Skrelv, Defector Mite

ONE · rare · Released 2023-02-10

Power

brawl

tier-1Strong staple

commander

tier-2Strong staple

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

Derived from the 7 atoms below.

over

above rate

incremental

minor value alone

synergy

wants support

scales

scales up

flexible

multiple modes

broad

broadly useful

sticky

hard to remove

Commander Bracket

Not yet bracketed (or genuinely unplaceable).

Archetypes

positive:

infect-toxicaggro

negative:

No active conflicts.

Roles

aggressive-creatureinfect-payoffevasion-grantprotection-targeted

Risks

pip-heavyrequires-creature-density

Mechanics

mech-ward

Typal

synergy:

phyrexian

anti:

—

Structural

activated-abilityalternative-cost

Rationale

1cmc legendary 1/1 Phyrexian mite with toxic 1 and unblockable (can't block). Activated ability: pay {W/P} and tap to grant another creature toxic 1, hexproof from chosen color, and unblockable-against-that-color until EoT. Defining infect-toxic payoff in white; signature in toxic-focused aggro shells. Risks: single white pip is deceptively color-locked in Brawl mana bases; requires creature density to maximize activated ability value. Otherwise tier-2 role-player in infect strategies.

Popularity

EDHREC rank: #1,116

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