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Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER // Sephiroth, One-Winged Angel

Legendary Creature — Human Avatar Soldier · from $27.29

Whenever Sephiroth enters or attacks, you may sacrifice another creature. If you do, draw a card. Whenever another creature dies, target opponent loses 1 life and you gain 1 life. If this is the fourth time this ability has resolved this turn, transform Sephiroth. Flying Super Nova — As this creature transforms into Sephiroth, One-Winged Angel, you get an emblem with "Whenever a creature dies, target opponent loses 1 life and you gain 1 life." Whenever Sephiroth attacks, you may sacrifice any number of other creatures. If you do, draw that many cards.

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A typical Commander deck

A starting template, not a rule — counts to fill in around the commander.

Lands3736–38 for most decks; fewer with cheap curves
Ramp10mana rocks, dorks, land ramp — mostly 2–3 mana
Card draw10repeatable engines beat one-shot cantrips
Targeted removal6answers for creatures AND artifacts/enchantments
Board wipes3sweepers reset boards you've lost
Synergy & win conditions33the deck's actual plan

Staples in these colors

The 100 cards that fit this color identity in the most EDHREC decklists (EDHREC rank via Scryfall).

Budget

53 of 100 at $5 or less · 34 at $1 or less

#	Card	Type	MV	Price
1	Sol Ring	Artifact	1	$1.07
2	Command Tower	Land	0	$0.26
3	Arcane Signet	Artifact	2	$0.34
4	Exotic Orchard	Land	0	$0.19
5	Reliquary Tower	Land	0	$4.28
6	Swiftfoot Boots	Artifact	2	$1.43
7	Lightning Greaves	Artifact	2	$3.86
8	Path of Ancestry	Land	0	$0.16
9	Fellwar Stone	Artifact	2	$0.47
10	Rogue's Passage	Land	0	$0.31
11	Evolving Wilds	Land	0	$0.09
12	Thought Vessel	Artifact	2	$2.23
13	Bojuka Bog	Land	0	$1.12
14	Terramorphic Expanse	Land	0	$0.10
15	Myriad Landscape	Land	0	$0.25
16	Mind Stone	Artifact	2	$0.21
17	Dark Ritual	Instant	1	$0.44
18	Polluted Delta	Land	0	$19.85
19	Flooded Strand	Land	0	$12.78
20	Skullclamp	Artifact	1	$4.85
21	Solemn Simulacrum	Creature	4	$0.27
22	Misty Rainforest	Land	0	$35.98
23	Bloodstained Mire	Land	0	$14.54
24	Fabled Passage	Land	0	$0.65
25	Windswept Heath	Land	0	$11.19
26	Wooded Foothills	Land	0	$17.96
27	Verdant Catacombs	Land	0	$29.16
28	Scalding Tarn	Land	0	$36.86
29	Marsh Flats	Land	0	$32.04
30	Commander's Sphere	Artifact	3	$0.19
31	Reanimate	Sorcery	1	$6.56
32	Arid Mesa	Land	0	$31.40
33	Demonic Tutor	Sorcery	2	$62.80
34	Toxic Deluge	Sorcery	3	$5.04
35	Ancient Tomb	Land	0	$56.94
36	Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth	Land	0	$56.13
37	Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth	Land	0	$16.76
38	Temple of the False God	Land	0	$0.19
39	Chromatic Lantern	Artifact	3	$0.38
40	Feed the Swarm	Sorcery	2	$0.19
41	City of Brass	Land	0	$9.17
42	The One Ring	Artifact	4	$109.88
43	Phyrexian Arena	Enchantment	3	$1.92
44	Deadly Rollick	Instant	4	$26.52
45	Cavern of Souls	Land	0	$47.72
46	Vampiric Tutor	Instant	1	$48.13
47	Mana Confluence	Land	0	$34.75
48	Urza's Saga	Enchantment	0	$34.67
49	Lotus Petal	Artifact	0	$35.11
50	Wayfarer's Bauble	Artifact	1	$0.31
51	Black Market Connections	Enchantment	3	$10.78
52	Victimize	Sorcery	3	$0.57
53	Deadly Dispute	Instant	2	$0.29
54	Roaming Throne	Creature	4	$47.06
55	Ashnod's Altar	Artifact	3	$8.15
56	War Room	Land	0	$0.79
57	Blood Artist	Creature	2	$2.78
58	Herald's Horn	Artifact	3	$2.88
59	Mana Vault	Artifact	1	$91.59
60	Chrome Mox	Artifact	0	$51.19
61	Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx	Land	0	$45.68
62	Reflecting Pool	Land	0	$5.50
63	Three Tree City	Land	0	$29.09
64	Gemstone Caverns	Land	0	$62.05
65	Night's Whisper	Sorcery	2	$0.23
66	Command Beacon	Land	0	$7.99
67	Idol of Oblivion	Artifact	2	$2.40
68	Prismatic Vista	Land	0	$28.10
69	Buried Ruin	Land	0	$0.38
70	Phyrexian Tower	Land	0	$29.06
71	Thran Dynamo	Artifact	4	$1.94
72	Fell the Profane // Fell Mire	Instant	4	$5.80
73	Cabal Coffers	Land	0	$20.77
74	Patchwork Banner	Artifact	3	$1.52
75	Village Rites	Instant	1	$0.30
76	Mox Amber	Artifact	0	$86.45
77	Karn's Bastion	Land	0	$2.51
78	Ash Barrens	Land	0	$0.15
79	Secluded Courtyard	Land	0	$0.31
80	Ornithopter of Paradise	Creature	2	$0.35
81	Animate Dead	Enchantment	2	$7.34
82	Pitiless Plunderer	Creature	4	$3.03
83	Sensei's Divining Top	Artifact	1	$36.48
84	Mirkwood Bats	Creature	4	$1.08
85	Sign in Blood	Sorcery	2	$0.25
86	Sword of the Animist	Artifact	2	$2.79
87	Zulaport Cutthroat	Creature	2	$1.27
88	Malakir Rebirth // Malakir Mire	Instant	1	$13.49
89	Mithril Coat	Artifact	3	$27.09
90	Mox Opal	Artifact	0	$229.58
91	Gray Merchant of Asphodel	Creature	5	$0.61
92	Takenuma, Abandoned Mire	Land	0	$10.47
93	Unclaimed Territory	Land	0	$0.30
94	Morbid Opportunist	Creature	3	$0.22
95	Mox Diamond	Artifact	0	$1108.66
96	Foundry Inspector	Creature	3	$0.28
97	Everflowing Chalice	Artifact	0	$0.28
98	Basilisk Collar	Artifact	1	$2.73
99	Viscera Seer	Creature	1	$0.47
100	Orcish Bowmasters	Creature	2	$43.42

Curve of these staples

Most played with Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER // Sephiroth, One-Winged Angel

The 25 most-played cards in 12 settled top-16 lists running Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER // Sephiroth, One-Winged Angel at 16+ player events since Mar 14, 2026, ranked by lists played — top-4 counts shown for context. Results from Topdeck.gg.

#	Card	Played in	Top 4
1	Swamp	100% · 12 of 12	1
2	Sol Ring	92% · 11 of 12	1
3	Arcane Signet	83% · 10 of 12	1
4	Deadly Dispute	83% · 10 of 12	1
5	Forsaken Miner	83% · 10 of 12	1
6	Dark Ritual	75% · 9 of 12	1
7	Flare of Malice	75% · 9 of 12	1
8	Fleshbag Marauder	75% · 9 of 12	1
9	Reassembling Skeleton	75% · 9 of 12	1
10	Accursed Marauder	67% · 8 of 12	1
11	Bitterbloom Bearer	67% · 8 of 12	0
12	Bolas's Citadel	67% · 8 of 12	1
13	Gravecrawler	67% · 8 of 12	1
14	Jet Medallion	67% · 8 of 12	0
15	Plaguecrafter	67% · 8 of 12	0
16	Warren Soultrader	67% · 8 of 12	1
17	Blood Artist	58% · 7 of 12	1
18	Braids, Arisen Nightmare	58% · 7 of 12	0
19	Demonic Tutor	58% · 7 of 12	0
20	Diabolic Intent	58% · 7 of 12	0
21	Lotus Petal	58% · 7 of 12	0
22	Marionette Apprentice	58% · 7 of 12	1
23	Ophiomancer	58% · 7 of 12	1
24	Phyrexian Tower	58% · 7 of 12	0
25	Reanimate	58% · 7 of 12	0

Combos with Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER // Sephiroth, One-Winged Angel

The 10 most popular of 33 combos (by EDHREC decklist count) using this commander that fit its color identity, from Commander Spellbook.

Gravecrawler + Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER // Sephiroth, One-Winged Angel + Warren Soultrader
Infinite creature LTB · Infinite creature ETB · Infinite creature sacrifice triggers · Infinite death triggers · Infinite lifegain triggers · Infinite storm count · Infinite lifeloss
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Forsaken Miner + Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER // Sephiroth, One-Winged Angel + Warren Soultrader
Infinite creature LTB · Infinite creature ETB · Infinite creature sacrifice triggers · Infinite death triggers · Infinite lifegain triggers · Infinite lifeloss
How it works on Commander Spellbook
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Pitiless Plunderer + Reassembling Skeleton + Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER // Sephiroth, One-Winged Angel + Warren Soultrader
Infinite artifact ETB · Infinite artifact LTB · Infinite artifact sacrifice triggers · Infinite creature ETB · Infinite creature LTB · Infinite creature sacrifice triggers · Infinite death triggers · Infinite lifeloss
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Forsaken Miner + Phyrexian Altar + Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER // Sephiroth, One-Winged Angel
Infinite creature LTB · Infinite creature ETB · Infinite creature sacrifice triggers · Infinite death triggers · Infinite lifegain triggers · Infinite lifegain · Infinite lifeloss
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Pawn of Ulamog + Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER // Sephiroth, One-Winged Angel + Yawgmoth, Thran Physician + Creature with Undying
Infinite card draw · Infinite draw triggers · Near-infinite creature ETB · Near-infinite creature LTB · Near-infinite creature sacrifice triggers · Near-infinite death triggers · Near-infinite lifegain triggers · Near-infinite lifeloss
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Mikaeus, the Unhallowed + Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER // Sephiroth, One-Winged Angel + Warren Soultrader + Persist Creature
Infinite artifact ETB · Infinite artifact LTB · Infinite artifact sacrifice triggers · Infinite artifact tokens · Infinite creature LTB · Infinite creature ETB · Infinite colored mana · Infinite creature sacrifice triggers · Infinite death triggers · Infinite lifegain triggers · Infinite lifeloss · Infinite Treasure tokens
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Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER // Sephiroth, One-Winged Angel + Sifter of Skulls + Yawgmoth, Thran Physician + Creature with Undying
Infinite card draw · Infinite draw triggers · Near-infinite creature ETB · Near-infinite creature LTB · Near-infinite creature sacrifice triggers · Near-infinite death triggers · Near-infinite lifegain triggers · Near-infinite lifeloss
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Bloodsoaked Champion + Pitiless Plunderer + Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER // Sephiroth, One-Winged Angel + Warren Soultrader
Infinite artifact ETB · Infinite artifact LTB · Infinite artifact sacrifice triggers · Infinite creature ETB · Infinite creature LTB · Infinite creature sacrifice triggers · Infinite death triggers · Infinite lifeloss
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Nest of Scarabs + Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER // Sephiroth, One-Winged Angel + Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
Near-infinite lifegain triggers · Near-infinite creature ETB · Near-infinite creature LTB · Near-infinite death triggers · Near-infinite creature sacrifice triggers · Near-infinite card draw · Near-infinite draw triggers · Near-infinite -1/-1 counters · Near-infinite lifeloss
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Fumulus, the Infestation + Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER // Sephiroth, One-Winged Angel + Yawgmoth, Thran Physician + Creature with Undying
Infinite card draw · Infinite draw triggers · Near-infinite creature ETB · Near-infinite creature LTB · Near-infinite creature sacrifice triggers · Near-infinite death triggers · Near-infinite lifegain triggers · Near-infinite lifeloss
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Top finishes

The 8 most recent of 14 finishes placing top 16 at 16+ player events with this commander. Results from Topdeck.gg.

1st of 16 — 2do Torneo Universes Beyond - Comunidad C3 on Topdeck.ggOct 3, 2026 · 3–0–2 · by Manuel Romero
9th of 84 — Quantum Nexus' Highlander 10K on Topdeck.ggOct 3, 2026 · 1–3–0 · by Joshua Morales
7th of 24 — The lion with the diamond's eye on Topdeck.ggSep 13, 2026 · 1–2–1 · by Fabio Costa
14th of 20 — Lega Commander Magomatto - Tappa I on Topdeck.ggSep 4, 2026 · 0–3–0 · by Avanzini Federico
6th of 22 — Commander 500 - 06/08/26 on Topdeck.ggAug 6, 2026 · 0–1–1 · by Kunz
4th of 16 — Commander 500 - 23/07/2026 on Topdeck.ggJul 23, 2026 · 1–1–1 · by Kunz
8th of 17 — [CoBr3] Liga Moii Julio 2/5 on Topdeck.ggJul 8, 2026 · 0–2–0 · by Nicolás Šoletić
7th of 16 — Dragon Egg Games: CEDH at Billings Fun Con on Topdeck.ggJun 13, 2026 · 1–4–0 · by John Giest

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Card data and images courtesy of Scryfall; popularity ranking from EDHREC decklist data included in Scryfall bulk. Combo data courtesy of Commander Spellbook. Tournament results courtesy of Topdeck.gg. Deckwarden is unofficial Fan Content and is not endorsed by Wizards of the Coast.

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