The Sorceress, Heroic Guardian (Commander) - Optimized

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The Sorceress, Heroic Guardian
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Alejandro Fuentes
Oct 7, 2026
Alejandro Fuentes
Flickering Hound: Five Ways to Use It in Commander
A card like Flickering Hound will impact Commander games in plenty of ways - Alejandro explores four good ways and one not so good way.
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Isochron Scepter
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Altar of the Brood
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Conjurer's Closet
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Mystic Remora
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Smothering Tithe
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Wild Growth
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Utopia Sprawl
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Sylvan Library
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Stasis
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Aura Shards
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Blind Obedience
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Deafening Silence
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Propaganda
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Ghostly Prison
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Nature's Will
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Wilderness Reclamation
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Carpet of Flowers
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Fertile Ground
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Guardian Project
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Freed from the Real
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Opposition
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Murmuration
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Rising Waters
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Reconnaissance
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Kindred Discovery
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Invasion of Ikoria
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Mistrise Village
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Lotus Field
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Urza's Saga
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Emergence Zone
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Arcane Signet
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Mana Vault
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Rejuvenating Springs
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Sea of Clouds
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City of Brass
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Tundra
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Brushland
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Prairie Stream
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Wooded Foothills
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Azorius Chancery
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Simic Growth Chamber
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Canopy Vista
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Selesnya Sanctuary
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Scalding Tarn
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Verdant Catacombs
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Dreamroot Cascade
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Marsh Flats
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Reflecting Pool
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