Sawtooth Loon

Creature — Bird

Flying

When Sawtooth Loon enters the battlefield, return a white or blue creature you control to its owner's hand.

When Sawtooth Loon enters the battlefield, draw two cards, then put two cards from your hand on the bottom of your library.

Legality

Format	Legality
1v1 Commander	Legal
Archenemy	Legal
Canadian Highlander	Legal
Casual	Legal
Commander / EDH	Legal
Commander: Rule 0	Legal
Custom	Legal
Duel Commander	Legal
Highlander	Legal
Legacy	Legal
Leviathan	Legal
Limited	Legal
Oathbreaker	Legal
Planechase	Legal
Premodern	Legal
Quest Magic	Legal
Vanguard	Legal
Vintage	Legal

Discussion (6)

oo7x7oo on Niv-Mizzet Reborn cEDH

4 years ago

Sawtooth Loon does exactly the same as Jhoira, Weatherlight Captain ; you bounce it back, draw two and put itself plus one card back, recast commander until you find Sawtooth Loon again, you net one card at this point. Repeat to draw your entire deck.

enpc is correct, not only Jace is mana intesive I can't use Food Chain mana to cast it. Sorry if I forgot to mention last time.

WalbenQuakeblade on Niv-Mizzet Reborn cEDH

4 years ago

Can I ask why the include of Sawtooth Loon ? I get it cycles you through your deck but other than that what does it do? I figure I'm missing something there

Also in a previous comment you said that Jace, Wielder of Mysteries was to color intensive. Is it though when it's just another piece to the Jhoira, Weatherlight Captain combo when you're going off with Food Chain ?

WhatevWorks on Now You See it, Now You Don't:Disappearing Augury

5 years ago

Hi. Looks like I posted after you on Commander Deck Help. The thought police will get me if I don't post card recommendations on your deck.

• I'm not sure what Teferi, Temporal Archmage is doing here. Maybe it has some hidden purpose or broken combo I just don't see, but if that's not the case, I would cut that for Proteus Staff.

• Scrolling through the comments, it seems like you want to avoid Felidar Guardian. I think this deck would make a great Eldrazi- Hey, wait, hear me out. Aminatou gives topdeck control. She can also blink things. Her ultimate is garbage. All in all, not bad. I think you could take a nice little polymorph route on this. I like free Eldrazi. You should too. Just look through these cards, and tell me what you think.

• Jalira, Master Polymorphist

• Mass Polymorph
• Polymorph
• Proteus Staff
• Reweave
• Riptide Shapeshifter
• Synthetic Destiny
• Kozilek, Butcher of Truth
• Emrakul, the Promised End
• Void Winnower
• It That Betrays
• Blightsteel Colossus
• Ulamog, the Ceaseless Hunger
• Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre

...that would be your endgame. For the early and midgame:

• Noxious Gearhulk
• Meddling Mage, depending on your meta
• Duplicant
• Champion of Wits
• Riverwise Augur
• Sawtooth Loon
• Bone Shredder
• Big Game Hunter
• Nekrataal
• Ovinomancer
• Ravenous Chupacabra
• Lyev Skyknight
• Counterspells

So, your gameplan would be to play Aminatou on T3, play creatures that kill things/draw cards when they enter, blink them with Aminatou repeatedly to kill opponent's things, draw into counterspells, and generally destroy their will to live. Once you have a comfortable lock, +1 Aminatou and put an eldrazi titan on top, polymorph a draw creature into it.

TehGrief on

6 years ago

Firstly, I love the approach of the deck. Dovescape makes for the ultimate lock-down, so let's focus on that as your win-con and revolve the deck around it.

Don't be afraid to include non-creature spells because of this, remember, that your non-creature spells are just going to turn into doves late-game anyways; use this to your advantage.

Creatures

• Nimble Obstructionist
• Sawtooth Loon (let it bounce itself)

Tribal Buffs

I agree with most of musicalsocks's suggestions, however:

• Favorable Winds is good, Gravitational Shift is bad; you don't want to be helping your opponents.

• Obelisk of Urd, Dictate of Heliod, Intangible Virtue, and Collective Blessing provide either huge power/toughness buffs or large amounts of doves.

• Despite being a tribal deck, Herald's Horn won't provide a good enough support due to having a low percentage of creature cards, try instead using Vanquisher's Banner.

• DO NOT RUN Kindred Discovery, IT WILL KILL YOU!

• Metallic Mimic and Adaptive Automaton will provide sufficient power boosts to your dove tokens.

Additionally:

• Beastmaster Ascension and True Conviction will give you a huge advantage over your opponents in Dove Vs. Dove combat, if not, they will provide more doves for the Dove God.

Token Support

• Drop Primal Vigor for Anointed Procession; you don't want to be helping your opponents.

• Second Harvest

• Both Migratory Route and Battle Screech are only made better with Dovescape.

• Beck / Call

Strict Replacement

You can afford to be running 36-38 lands, so cut back there.Swap Azorius Cluestone, Selesnya Cluestone, and Simic Cluestone for Commander's Sphere, Pillar of Origins, and Sol Ring?

Additionally, run Path of Ancestry instead of Ancient Ziggurat.

Misc

• Authority of the Consuls provides you with lifegain, and makes your opponents doves all the more useless.
• Derevi enjoys being big, present him with Stoneforge Masterwork.
• Wincon = Throne of the God-Pharaoh?

shaynejamesgold on Brago, the Banisher $50 EDH

6 years ago

AEther Adept, Blade Splicer, Chronozoa, Sage of Epityr, Sawtooth Loon, Wing Splicer, Galepowder Mage, Ardent Plea, Vanish into Memory, Turn to Mist

TheDracogenius on Golem Overboard

8 years ago

Sweet deck!

Your approach is a little unconventional, but really interesting. However I would definatly take out Gwafa Hazid, Profiteer, since he has no synergy with the deck. Guardians of Meletis,Traveler's Amulet and Sawtooth Loon are far to weak for commander.

Since Brago flickers your creatures, you could add some golem that have the typical "does not untap unless..." clause since the will reenter the battlefield untapped. Mage-Ring Responder and Altar Golem or Phyrexian Colossus are some of these. Also you should stick some staples like Path to Exile in your deck. Karn Liberated is not only sweet but technically also a golem!

+1 for the idea!