mtg cards with first strike and deathtouch Akroma, Vision of Ixidor (Etched) [Commander Legends] o:deathtouch o:"first strike" · Scryfall

Here are some good Nethroi targets that have low power but make tokens or have good effects when they enter: Biogenic Ooze Blade Splicer Master Splicer Maul Splicer Sensor Splicer Noosegraf Mob Chittering Witch Creakwood Liege Akroan Horse Pentavus Deep Forest Hermit Deranged Hermit Nut Collector Duplicant Geist-Honored Monk Ghave, Guru of Spores God-Eternal Oketra Hornet Queen Izoni, Thousand-Eyed Tendershoot Dryad Trostani Discordant Trostani's Summoner Most of the above cards create creature tokens, so you'll probably want the usual: Doubling Season, Anointed Procession, Parallel Lives if you include a lot of them

And when it happens, some games will end after you turn one enabler into turn two Cathartic Reunion or Ox of Agonas into a lot of power

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You can drop them early or free any time to break folks faces, and good free stuff is always good, but many in Commander might go with the 4/4 Wurms first in a Commander brew with 40 life to get too and trample too

The ability also triggers if our opponent targets it with a spell, which makes it somewhat resilient to removal

It's this simplified card structure that makes the deck great for beginners, but there's still a nuance to aggro decks that means you can't just blow all your creatures and spells carelessly and expect to win every match and reach mythic in MTG Arena ranked play