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Starke of Rath
Oracle Text
{T}: Destroy target artifact or creature. That permanent's controller gains control of Starke. (This effect lasts indefinitely.)
Card Details
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Character Background
Starke of Rath is a wonderfully treacherous legend that fits best in a tempo or political-control shell, where you can turn his “gift” into a recurring removal engine before the table can safely reclaim him. In practice, he is a two-mana investment that threatens any artifact or creature, but the built-in drawback means you want ways to either untap him immediately, sacrifice him, or exploit control-changing effects. Pairing him with cards that can flicker, bounce, or clone him can let you keep access to the ability while limiting the risk, and red sacrifice outlets or equipment that grant haste can help you activate him the turn he lands. In Commander, he shines as a volatile bargain: remove the scariest permanent, force opponents to spend resources answering him, and use the chaos to stay ahead. The card’s flavor is perfectly aligned with its play pattern—an assassin so dangerous that every successful hit changes the balance of power.
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Character Background
Starke of Rath is a wonderfully treacherous legend that fits best in a tempo or political-control shell, where you can turn his “gift” into a recurring removal engine before the table can safely reclaim him. In practice, he is a two-mana investment that threatens any artifact or creature, but the built-in drawback means you want ways to either untap him immediately, sacrifice him, or exploit control-changing effects. Pairing him with cards that can flicker, bounce, or clone him can let you keep access to the ability while limiting the risk, and red sacrifice outlets or equipment that grant haste can help you activate him the turn he lands. In Commander, he shines as a volatile bargain: remove the scariest permanent, force opponents to spend resources answering him, and use the chaos to stay ahead. The card’s flavor is perfectly aligned with its play pattern—an assassin so dangerous that every successful hit changes the balance of power.
Generated using gpt-5.4-mini · Updated at 2026-08-21 15:40:43 UTC