Toby, Beastie Befriender is a new white-manaCommanderdebuting in the MTG Duskmourn set. Through creating and boosting token strategies, Toby will easily find a home in a wide variety of white decks.
Duskmourn will be bringing both frights and delights to Magic once the set launches on September 27, after August’sBloomburrow setand its woodland warriors serve as a palate cleanser.
However, Bloomburrow doesn’t have a monopoly on cuteness, as this card is significantly more fuzzy and adorable than the rest of Duskmourn’s frightening fare.
Toby, Beastie Befriender is a 1/1 human Wizard that relies on allying with Duskmourn’s mostly benevolent Beasties rather than fighting on his own.
This card encourages teamwork with other Creatures right from the off, creating a 4/4 Creature when it enters that cannot attack or block alone.
With the right application of flicker effects, Toby can leave and re-enter the battlefield over and over again, creating additional creatures each time and swiftly amassing a hard-hitting army.
Creature tokens are at the heart of many white decks, leaving this card with a wide variety of support to work with. Thanks to token doublers like Anointed Procession orOjer Taq, Deepest Foundation, Toby will soon have a huge pack of beasties to take into battle.
This card also provides a huge battlefield benefit when you have four or more Creature tokens under your control. When these conditions have been met, which is a cinch in white-mana decks, Toby grants all your Creature tokens flying, enabling them to soar over opponents’ blockers and swiftly claim victory.
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Duskmourn has been setting the stage with interesting new effects and boosts to old favorites, and it’s nice to see a straightforward,powerful Commanderemerge so early for the set.
Jack Bye was a Games Writer on Dexerto’s UK team, specializing in ecommerce content. He is a Magic The Gathering and DnD expert, covering all things tabletop games. He also has bylines at WePC and VideoGamer.
