Magic: The Gathering's Dominaria United reveals King Darien XLVIII, a mighty token deck Commander Comment Share Magic: The Gathering's King Darien XLVIII is going to make token deck players very happy (Image via Wizards of the Coast) Magic: The Gathering's King Darion XLVIII brings power and stability to token creature decks (Image via Wizards of the Coast) It’s Magic: The Gathering's spoiler season for Dominaria United! That means a wealth of cards are being shown off every day, with each of them varying in power. A dual-colored (White/Green) legendary creature was revealed yesterday, King Darien XLVIII. He is going to prove to be a fascinating card option for Selesnya token decks. While he may not be the most powerful Selesnya Commander option, he’s going to be a viable option without a doubt, as well as a must-have in a variety of decks. CommonCommander (It/Any)@CommonCommanderKing Darien XLVIIIThe newest in the LONG line of Dariens. This one makes, pumps and protects your board.King Darien XLVIIIThe newest in the LONG line of Dariens. This one makes, pumps and protects your board. https://t.co/tuh7sl2q9S King Darien XLVIII is a powerful token deck Commander Legendary for Magic The Gathering In Magic: The Gathering, all colors have an option for creating token creatures. However, Selesnya - Green and White - has become the most popular over the years,. The token generators in this color combination are often low-cost and high in number. The idea behind these decks is that players overrun their foe with a large number of token creatures. What makes these Magic: The Gathering decks better, though? The ability to enhance or strengthen tokens is going to be the key to success. As revealed to be a part of Dominaria United, King Darien XLVIII buffs your creatures, and can also enhance Darien himself. Mana Cost: 1GWType: Legendary Creature - Human SoldierRarity: RareStats: 2 power, 3 toughnessPassive Ability: Other creatures you control get +1/+1Mana Ability: Pay 3GW - Put a +1/+1 counter on King Darien XLVIII and create a 1/1 White soldier creature tokenAbility: Sacrifice King Darien XLVIII - creature tokens that you control gain Hexproof and Indestructible until the end of the turn Tobi@TobiHenkeXLVIII? There were 47 King Dariens before? Did the royal line name every heir apparent Darien for 48 generations straight? Or were there non-Darien kings in between? Is that a name taken upon ascension to the throne?Can @jay13x enlighten a mere poor peasant? ?7XLVIII? There were 47 King Dariens before? Did the royal line name every heir apparent Darien for 48 generations straight? Or were there non-Darien kings in between? Is that a name taken upon ascension to the throne?Can @jay13x enlighten a mere poor peasant? ? https://t.co/LQhrFlBD1L While, yes, the cost of creating a token is high (five mana), it does allow you to give King Darien a +1/+1 counter on top of that, giving it a high value. His other two abilities are what make him such a great card. These abilities grant his fellow creatures +1/+1 to their stats, and also a temporary defense against boardwipe. If sacrificed, the creature tokens you control suddenly have Hexproof and Indestructible. This is going to be fun if players are running Angel Tokens. Suddenly, those 4 power, 4 toughness Flying creatures will also become invincible. The recently revealed Karn’s Sylex can easily destroy token creatures, but King Darien puts a stop to that. Karn's Sylex can be sacrificed for 0 mana, to remove all 0-cost permanents in play. Since tokens have a 0-mana cost, they all go away in this way. A simple solution is to sacrifice King Darien and laugh as the tokens resist destruction. He’s going to be a lot of fun in draft/limited modes, too, as he’s low-cost and immediately high value. He grants all of your creatures +1/+1 as well, not just tokens. Selesnya decks are notoriously high on creatures, tokens or otherwise, making him very desirable. Magic: The Gathering’s Commander format’s going to find a lot to love about King Darien XLVIII as well. It’s a format filled with removal, and token decks are likely to see a lot of aggression and hate. He’s worth putting several copies in non-Commander formats, too, to keep abusing his powerful nature. Dominaria United will bring this card to life for Magic: The Gathering players on September 1 for digital formats, and September 9, 2022, for physical formats. Poll : 0 votes Quick Links More from Sportskeeda Edited by Abu Amjad Khan × Feedback Thank You! 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