Ephara, God of Value Town (Budget EDH)

Commander / EDH* Budget Control Tempo Tokens WU (Azorius)

Futuremonk

Land (38)

• 1x Azorius Chancery
• 1x Bant Panorama
• 1x Buried Ruin
• 1x Desert of the Mindful
• 1x Desert of the True
• 1x Drifting Meadow
• 1x Endless Sands
• 1x Esper Panorama
• 1x Evolving Wilds
• 1x Field of Ruin
• 1x Irrigated Farmland
• 8x Island
• 1x Lonely Sandbar
• 1x Memorial to Genius
• 1x Mirrorpool
• 1x Moorland Haunt
• 1x Mystifying Maze
• 1x Nimbus Maze
• 3x Plains
• 1x Port Town
• 1x Prahv, Spires of Order
• 1x Remote Isle
• 1x Rogue's Passage
• 1x Scavenger Grounds
• 1x Secluded Steppe
• 1x Sejiri Refuge
• 1x Sequestered Stash
• 1x Terramorphic Expanse
• 1x Tranquil Cove

Enchantment (2)

• 1x Cast Out
• 1x Dance of Many

Creature (24)

• 1x Angel of Finality
• 1x Archaeomancer
• 1x Cloudblazer
• 1x Crafty Cutpurse
• 1x Deceiver Exarch
• 1x Deputy of Acquittals
• 1x Draining Whelk
• 1x Mistmeadow Witch
• 1x Mulldrifter
• 1x Pestermite
• 1x Portal Mage
• 1x Reflector Mage
• 1x Restoration Angel
• 1x Saltskitter
• 1x Salvager of Secrets
• 1x Sawtooth Loon
• 1x Seht's Tiger
• 1x Sky Hussar
• 1x Stonecloaker
• 1x Temmet, Vizier of Naktamun
• 1x Village Bell-Ringer
• 1x Vizier of Deferment
• 1x Vizier of Many Faces
• 1x Voidmage Husher

Instant (11)

• 1x AEtherize
• 1x Aetherspouts
• 1x Cackling Counterpart
• 1x Dismantling Blow
• 1x Eerie Interlude
• 1x Fated Infatuation
• 1x Momentary Blink
• 1x Mystic Confluence
• 1x Reality Shift
• 1x Supplant Form
• 1x Swords to Plowshares

Commander (1)

Artifact (16)

• 1x Azorius Cluestone
• 1x Azorius Keyrune
• 1x Azorius Signet
• 1x Bident of Thassa
• 1x Commander's Sphere
• 1x Dowsing Dagger  ^Flip
• 1x Hedron Archive
• 1x Helm of the Host
• 1x MImic Vat
• 1x Minion Reflector
• 1x Ojutai Monument
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Soul Foundry
• 1x Swiftfoot Boots
• 1x Vessel of Endless Rest
• 1x Whispersilk Cloak

Sorcery (8)

• 1x Hour of Eternity
• 1x Hour of Reckoning
• 1x Paraselene
• 1x Phyrexian Rebirth
• 1x Saheeli's Artistry
• 1x Stolen Identity
• 1x Tempt with Reflections
• 1x Zndrsplt's Judgment

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This began as a Temmet, Vizier of Naktamun clone deck, but I had to cut a few clone-making cards for space and price, and I since I wanted good clone targets I already had a flicker/value town sub-theme. Seemed better to switch to Ephara, God of the Polis and have an indestructible card-draw engine for the commander.

To try to get extra value from Ephara, not only are there several flicker and clone effects, but several of the creatures have flash as well. So you can cast one on your turn, then save a flash creature to cast on an opponent's turn and draw two extra cards that turn cycle. It might not occur all that much, but it is a nice extra piece of tech to get the most out of the deck's commander.

The gameplan here is basically to tempo your opponents out of the game. Bounce or exile their creatures, copy their best ones, and keep flickering and copying your own to get extra ETB triggers. It definitely requires some calculating gameplay to make the most of it, but I like how it turned out.

Suggestions welcome!

Date added	5 years
Last updated	5 years
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	2 - 0 Mythic Rares 34 - 0 Rares 29 - 0 Uncommons 23 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.63
Tokens	Copy Clone, Manifest 2/2 C, Phyrexian Horror X/X C, Plant 0/2 G, Spirit 1/1 W, Temmet, Vizier of Naktamun 2/2 W, Vizier of Many Faces 0/0 W