Legendary Creature — Rabbit Wizard

Preston, the Vanisher

Mana value4EDHREC#3,715

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The Commander

Whenever another nontoken creature you control enters, if it wasn't cast, create a token that's a copy of that creature, except it's a 0/1 white Illusion.

{1} {W} , Sacrifice five Illusions: Exile target nonland permanent.

Guide

Gameplan

Preston turns every nontoken creature that enters without being cast into a free 0/1 Illusion copy, so you abuse blink, reanimation, and token-making effects to flood the board and trigger powerful ETBs twice. Early turns develop ramp and value creatures, then you loop blink effects to bank Illusions and grind out card/board advantage. Eventually you sacrifice five Illusions repeatedly to exile any troublesome permanent or assemble a combo finish.

Strengths

Generates free creature tokens (and doubled ETB triggers) from any blink, reanimate, or token-copy effect
Built-in repeatable removal that exiles ANY nonland permanent, rare in mono-white
Excellent with cheap, high-value ETB creatures and flicker engines
Self-sufficient engine that doesn't need to attack to win

Weaknesses

Mono-white card draw and ramp are limited, so it can stall on resources
The Illusion copies are fragile 0/1s vulnerable to board wipes and pingers
Relies on the commander surviving; without Preston the engine stops
Combo lines can be mana- and piece-intensive to assemble

Key Cards

Conjurer's Closet — End-step blink of a value creature makes a new Illusion every turn for free.
Cloudshift — Cheap instant flicker that re-triggers an ETB and banks an Illusion at instant speed.
Eldrazi Displacer — Repeatable blink for fuels both ETB value and a steady Illusion supply.
Felidar Guardian — Blinks a permanent on entry and itself can be looped for infinite Illusions with the right enabler.
Sun Titan — Recurs blink enablers and cheap creatures while generating Illusion copies of itself.
Restoration Angel — Flash flicker protects a key creature and adds an Illusion to the sacrifice pool.

Upgrade Path

Add fast mana and white ramp (Sol Ring, Smothering Tithe, mana rocks) plus card advantage like Welcoming Vampire and Skullclamp to offset mono-white's weaknesses. Build toward a compact combo such as Felidar Guardian with a blink/untap engine and an aristocrats payoff (Blood Artist, Zulaport Cutthroat, Cruel Celebrant) so the Illusion army converts into a deterministic win. Protect Preston with cards like Swiftfoot Boots and Teferi's Protection, and tighten the curve with efficient ETB creatures.

Core Cards

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Win Conditions

▸Infinite ETB loops (e.g., Felidar Guardian + flicker enabler) drained through Blood Artist-style effects
▸Overwhelming token board attacking, often with an anthem or Cathars' Crusade
▸Repeatedly exiling all opponents' relevant permanents to lock the game, then closing with creatures
▸Big ETB payoffs doubled and looped for value until opponents are buried

Archetypes

Blink — Preston converts every flicker trigger into a free creature copy, multiplying ETB value.
Tokens — He passively floods the board with Illusion copies of your best creatures.
Combo — Free creature copies plus blink loops enable infinite-ETB and infinite-token engines.
Aristocrats — The endless Illusion tokens are perfect sacrifice fodder for drain and value outlets.