Risona, Asari Commander – Exclusive Magic: The Gathering Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty Preview Card

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Those of you who have been glued to Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty leaks prior to previews may have spotted our exclusive preview card, but I can assure you this is the best quality you have ever seen for it. Better yet, you can actually read every bit of text and stats on the card. Take that, early pack openers with terrible potato cameras!

Let me introduce you properly to Risona, Asari Commander. She’s a legendary Human Samurai creature in the Boros/Lorehold colors that costs 1RW to cast. Bringing a solid three power and three toughness and Haste to the board, Risona is bringing a decent body for her cost, ready to rush in for an attack. Where Risona makes her mark is her rules text which says, “Whenever Risona, Asari Commander deals combat damage to a player, if it doesn’t have an indestructible counter on it, put an indestructible counter on it. Whenever combat damage is dealt to you, remove an indestructible counter from Risona.” That second clause is key to keeping Risona alive. Make sure you're board is prepared to defend so Risona can remain to slay safely.

I think in just about any format, Risona is going to slot in nicely to a Samurai deck. With Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty, Samurais are no longer all about Bushido, but rather whether Samurai or Warrior creatures attack alone; you know, the honorable way to do combat. Many Samurai in the set have vigilance, allowing them to attack without tapping, which makes them available for blocking the next turn. Risona, unfortunately, doesn’t, but her Haste and Indestructible counter gained upon drawing blood from an opponent’s life points is plenty of incentive to have her lead the charge into battle and continue being the lone Samurai in fights triggering all other Samurai effects