Ran and Shaw
TLA · rare · Released 2025-11-21
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
easily answered
Commander Bracket
Archetypes
No active conflicts.
Roles
Risks
Mechanics
Typal
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Structural
Rationale
Ran and Shaw is a 5cmc 4/4 flying Dragon with firebending 2 (attack-triggered {R}{R} burst) and a conditional ETB that copies itself when cast with 3+ Dragon/Lesson cards in the graveyard, creating a non-legendary token — a powerful payoff in Dragon typal graveyard-fueled builds. The activated +2/+0 anthem turns a token army of Dragons into a lethal swing. Signature in Dragon typal where self-mill or combat attrition fuels the copy condition; requires setup and is not reliably explosive outside Dragon-heavy shells.
Learnings (3)
The ETB copy trigger requires Ran and Shaw to have been *cast* (not reanimated or flickered), so reanimator lines won't generate the token copy.
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The token copy condition counts both Dragon AND Lesson cards in the graveyard, which is an unusual cross-type synergy — Avatar sets with Lesson cards could exploit this in non-Dragon builds, though that niche is narrow.
tagging · claude-sonnet-4-6
Firebending 2 generates {R}{R} during combat only, making it primarily a combat-phase mana source rather than a general accelerant — it cannot help cast Ran and Shaw itself.
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Popularity
- EDHREC rank: #8,906