Satya, Aetherflux Genius
M3C · mythic · Released 2024-06-14
Power
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Derived from the 7 atoms below.
above rate
meaningful alone
wants support
can take over a game
multiple modes
broadly useful
easily answered
Commander Bracket
Archetypes
No active conflicts.
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Mechanics
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Rationale
Satya is a 4cmc 3/5 haste menace threat who, on each attack, clones a nontoken creature and generates 2 energy — if you can pay energy equal to the clone's mana value, you keep it permanently. She enables explosive ETB re-triggers (flicker-style) every attack, snowballs into massive board states, and the energy economy can go infinite with cheap or free creatures. Signature in flicker, artifact-matters ETB engines, and combo shells. The energy payment is a real cost for high-MV targets but is trivially covered for cheap or 0-MV creatures.
Learnings (3)
Satya generates 2 energy per attack and the token is sacrificed unless you pay energy equal to its mana value — copying 0-MV or 1-MV creatures (like mana dorks or Ornithopter) lets you keep permanent tokens for free or near-free, enabling exponential snowballing.
tagging · claude-sonnet-4-6
Because the token enters tapped and attacking (not just created at sorcery speed), it triggers 'when this creature attacks' effects on the copied creature, effectively giving you a free attack-trigger on the copy as well as any ETB triggers.
tagging · claude-sonnet-4-6
The energy cost to keep a token is cumulative over many attacks — running multiple high-MV targets without a dedicated energy engine can drain your reserves quickly, making Satya weaker in goodstuff piles than in decks built around low-MV ETB value creatures.
tagging · claude-sonnet-4-6
Popularity
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