Ephara, God of the Loaded Hand

Commander / EDH Multiplayer WU (Azorius)

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Creature (29)

• 1x AEtherling
• 1x Angelic Field Marshal
• 1x Darien, King of Kjeldor
• 1x Daxos of Meletis
• 1x Deputy of Acquittals
• 1x Emeria Angel
• 1x Faerie Artisans
• 1x Geist of Saint Traft
• 1x Glen Elendra Archmage
• 1x Heliod, God of the Sun
• 1x Mistmeadow Witch
• 1x Mulldrifter
• 1x Nimble Obstructionist
• 1x Phyrexian Metamorph
• 1x Reef Worm
• 1x Silumgar Sorcerer
• 1x Spell Queller
• 1x Sphinx Ambassador
• 1x Spirit of the Labyrinth
• 1x Stonecloaker
• 1x Stunt Double
• 1x Sun Titan
• 1x Sunblast Angel
• 1x Thada Adel, Acquisitor
• 1x Trinket Mage
• 1x Voidmage Husher
• 1x Wall of Omens
• 1x War Priest of Thune
• 1x Whitemane Lion

Enchantment (4)

• 1x As Foretold
• 1x Aura of Silence
• 1x Oath of Lieges
• 1x Primordial Mist

Planeswalker (1)

• 1x Elspeth, Sun's Champion

Land (39)

• 1x Adarkar Wastes
• 1x Ancient Den
• 1x Azorius Chancery
• 1x Boreal Shelf
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Flood Plain
• 1x Flooded Strand
• 1x Glacial Fortress
• 1x Hallowed Fountain
• 1x Irrigated Farmland
• 5x Island
• 1x Meandering River
• 1x Moorland Haunt
• 1x Mystic Gate
• 1x Nimbus Maze
• 1x Path of Ancestry
• 9x Plains
• 1x Port Town
• 1x Prairie Stream
• 1x Sea of Clouds
• 1x Seachrome Coast
• 1x Seat of the Synod
• 1x Sejiri Refuge
• 1x Skycloud Expanse
• 1x Temple of Enlightenment
• 1x Tranquil Cove
• 1x Tundra

Sorcery (5)

• 1x Austere Command
• 1x Phyrexian Rebirth
• 1x Rite of Replication
• 1x Supreme Verdict
• 1x Time Wipe

Commander (1)

Artifact (11)

• 1x Azorius Signet
• 1x Commander's Sphere
• 1x Crystal Shard
• 1x MImic Vat
• 1x Mind Stone
• 1x Relic of Progenitus
• 1x Skullclamp
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Talisman of Progress
• 1x Thought Vessel
• 1x Worn Powerstone

Instant (10)

• 1x AEthermage's Touch
• 1x Benevolent Offering
• 1x Desertion
• 1x Domineering Will
• 1x Dovin's Veto
• 1x Forbid
• 1x Momentary Blink
• 1x Path to Exile
• 1x Repel Intruders
• 1x Swords to Plowshares

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Maybeboard

Land (8)

• 1x Azorius Guildgate
• 1x Bant Panorama
• 1x Coastal Tower
• 1x Esper Panorama
• 1x Evolving Wilds
• 1x Myriad Landscape
• 1x Terramorphic Expanse
• 1x Winding Canyons

Sorcery (1)

• 1x Curse of the Swine

Creature (7)

• 1x Adarkar Valkyrie
• 1x Angel of the Dire Hour
• 1x Knight of the White Orchid
• 1x Monastery Mentor
• 1x Seht's Tiger
• 1x Solemn Simulacrum
• 1x Talrand, Sky Summoner

Artifact (1)

• 1x MImic Vat

Instant (4)

• 1x Brainstorm
• 1x Cackling Counterpart
• 1x Release to the Wind
• 1x Spell Crumple

Enchantment (2)

• 1x Land Tax
• 1x Mind's Dilation

Planeswalker (1)

• 1x Venser, the Sojourner

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My current favorite EDH deck. Ephara is incredibly hard to keep away for long, and the rest of the deck is filled with ways to keep the cards flowing. When the deck runs well, I'll often have 16-17 lands in play by the end of the game and never run out of ways to use it all.

Most of the creatures, and many spells, provide the ability to play creatures on my opponents' turns to maximize the draws you get with Ephara, since it can trigger on every upkeep.

There are a few sweepers in case anything gets out of hand, a few spot removal spells, but for the most part, I try to have as few staples as possible in favor of more thematic spells. For example, Spell Crumple is the only counter in the deck that doesn't somehow trigger Ephara.

The most frequent win condition is probably Mistmeadow Witch removing all of my opponent's blockers for several turns while I beat with a pile of dorks and tokens.

Date added	8 years
Last updated	4 years
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	7 - 0 Mythic Rares 42 - 0 Rares 21 - 0 Uncommons 16 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.43
Tokens	Angel 4/4 W, Bird 1/1 W, Copy Clone, Emblem Elspeth, Sun's Champion, Enchantment Cleric 2/1 W, Fish 3/3 U, Kithkin Soldier 1/1 W, Kraken 9/9 U, Manifest 2/2 C, Horror */* C, Soldier 1/1 W, Spirit 1/1 W, Thopter 1/1 C, Whale 6/6 U