Ano'thr, Equipment CommanderHow it works & interactions with other cards

Choosing Your Path

Ano'thr features a replacement effect that modifies how it enters the battlefield. As it enters, you must choose exactly two of the four provided options. These chosen abilities become part of its text for as long as it remains on the battlefield. Because this is not a triggered ability, your opponents cannot respond to the choice itself once the creature begins to resolve.

Cost Reductions and Combat Buffs

The first two options focus on resource management, reducing the generic mana cost of Equipment spells or their Equip activation costs by {1}. The latter two options provide static buffs to your equipped creatures. Note that the cost reduction for Equip abilities can reduce the cost to {0}, but it cannot reduce the cost below zero. If you choose the haste option, your equipped creatures can attack or use tap abilities the same turn they enter the battlefield.

Common Mistakes

Players often forget that the +1/+1 and haste bonuses only apply to creatures that are currently equipped. If an Equipment is removed from a creature, that creature immediately loses the +1/+1 and haste provided by Ano'thr. Additionally, the cost reduction for Equipment spells only applies to the casting cost, not to additional costs or taxes imposed by other effects.

When to Play It

Ano'thr is most effective in the early to mid-game. If your hand is full of artifacts, choosing the spell cost reduction and equip reduction will help you develop your board quickly. If you already have a creature ready to swing, selecting the haste and +1/+1 options turns every piece of Equipment into a significant threat.

Interaction examples

Taxing Your Opponents

Esper Sentinel

If you control Esper Sentinel and Ano'thr, Equipment Commander (having chosen the +1/+1 ability), and then you attach an Equipment to the Sentinel, its power increases. Because Esper Sentinel's tax is based on its power, your opponents will now have to pay more mana to prevent you from drawing a card when they cast their first noncreature spell.

Aggressive Resource Generation

Professional Face-Breaker

With Professional Face-Breaker on the field and Ano'thr choosing the haste and +1/+1 abilities, you can equip the Face-Breaker and attack immediately. The power boost and haste ensure you deal combat damage faster, generating Treasure tokens that can then be used to exile and play more Equipment cards at a reduced cost.