<p style="text-align: right;"><em><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Toph, the First Metalbender" href="#" target="_blank">Toph, the First Metalbender</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> | Art by <a href="https://www.artstation.com/eilenecherie" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Eilene Cherie</a></em></p>
<p>Welcome back to another edition of <em>Beyond the Multiverse</em>! While I was going to begin this week's article on the <em>Spider-Man </em>stuff, things and stuff happened. We instead got spoilers from the <em>Avatar: The Last Airbender </em>set, and I knew I wanted to have an opportunity to build one of my favorite characters when she was spoiled.</p>
<p>That's right, we're diving into a deck helmed by <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Toph, the First Metalbender" href="#" target="_blank">Toph, the First Metalbender</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>!</p>
<h2>Quaking the Foundations With Toph</h2>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Toph, the First Metalbender"></div></div>
<p>Toph may be a child, but she's an absolute savage of an earthbender (in more ways than one). Born blind and in a well-off family, Toph learned her techniques from the original earthbenders, the Badger Moles. It's through them she learned to "see" via the vibrations of the land itself.</p>
<p>She partook in earthbending tournaments as the "Blind Bandit" before joining Twinkle Toes...I mean Aang and his group. She would go on to be a powerhouse in the group, and discover the ability to metalbend, striking fear in the hearts of many in the Fire Nation. Oh no, what a nightmare!</p>
<p>...Sorry.</p>
<p>Anyway, like how Toph turned earthbending on its head when she learned to metalbend, she does this on the board, too. Every nontoken artifact on our side is a land. That's going to be an important ability as it's ripe for shenanigans. She also animates lands on our end step, which helps synergize with a few other themes as well.</p>
<h2>Buried in Value</h2>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Panharmonicon|pip|237"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Combustible Gearhulk|fic|292"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Slip On the Ring"></div></div>
<p>When I was trying to find a way to approach Toph, I knew I needed a lot of artifacts. But how to use them? The answer came eventually: a blinking subtheme.</p>
<p>To that end, the decklist below will have a number of artifacts, including creatures, that do things when they come in. Cards like <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Canoptek Scarab Swarm" href="#" target="_blank">Canoptek Scarab Swarm</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> and even <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Solemn Simulacrum|fic|360" href="#" target="_blank">Solemn Simulacrum</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> do things when they enter. In addition, they also can get earthbent by Toph because she doesn't care what artifacts we animate, just they they're not tokens.</p>
<p>Also, <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Sword of Hearth and Home|ltc|354" href="#" target="_blank">Sword of Hearth and Home</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> can blink a creature and ramp us. Talk about value! <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Cybermen Squadron" href="#" target="_blank">Cybermen Squadron</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> allows our nonlegendary artifact creatures to gain myriad, but the card gets the nod because this ability will apply to any noncreature artifacts we earthbend as well.</p>
<p>While not quite blinking, <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Flamerush Rider|ltc|216" href="#" target="_blank">Flamerush Rider</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> creates a token of another attacking creature of ours. Just remember that the token sacrifices itself during the end step.</p>
<h2>The Basics of Earthbending</h2>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Earthbending Student"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Earthbending Lesson"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Bumi, Eclectic Earthbender"></div></div>
<p>To summarize what the earthbending mechanic does: We animate a land as a 0/0, putting a number of +1/+1 counters on it equal to the earthbending number - in Toph's case, two.</p>
<p>The key piece to the ability is that if the land would go away, it will come right back in tapped. This is something for <em>landfall</em> triggers. Firstly, both <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Tifa Lockhart" href="#" target="_blank">Tifa Lockhart</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> and <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Gladiolus Amicitia" href="#" target="_blank">Gladiolus Amicitia</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> will trigger their <em>landfall</em> abilities, so even if the board gets wiped, we won't lost any lands from it. They simply won't be animated anymore.</p>
<p>Other cards with <em>landfall</em> include both <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Tireless Tracker|fic|316" href="#" target="_blank">Tireless Tracker</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> and <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Tireless Provisioner|ltc|262" href="#" target="_blank">Tireless Provisioner</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, which will gain value when a land comes in, be it card draw or Treasure tokens. Or Food, if we're hungry for some life. <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Sabotender" href="#" target="_blank">Sabotender</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> will ping our opponents slowly with each land drop, and is sure to become a nuisance.</p>
<p>All of this being said, there aren't many eartbending cards at the moment. The set is months away, and more support is bound to be revealed closer to release. I'm sure the number of earthbending cards in a future version of the deck list will go up. However, this is Toph, the Metalbender we're talking about here. Nontoken artifacts are lands, too. So, yeah! Let's break some rules!</p>
<h2>The Art of Metalbending</h2>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Chocobo Racetrack"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Ashnod&#039;s Altar|sld|1679"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Canoptek Spyder"></div></div>
<p>That key line in the reminder text of the earthbending mechanic, combined with Toph, changes the ball game. Now <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Chocobo Racetrack" href="#" target="_blank">Chocobo Racetrack</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> and other landfall cards will create a Bird if an (nontoken) artifact or land comes in. <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Sword of Feast and Famine|acr|99" href="#" target="_blank">Sword of Feast and Famine</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> won't just untap lands, but also our artifacts, too.</p>
<p><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Ashnod&#039;s Altar" href="#" target="_blank">Ashnod&#039;s Altar</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, when we sacrifice an earthbent artifact, will give us two mana, and said artifact back, allowing us to reuse its abilities again. This is important for creatures with effects when they enter. Also, since these artifacts are historic, <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Bayek of Siwa" href="#" target="_blank">Bayek of Siwa</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> will see them gain double strike.</p>
<p>There's these implications, and more as I'll uncover later in the article. For now, let's get to the deck list.</p>
<h2>Toph, the First Metalbender Commander Deck List</h2>
<div class="edhrecp__deck mtgh"><span class="edhrecp__deck-s" name="Going Universes Beyond-Toph" site="edhrec" archidekt_link="" cards="[Commander]
*1 Toph, the First Metalbender
[/Commander]
[Creatures]
*1 Ambrosia Whiteheart
*1 Angel of the Ruins
*1 Anger
*1 Badgermole
*1 Bayek of Siwa
*1 Bronze Guardian
*1 Bumi, Eclectic Earthbender
*1 Canoptek Scarab Swarm
*1 Canoptek Spyder
*1 Canoptek Tomb Sentinel
*1 Combustible Gearhulk
*1 Cryptothrall
*1 Cyberman Patrol
*1 Cybermen Squadron
*1 Earthbending Student
*1 Flamerush Rider
*1 Gladiolus Amicitia
*1 Meteor Golem
*1 Ruin Grinder
*1 Sabotender
*1 Solemn Simulacrum
*1 Tifa Lockhart
*1 Tireless Provisioner
*1 Tireless Tracker
*1 Zell Dincht
[/Creatures]
[Artifacts]
*1 Arcane Signet
*1 Ashnod&#039;s Altar
*1 Chocobo Racetrack
*1 Cloudstone Curio
*1 Lightning Greaves
*1 Mithril Coat
*1 Panharmonicon
*1 RMS Titanic
*1 Resurrection Orb
*1 Sculpting Steel
*1 Sol Ring
*1 Swiftfoot Boots
*1 Sword of Feast and Famine
*1 Sword of Hearth and Home
[/Artifacts]
[Instants]
*1 Big Score
*1 Boros Charm
*1 Clever Concealment
*1 Crush Contraband
*1 Dispatch
*1 Entish Restoration
*1 Harrow
*1 Lifestream&#039;s Blessing
*1 Path to Exile
*1 Slip On the Ring
*1 Swords to Plowshares
*1 Ultimate Magic: Holy
[/Instants]
[Sorceries]
*1 Austere Command
*1 Cleansing Nova
*1 Cultivate
*1 Earth Rumble
*1 Earthbending Lesson
*1 Farseek
*1 Hull Breach
*1 Rampant Growth
*1 Wake the Past
*1 What Must Be Done
[/Sorceries]
[Enchantments]
*1 Branching Evolution
[/Enchantments]
[Lands]
*1 Clifftop Retreat
*1 Command Beacon
*1 Command Tower
*1 Exotic Orchard
*1 Fabled Passage
*6 Forest
*1 Fortified Village
*1 Furycalm Snarl
*1 Game Trail
*1 Ishgard, the Holy See // Faith &amp; Grief
*1 Jungle Shrine
*6 Mountain
*1 Overgrown Farmland
*1 Path of Ancestry
*6 Plains
*1 Radiant Grove
*1 Rockfall Vale
*1 Rootbound Crag
*1 Sacred Peaks
*1 Sundown Pass
*1 Sunpetal Grove
*1 Wooded Ridgeline
[/Lands]"></span></div>
<h2>More to Unearth</h2>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Cyberman Patrol"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Canoptek Tomb Sentinel"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Branching Evolution|pip|195"></div></div>
<p>...what's that? It's not Toph at all. It's Melon Lord! Mwahahaha!</p>
<p>*ahem* Anyway, the list has all the makings of a bizarre artifacts deck that's coupled with landfall. Normally, cards like <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Harrow|40K|216" href="#" target="_blank">Harrow</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> have us sacrifice a land as a cost. Here? Sacrifice an earthbent artifact instead, and it'll come right back alongside the two lands we searched for.</p>
<p>Like I said earlier, we're going to need more cards with the earthbending mechanic to really make this deck tick. Nonetheless, going the blink route, I hope, is a unique angle on Toph, and Naya (<span class="mana-container-container"><span class="mana-container"><i class="ms ms-cost ms-r" style="margin-left: inherit !important;"></i></span><span class="mana-container"><i class="ms ms-cost ms-g" style="margin-left: inherit !important;"></i></span><span class="mana-container"><i class="ms ms-cost ms-w" style="margin-left: inherit !important;"></i></span></span>) colors as a whole.</p>
<p><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Branching Evolution|pip|195" href="#" target="_blank">Branching Evolution</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> will double up any +1/+1 counters on anything animated by earthbending. One of the spicier tech is <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Canoptek Tomb Sentinel" href="#" target="_blank">Canoptek Tomb Sentinel</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, a prime target for earthbending. That way, you don't need to pay the unearth cost, but bring it back from the graveyard repeatedly!</p>
<p>With enough counters on it and other animated artifacts, <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Cyberman Patrol" href="#" target="_blank">Cyberman Patrol</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>'s afflict ability will add up fast, giving our opponents a real villainous choice. Speaking of synergies...</p>
<p>Oh, an infinite combo!</p>
<p>...</p>
<p>That's the reaction we'll get when we see it. *waves hand in front of my face*</p>
<p>While there aren't any infinite combos that I'm aware of in the deck list, once we open the floodgates to in-universe cards, things really begin to shine.</p>
<h2>Bending Beyond the World</h2>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Scute Swarm"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Tiller Engine"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Grinding Station"></div></div>
<p>Glossing over <a href="https://edhrec.com/commanders/toph-the-first-metalbender" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Toph's EDHREC page</a>, we see there's a definite slant towards combos. Firstly, <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Grinding Station" href="#" target="_blank">Grinding Station</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> is an absolute menace with Toph, and will only get stronger with more earthbending cards added. We earthbend an artifact, sacrifice it to the Station for its effect, then said artifact will come right back in, untapping the Station to do it again, leading to infinite combo shenanigans.</p>
<p>Even better if it came back in untapped via the likes of <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Tiller Engine" href="#" target="_blank">Tiller Engine</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> or <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Spelunking" href="#" target="_blank">Spelunking</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> (since the artifacts will be lands again. Correct me if I'm wrong).</p>
<p>Speaking of rulings, why not give judges nightmare fuel by combining Toph with <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Ashaya, Soul of the Wild" href="#" target="_blank">Ashaya, Soul of the Wild</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>?</p>
<p>We also have more landfall options to choose from. Each artifact with <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Scute Swarm" href="#" target="_blank">Scute Swarm</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> will explode that swarm into a mass. Or perhaps multiple <em>landfall</em> triggers with <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Avenger of Zendikar" href="#" target="_blank">Avenger of Zendikar</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>?</p>
<p>The possibilities are almost endless, and the EDHREC page will surely be a guide to help you assemble your own Toph list.</p>
<h2>Grounded, at Last</h2>
<p>The featured deck list is worlds apart from what a typical Toph deck might be running, but I hoped you liked the unique angle on it. However, before I call it for a week, there's going to be a minor change. Traditionally, I only allowed <em>Univereses Beyond</em> cards because of the unique holo stamps and borders. This put the two <em>Dungeons and Dragons</em>-related sets, <em>Adventures in the Forgotten Realms</em> and <em>Battle for Baldur's Gate</em> in a strange state of limbo. That said, the aforementioned stamps and borders are going away with the <em>Spider-Man</em> set coming out in a few weeks.</p>
<p>To that end, this allows me to lump all of <em>DnD </em>with the rest of <em>Universes Beyond</em>, since it's not canon to <em>Magic</em>. So, you can expect me to start using cards from that IP going forward. Tune in next time when we travel to New York City, and listen to a certain "menace" or sorts (I'll also have a surprise twist for this article as well).</p>
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Toph, the First Metalbender Commander Deck Tech

Top 10 Landfall Cards for Toph, the First Metalbender in cEDH

Miles Morales // Ultimate Spider-Man Commander Deck Tech

<p style="text-align: right;"><em><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Gishath, Sun&#039;s Avatar|xln|222" href="#" target="_blank">Gishath, Sun&#039;s Avatar</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> | Art by <a href="http://www.zackstella.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Zach Stella</a></em></p>
<p>As <em>Jurassic Park</em> attempts to prove that “Life…finds a way” to revitalize its flailing franchise, the Dinosaur creature type is alive and thriving in <em>Magic</em>.</p>
<p>Recently, it seems as though Dinosaurs have taken up the mantle of “generic large green creature” previously held by Wurms and Beasts. Other colors have Dragons, Demons, Angels, and sea monsters, but green has struggled a bit (in spite of its reputation in Commander) to develop an iconic top-end type of its own.</p>
<p>Sure, it has little guys like Elves, but, for game-ending threats, it often finds itself bleeding into other colors. All that changed, however, when the game visited Ixalan for the first time.</p>
<p>In <em>Ixalan</em>, Dinosaurs became an officially-supported type. Some Dinosaurs already existed and were errata-ed to be Dinosaurs from types like Beasts, but Dinos really didn’t exist until then. A subsequent visit to Ixalan, along with mechanically-unique Jurassic Park cards, have fleshed out the creature type and given it a bit of an identity.</p>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Gishath, Sun&#039;s Avatar"></div></div>
<p>Dinos are typically big, strong, and tough, capable of enduring damage and even welcoming it. So today we're building a Dino deck, featuring one of the legends from <em>Ixalan</em>, <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Gishath, Sun&#039;s Avatar" href="#" target="_blank">Gishath, Sun&#039;s Avatar</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>.</p>
<h2>What Does <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Gishath, Sun&#039;s Avatar" href="#" target="_blank">Gishath, Sun&#039;s Avatar</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> Do?</h2>
<p>Put simply, Gishath eats everything. It chomps on life totals. It swallows blockers. It even eats removal spells like a champ.</p>
<p>And for eight mana, it ought to. For that seemingly steep price, we get a 7/6 with vigilance, trample, and haste. That huge body comes down swinging, can attack and block profitably, and can’t be chump-blocked. All of this with an ability that triggers whenever it connects.</p>
<p>And that ability is a doozy! When it connects, we reveal cards equal to the combat damage the opponent takes from the top of our library and put all of the Dinosaurs revealed this way onto the battlefield.</p>
<p>It’s worth noting that this ability triggers during the combat damage step. The combat phase has five steps: beginning of combat, declare attackers, declare blockers, combat damage, and end of combat, in that order. Since the combat damage step occurs after the declare attackers step, and the creatures do not enter tapped and attacking, the creatures Gishath puts onto the battlefield cannot attack during the combat step they were created, even if they have haste.</p>
<p>While the timing concern may make it seem like granting haste to those creatures is a waste of time, additional combat steps and generally adding haste to curve-toppers is actually vital to giving the deck its identity.</p>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Pantlaza, Sun-Favored"></div></div>
<p>For a while, Gishath stood alone as the apex predator at the top of the Dinosaur food chain. But <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Pantlaza, Sun-Favored" href="#" target="_blank">Pantlaza, Sun-Favored</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> emerged onto the scene a couple of years ago and has narrowly eclipsed its predecessor in popularity. Apparently, being the Avatar of the Sun is nothing compared to earning its favor!</p>
<p>Pantlaza is a 4/4 for five mana, so it's more aggressively-costed and comes down earlier than Gishath. It has an ability that is similar to cascade, and it grants that to Dinosaurs that enter after it. <a href="https://edhrec.com/articles/giott-king-of-the-dwarves-deck-tech" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Like Giott last week</a>, Pantlaza is a card advantage engine that doesn't require anything beyond what we're already doing: casting Dinosaurs.</p>
<p>So why would we go with Gishath over Pantlaza? It comes down to explosive potential. Pantlaza is a great commander. It synergizes well with the high mana curve-toppers and tendency towards escalation of Dinosaurs. It gives the deck inevitability by churning out card advantage in the form of multiple Dinosaurs entering the battlefield per turn.</p>
<p>But it doesn’t have the excitement of Gishath’s ability, and it will often fail to find worthwhile cards to discover. Gishath, even if blocked, will typically flip more cards for a higher total mana value than Pantlaza. It’s a tough call, but Gishath’s ability to put Dinosaurs into play regardless of mana value makes the deck operate more like a ramp or combo deck and less like a reskinned midrange deck.</p>
<h2>Key Cards for <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Gishath, Sun&#039;s Avatar" href="#" target="_blank">Gishath, Sun&#039;s Avatar</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></h2>
<p>While the creatures flipped off of Gishath can’t attack the same turn without being granted haste and having additional combats, we still want to grant our creatures haste.</p>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Rhythm of the Wild"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Fires of Yavimaya"></div></div>
<p>Why is haste so important? Because the later games go, the less likely it is that our threats will live through a full table rotation. As odd as it may sound, Gishath’s ability is a closer. It’s there to seal the game off in a flurry of scales, feathers, claws, and fangs.</p>
<p>As an eight-mana spell, quite a lot will have happened before it drops onto the table, and, if it’s the only threat on our board at that time, it may have some trouble finding an open target.</p>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Fervor"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Concordant Crossroads"></div></div>
<p>Cards like <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Rhythm of the Wild" href="#" target="_blank">Rhythm of the Wild</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> and <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Fires of Yavimaya" href="#" target="_blank">Fires of Yavimaya</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, however, hit the board in the sweet spot between our ramp spells and our Dinosaurs. <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Fervor" href="#" target="_blank">Fervor</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> and <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Concordant Crossroads" href="#" target="_blank">Concordant Crossroads</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> give that ability to everyone, which encourages players to attack each other and leaves them open to counterattacks.</p>
<p>All of these cards are low mana value and would be redundant if flipped off of a Pantlaza trigger, while Gishath can just put them on the bottom.</p>
<p>Speaking of fitting in under ramp, Dinosaurs have some powerful type-specific ramp spells, having been designed as big green monsters.</p>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Otepec Huntmaster"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Knight of the Stampede"></div></div>
<p><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Otepec Huntmaster" href="#" target="_blank">Otepec Huntmaster</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> and <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Knight of the Stampede" href="#" target="_blank">Knight of the Stampede</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> are a couple of the ways we have to reduce the cost of Dinosaurs, including our commander, enabling the beatdown plan whether it's out or not. And therein lies the necessity of the haste enablers: We can’t count on our commander being out and need to be able to assume the aggressor role before it lands and in between times it's been removed.</p>
<p>Eight mana is a lot to start, and upwards of 10 to 12 mana in subsequent turns means we’ll likely be tapping out to cast it.</p>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Greater Good"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Primal Surge"></div></div>
<p>So, what do we do if Gishath gets removed? We try to load up our hand to keep the cards flowing!</p>
<p><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Greater Good" href="#" target="_blank">Greater Good</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> is one of the best cards to do this, as we can sac our commander in response to the removal to draw cards equal to its power and then discard three cards, which will more than likely include some number of lands.</p>
<p>The secret sauce of the deck, however, and a big reason we don’t want to be discovering with Pantlaza, is <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Primal Surge" href="#" target="_blank">Primal Surge</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>. This sorcery flips permanents off of the top of the library until the whole thing is on the battlefield or a non-permanent is flipped. With <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Primal Surge" href="#" target="_blank">Primal Surge</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> being the only non-permanent in the deck and with all of the haste enablers, Surge is essentially a ten-mana “I win the game” spell.</p>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Wakening Sun&#039;s Avatar"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Thrashing Brontodon"></div></div>
<p>Like with most decks in this series, the initial build is light on removal and non-basic lands. Our removal is built into our creature package, with <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Wakening Sun&#039;s Avatar" href="#" target="_blank">Wakening Sun&#039;s Avatar</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> acting as a controllable board wipe and <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Thrashing Brontodon" href="#" target="_blank">Thrashing Brontodon</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> helping to remove problem permanents.</p>
<p>Our basic lands lean green because green pips are the most common among our spells and because we need green to open up our ramp and fixing roles, so green needs to be the first color we play. If we were to include nonbasic lands, we would start with ones that produce green and at least one of our other colors, like <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Command Tower" href="#" target="_blank">Command Tower</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> and <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Stomping Ground" href="#" target="_blank">Stomping Ground</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>.</p>
<p>While we can’t use too many of them, one or two colorless utility lands, such as <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Kessig Wolf Run" href="#" target="_blank">Kessig Wolf Run</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, could help with the explosion. Targeting Gishath with Wolf Run can do a pretty effective simulation of <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Primal Surge" href="#" target="_blank">Primal Surge</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, although it’s a largely useless land early.</p>
<h2>How Does This <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Gishath, Sun&#039;s Avatar" href="#" target="_blank">Gishath, Sun&#039;s Avatar</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> Commander Deck Win?</h2>
<p>This Gishath deck looks to ramp into large Dinosaurs, give them haste, and turn them sideways. We can draw lots of cards with all the power we put onto the battlefield, keeping the action flowing and the advantage bar growing.</p>
<h2>Gishath, Sun's Avatar Commander Deck List</h2>
<div class="edhrecp__deck mtgh"><span class="edhrecp__deck-s" name="Gishath, Sun&#039;s Avatar Commander Deck Tech" site="edhrec" archidekt_link="" cards="[Commander]
*1 Gishath, Sun&#039;s Avatar
[/Commander]
[Artifacts]
*1 Akroma&#039;s Memorial
*1 Hammer of Purphoros
*1 Herald&#039;s Horn
*1 The Fire Crystal
*1 The Great Henge
*1 Urza&#039;s Incubator
*1 Vanquisher&#039;s Banner
[/Artifacts]
[Creatures]
*1 Apex Altisaur
*1 Atzocan Seer
*1 Balamb T-Rexaur
*1 Beast Whisperer
*1 Bronzebeak Foragers
*1 Burning Sun&#039;s Avatar
*1 Carnage Tyrant
*1 Curious Altisaur
*1 Disciple of Freyalise // Garden of Freyalise
*1 Drover of the Mighty
*1 Earthshaker Dreadmaw
*1 Ghalta, Primal Hunger
*1 Ghalta, Stampede Tyrant
*1 Goring Ceratops
*1 Hulking Raptor
*1 Intrepid Paleontologist
*1 Ixalli&#039;s Lorekeeper
*1 Kinjalli&#039;s Caller
*1 Kinjalli&#039;s Sunwing
*1 Knight of the Stampede
*1 Majestic Heliopterus
*1 Marauding Raptor
*1 Otepec Huntmaster
*1 Pantlaza, Sun-Favored
*1 Polyraptor
*1 Rampaging Brontodon
*1 Ravenous Tyrannosaurus
*1 Regisaur Alpha
*1 Samut, Voice of Dissent
*1 Scion of Calamity
*1 Silverclad Ferocidons
*1 Sunfrill Imitator
*1 Temple Altisaur
*1 Thrashing Brontodon
*1 Tranquil Frillback
*1 Tyrranax Rex
*1 Verdant Sun&#039;s Avatar
*1 Wakening Sun&#039;s Avatar
*1 Wayward Swordtooth
[/Creatures]
[Enchantments]
*1 Concordant Crossroads
*1 Fervor
*1 Fires of Yavimaya
*1 Garruk&#039;s Uprising
*1 Greater Good
*1 Guardian Project
*1 Mass Hysteria
*1 Rhythm of the Wild
*1 Rising of the Day
*1 Sylvan Library
*1 Tribute to the World Tree
[/Enchantments]
[Planeswalkers]
*1 Garruk, Primal Hunter
[/Planeswalkers]
[Sorceries]
*1 Primal Surge
[/Sorceries]
[Lands]
*1 Canopy Vista
*1 Cinder Glade
*1 Command Tower
*20 Forest
*1 Hushwood Verge
*1 Jetmir&#039;s Garden
*1 Jungle Shrine
*5 Mountain
*5 Plains
*1 Stomping Ground
*1 Sunpetal Grove
*1 Temple Garden
*1 Thornspire Verge
[/Lands]"></span></div>
<h2>Conclusion</h2>
<p>The more recognizable and powerful Dinosaurs are big green monsters, but there are also smaller utility creatures. We look to drop as many permanents onto the battlefield as quickly as we can and give them haste to end the game in a few big combats. Ramping into <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Primal Surge" href="#" target="_blank">Primal Surge</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> gives us a ten mana “I win” button to go along with our explosive eight-mana commander.</p>


Building a Dinosaur Typal Deck with Gishath, Sun's Avatar

<p style="text-align: right;"><em><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Tifa, Martial Artist|fic|206" href="#" target="_blank">Tifa, Martial Artist</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> | Art by <a href="https://scryfall.com/search?q=a%3A%E2%80%9CRobert+Cornelius%E2%80%9D&amp;unique=art" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Robert Cornelius</a></em></p>
<p>Hello and welcome back to <em>Archetypes of Imagination</em>, the series where we build decks based on popular Commander archetypes. We'll use Scryfall's tagging system and EDHREC's Tag pages to build around a new theme each week. Today we're building a deck focused on sneaking creatures onto the battlefield, with <em>Final Fantasy</em>'s <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Tifa, Martial Artist" href="#" target="_blank">Tifa, Martial Artist</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>.</p>
<p>Scryfall has a really cool way of categorizing cards, where each card has specific labels attached to it for later reference. For example, <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Springbloom Druid" href="#" target="_blank">Springbloom Druid</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> has the ramp tag and <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Druid of Purification" href="#" target="_blank">Druid of Purification</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> has the removal tag. EDHREC's tag system is really cool too, letting users see popular cards associated with a given strategy. For example, <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Rogue&#039;s Passage" href="#" target="_blank">Rogue&#039;s Passage</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> is great in voltron decks and <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Hydroid Krasis" href="#" target="_blank">Hydroid Krasis</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> is great in X spell decks. These tagging systems are great ways to get inspiration for certain deck archetypes, and I often start there when it's time for me to build a new deck.</p>
<p>Let's get brewing!</p>
<h2>What Does Tifa, Martial Artist Do?</h2>
<p><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Tifa, Martial Artist" href="#" target="_blank">Tifa</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> is sure to be one of the most popular commanders from the upcoming <em>Final Fantasy</em> release. Costing just four mana, she lets us get up to three extra combats per turn when a sufficiently big creature hits one of our opponents. Luckily, <span class="mana-container-container"><span class="mana-container"><i class="ms ms-cost ms-r" style="margin-left: inherit !important;"></i></span></span><span class="mana-container-container"><span class="mana-container"><i class="ms ms-cost ms-w" style="margin-left: inherit !important;"></i></span></span><span class="mana-container-container"><span class="mana-container"><i class="ms ms-cost ms-g" style="margin-left: inherit !important;"></i></span></span> decks have access to a lot of creatures with power seven or greater. So, this deck will aim to land Tifa early, sneak in a few big creatures, and swing with them to allow for extra combat steps galore.</p>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Tifa, Martial Artist"></div></div>
<p><em>Magic</em> usually requires players to pay mana for their spells, but we'll be doing all we can to skirt around that requirement. Some effects let us cast spells for free while others let us put permanents directly onto the battlefield, and we'll be taking advantage of both in this deck. While every color's got a few ways to cheat mana costs, the Naya color combination of <span class="mana-container-container"><span class="mana-container"><i class="ms ms-cost ms-r" style="margin-left: inherit !important;"></i></span></span><span class="mana-container-container"><span class="mana-container"><i class="ms ms-cost ms-w" style="margin-left: inherit !important;"></i></span></span><span class="mana-container-container"><span class="mana-container"><i class="ms ms-cost ms-g" style="margin-left: inherit !important;"></i></span></span> has a ton of these effects at its disposal. But, we want something to do with all the big creatures that we'll be cheating onto the battlefield. So, to that end, we'll be using Tifa to swing in for damage multiple times.</p>
<h2>Key Cards for a Sneak Commander Deck</h2>
<h3>Ways to Sneak Creatures Out</h3>
<p>There's tons of ways to cheat creatures onto the battlefield here, starting with the classic <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Sneak Attack" href="#" target="_blank">Sneak Attack</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>. Although we need to sacrifice whatever creature we put onto the board with it, we'll hopefully have swung in for damage with that creature several times already. We don't really mind needing to sacrifice one of our big Eldrazi if we've already gotten to attack with it four times. There's also some ways to get creatures onto the battlefield permanently, like <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Eladamri, Korvecdal" href="#" target="_blank">Eladamri, Korvecdal</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> and <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Oviya, Automech Artisan" href="#" target="_blank">Oviya, Automech Artisan</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>. These cards are fantastic, providing us with <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Elvish Piper" href="#" target="_blank">Elvish Piper</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> variants with significant amounts of upside (card advantage and team-wide trample respectively).</p>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Sneak Attack"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Eladamri, Korvecdal"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Oviya, Automech Artisan"></div></div>
<p>There's several more ways to sneak creatures in, so I'll just hit upon a few of my favorites. <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Smuggler&#039;s Surprise" href="#" target="_blank">Smuggler&#039;s Surprise</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> can put two creatures onto the battlefield for just <span class="mana-container-container"><span class="mana-container"><i class="ms ms-cost ms-4" style="margin-left: inherit !important;"></i></span></span><span class="mana-container-container"><span class="mana-container"><i class="ms ms-cost ms-g" style="margin-left: inherit !important;"></i></span></span><span class="mana-container-container"><span class="mana-container"><i class="ms ms-cost ms-g" style="margin-left: inherit !important;"></i></span></span>, while also providing well-costed board protection and card advantage–all at instant speed! There's also <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Ghalta, Stampede Tyrant" href="#" target="_blank">Ghalta, Stampede Tyrant</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>. This big Dinosaur is both a great card to sneak onto the board, and a way to sneak other creatures in. Rounding out the highlights of this group is <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Kodama of the East Tree" href="#" target="_blank">Kodama of the East Tree</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>. Because we'll be putting so many high mana value permanents onto the battlefield, this card will really shine here.</p>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Smuggler&#039;s Surprise"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Ghalta, Stampede Tyrant"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Kodama of the East Tree"></div></div>
<h3>The Best Creatures to Sneak Out</h3>
<p>I've talked a lot about how we're going to sneak creatures onto the battlefield. So, let's talk about what scary monsters we'll actually be putting onto our battlefield free of charge.</p>
<p>One of my favorites is <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Etali, Primal Conqueror" href="#" target="_blank">Etali, Primal Conqueror</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>. I love this card for two main reasons. First, it's got seven power, meaning that it'll help our commander give us extra combat steps. Second, it's got a good chance to provide us with another big creature off the top of our library with its enters trigger. And, given all the extra combat steps we'll be taking, <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Giant Adephage" href="#" target="_blank">Giant Adephage</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> will quickly provide an insurmountable Insect army. Although this card may seem a little bit battlecruiser-ish, its seven base power and powerful combat damage trigger make it a solid choice for this deck. I also really like <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Kogla, the Titan Ape" href="#" target="_blank">Kogla, the Titan Ape</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> here. It's a big body that provides removal upon entering the battlefield and upon attacking, and can even protect Tifa in a pinch.</p>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Etali, Primal Conqueror"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Giant Adephage"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Kogla, the Titan Ape"></div></div>
<p>There's a few more creatures I want to talk about. We already spoke about New Etali, but let's take a moment to appreciate Old Etali. Although <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Etali, Primal Storm" href="#" target="_blank">Etali, Primal Storm</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> is definitively less powerful than some others in the deck, we'll really be able to run away with the game if we can string together multiple attack with this Dinosaur in one turn. I also wanted to talk about <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Trumpeting Carnosaur" href="#" target="_blank">Trumpeting Carnosaur</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, which feels purpose-built for this deck. It's got seven power, a super strong enters trigger, and can even be used as a removal spell if we really need it. This card is just amazing, and I've found myself super happy to draw it in playtesting.</p>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Etali, Primal Storm"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Trumpeting Carnosaur"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Old Gnawbone"></div></div>
<p>Last but not least, <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Old Gnawbone" href="#" target="_blank">Old Gnawbone</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> feels great when we're attacking multiple times per turn, and really takes advantage of all the high power creatures we'll be going to combat with.</p>
<h2>Tifa, Martial Artist Commander Deck List</h2>
<p>And now, here's the full decklist:</p>
<div class="edhrecp__deck mtgh"><span class="edhrecp__deck-s" name="Archetypes of Imagination - Tifa, Martial Artist" site="edhrec" archidekt_link="" cards="[Commander]
*1 Tifa, Martial Artist
[/Commander]
[Creatures]
*1 Agonasaur Rex
*1 Ancient Gold Dragon
*1 Apex Altisaur
*1 Avacyn&#039;s Pilgrim
*1 Avacyn, Angel of Hope
*1 Birds of Paradise
*1 Blightsteel Colossus
*1 Boreal Druid
*1 Champion of Rhonas
*1 Delighted Halfling
*1 Disciple of Freyalise // Garden of Freyalise
*1 Eladamri, Korvecdal
*1 Elvish Mystic
*1 Elvish Piper
*1 Etali, Primal Conqueror // Etali, Primal Sickness
*1 Etali, Primal Storm
*1 Fanatic of Rhonas
*1 Fyndhorn Elves
*1 Ghalta and Mavren
*1 Ghalta, Stampede Tyrant
*1 Giant Adephage
*1 Ilharg, the Raze-Boar
*1 Ilysian Caryatid
*1 Kodama of the East Tree
*1 Kogla and Yidaro
*1 Kogla, the Titan Ape
*1 Llanowar Elves
*1 Old Gnawbone
*1 Oviya, Automech Artisan
*1 Paladin Elizabeth Taggerdy
*1 Professional Face-Breaker
*1 Selvala, Heart of the Wilds
*1 Sire of Seven Deaths
*1 Terastodon
*1 Terror of the Peaks
*1 Titan of Industry
*1 Torsten, Founder of Benalia
*1 Toski, Bearer of Secrets
*1 Trumpeting Carnosaur
*1 Winota, Joiner of Forces
[/Creatures]
[Artifacts]
*1 Doors of Durin
*1 Monster Manual // Zoological Study
*1 The Great Henge
[/Artifacts]
[Enchantments]
*1 Annie Joins Up
*1 Garruk&#039;s Uprising
*1 Growing Rites of Itlimoc // Itlimoc, Cradle of the Sun
*1 Guardian Project
*1 Sneak Attack
*1 Tribute to the World Tree
[/Enchantments]
[Sorceries]
*1 Bridgeworks Battle // Tanglespan Bridgeworks
*1 Last March of the Ents
*1 Rishkar&#039;s Expertise
*1 Selvala&#039;s Stampede
*1 Stump Stomp // Burnwillow Clearing
[/Sorceries]
[Instants]
*1 Archdruid&#039;s Charm
*1 Boros Charm
*1 Collective Resistance
*1 Get Lost
*1 Legion Leadership // Legion Stronghold
*1 Nature&#039;s Claim
*1 Path to Exile
*1 Smuggler&#039;s Surprise
*1 Swords to Plowshares
*1 Through the Breach
[/Instants]
[Lands]
*1 Battlefield Forge
*1 Bountiful Promenade
*1 Brushland
*1 Command Tower
*1 Fire-Lit Thicket
*6 Forest
*1 Hushwood Verge
*1 Jetmir&#039;s Garden
*1 Karplusan Forest
*6 Mountain
*1 Overgrown Farmland
*6 Plains
*1 Rockfall Vale
*1 Rugged Prairie
*1 Spectator Seating
*1 Spire Garden
*1 Sunbillow Verge
*1 Sundown Pass
*1 Thornspire Verge
*1 Wooded Bastion
[/Lands]"></span></div>
<h2><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Quarrel&#039;s End" href="#" target="_blank">Quarrel&#039;s End</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></h2>
<p>Thanks for reading about <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Tifa, Martial Artist" href="#" target="_blank">Tifa, Martial Artist</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> in this week's <em>Archetypes</em> article! As always, I've got a few more cards I want to spotlight. This deck is full of high power creatures, and there's a few more ways that we can make the most of them. Among those are <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Last March of the Ents" href="#" target="_blank">Last March of the Ents</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> and <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Rishkar&#039;s Expertise" href="#" target="_blank">Rishkar&#039;s Expertise</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, both of which will routinely draw us a fresh seven cards and allow even more mana-cost cheating. There's also a few mana creatures, like <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Ilysian Caryatid" href="#" target="_blank">Ilysian Caryatid</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> and <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Fanatic of Rhonas" href="#" target="_blank">Fanatic of Rhonas</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, which can provide us with extra acceleration once we've gotten a sufficiently big guy on the board.</p>
<p>Lastly, cards like <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Ghalta and Mavren" href="#" target="_blank">Ghalta and Mavren</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> and <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Terror of the Peaks" href="#" target="_blank">Terror of the Peaks</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> will make sure that our large creatures provide us even more advantage.</p>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Last March of the Ents"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Rishkar&#039;s Expertise"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Ghalta and Mavren"></div></div>
<p>There's a few more cards that really shine here, like <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Champion of Rhonas" href="#" target="_blank">Champion of Rhonas</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>. Although this creature asks that we exert it if we'd like to cheat a creature onto the battlefield, our commander lets us untap it multiple times per turn (meaning that we can cheat multiple creatures per turn onto the battlefield). I also really like <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Selvala, Heart of the Wilds" href="#" target="_blank">Selvala, Heart of the Wilds</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>. I know, it's shocking to hear that this card is good in a <span class="mana-container-container"><span class="mana-container"><i class="ms ms-cost ms-g" style="margin-left: inherit !important;"></i></span></span>-based creature deck. But because we'll usually have the biggest creatures at the table, Selvala will provide tons of mana and card advantage for just three mana.</p>
<p>And there's <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Ilharg, the Raze-Boar" href="#" target="_blank">Ilharg, the Raze-Boar</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>. This 6/6 creature lets us sneak in creatures and reuse their enters effects while also being extremely hard to kill permanently. I love this card, and I'm glad it's got a place in this deck.</p>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Champion of Rhonas"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Selvala, Heart of the Wilds"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Ilharg, the Raze-Boar"></div></div>
<p>Thanks once again for reading! For those of you who are interested, here are some of the Scryfall searches I used to write this article:</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://scryfall.com/search?q=%28otag%3Asneak+or+otag%3Asneak-creature+or+otag%3Asneak-permanent%29+commander%3Anaya+legal%3Aedh+order%3Aedhrec&amp;unique=cards&amp;as=grid&amp;order=edhrec" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ways to sneak creatures onto the battlefield</a></li>
<li><a href="https://scryfall.com/search?q=t%3Acreature+pow%3E%3D7+commander%3Anaya+legal%3Aedh+order%3Aedhrec&amp;unique=cards&amp;as=grid&amp;order=edhrec" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Big creatures to sneak onto the battlefield</a></li>
<li><a href="https://scryfall.com/search?q=otag%3Apower-matters+commander%3Anaya+legal%3Aedh+order%3Aedhrec&amp;unique=cards&amp;as=grid&amp;order=edhrec" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ways to get value from having big creatures on the battlefield</a></li>
</ul>


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