Yahenni, Undying Partisan — Board Control in Black
Yahenni, Undying Partisan is a tight, efficient commander for decks that want to turn attrition into inevitability. As a two mana two two with haste you can jump into combat early and begin to tax opposing creatures. The triggered ability that places a plus one slash plus one counter whenever an opponent loses a creature makes each trade strengthen Yahenni. That incremental growth is the engine; it never asks for empty setup and it scales with the skirmishes you force on the table.
The sacrifice outlet that grants indestructible until end of turn gives you exacting answers to sweepers and big removal. Use disposable fodder or token synergies to keep Yahenni safe while accumulating counters. In lore Yahenni moves through the caverns with patient menace and this print reflects that approach in practical terms. For deckbuilding think removal that forces trades token makers and ways to recur creatures to feed the ability.
Card Details:
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Mana Cost – {2}{B}
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Card Type – Legendary Creature
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Subtypes – Aetherborn Vampire
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Card Text / Rules Text (Printed) – Haste. Whenever a creature an opponent controls dies, put a +1/+1 counter on Yahenni, Undying Partisan. Sacrifice another creature: Yahenni gains indestructible until end of turn.
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Power / Toughness – 2/2