Legendary Creature — Kraken

Wrexial, the Risen Deep

Mana value6EDHREC#5,188

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The Commander

Islandwalk, swampwalk (This creature can't be blocked as long as defending player controls an Island or a Swamp.)

Whenever Wrexial deals combat damage to a player, you may cast target instant or sorcery card from that player's graveyard without paying its mana cost. If that spell would be put into a graveyard, exile it instead.

Guide

Gameplan

Wrexial is a UB control/theft deck that grinds the game with counterspells, removal, and card advantage while protecting a single big threat. Connect with Wrexial—often unblockable via islandwalk/swampwalk or evasion enablers—to steal and recast the best instant/sorcery from an opponent's graveyard for free. You leverage opponents' own bombs (board wipes, tutors, extra turns) against them while slowly pulling ahead on resources.

Strengths

Free spell casting on connection generates massive tempo and card advantage
Built-in evasion (islandwalk/swampwalk) makes it hard to block in three-opponent pods
UB gives access to the best removal, counterspells, and card draw
Punishes graveyard-reliant and spell-heavy opponents

Weaknesses

Six mana and combat-dependent—does nothing the turn it lands
Highly vulnerable to removal, bounce, and being chump-blocked by non-Island/Swamp players
Trigger relies on opponents having good instants/sorceries in their yards
No inherent graveyard recursion or ramp; can stall on slow draws

Key Cards

Rogue's Passage — Guarantees Wrexial connects regardless of blockers to trigger its theft ability.
Whispersilk Cloak — Grants unblockable and shroud, both protecting Wrexial and ensuring damage.
Snuff Out — Free removal you can hold up to clear blockers and protect your attack.
Cyclonic Rift — Premier UB board wipe that also makes a perfect target to steal from opponents' yards.
Sunken Hope — Helps reset boards and keeps blockers off the table for connections.
Dimir Signet — Ramp to deploy Wrexial earlier and hold up interaction the following turns.

Upgrade Path

Add cheap evasion and protection (Rogue's Passage, Whispersilk Cloak, Aqueous Form) plus efficient interaction to ensure Wrexial connects and survives. Tighten the mana base with fast rocks and duals, and lean into free spells (Snuff Out, Force of Negation) so you can attack while holding up answers. To push higher, include extra-combat or unblockable enablers and a compact combo finish you can also steal from opponents' graveyards.

Core Cards

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Win Conditions

▸Grinding card and resource advantage until opponents run out of answers
▸Stealing and recasting opponents' game-ending spells (extra turns, board wipes, big X-spells)
▸Beating down with an evasive Wrexial backed by removal
▸Casting a stolen tutor or finisher to assemble a combo or close out

Archetypes

Control — UB counterspells and removal let you stabilize while Wrexial closes the game.
Theft/Spellslinger — Recasting opponents' best instants and sorceries for free is the deck's core engine.
Voltron — Evasion plus a few protection pieces turns Wrexial into a recurring damage and value threat.