<p style="text-align: right;"><em><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Sokka, Bold Boomeranger" href="#" target="_blank">Sokka, Bold Boomeranger</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> | Art by <a href="https://toniinfante.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Toni Infante</a></em></p>
<p>There really is just something about two-mana Izzet (<span class="mana-container-container"><span class="mana-container"><i class="ms ms-cost ms-u" style="margin-left: inherit !important;"></i></span><span class="mana-container"><i class="ms ms-cost ms-r" style="margin-left: inherit !important;"></i></span></span>) commanders. I can't help myself. Luckily, there seems to be no shortage of new ones to build with lately!</p>
<p>This recent round of <em>Avatar</em> spoilers gave me a lot to be excited about, and I think we all know which legend I have to tackle first. In this deck tech, I'm going to be adding <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Sokka, Bold Boomeranger" href="#" target="_blank">Sokka, Bold Boomeranger</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> to my collection.</p>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Sokka, Bold Boomeranger"></div></div>
<h2>What Does Sokka, Bold Boomeranger Do?</h2>
<p>Sokka, Bold Boomeranger is a two-mana 1/1 that discards up to two cards when he enters, and then draws that many cards. Whenever you cast an artifact or Lesson spell, Sokka gets a +1/+1 counter. That second line of text is going to be the real key, here.</p>
<p>The way I see it, Sokka is asking me to play him, sculpt my hand a little, then slam cheap artifacts until he's big enough to start eliminating players.</p>
<p>This is going to shape out to be a more traditional Voltron strategy than most of my other commander damage-focused decks. I'll have Equipment spells that further increase Sokka's power, grant him evasion, and make it easier to force through 21 points of commander damage.</p>
<p>The strategy I'm going with for Sokka is so similar to my early build of <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Malcolm, the Eyes" href="#" target="_blank">Malcolm, the Eyes</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> that I could simply switch Malcolm for Sokka without changing anything else and the deck would function identically. The major difference is that Sokka's second ability is essentially a built-in <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Nettlecyst" href="#" target="_blank">Nettlecyst</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, which improves consistency by a mile.</p>
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<h2>Key Cards for Sokka, Bold Boomeranger</h2>
<p>There aren't really enough Lesson cards to really lean in to that half of <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Sokka, Bold Boomeranger" href="#" target="_blank">Sokka, Bold Boomeranger</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> just yet. However, Sokka giving all Lesson cards the additional upside of "when you cast this spell, put a +1/+1 counter on Sokka" renders some otherwise medium Lesson cards borderline playable.</p>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Redirect Lightning"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Aang&#039;s Journey"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Introduction to Annihilation"></div></div>
<p><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Redirect Lightning" href="#" target="_blank">Redirect Lightning</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> is an instant staple in any red deck. A <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Deflecting Swat" href="#" target="_blank">Deflecting Swat</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> effect that costs one mana all the time and its only drawback is losing a measly five life? Sign me up. I'd include this card even if it didn't trigger Sokka. The only way this card is coming out of the deck is if the Commander rules change to allow me to build a sideboard of Lesson cards.</p>
<p><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Aang&#039;s Journey" href="#" target="_blank">Aang&#039;s Journey</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> and <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Environmental Sciences" href="#" target="_blank">Environmental Sciences</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> are mana fixing spells that help smooth out this deck's draws, especially with the dangerously low land counts I tend to go with in these decks.</p>
<p><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Introduction to Annihilation" href="#" target="_blank">Introduction to Annihilation</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> was, until very recently, my favorite Lesson card. Sure, it's five mana; that's a lot. But a removal spell that can remove almost anything while triggering Sokka seems pretty sweet regardless.</p>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Storm the Vault"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Uthros, Titanic Godcore"></div></div>
<p>One of the many joys of playing artifact decks is casting big, splashy spells like <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="God-Pharaoh&#039;s Statue" href="#" target="_blank">God-Pharaoh&#039;s Statue</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>. Unfortunately, those spells tend to be extremely mana intensive.</p>
<p>And, while my beloved <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Tolarian Academy" href="#" target="_blank">Tolarian Academy</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> is banned, it does have some reasonable equivalents these days. <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Storm the Vault" href="#" target="_blank">Storm the Vault</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> and <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Uthros, Titanic Godcore" href="#" target="_blank">Uthros, Titanic Godcore</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> both do a solid impression of <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Tolarian Academy" href="#" target="_blank">Tolarian Academy</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> with a little work. Thankfully, getting three power into play to station Uthros and getting five artifacts into play for Storm the Vault are both very easy requirements with Sokka and the 31 artifacts with a mana value of three or less in the deck.</p>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Thought Monitor"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Jhoira, Weatherlight Captain"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="O&#039;aka, Traveling Merchant"></div></div>
<p>Sokka is really hungry for card draw. Running out of cards to play on turn three or four would be a disaster for this deck. To prevent that, the deck has <em>a lot</em> of card draw.</p>
<p><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Thoughtcast" href="#" target="_blank">Thoughtcast</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> and <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Thought Monitor" href="#" target="_blank">Thought Monitor</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> are classic inclusions in any deck with a high density of cheap artifacts. At their best, both of them draw two cards for one mana.</p>
<p><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Jhoira, Weatherlight Captain" href="#" target="_blank">Jhoira, Weatherlight Captain</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> draws a card each time you cast a historic spell. That includes artifacts and legends. Paired with cost reducers, like <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Enthusiastic Mechanaut" href="#" target="_blank">Enthusiastic Mechanaut</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> and <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Etherium Sculptor" href="#" target="_blank">Etherium Sculptor</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, Jhoira can create really explosive turns.</p>
<p><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="O&#039;aka, Traveling Merchant" href="#" target="_blank">O&#039;aka, Traveling Merchant</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> is a very niche draw engine that pairs really well with commanders that can put a lot of +1/+1 counters into play. Counters won't be a scarce resource, especially with <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="The Ozolith" href="#" target="_blank">The Ozolith</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> preserving the counters that would normally be lost when Sokka inevitably gets removed. Trading a counter here or there for even more cards to cast is a no-brainer.</p>
<h2>How Does This <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Sokka, Bold Boomeranger" href="#" target="_blank">Sokka, Bold Boomeranger</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> Deck Win the Game?</h2>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Luxior, Giada&#039;s Gift"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Commander&#039;s Plate"></div></div>
<p>The key to a Voltron deck like this is the Equipment that's going on its commander. <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Luxior, Giada&#039;s Gift" href="#" target="_blank">Luxior, Giada&#039;s Gift</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> is stunning here. Most people only think about this card in the context of turning a planeswalker into a creature. But, Luxior grants the equipped creature +1/+1 for <em>each counter</em> on it. This will double the amount of power and toughness granted by the +1/+1 counters Sokka puts on himself. This Equipment alone will usually turn Sokka into a lethal threat.</p>
<p><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Commander&#039;s Plate" href="#" target="_blank">Commander&#039;s Plate</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> and <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Shadowspear" href="#" target="_blank">Shadowspear</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> both give Sokka the final piece of the puzzle: evasion. A 21/21 commander isn't worth anything if a 1/1 can block it and render it useless. Trample and protection from white, black, and green should be enough to stop pesky chump blockers from nullifying this deck's combat step.</p>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Kazuul&#039;s Fury"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Gravitic Punch"></div></div>
<p>Combat isn't the only way to kill a player. I can't think of a cooler way to finish a game than ending a staring contest with the only remaining opponent, who has a million blockers, than ignoring all that and just casting <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Gravitic Punch" href="#" target="_blank">Gravitic Punch</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>. The best part about Gravitic Punch specifically is that it can be cast twice in the same turn. If that won't eliminate a player, I don't know what will.</p>
<h2>Sokka, Bold Boomeranger Commander Deck List</h2>
<div class="edhrecp__deck mtgh"><span class="edhrecp__deck-s" name="That&#039;s Rough, Buddy" site="edhrec" archidekt_link="" cards="[Commander]
*1 Sokka, Bold Boomeranger
[/Commander]
[Instants]
*1 Kazuul&#039;s Fury
*1 Mana Drain
*1 Metallic Rebuke
*1 Redirect Lightning
*1 Sink into Stupor
*1 Sokka&#039;s Haiku
*1 Untimely Malfunction
*1 Whir of Invention
[/Instants]
[Sorceries]
*1 Aang&#039;s Journey
*1 Environmental Sciences
*1 Fabricate
*1 Gravitic Punch
*1 Introduction to Annihilation
*1 Lórien Revealed
*1 Start from Scratch
*1 Teachings of the Archaics
*1 Thoughtcast
*1 Windfall
[/Sorceries]
[Creatures]
*1 Drift of Phantasms
*1 Enthusiastic Mechanaut
*1 Etherium Sculptor
*1 Foundry Inspector
*1 Jhoira, Weatherlight Captain
*1 Jin-Gitaxias // The Great Synthesis
*1 Kappa Cannoneer
*1 Mm&#039;menon, Uthros Exile
*1 Mm&#039;menon, the Right Hand
*1 O&#039;aka, Traveling Merchant
*1 Pinnacle Emissary
*1 Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
*1 Thought Monitor
*1 Urza, Lord High Artificer
[/Creatures]
[Artifacts]
*1 Adaptive Omnitool
*1 Arcane Signet
*1 Basalt Monolith
*1 Commander&#039;s Plate
*1 Conqueror&#039;s Flail
*1 Cori-Steel Cutter
*1 Cryogen Relic
*1 God-Pharaoh&#039;s Statue
*1 Izzet Signet
*1 Lotus Petal
*1 Luxior, Giada&#039;s Gift
*1 Manifold Key
*1 Mishra&#039;s Bauble
*1 Mox Amber
*1 Mox Opal
*1 Mystic Forge
*1 Nettlecyst
*1 Paradise Mantle
*1 Prophetic Prism
*1 Shadowspear
*1 Simulacrum Synthesizer
*1 Soul-Guide Lantern
*1 Springleaf Drum
*1 Swiftfoot Boots
*1 Talisman of Creativity
*1 The One Ring
*1 The Ozolith
*1 The Reaver Cleaver
*1 Urza&#039;s Bauble
*1 Uthros Research Craft
[/Artifacts]
[Enchantments]
*1 Storm the Vault
[/Enchantments]
[Planeswalkers]
*1 Tezzeret the Seeker
*1 Tezzeret, Artifice Master
*1 Tezzeret, Cruel Captain
[/Planeswalkers]
[Lands]
*1 Arena of Glory
*1 Arid Mesa
*1 Bloodstained Mire
*1 Cephalid Coliseum
*1 Flooded Strand
*1 Great Furnace
*4 Island
*1 Izzet Boilerworks
*1 Mistrise Village
*1 Misty Rainforest
*2 Mountain
*1 Mystic Sanctuary
*1 Otawara, Soaring City
*1 Polluted Delta
*1 Riverglide Pathway
*1 Riverpyre Verge
*1 Scalding Tarn
*1 Seat of the Synod
*1 Shivan Reef
*1 Spirebluff Canal
*1 Steam Vents
*1 Stormcarved Coast
*1 Strip Mine
*1 Thundering Falls
*1 Training Center
*1 Urza&#039;s Saga
*1 Uthros, Titanic Godcore
*1 Witch&#039;s Clinic
*1 Wooded Foothills
[/Lands]"></span></div>
<h2>Conclusion</h2>
<p>I'm thrilled to sink my teeth into the newly revealed legends from <em>Avatar</em>! Sokka looks absolutely fantastic, as does just about every other potential commander I've read so far.</p>
<p>I'd place this deck in Bracket 3 (Upgraded) very comfortably, and I'd recommend it to any player that enjoys artifacts-matter strategies. At its best, playing this deck just feels like playing with my dream Vintage Cube deck. That's the play experience I strive for in Commander, and so far I'm very pleased with this effort.</p>
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Sokka, Bold Boomeranger Commander Deck Tech