RedLegendary Creature — Jackal WarriorAnep, Vizier of Hazoret
Mana value3Rank#15,101
The Commander
Trample
You may exert Anep as it attacks. When you do, exile the top two cards of your library. Until the end of your next turn, you may play those cards. (An exerted creature won't untap during your next untap step.)
Guide
Gameplan
Anep is a mono-red impulse-draw engine on a body: attack, exert to exile the top two cards and play them across two turns, fueling an aggressive go-wide or burn shell. You curve out, swing in, and convert your card advantage into damage before opponents stabilize. The trample keyword and a 3-mana cost mean Anep can carry equipment or pump to push real damage while refilling your hand.
Strengths
- Repeatable card advantage in a color that traditionally lacks it, helping mono-red grind through removal
- Cheap, evasive (trample) commander that fits an aggressive curve and applies pressure immediately
- Synergizes with treasure/ritual mana and cost reducers to actually cast the exiled spells
- Exert downside is mitigated by haste, untap effects, and vigilance enablers
Weaknesses
- Exert means Anep won't untap next turn, limiting consecutive attacks without help
- Impulse draw forces you to use cards immediately or lose them, punishing mana-light hands
- Must connect in combat, so blockers, fog, or removal shut off the engine
- Mono-red ceiling: weak to lifegain, sweepers, and lacks built-in interaction
Key Cards
- Ancient Copper Dragon — Generates huge treasure to actually pay for the cards Anep exiles each turn.
- Sword of Fire and Ice — Adds evasion, protection, and value to keep Anep connecting and exerting.
- Reconnaissance — Lets Anep attack to trigger exert, then pull it back to dodge the no-untap drawback and blocks.
- Birgi, God of Storytelling — Refunds mana for each spell, helping you cast a flood of impulse-drawn cards in one turn.
- Dockside Extortionist — Provides explosive treasure ramp to convert Anep's card advantage into immediate plays.
- Galvanic Iteration — In a spell-heavy build, doubling impulse-cast spells turns Anep's advantage into lethal bursts.
Upgrade Path
Add fast mana (Jeska's Will, Treasure Map, more rituals) and cost reducers so you never waste impulse-drawn cards, plus untap/vigilance tech like Reconnaissance and Bear Umbra to attack repeatedly. Tighten the curve toward efficient threats and reach (Fervor, Hellkite Charger, double-strike enablers) and include protection like Heroic Intervention to defend your board. Push the spellslinger angle with copy effects and prowess payoffs to convert raw card advantage into explosive lethal turns.
Core Cards
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Win Conditions
- ▸Wide aggressive board plus pump or overrun effects swinging for lethal trample damage
- ▸Burn and direct-damage spells drawn off Anep finishing players one by one
- ▸Voltron beats with equipment and combat tricks fed by repeated card advantage
- ▸Treasure-fueled storm or X-spell payoff cast from a refilled hand
Archetypes
- Aggro/Voltron — Trample plus equipment turns Anep into a recurring threat that draws cards while attacking.
- Spellslinger/Burn — Impulse-drawn instants and sorceries fuel a damage-based finish with prowess and storm payoffs.
- Treasure/Big Mana — Treasure makers let you cast everything Anep exiles, snowballing card and mana advantage.
- Goblins/Go-wide — Cheap creatures off the top let you flood the board and swarm before opponents stabilize.
Combos
No combos found for this commander on Commander Spellbook.
Related Commanders
Same color identity (R), by popularity.
