Long Feng, Grand Secretariat
TLA · uncommon · Released 2025-11-21
Power
Tier shown as baseline → best-case (in its ideal shell).
Derived from the 7 atoms below.
on rate
minor value alone
needs a shell
scales up
one mode
situational
easily answered
Commander Bracket
Archetypes
No active conflicts.
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Rationale
Long Feng is a 3cmc 2/3 that distributes +1/+1 counters whenever another creature or land you control dies. It bridges aristocrats/sacrifice and lands-matter strategies by rewarding both creature sacrifice and land destruction/fetching. The counter goes on any target creature you control, enabling a voltron-style build-up on a chosen threat. Not a Game Changer and requires a steady stream of permanents entering graveyards to shine, limiting it to focused shells.
Learnings (3)
Long Feng's trigger covers both creature AND land deaths, making it unusually strong in Golgari land-sacrifice strategies (e.g., with Zuran Orb or Sylvan Safekeeper) where every sacrificed land becomes a free +1/+1 counter.
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The counter can target ANY creature you control, not just Long Feng itself, so it can stack power on an evasive threat rather than growing the 2/3 body — this enables a hidden voltron mode within aristocrats shells.
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With hybrid {B/G}{B/G} pips, Long Feng can slot into mono-black or mono-green Brawl builds in formats that support hybrid mana identity, slightly widening its Commander pool beyond straight Golgari.
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Popularity
- EDHREC rank: #14,406