The Commander
Other creatures you control get +1/+1.
When Trostani enters, create two 1/1 white Soldier creature tokens with lifelink.
At the beginning of your end step, each player gains control of all creatures they own.
Guide
Gameplan
Trostani Discordant anchors a GW go-wide tokens deck: flood the board with creatures, pump them all with her static +1/+1 anthem, and overwhelm opponents in combat while lifelink keeps you safe. You build a wide board through token generators and payoffs, then close with anthem effects or a single explosive overrun. Her end-step ability also quietly hoses Control Magic and donation effects, handing stolen creatures back to their owners.
Strengths
- Built-in anthem (+1/+1) makes every token and small creature a real threat
- Immediate board presence: two lifelink Soldiers on entry to stabilize life totals
- Punishes theft/steal effects by returning creatures each end step
- Lifelink synergy plus wide boards make racing aggro hard
- GW has the best token producers and anthem stacking in the format
Weaknesses
- Board wipes are devastating since the strategy is all-in on creature count
- No card advantage engine in the command zone—can run out of gas
- Anthem buff vanishes if she's removed, shrinking your whole board
- Slow to close without an Overrun-style finisher or evasion
- The end-step give-back can occasionally help opponents reclaim creatures you wanted to keep
Key Cards
- Cathars' Crusade — Turns every token you make into a snowballing counter machine on your whole board.
- Intangible Virtue — Cheap anthem stacking that buffs your tokens and gives them vigilance for safe alpha strikes.
- Craterhoof Behemoth — The premier finisher that converts a wide Trostani board into lethal trample damage instantly.
- Anointed Procession — Doubles all your token production, exponentially growing the army Trostani buffs.
- Smothering Tithe — Provides the mana acceleration GW token decks badly need to fuel anthems and finishers.
- Tendershoot Dryad — Generates a Saproling every upkeep and city's blessing turns it into a recurring anthem itself.
Upgrade Path
Add efficient ramp (Smothering Tithe, Sol Ring, Three Visits) so you reach finishers faster, and prioritize token doublers (Anointed Procession, Parallel Lives) plus payoffs like Cathars' Crusade. Protect your board with Heroic Intervention and Teferi's Protection against wraths, and include multiple Overrun-style closers (Craterhoof, Overwhelming Stampede, Pathbreaker Ibex) so a single board wipe doesn't end your game. For higher power, lean on fast mana, Esper Sentinel/Smothering Tithe card flow, and a compact combo backup.
Core Cards
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Win Conditions
- ▸Alpha strike with an Overrun effect like Craterhoof Behemoth or Overwhelming Stampede
- ▸Grind out incremental combat damage with stacked anthems and lifelink
- ▸Token doublers plus Cathars' Crusade create an unstoppable counter board
- ▸Aetherflux Reservoir or massive lifegain payoffs leveraging lifelink
Archetypes
- Tokens — Her anthem and entry tokens reward flooding the board with cheap creatures.
- Go-Wide Aggro — Static +1/+1 plus lifelink makes mass attacks both powerful and life-safe.
- Lifegain — Lifelink Soldiers and pumped attackers feed payoffs that benefit from gaining life.
- Stax-lite/Anti-theft — Her end-step give-back ability disrupts donation and Control Magic strategies.
Combos
No combos found for this commander on Commander Spellbook.
Related Commanders
Same color identity (GW), by popularity.
