Aminatou Stealing Fate

Commander / EDH* Blink Control WUB (Esper)

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Creature (30)

• 1x Agent of Treachery
• 1x Augury Owl
• 1x Baleful Strix
• 1x Charming Prince
• 1x Clever Impersonator
• 1x Cloud of Faeries
• 1x Deadeye Navigator
• 1x Diluvian Primordial
• 1x Eldrazi Displacer
• 1x Emeria Shepherd
• 1x Faerie Artisans
• 1x Faerie Seer
• 1x Flickerwisp
• 1x Glasspool Mimic  ^Flip
• 1x Gonti, Lord of Luxury
• 1x Gyruda, Doom of Depths
• 1x Hostage Taker
• 1x Mulldrifter
• 1x Overwhelmed Apprentice
• 1x Peregrine Drake
• 1x Perplexing Chimera
• 1x Puppeteer Clique
• 1x Sepulchral Primordial
• 1x Solemn Simulacrum
• 1x Sower of Temptation
• 1x Sun Titan
• 1x Thieving Amalgam
• 1x Vedalken Plotter
• 1x Watcher for Tomorrow
• 1x Yorion, Sky Nomad

Sorcery (4)

• 1x Devastation Tide
• 1x Merciless Eviction
• 1x Ondu Inversion  ^Flip
• 1x Terminus

Land (35)

• 1x Azorius Chancery
• 1x Bojuka Bog
• 1x Castle Vantress
• 1x Caves of Koilos
• 1x Command Beacon
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Dimir Aqueduct
• 1x Evolving Wilds
• 1x Exotic Orchard
• 1x Flooded Strand
• 1x Godless Shrine
• 1x Halimar Depths
• 1x Hallowed Fountain
• 1x Homeward Path
• 4x Island
• 1x Isolated Watchtower
• 1x Mortuary Mire
• 1x Myriad Landscape
• 1x Mystic Sanctuary
• 1x Orzhov Basilica
• 3x Plains
• 1x Polluted Delta
• 1x Prairie Stream
• 1x Sunken Hollow
• 4x Swamp
• 1x Terramorphic Expanse
• 1x Watery Grave

Planeswalker (5)

• 1x Ashiok, Nightmare Muse
• 1x Ashiok, Nightmare Weaver
• 1x Ashiok, Sculptor of Fears
• 1x Kaya, Ghost Assassin
• 1x Venser, the Sojourner

Instant (3)

• 1x Commandeer
• 1x Cyclonic Rift
• 1x Sudden Substitution

Commander (1)

Enchantment (13)

• 1x Act of Authority
• 1x Disinformation Campaign
• 1x Elspeth Conquers Death
• 1x King Narfi's Betrayal
• 1x Mastery of the Unseen
• 1x Oath of Jace
• 1x Oath of Teferi
• 1x Omen of the Sea
• 1x Phyrexian Scriptures
• 1x Primordial Mist
• 1x Reality Acid
• 1x The Eldest Reborn
• 1x The Trickster-God's Heist

Artifact (10)

• 1x Avarice Totem
• 1x Azorius Signet
• 1x Coveted Jewel
• 1x Dimir Signet
• 1x Fellwar Stone
• 1x Mirage Mirror
• 1x Orzhov Signet
• 1x Scroll of Fate
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Wishclaw Talisman

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Creature (13)

• 1x Basilica Bell-Haunt
• 1x Brago, King Eternal
• 1x Cataclysmic Gearhulk
• 1x Clocknapper
• 1x Cryptic Annelid
• 1x Djinn of Wishes
• 1x Felidar Guardian
• 1x Mulldrifter
• 1x Night Incarnate
• 1x Notion Thief
• 1x Spawnbroker
• 1x Thassa, God of the Sea
• 1x Twilight Prophet

Instant (6)

• 1x Banishing Stroke
• 1x Eerie Interlude
• 1x Misdirection
• 1x Swan Song
• 1x Utter End
• 1x Vanishment

Planeswalker (2)

• 1x Sorin, Grim Nemesis
• 1x Teferi, Temporal Archmage

Enchantment (4)

• 1x Conjured Currency
• 1x Dead Man's Chest
• 1x Mystic Barrier
• 1x Soothsaying

Sorcery (2)

• 1x Order of Succession
• 1x Supreme Verdict

Artifact (1)

• 1x Proteus Staff

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Aminatou: Stealing Fate

Shifting Fate and Opponents cards in your favor.

Introduction

I have been trying to strike a balance between theft, blink/flicker, and top deck manipulation. Added to the usual blink shenanigans like Peregrine Drake and Cloudblazer this deck has some "trade and steal back" effects like Perplexing Chimera , Order of Succession , Conjured Currency (now currently Puca's Mischief ), Eyes Everywhere , Avarice Totem ,and Act of Authority that work really well with Aminatou, the Fateshifter 's flicker. Homeward Path works really well in this strategy as alternative to return cards traded but more importantly to reset the board if needed (not to mention the political leverage it can give). The flavor of being able to keep resetting the enchantments like the sagas I think fits Aminatou's Fateshifing flavor wise (being able to prolong the potential downside of Demonic Pact or trade it to someone else). The card draw potential from blinking the Cloudform / Lightform is nice as well (not to mention being able to blink the manifested card to cheat out something big and even just being able to flip non-creature permanents).

Top Deck Manipulation

The main Focus of the deck is meant to be mostly on the stealing/blinking but I wanted to keep Aminatou's +1 ability relevant. Being able to manipulate the top card really fits with the manifest sub-theme as well so it does not feel like too much of a stretch. Cards like Augury Owl , Soothsaying , Thassa, God of the Sea , and Cryptic Annelid work to at the very least dump cards I don't need after putting them there with Aminatou's +1 ability. This turns a the +1 into a pseudo loot ability. Dakra Mystic has a few kind of odd uses: it can dump cards similar to the scrying, it can give me just a slight bit more card draw early on, and it gives me ever so slight control over everyone's draw. Dakra being in a steal deck I don't mind giving everyone cards (plus sorta mill for the primordials). The top deck manipulation works to enable Twilight Prophet and Sorin, Grim Nemesis for some nice life drain. Finally I put a few miracle cards ( Banishing Stroke , Devastation Tide , and Terminus ) that work easily into the top deck manipulation even just with Aminatou, the Fateshifter 's +1

Theft

Theft in general can be a hard theme to build around since it can be so conditional, depending on what opponents have and just how theft cards tend to work. Although theft has some decent functionality; stealing opponents creatures with cards like Sower of Temptation or Hostage Taker works essentially like removal while stealing cards with Gonti, Lord of Luxury or Ashiok, Nightmare Weaver works essentially like card draw. Then between some normal card draw, top deck manipulation (and manifest shenanigans), and stealing opponents cards this deck can sure up some of the weaknesses of its conditional nature through a decent amount of card advantage (plus some card selection aka. scry).

What I need

Obviously this deck is missing some of the best top deck manipulation cards like Jace Mind sculptor, Sensei's Divining Top, and scroll rack (Although I am not sure how much I actually want to lean into the top deck manipulation). Gilded Drake and Treachery would be a perfect include to take advantage of Aminatou's blink to steal opponents creatures.

Date added	5 years
Last updated	3 years
Legality	This deck is not Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	9 - 0 Mythic Rares 50 - 0 Rares 14 - 0 Uncommons 17 - 0 Commons
Cards	101
Avg. CMC	3.95
Tokens	Copy Clone, Emblem Venser, the Sojourner, Manifest 2/2 C, Nightmare 2/3 UB