Tsagan, Raider Warlord

Tsagan, Raider Warlord

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{R}{W}{B} · Legendary Creature — Dinosaur Berserker
Rare · Mystery Booster Commander Edition · Art by Brian Valeza
Double strike Start your engines! (If you have no speed, it starts at 1. It increases once on each of your turns when an opponent loses life. Max speed is 4.) Whenever Tsagan attacks, creatures you control get +1/+0 until end of turn for each creature you control with first strike or double strike. Max speed — Tsagan has deathtouch. Other creatures you control have first strike.
Predicted power
Standard Eng.NLUsr.
Pioneer Eng.NLUsr.
Modern 22 Eng.FUsr.

Three colored mana for no immediate card advantage, haste, or disruption is a major liability; the max-speed payoff arrives too late for most Modern decks.

Best home Mardu creature aggroBand speculativeConfidence 68%

Could be wrong if If Boros Aggro can afford a black splash and maintain a wide board, Tsagan's eventual attack trigger may justify limited testing.

Legacy 18 Eng.FUsr.

Legacy demands immediate, highly efficient impact. Tsagan is vulnerable and needs multiple combat steps before becoming a meaningful army engine.

Best home Mardu combat aggroBand speculativeConfidence 73%

Could be wrong if A resilient aggressive shell with unusually reliable life-loss triggers could make the speed requirement less prohibitive.

Pauper Eng.NLUsr.
Commander 57 Eng.C+Usr.

In matching Mardu combat decks, multiplayer life loss helps reach max speed, after which Tsagan makes wide attacks dramatically stronger; it remains slow and removable.

Best home Mardu go-wide combatBand role-playerConfidence 56%

Could be wrong if Its adoption depends on enough first-strike, double-strike, or token-focused Mardu shells wanting a delayed combat-only engine.

Limited 66 Eng.BUsr.

A 1/4 double striker is already difficult to fight, and max speed can dominate wide combat, but RWB mana and the delayed setup keep it below bomb status.

Best home Mardu go-wide deckBand premiumConfidence 39%

Could be wrong if Unknown fixing, speed, and available token support could make the strict three-color cost either manageable or a major liability.

First-strike army payoff

“A three-color double-striker that becomes a delayed but potentially enormous first-strike go-wide combat payoff.”

AI prediction made before release — not a measured result. Real performance data replaces this once the set is legal and tournament results come in.

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