Superfriends
A strategy built around deploying multiple planeswalkers and using their loyalty abilities to generate overwhelming value. Named after the cartoon — you’re assembling a team of heroes (planeswalkers) to fight together.
How Superfriends Works
Planeswalkers generate value every turn through loyalty abilities. One planeswalker is strong; three on the battlefield is often game-winning. Superfriends decks protect their walkers with board wipes, tokens for blocking, and proliferate to accelerate loyalty counters.
Key Superfriends Cards
- Doubling Season — planeswalkers enter with double loyalty (often enables immediate ultimates)
- The Chain Veil — activate loyalty abilities twice per turn
- Oath of Teferi — another double-activation enabler
- Deepglow Skate — doubles counters on a permanent (instant ultimate)
Superfriends in Commander
Five-color commanders like Atraxa, Praetors’ Voice (built-in proliferate) or Sisay, Weatherlight Captain (tutors legends) are popular superfriends leaders.
Building Superfriends
Include 12-15 planeswalkers, 8-10 protection pieces (board wipes, fogs), 8-10 ramp sources, and proliferate effects. The deck is expensive to build in paper but incredibly rewarding to pilot.
See Also
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