SelesnyaLegendary Creature — Beast MountLagorin, Soul of Alacria
Mana value2Rank#14,661
The Commander
Flying
Whenever Lagorin attacks while saddled, put a +1/+1 counter on each of up to two target Mounts and/or Vehicles.
Saddle 1 (Tap any number of other creatures you control with total power 1 or more: This Mount becomes saddled until end of turn. Saddle only as a sorcery.)
Guide
Gameplan
Lagorin is a cheap, evasive GW Mounts/Vehicles commander that snowballs your board with +1/+1 counters every time it attacks while saddled. Saddle it for just 1 power early, swing in the air, and pump your other Mounts and Vehicles (or counter-payoff creatures) turn after turn. You win by going wide with crewed/saddled threats backed by counter synergies and anthem effects.
Strengths
- Two-mana flier that comes online immediately and dodges most ground blockers
- Saddle 1 is trivially easy to satisfy, so the attack trigger fires nearly every combat
- Spreads +1/+1 counters across multiple permanents, enabling counter-matters payoffs
- Cheap commander means quick recasts after removal and lots of mana left for board development
Weaknesses
- Needs other Mounts/Vehicles to fully exploit the attack trigger, narrowing card pool
- Relies on connecting in combat — fog, mass removal, or a single flying blocker stalls it
- Low base stats (small body) make it fragile to spot removal and chump-trades
- Tapping creatures to saddle can leave you defensively exposed
Key Cards
- Branchloft Pathway — Smooths the GW mana base so Lagorin and your Mounts deploy on curve.
- Smuggler's Copter — A premier cheap Vehicle that loots and grows huge from Lagorin's counters.
- Hardened Scales — Doubles every counter Lagorin distributes, accelerating the snowball.
- Skullclamp — Turns small saddle-fodder creatures into a relentless card-draw engine.
- Cryptolith Rite — Lets your creatures both saddle and ramp, fueling explosive turns.
- Bramble Sovereign — Copies Mounts and counter-payoffs to widen the board for bigger triggers.
Upgrade Path
Tighten the curve with the best cheap Vehicles (Smuggler's Copter, Mishra's Self-Replicator-style payoffs) and add counter doublers like Hardened Scales, Branching Evolution, and Doubling Season. Layer in efficient evasion and protection (Heroic Intervention, swiftfoot/lightning greaves) plus a finisher such as Craterhoof Behemoth or Overwhelming Stampede. Improve mana with untapped GW duals and ramp like Sol Ring and Cryptolith Rite to deploy threats faster than opponents can answer.
Core Cards
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Win Conditions
- ▸Beating down with an ever-growing board of counter-pumped Mounts and Vehicles
- ▸Commander damage from a saddled, repeatedly counter-buffed evasive threat
- ▸Going wide with tokens plus anthems and overrun effects for a single big swing
Archetypes
- Mounts & Vehicles Aggro — Lagorin directly rewards a deck built around saddling and crewing for repeated counter buffs.
- +1/+1 Counters — Its attack trigger reliably feeds counter doublers and counter-synergy creatures.
- Tokens / Go-Wide — Token creatures provide cheap saddle and crew fodder while sharing anthems.
- Voltron — Stacking counters on a single evasive Mount or Vehicle can create a fast, lethal threat.
Combos
No combos found for this commander on Commander Spellbook.
Related Commanders
Same color identity (GW), by popularity.
