when he charges into combat.

Card Details:

• Mana Cost {2}{G}{W}
• Card Type Legendary Creature
• Subtypes Cat Noble
• Card Text / Rules Text (Printed) Ward 2 Whenever Sovereign Okinec Ahau attacks, for each creature you control with power greater than that creature’s base power, put a number of +1/+1 counters on that creature equal to the difference.
• Power / Toughness 3/4