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[[Daxos the Returned]] is a white and black Theran demigod Planeswalker, introduced in March 2020 as one of the featured Planeswalkers in the [[Daxos vs Kalemne]] [[Duel Decks]] card set and [[Duel Decks: Daxos vs Kalemne|Event]].

He has higher than average health, average mana gains with a slightly unbalanced spread, and average deck limits.

His abilities have Aura and {{Ability|Experience}} themes. His first Loyalty ability is tied for second cheapest in the game and becomes increasingly powerful as it is used; it both {{Ability|Fetch|fetches}} an Aura or Enchantment card and summons a {{Ability|Token}} creature that benefits from Auras, Enchantments and Loyalty abilities. His second ability can fetch cards from the graveyard, and give mana to creatures and Auras. His final ability gains {{Ability|Experience}}, weakens opposing creatures and gains life; the debuff value scaling with {{Ability|Experience}}.

Unlike [[Ashiok, Nightmare Muse]]' token creature, Daxos' Eidolon benefits from {{Ability|Cast|Casting}} an Aura, not {{Ability|Summon|Summoning}} one, so successive summonings  of the Eidolon only add the 1 Experience from using the loyalty ability, and it does not gain power and toughness on its own. Nevertheless, it can add reinforcements, and quickly, multiplying its power as well as adding to it with Auras and Enchantments.

Like [[Calix, Destiny's Hand]], he can create a locked board state where the opponent cannot damage him with creatures, by continually Fetching new copies of {{Card URL|Hixus, Prison Warden}} and similar cards that are normally only temporary because they have so few Shields.

==Stats==
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{{PWLevelTableRow |1| 1-5,1220 | 3,+2,0,+2,-3,-3,0 | 1,3,4,3 | 2,26 | 5,0 | 9,0 | 15,0 | WB}}
{{PWLevelTableRow |1| | | 6,3,'''5''',3 | | | | | WB}}
{{PWLevelTableRow |1| | | | 2,29 | | | | WB}}
{{PWLevelTableRow |1| | 8,'''+3''',0,+2,-3,-3,0 | | | | | | WB}}
{{PWLevelTableRow |1| | | | 2,32 | | | | WB}}
{{PWLevelTableRow |2| 6-10,4580 | | | | 14,1 | | | WB}}
{{PWLevelTableRow |2| | | | 2,35 | | | | WB}}
{{PWLevelTableRow |2| | | 6,3,5,'''4''' | | | | | WB}}
{{PWLevelTableRow |2| | | | 2,38 | | | | WB}}
{{PWLevelTableRow |2| | | | | | 16,1 | | WB}}
{{PWLevelTableRow |1| 11-15,9260 | | | 2,41 | | | | WB}}
{{PWLevelTableRow |1| | 6,+3,0,'''+3''',-3,-3,0 | | | | | | WB}}
{{PWLevelTableRow |1| | | | 2,44 | | | | WB}}
{{PWLevelTableRow |1| | | 8,'''4''',5,4 | | | | | WB}}
{{PWLevelTableRow |1| | | | 4,47 | | | | WB}}
{{PWLevelTableRow |2| 16-20,15640 | | | | | | 14,1 | WB}}
{{PWLevelTableRow |2| | | | | | | | WB}}
{{PWLevelTableRow |2| | 6,+3,0,+3,'''-2''',-3,0 | | | | | | WB}}
{{PWLevelTableRow |2| | | | 2,50 | | | | WB}}
{{PWLevelTableRow |2| | | | | 16,2 | | | WB}}
{{PWLevelTableRow |1| 21-25,23690 | | | 2,53 | | | | WB}}
{{PWLevelTableRow |1| | | 6,4,'''6''',4 | | | | | WB}}
{{PWLevelTableRow |1| | | | 2,56 | | | | WB}}
{{PWLevelTableRow |1| | 8,+3,0,+3,-2,'''-1''',0 | | | | | | WB}}
{{PWLevelTableRow |1| | | | 2,59 | | | | WB}}
{{PWLevelTableRow |2| 26-30,33380 | | | | | 14,2 | | WB}}
{{PWLevelTableRow |2| | | | 2,62 | | | | WB}}
{{PWLevelTableRow |2| | | 6,4,6,'''5''' | | | | | WB}}
{{PWLevelTableRow |2| | | | 2,66 | | | | WB}}
{{PWLevelTableRow |2| | | | | | | 16,2 | WB}}
{{PWLevelTableRow |1| 31-35,44660 | | | 2,69 | | | | WB}}
{{PWLevelTableRow |1| | 6,+3,'''+1''',+3,-2,-1,0 | | | | | | WB}}
{{PWLevelTableRow |1| | | | 4,72 | | | | WB}}
{{PWLevelTableRow |1| | | 8,'''5''',6,5 | | | | | WB}}
{{PWLevelTableRow |1| | | | | | | | WB}}
{{PWLevelTableRow |2| 36-40,57530 | | | | 14,3 | | | WB}}
{{PWLevelTableRow |2| | | | 2,76 | | | | WB}}
{{PWLevelTableRow |2| | 6,'''+4''',+1,+3,-2,-1,0 | | | | | | WB}}
{{PWLevelTableRow |2| | | | 2,80 | | | | WB}}
{{PWLevelTableRow |2| | | | | | 16,3 | | WB}}
{{PWLevelTableRow |1| 41-45,71960 | | | 2,84 | | | | WB}}
{{PWLevelTableRow |1| | | 6,5,'''7''',5 | | | | | WB}}
{{PWLevelTableRow |1| | | | 2,88 | | | | WB}}
{{PWLevelTableRow |1| | 8,+4,+1,'''+4''',-2,-1,0 | | | | | | WB}}
{{PWLevelTableRow |1| | | | 2,92 | | | | WB}}
{{PWLevelTableRow |2| 46-50,87920 | | | | | | 14,3 | WB}}
{{PWLevelTableRow |2| | | | 2,96 | | | | WB}}
{{PWLevelTableRow |2| | | 6,5,7,'''6''' | | | | | WB}}
{{PWLevelTableRow |2| | | | 2,100 | | | | WB}}
{{PWLevelTableRow |2| | | | | 11,4 | | | WB}}
{{PWLevelTableRow |1| 51-55,112320 | | | 4,104 | | | | WB}}
{{PWLevelTableRow |1| | 6,+4,+1,+4,'''-1''',-1,0 | | | | | | WB}}
{{PWLevelTableRow |1| | | | | | | | WB}}
{{PWLevelTableRow |1| | | 7,'''6''',7,6 | | | | | WB}}
{{PWLevelTableRow |1| | | | 2,108 | | | | WB}}
{{PWLevelTableRow |2| 56-60,160720 | | | | | 5,4 | | WB}}
{{PWLevelTableRow |2| | | | 2,112 | | | | WB}}
{{PWLevelTableRow |2| | 3,+4,'''+2''',+4,-1,-1,0 | | | | | | WB}}
{{PWLevelTableRow |2| | | | 2,116 | | | | WB}}
{{PWLevelTableRow |2| | | | | | | 1,4 | WB}}
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==Abilities==
{{Planeswalker Ability
| Name = Eidolon of Longing
| Number = 1
| PW Level 1 = 6-19
| Loyalty 1 = 4
| Effect 1 = Create an Eidolon of Longing Token [1/1 Enchantment Spirit with "When you cast an Aura card: You gain 1 {{Ability|Experience}} point.  At the end of your turn: This creature's base power and toughness becomes X/X.  X is equal to your {{Ability|Experience}} points."].
| PW Level 2 = 20-35
| Loyalty 2 = 4
| Effect 2 = Create an Eidolon of Longing Token [1/1 Enchantment Spirit with "When you cast an Aura card: You gain 1 {{Ability|Experience}} point.  At the end of your turn: This creature's base power and toughness becomes X/X.  X is equal to your {{Ability|Experience}} points."].  <b>Fetch the first Aura card from your library.</b>
| PW Level 3 = 36-49
| Loyalty 3 = 4
| Effect 3 = Create a <b>Greater Eidolon of Longing Token</b> [1/1 Enchantment Spirit with "When you activate a Loyalty ability:  You gain 1 {{Ability|Experience}} point.  When you cast an Aura or an Enchantment card: You gain 1 {{Ability|Experience}} point.  At the end of your turn: This creature's base power and toughness becomes X/X.  X is equal to your {{Ability|Experience}} points."].  Fetch the first Aura card from your library.
| PW Level 4 = 50-60
| Loyalty 4 = 4
| Effect 4 = Create a Greater Eidolon of Longing Token [1/1 Enchantment Spirit with "When you activate a Loyalty ability:  You gain 1 {{Ability|Experience}} point.  When you cast an Aura or an Enchantment card: You gain 1 {{Ability|Experience}} point.  At the end of your turn: This creature's base power and toughness becomes X/X.  X is equal to your {{Ability|Experience}} points."].  Fetch the first Aura <b>or Enchantment</b> card from your library.
}}
{{Planeswalker Ability
| Name = Endless Search
| Number = 2
| PW Level 1 = 10-25
| Loyalty 1 = 12
| Effect 1 = Pick one of the first 2 cards from your graveyard.  Fetch that card.
| PW Level 2 = 26-39
| Loyalty 2 = 12
| Effect 2 = Pick one of the first 2 cards from your graveyard.  Fetch that card.  <b>Then, the last creature card in your hand gains X mana.  X is equal to your {{Ability|Experience}} points.</b>
| PW Level 3 = 40-55
| Loyalty 3 = 12
| Effect 3 = Pick one of the first <b>4</b> cards from your graveyard.  Fetch that card.  Then, the last creature card in your hand gains X mana.  X is equal to your {{Ability|Experience}} points.
| PW Level 4 = 56-60
| Loyalty 4 = 12
| Effect 4 = Pick one of the first 4 cards from your graveyard.  Fetch that card.  Then, <b>the last Aura card and the last creature card in your hand</b> gain X mana.  X is equal to your {{Ability|Experience}} points.
}}
{{Planeswalker Ability
| Name = Underworld Bargain
| Number = 3
| PW Level 1 = 16-29
| Loyalty 1 = 18
| Effect 1 = You gain 6 {{Ability|Experience}} points.  Then, the first opposing creature gets -X/-X.  X is equal to your {{Ability|Experience}} points.
| PW Level 2 = 30-45
| Loyalty 2 = 18
| Effect 2 = You gain <b>8</b> {{Ability|Experience}} points.  Then, the first opposing creature gets -X/-X <b>and you gain X life</b>.  X is equal to your {{Ability|Experience}} points.
| PW Level 3 = 46-59
| Loyalty 3 = 18
| Effect 3 = You gain 8 {{Ability|Experience}} points.  Then, <b>each opposing creature</b> gets -X/-X and you gain X life.  X is equal to your {{Ability|Experience}} points.
| PW Level 4 = 60
| Loyalty 4 = 18
| Effect 4 = You gain <b>10</b> {{Ability|Experience}} points.  Then, each opposing creature gets -X/-X and you gain X life.  X is equal to your {{Ability|Experience}} points.
}}

==Story==
''"Daxos of Meletis was killed by a Planeswalker he loved, but he was freed from the Underworld in a cruel bargain with the god of the dead.  Now he is one of the Returned, traveling across the plane of Theros in an endless search for his beloved [[Elspeth, Sun's Nemesis|Elspeth Tirel]]—but she has taken his place in the realm of the dead.  His blank, featureless face is hidden behind a golden mask twisted into a grotesque caricature of his grief."''

==Starting Deck==
{{Deck List
|Omen of the Dead
|Triumphant Surge
|Lampad of Death's Vigil
|Funeral Rites
|Totem-Guide Hartebeest
|Shambling Ghoul
|Enshrouding Mist
|Alchemist's Vial
|Caves of Koilos
|Ritual of the Returned
}}

{{Planeswalkers}}
[[Category:Planeswalkers]]
[[Category:White]]
[[Category:Black]]
[[Category:Experience]]
[[Category:Fetch from graveyard]]
[[Category:Fetch from library]]
[[Category:Gain life]]
[[Category:Gain mana]]
[[Category:Lockdown]]
[[Category:Summon creatures]]
[[Category:Weaken all]]