Heliod, Sun-Crowned
CMM · mythic · Released 2023-08-04
Power
brawl
tier-1Game-defining
commander
tier-1Game-defining
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
takes over
can take over a game
flexible
multiple modes
broad
broadly useful
sticky
hard to remove
Commander Bracket
Not yet bracketed (or genuinely unplaceable).
Archetypes
positive:
lifegaincounters-voltronvoltron
negative:
No active conflicts.
Roles
counter-producerlifegain-payoffanthem
Risks
devotion-requiredrequires-enchantment-density
Mechanics
—
Typal
synergy:
—
anti:
—
Structural
static-abilitytriggered-abilityactivated-ability
Rationale
3cmc white god \u2014 5/5 indestructible creature (if devotion ≥5). Triggers whenever you gain life, putting a +1/+1 counter on target creature/enchantment; also grants lifelink to another creature for {1}{W}. Signature in lifegain shells where it's a counter-producer paired with life-gain triggers, and in counters-voltron where repeated life triggers fuel explosive voltron growth. Requires white devotion ≥5 to be a creature (build constraint) and benefits from enchantment density and other lifegain outlets."
Popularity
- EDHREC rank: #998
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