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Mai, Scornful Striker

Mai, Scornful Striker

Legendary Creature — Human Noble Ally

Mai wants a deck that hurts every player at once and outlasts the pain. It also works in a deck built around Allies, Humans or Nobles.

  • Mana cost1 genericblack
  • Black ()
  • Power / toughness2 / 2
  • RarityRare

First strike

Whenever a player casts a noncreature spell, they lose 2 life.

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Cards That Fit Mai, Scornful Striker

Picked for what they do in Mai's deck. When two cards do the same job, the one with the lower comes first. All of them fit Mai's color identity.Mana ValueThe total amount of mana a card costs, all added up. A card costing two generic and one green has a mana value of three. Wizards renamed this from "converted mana cost" in 2021, so older cards and articles may still use the old name.Sol RingOpen the full glossary

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Commanders that share the most with Mai, and what they share.

Color identityEvery color of mana symbol on a card, in its cost and in its rules text. Your commander's color identity sets the limit for your whole deck: every other card has to fit inside it. A deck led by a green and white commander cannot play a card with any blue in its color identity.Open the full glossaryBPlayers write colors as letters: B for black.Group SlugGroup Slug decks hurt every player at the table at once, then make sure they can survive the pain better than anyone else. Typical cards make each player take damage or lose life whenever they draw, cast a spell or tap a land for mana.Open the Group Slug pageGroup Slug / PunisherDeals damage or drains life from every opponent at once, or forces a choice where each option hurts. It usually sits on a permanent and fires over and over rather than doing it a single time. ManabarbsOpen the Group Slug / Punisher page