SelesnyaLegendary Creature — Human ClericTorens, Fist of the Angels
Mana value3Rank#4,158
The Commander
Training (Whenever this creature attacks with another creature with greater power, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.)
Whenever you cast a creature spell, create a 1/1 green and white Human Soldier creature token with training.
Guide
Gameplan
Torens floods the board with 1/1 Human Soldier tokens every time you cast a creature, then trains them up with counters and overwhelms opponents with go-wide attacks backed by anthems. You curve out creatures early, build a wide board by midgame, and close with a pump spell or anthem that turns dozens of small bodies into lethal damage.
Strengths
- Generates token value with zero extra mana every time you cast creatures
- Training synergizes with counters to make tokens grow quickly
- Cheap 3-mana commander that's hard to keep off the board
- GW gives access to the best anthems, go-wide payoffs, and counter support
Weaknesses
- Extremely vulnerable to board wipes that erase your token army
- Token strategy stalls hard against fogs and big blockers without evasion
- Low individual power means combat math favors removal-heavy opponents
- Reliance on casting creatures from hand limits explosive recursion lines
Key Cards
- Cathars' Crusade — Every creature and token cast dumps +1/+1 counters across your entire board for exponential growth.
- Intangible Virtue — A cheap anthem that pumps every token Torens generates for go-wide alpha strikes.
- Craterhoof Behemoth — Casting it triggers Torens, then it gives your wide board trample and a massive pump for the kill.
- Conclave Mentor — Doubles the value of every +1/+1 counter from training while gaining you life.
- Anointed Procession — Doubles every Human Soldier token Torens creates, snowballing your board fast.
- Esper Sentinel — A creature that triggers Torens while taxing opponents and drawing you cards.
Upgrade Path
Prioritize cheap impactful creatures that trigger Torens repeatedly and add token/counter doublers like Anointed Procession and Doubling Season. Tighten the mana base with fast lands, add protection like Heroic Intervention and Teferi's Protection to survive wipes, and include a decisive finisher package (Craterhoof Behemoth, Triumph of the Hordes, Overwhelming Stampede) so your wide board converts before opponents stabilize.
Core Cards
The most-played cards for this commander, built from aggregated deck data (the Mythic Graph). Build public decks to seed it.
Win Conditions
- ▸Overrun effects like Craterhoof Behemoth or Overwhelming Stampede for a lethal alpha strike
- ▸Anthem stacking (Intangible Virtue, Cathars' Crusade) making tokens lethal in combat
- ▸Wide-board grinding with evasion granted by Akroma's Will or Triumph of the Hordes for commander damage/infect
Archetypes
- Tokens — Torens makes a token off every creature spell, naturally building a wide board.
- Counters — Training plus counter doublers turn small tokens into real threats.
- Aggro Go-Wide — Cheap creatures plus anthems and overrun effects close games through combat.
- Blink — Flicker effects on ETB creatures recast value while re-triggering token generation indirectly via creature casting.
Combos
- Torens, Fist of the Angels + Earthcraft + Whitemane Lion
→ Infinite ETB, Infinite LTB, Infinite storm count
- Torens, Fist of the Angels + Earthcraft + Kor Skyfisher
→ Infinite ETB, Infinite LTB, Infinite storm count
- Shrieking Drake + Phyrexian Altar + Torens, Fist of the Angels
→ Infinite death triggers, Infinite ETB, Infinite LTB
- Arahbo, the First Fang + Whitemane Lion + Phyrexian Altar + Torens, Fist of the Angels
→ Infinite LTB, Infinite ETB, Infinite sacrifice triggers
- Torens, Fist of the Angels + Shrieking Drake + Krark-Clan Ironworks + Mycosynth Lattice
→ Infinite colored mana, Infinite colorless mana, Infinite creature tokens
Combos via Commander Spellbook.
Related Commanders
Same color identity (GW), by popularity.
