AzoriusLegendary Creature — Human NoblePrince Imrahil the Fair
Mana value2Rank#3,610
The Commander
Whenever you draw your second card each turn, create a 1/1 white Human Soldier creature token.
Guide
Gameplan
Prince Imrahil turns extra card draw into a steady stream of 1/1 Soldier tokens, so you load up on cheap draw engines (and repeatable second-draw effects) to flood the board, then close with anthems or token doublers. Early turns deploy draw enablers and protection; mid-game you snowball a wide army and overrun the table.
Strengths
- Cheap, two-mana commander that builds a board with zero combat risk
- Rewards card advantage you'd want to run anyway, doubling as a fuel and payoff engine
- Azorius access to the best protection, flicker, and counterspells to defend the board
- Tokens go wide for anthems, Skullclamp value, and convoke/affinity synergies
Weaknesses
- Only triggers once per turn per player, so token output is incremental, not explosive
- Vulnerable to board wipes since the strategy commits many small creatures
- Red/black removal-heavy decks blunt go-wide plans easily
- No inherent evasion or reach—needs anthems or finishers to actually win
Key Cards
- Howling Mine — Guarantees an extra draw for everyone, reliably triggering your second-draw token each turn.
- Skullclamp — Turns 1/1 Soldiers into two cards each, fueling more triggers and tokens in a loop.
- Esper Sentinel — Punishes opponents' noncreature spells with draws that can pad you toward second-card triggers.
- Intangible Virtue — Anthem that makes your token army a real clock and lets it attack the turn it arrives.
- Anointed Procession — Doubles every Soldier token Imrahil makes, drastically accelerating your board.
- Divine Visitation — Upgrades each 1/1 Soldier into a 4/4 flying Angel, converting incremental draws into a lethal force.
Upgrade Path
Add more guaranteed second-draw enablers (Howling Mine, Dictate of Kruphix, cantrip density) so the trigger fires every turn, and layer in token doublers (Anointed Procession, Mondrak) plus payoffs (Divine Visitation, Cathars' Crusade). Tighten mana with fast rocks (Sol Ring, Arcane Signet) and protect your engine with Teferi's Protection, Heroic Intervention analogs, and counterspells; for higher power, lean into Skullclamp aristocrats loops or a Bitterblossom-style token combo for explosive board states.
Core Cards
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Win Conditions
- ▸Going wide with tokens and finishing via anthems like Intangible Virtue or Overwhelming Stampede effects
- ▸Divine Visitation turning Soldiers into evasive Angels for the kill
- ▸Aristocrats drain through Blood Artist / Zulaport Cutthroat with repeated token sacrifice
- ▸Skullclamp-fueled card advantage outvaluing the table into an inevitable board state
Archetypes
- Tokens — Every second draw spawns a creature, snowballing a wide board for anthems and doublers.
- Card Advantage / Draw-matters — His ability scales directly with how often you draw, making draw engines pure value.
- Aristocrats — Endless expendable tokens feed sacrifice outlets, Blood Artist effects, and Skullclamp.
- Control — UW lets you stabilize with removal and counters while your tokens grind out an advantage.
Combos
No combos found for this commander on Commander Spellbook.
Related Commanders
Same color identity (UW), by popularity.
