Kirol, Attentive First-Year

Gameplan

Kirol turns your best triggered ability into two by tapping a pair of creatures, so you flood the board with bodies and then double up on the most impactful trigger each turn. Early turns build a wide board and tap-fodder; midgame you copy ETB, attack, or upkeep triggers to snowball value or burst damage. You close by chaining doubled triggers into overwhelming board states or lethal swings.

Key Cards

• Impact Tremors — Every creature entering pings each opponent, and Kirol copies the trigger to double the damage.
• Purphoros, God of the Forge — Turns each ETB into 2 damage to all opponents, and copying that trigger doubles every token burst.
• Aetherflux Reservoir — Doubling lifegain or storm-like triggers builds toward a one-shot kill while gaining tons of life.
• Elesh Norn, Mother of Machines — Doubles your ETB triggers herself, stacking multiplicatively with Kirol's copy for explosive value.
• Anointed Procession — Token doublers give Kirol an ever-growing supply of fodder while widening your board.
• Myr Battlesphere — Its ETB makes Myr tokens; copying it floods the board and feeds future activations.
• Aurelia, the Warleader — Copying her extra-combat trigger grants additional attack phases for explosive aggression.

Upgrade Path

Lean into density of cheap creatures and token makers so Kirol always has two to tap, then add the highest-impact triggers (Purphoros, Elesh Norn, Aurelia) and protect Kirol with cards like Swiftfoot Boots. Add Boros ramp and card advantage—Smothering Tithe, Mind Stone, Skullclamp on tokens—to offset the color pair's weaknesses. Push toward a combo finish such as Aetherflux Reservoir or an aristocrats engine so doubled triggers can actually end the game rather than just generate value.