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The Haunt of Hightower

PLST · mythic · Released 2024-08-02

Power

brawl
trapfringeGame-defining
commander
trapfringeGame-defining

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

Derived from the 7 atoms below.

under

below rate

incremental

minor value alone

synergy

wants support

takes over

can take over a game

rigid

one mode

narrow

situational

fragile

easily answered

Commander Bracket

Not yet bracketed (or genuinely unplaceable).

Archetypes

positive:
midrangediscardgraveyard-matters
negative:
aggroramp-big-mana

Roles

midrange-threatevasive-threathand-disruptioncounter-producerlifegain-payoff

Risks

slow-setuprequires-graveyard-densityremoval-magnet

Mechanics

Typal

synergy:
vampire
anti:

Structural

triggered-ability

Rationale

6cmc 3/3 flying lifelink vampire that grows incrementally: attack triggers forced discard, and any opp-graveyard mill puts +1/+1 counters. Signature in discard-focused or graveyard-matters black midrange shells. Anti-aggro/ramp (6-drop is too slow for aggro curve; ramp decks want mana sinks, not creatures). Requires graveyard-density synergy (mill payoffs, reanimation outlets) to justify the slot; otherwise a decent evasive threat that grinds by itself."

Popularity

  • EDHREC rank: #7,002