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Aurelia, the Law Above

MKM · rare · Released 2024-02-09

Power

brawl
tier-2→tier-1Strong staple
commander
tier-2→tier-1Strong staple

Tier shown as baseline → best-case (in its ideal shell).

Derived from the 7 atoms below.

over

above rate

standalone

meaningful alone

synergy

wants support

scales

scales up

rigid

one mode

narrow

situational

fragile

easily answered

Commander Bracket

1Precon2Core3Upgraded4Optimized5cEDH

Archetypes

positive:
tokens-go-wideaggroaristocrats
negative:
controlstax-prisonvoltron

Roles

evasive-threatcard-drawdrainlifegain-payoffattack-trigger

Risks

requires-creature-densityopp-board-requiredwin-more

Mechanics

—

Typal

synergy:
angel
anti:

—

Structural

triggered-abilitystatic-ability

Rationale

Aurelia is a 4/4 flying/vigilance/haste Angel for 5 that rewards wide attacking — drawing a card when any player attacks with 3+ creatures and pinging opponents + gaining life when any player attacks with 5+. She's a premium go-wide payoff and a standalone threat in Boros aggro/tokens shells, but her card-draw and drain triggers depend heavily on board density; she is win-more in isolation and largely silent in low-creature or controlling games.

Learnings (3)

  • Aurelia's triggers fire for ANY player attacking with 3/5+ creatures, meaning opponents running tokens or wide aggro strategies will also feed her triggers — she can generate surprising value even when you're not the aggressor.

    tagging · claude-sonnet-4-6

  • Her haste means she can immediately attack to help trigger her own 3-creature threshold the turn she enters, but she still needs two other attackers to cross it.

    tagging · claude-sonnet-4-6

  • In multiplayer Commander the 5-creature drain trigger is easily met by token-heavy tables, making her drain/lifegain much more reliable than in 1v1 Brawl where only one opponent attacks.

    tagging · claude-sonnet-4-6

Popularity

  • EDHREC rank: #1,689

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