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A-Dorothea, Vengeful Victim

VOW · rare · Released 2023-01-17

Tiers

fringe
tier-2
tier-1

Commander Bracket

1Precon2Core3Upgraded4Optimized5cEDH

Archetypes

positive:
voltronaura-voltronspiritstokens-go-wide
negative:
controlstax-prison

Roles

evasive-threattoken-produceraura-carrierattack-triggersacrifice-outlet

Risks

sacrifice-costetb-onlybounce-vulnerableremoval-magnet

Mechanics

mech-disturb

Typal

synergy:
spirit
anti:

Structural

triggered-abilitystatic-abilityreplacement-effectalternative-cost

Rationale

Dorothea is a 4/4 flying Spirit that sacrifices itself after combat, but can disturb back as an Aura granting the enchanted creature a free 4/4 flying Spirit token each attack (also sacrificed at end of combat). The front face is an aggressive threat in limited and spirit-typal shells; the back face is a signature aura-voltron piece that rewards attacking with repeatable token generation. Not legal in Commander, so commander tier reflects Brawl-adjacent intrinsic power.

Learnings (3)

  • The A- prefix on this card indicates it is the Arena-rebalanced version of Dorothea, Vengeful Victim — the oracle text differs slightly from the paper version, and only this rebalanced version is legal in Arena Brawl.

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  • Dorothea's Retribution back face exiles itself instead of going to the graveyard, making it immune to graveyard recursion loops but also preventing it from being disturbed again once it reaches the aura stage.

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  • The 4/4 Spirit token created by the Retribution aura attacks alongside the enchanted creature but is sacrificed at end of combat, so its value is purely in the combat damage and any attack triggers it generates — it cannot be saved or proliferated upon.

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