Austere Command

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Character Background

Austere Command is the kind of late-game toolbox wrath that belongs in control and midrange decks: its choose-two flexibility lets you tailor a one-card reset to the board state, whether you need artifact/enchantment hate or a creature-based board sweep. Play it as a catch‑up or hard reset—destroying all creatures with mana value ≤3 clears token and low-curve aggro, while knocking out 4+ threats answers big finishers; paired with the artifact/enchantment modes it becomes a meta call in artifact- or enchantment-heavy matchups. Deckbuilding tip: lean your curve to make one creature option reliably favorable (lots of cheap blockers plus a handful of 5+ finishers, or vice versa) and include protection or recursion—specific synergies include blink engines like Brago, King Eternal to permanently safeguard key permanents before you cast Austere, or indestructible finishers such as Avacyn, Angel of Hope so your threats survive; slot it in as your primary board reset for a controlling game plan.

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