AzoriusLegendary Creature — Human SoldierTobias, Doomed Conqueror
Mana value4Rank#24,832
The Commander
When Tobias dies, for each nontoken creature you controlled that died this turn, create a 2/2 black Zombie creature token.
Guide
Gameplan
Tobias is a UW aristocrats/sacrifice commander that wants your own nontoken creatures to die in droves so that when he dies you flood the board with 2/2 Zombies. Build a wide creature board, set up a turn where multiple creatures die (board wipes, edicts, mass sacrifice), then sacrifice or trade Tobias to convert all that carnage into a Zombie army you swing with or reuse. Flash lets you deploy him as a surprise blocker or at instant speed to maximize his death payoff.
Strengths
- Turns board wipes and mass-death turns into a brand-new army instead of losing tempo
- Flash gives surprise blocks, combat tricks, and end-of-turn flexibility
- Punishes opponents' Wraths and edicts by repopulating immediately
- Token generation enables go-wide, anthem, and sacrifice strategies in colors that usually lack recursion
- Cheap four-mana commander that's easy to recast and protect
Weaknesses
- Needs your own creatures to die the SAME turn Tobias dies, requiring careful sequencing
- Tobias must die for the payoff, so reliable sacrifice or combat outlets are mandatory
- Zombies are vanilla 2/2s with no evasion, easily chump-blocked or swept again
- UW lacks strong creature recursion and graveyard sacrifice support compared to BR aristocrats
- Commander tax and removal can leave you with no creatures to convert
Key Cards
- Goldnight Castigator — A huge creature that can die alongside others to bump your Zombie count while enabling explosive turns.
- Ashnod's Altar — Free sacrifice outlet lets you sac multiple creatures plus Tobias in one turn for maximum tokens and mana.
- Phyrexian Altar — Another all-creature sac outlet that turns your dying board into Zombies and mana for recasts.
- Divine Visitation — Replaces every 2/2 Zombie with a 4/4 flying Angel, instantly turning Tobias into a game-ending payoff.
- Skullclamp — Draws cards as creatures die and feeds Tobias's count, smoothing the whole engine.
- Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite — Anthem and opponent-team debuff makes your wide Zombie board lethal and shrinks blockers to death.
- Teferi's Protection — Phases you out to survive a counterstrike after you go all-in flooding the board.
Upgrade Path
Add free sacrifice outlets (Ashnod's Altar, Phyrexian Altar, Viscera Seer) and recursion like Sun Titan and reanimation to recast Tobias and his fodder cheaply. Lean into payoffs that make Zombies matter—Divine Visitation, Cathars' Crusade, Anointed Procession, and overrun effects like Craterhoof Behemoth or Finale of Glory. Round out with UW protection (Teferi's Protection, Heroic Intervention analogs) and your own board wipes (Wrath of God, Toxic Deluge) to control when the mass-death turn happens on your terms.
Core Cards
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Win Conditions
- ▸Wrath the board (including your own creatures), sacrifice Tobias, and swing with a wide Zombie army
- ▸Upgrade tokens with Divine Visitation or anthems like Elesh Norn for lethal attacks
- ▸Repeatedly recast and sacrifice Tobias as a value engine, grinding opponents out of resources
- ▸Sacrifice-loop combos converting creatures into mana and Zombies, then finishing with an overrun effect
Archetypes
- Aristocrats — His death trigger rewards sacrificing your own nontoken creatures, pairing perfectly with sac outlets and death payoffs.
- Tokens — He generates a wide Zombie army that scales with how many creatures died, feeding anthems and overruns.
- Blink/Sacrifice value — Flash and a death-matters body slot into ETB and sacrifice value engines in UW.
- Control — UW gives counters and wraths, and Tobias rebuilds your board after you sweep, making him a control wincon.
Combos
No combos found for this commander on Commander Spellbook.
Related Commanders
Same color identity (UW), by popularity.
