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Agatha of the Vile Cauldron — Commander Hub · Mythicwyrm

Legendary Creature — Human Warlock

Agatha of the Vile Cauldron

Mana value2EDHREC#6,055

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The Commander

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Win Conditions

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▸Infinite mana into Walking Ballista or a repeatable ability to deal lethal damage
▸Overrun the table with her anthem granting +1/+1, trample, and haste
▸Snowball a huge Agatha plus counter creatures into commander-damage beatdown
▸Grind value engines until a creature with a tap/activated ability overwhelms the board

Archetypes

+1/+1 Counters — Growing Agatha's power both wins via counters and deepens her cost reduction, creating a feedback loop.
Combo — Cheap activated abilities enable infinite mana and damage loops with creatures like Walking Ballista or untap engines.
Voltron/Equipment — Equip and activated equipment costs shrink dramatically while pumping her power for bigger discounts.
Aggro/Stompy — Her anthem grants trample and haste for explosive, evasive alpha strikes.

Combos

Agatha of the Vile Cauldron + Magus of the Candelabra + Umbral Mantle
→ Infinite power and toughness for most creatures you control until end of turn, Infinite mana lands you control can produce, Infinite untap of creatures you control
Agatha of the Vile Cauldron + Silvanus's Invoker + Gruul Turf
→ Infinite power and toughness for most creatures you control until end of turn, Infinite mana lands you control can produce, Infinite red mana
Agatha of the Vile Cauldron + Magus of the Candelabra + Staff of Domination
→ Infinite card draw, Infinite draw triggers, Infinite lifegain
Agatha of the Vile Cauldron + Silvanus's Invoker + Castle Garenbrig
→ Infinite power and toughness for most creatures you control until end of turn, Infinite mana lands you control can produce, Infinite untap of lands you control
Agatha of the Vile Cauldron + Magus of the Candelabra + Sword of the Paruns
→ Infinite power and toughness for most creatures you control until end of turn, Infinite mana lands you control can produce, Infinite untap of creatures you control

Combos via Commander Spellbook.

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Activated abilities of creatures you control cost {X} less to activate, where X is Agatha's power. This effect can't reduce the mana in that cost to less than one mana.

: Other creatures you control get +1/+1 and gain trample and haste until end of turn.

Agatha turns every activated ability into a bargain, reducing costs by her power (minimum one mana). Pump her power with +1/+1 counters so creature abilities become absurdly cheap, then chain activations to generate mana, draw, or combo. You grind value through repeatable abilities and close with overwhelming activated-ability engines or an overrun-style alpha strike.

Massive cost reduction makes activated-ability creatures (mana dorks, untappers, pingers) extremely efficient

Scales explosively with +1/+1 counter support, snowballing into near-free abilities

Built-in anthem/overrun for a reliable creature finish

Low mana value (2) means she comes down early and starts saving mana immediately

Heavily commander-dependent; abilities cost full price without Agatha on board

Vulnerable to spot removal and board wipes that reset your counter investment

She starts at 1 power, so reductions are small until you commit resources to grow her

Counter and equipment investment can fall apart to a single removal spell

Agatha's Soul Cauldron

Exiles dead creatures to grant their activated abilities, all discounted by Agatha's power, and feeds her counters.

The Ozolith

Banks counters when creatures die, letting you rebuild Agatha's power after removal and stack reductions.

Hardened Scales

Amplifies every counter you add, accelerating Agatha's power and your discount ceiling.

Ivy Lane Denizen

Repeatedly stacks +1/+1 counters onto Agatha each time a green creature enters, growing her cheaply.

Sword of the Animist

Equip-based ramp whose ability and equip cost shrink, ramping you each combat.

Walking Ballista

Discounted activations turn it into a cheap repeatable damage/removal engine and combo piece.

Add fast mana and counter doublers (Branching Evolution, Doubling Season) to spike Agatha's power immediately, and protect her with Heroic Intervention, Lightning Greaves, and Swiftfoot Boots. Lean into a dedicated infinite-mana combo (Devoted Druid-style untappers, Basalt Monolith with discounts) plus Walking Ballista to convert cheap activations into a clean kill. Tighten the mana base and add tutors like Stoneforge Mystic or Green Sun's Zenith to find your engine pieces consistently.