Adrix and Nev, Twincasters
MKC · mythic · Released 2024-02-09
Power
Tier shown as baseline → best-case (in its ideal shell).
Derived from the 7 atoms below.
above rate
minor value alone
needs a shell
can take over a game
one mode
situational
hard to remove
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Rationale
Adrix and Nev is a 4cmc legendary Merfolk Wizard with Ward {2} whose static replacement effect doubles all token creation under your control — a premier token-doubler for any token-centric strategy in Simic colors. It is a signature commander and 99-card inclusion for tokens-go-wide, aristocrats, and any token-generating subtheme (Treasure, Food, Clues). Ward {2} provides meaningful protection but it remains a removal magnet as a must-answer engine. Voltron and control archetypes have no use for the doubling effect.
Learnings (3)
Adrix and Nev's replacement effect stacks multiplicatively with other token-doublers (Parallel Lives, Doubling Season): two doublers on the field result in 4× tokens, not 3×.
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Ward {2} is particularly effective in Commander because opponents often don't want to spend extra mana mid-combo or during their own turn, granting meaningful protection without being a hard counter.
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As a Simic commander, Adrix and Nev uniquely enables both go-wide token strategies and token-based combo lines (e.g., Dockside Extortionist doubling Treasures), covering aggressive and combo game plans from the command zone.
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Popularity
- EDHREC rank: #1,396