Evra, Halcyon Witness

Commander / EDH* Lifegain Mono-White Voltron

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Lands (36)

• 1x Ancient Tomb MP
• 1x Boseiju, Who Shelters All
• 1x Cavern of Souls
• 1x Emeria, the Sky Ruin
• 1x Hall of the Bandit Lord
• 1x Homeward Path
• 1x Kor Haven
• 21x Plains
• 1x Reliquary Tower
• 1x Rogue's Passage
• 1x Scavenger Grounds
• 1x Sea Gate Wreckage
• 1x Strip Mine
• 1x Temple of the False God
• 1x Terrain Generator
• 1x Winding Canyons

Counterspell (5)

• 1x Grand Abolisher
• 1x Kozilek, the Great Distortion
• 1x Lapse of Certainty
• 1x Silence
• 1x Tithe Taker

Life Gain (4)

• 1x Alhammarret's Archive
• 1x Axis of Mortality
• 1x Resolute Archangel
• 1x Reverse the Sands

Unblockable (4)

• 1x Akroma's Memorial
• 1x Rogue's Passage
• 1x Sword of Feast and Famine
• 1x Sword of Fire and Ice

Haste & Trample (2)

• 1x Chariot of Victory
• 1x Haunted Cloak

Recursion (2)

• 1x Emeria, the Sky Ruin
• 1x Sun Titan

Tutor (2)

• 1x Enlightened Tutor
• 1x Expedition Map

Card Draw (15)

• 1x Alhammarret's Archive
• 1x Alms Collector
• 1x Endless Atlas
• 1x Hedron Archive
• 1x Kozilek, the Great Distortion
• 1x Land Tax
• 1x Memory Jar
• 1x Mind Stone
• 1x Mind's Eye
• 1x Sandstone Oracle
• 1x Sea Gate Wreckage
• 1x Solemn Simulacrum
• 1x Staff of Nin
• 1x Sword of Fire and Ice
• 1x The Immortal Sun

Board Wipe (6)

• 1x Austere Command
• 1x Day of Judgment
• 1x Elspeth, Sun's Champion
• 1x Hour of Revelation
• 1x Sunscour SL
• 1x Wrath of God

Other (4)

• 1x Aetherflux Reservoir
• 1x Celestial Convergence
• 1x Nevermore
• 1x Rings of Brighthearth

Flash That Creature! (3)

• 1x Scout's Warning
• 1x Vedalken Orrery
• 1x Winding Canyons

One Shots (3)

• 1x Grasp of Fate
• 1x Return to Dust
• 1x Swords to Plowshares

Reorder Library (2)

• 1x Scroll Rack
• 1x Sensei's Divining Top

Life Gain Benefits (1)

• 1x Felidar Sovereign

Commander (1)

Mana Rocks (15)

• 1x Basalt Monolith
• 1x Chrome Mox
• 1x Fellwar Stone
• 1x Gilded Lotus
• 1x Hedron Archive
• 1x Mana Crypt
• 1x Mana Vault
• 1x Marble Diamond
• 1x Mind Stone
• 1x Mox Opal
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x The Immortal Sun
• 1x Thought Vessel
• 1x Thran Dynamo
• 1x Worn Powerstone

Haste (3)

• 1x Akroma's Memorial
• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x Swiftfoot Boots

Graveyard Hate (2)

• 1x Rest in Peace
• 1x Scavenger Grounds

Protect Commander (2)

• 1x Avacyn, Angel of Hope
• 1x Teferi's Protection

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Other (2)

• 1x Rhox Faithmender
• 1x Weathered Wayfarer

Card Draw (1)

• 1x Arcane Encyclopedia

Protect Commander (1)

• 1x Tawnos's Coffin

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With the ability to pump this commander to your life total, getting her in quickly for commander damage kill is key. I do this with the "Haste" category as well as plenty of mana pump, but I also have to get her through. "Trample" is a great way since last I checked, most creatures can't absorb enough damage needed to keep their mage alive. Swords that give protection also allow you to slip on through. Plenty of equipment "Tutors" are in here to get the right equipment for the job.

I have come to see that hasting out my commander and using her ability as well as the possibility of needing to equip protection, trample or unblockable will be quite expensive mana wise. The best tactic here is to split up the cost. Flash her in before the turn with the three cards I have listed allows me to concentrate mana for her ability on my turn as well as equiping any artifacts necessary to get her through. Another way of spliting the cost is to cast her on my turn, blink her when necessary to keep her alive and then be ready to go on the next turn. I also have one counter spell that could help.

Tell me what you think about this latest addition to mono white commanders, I think she may be the best yet.

Date added	5 years
Last updated	3 years
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	16 - 0 Mythic Rares 38 - 0 Rares 22 - 0 Uncommons 3 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.62
Tokens	Emblem Elspeth, Sun's Champion, Soldier 1/1 W, Spirit 1/1 WB
Folders	Retired