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Opposition Agent

BlackCreature — Human Rogue{2}{B} Buy on TCGplayer

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Is Opposition Agent a Game Changer?

Yes. Opposition Agent is on the official Wizards of the Coast Commander Game Changers list. You control opponents' searches — their tutors and fetch lands now work for you.

Why is Opposition Agent a Game Changer?

Opposition Agent has flash and takes control of every opponent's library search. Their tutor finds a card for you and they lose it; their fetch land gets nothing. In a format where nearly every deck searches its library multiple times a game, that is a punishing, uninteractive effect from a three-mana creature that can appear at instant speed. It is one of the cleanest examples of a card that does not make your deck faster but makes everyone else's deck stop working.

What bracket can I play Opposition Agent in?

  • Bracket 1 & 2 — not allowed. A single copy of Opposition Agent puts your deck above Core.
  • Bracket 3 (Upgraded) — allowed, and it counts as one of your three permitted Game Changers.
  • Bracket 4 & 5 — no limit, so it costs you nothing here.

This applies whether Opposition Agent is in your 99 or in the command zone. Not sure how many you are running in total? Run your decklist through the analyzer — it flags every Game Changer it finds and shows the resulting bracket.

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Braids, Cabal Minion

Makes every player, you included, sacrifice an artifact, creature or land on their upkeep — three sacrifices per round to your one.

Drannith Magistrate

Stops opponents casting from anywhere but hand — including their commanders.

Glacial Chasm

Prevents all damage dealt to you from a land slot, for as long as you pay its rising life upkeep.

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