Aminatou's Adventures in babysitting the Gatewatch

Commander / EDH Combo Competitive Infinite Combo Multiplayer Superfriends WUB (Esper)

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Land (37)

• 1x Adarkar Wastes
• 1x Arcane Sanctum
• 1x Azorius Chancery
• 1x Caves of Koilos
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Dimir Aqueduct
• 1x Dismal Backwater
• 1x Grand Coliseum
• 1x Halimar Depths
• 3x Island
• 1x Isolated Watchtower
• 1x Jwar Isle Refuge
• 1x New Benalia
• 1x Orzhov Basilica
• 7x Plains
• 1x Prairie Stream
• 1x Salt Flats
• 1x Scoured Barrens
• 1x Sejiri Refuge
• 1x Snow-Covered Island
• 1x Sunken Hollow
• 2x Swamp
• 1x Temple of Deceit
• 1x Temple of Silence
• 1x Tendo Ice Bridge
• 1x Underground River
• 1x Vault of Whispers
• 1x Watery Grave

Enchantment (6)

• 1x Act of Authority
• 1x Oath of Jace
• 1x Oath of Liliana
• 1x Oath of Teferi
• 1x Parallax Wave
• 1x Treachery

Creature (21)

• 1x Angel of Despair
• 1x Boreas Charger
• 1x Brago, King Eternal
• 1x Deepglow Skate
• 1x Djinn of Wishes
• 1x Dusk Legion Zealot
• 1x Eldrazi Displacer
• 1x Emeria Shepherd
• 1x Felidar Guardian
• 1x Mulldrifter
• 1x Omenspeaker
• 1x Peregrine Drake
• 1x Pilgrim's Eye
• 1x Rasputin Dreamweaver
• 1x Ravenous Chupacabra
• 1x Rune-Scarred Demon
• 1x Trinket Mage
• 1x Wall of Omens
• 1x Watcher for Tomorrow
• 1x Yennett, Cryptic Sovereign
• 1x Yorion, Sky Nomad

Planeswalker (13)

• 1x Ajani Steadfast
• 1x Jace, Architect of Thought
• 1x Jace Beleren
• 1x Jace, the Living Guildpact
• 1x Jace, Unraveler of Secrets
• 1x Liliana, Death's Majesty
• 1x Liliana Vess
• 1x Ob Nixilis Reignited
• 1x Sorin, Grim Nemesis
• 1x Tamiyo, the Moon Sage
• 1x Teferi, Master of Time
• 1x Tezzeret the Seeker
• 1x Venser, the Sojourner

Commander (1)

Artifact (13)

• 1x Altar of the Brood
• 1x Dimir Signet
• 1x Ensnaring Bridge
• 1x Heart of Kiran
• 1x Mana Vault
• 1x Mycosynth Wellspring
• 1x Orzhov Signet
• 1x Panharmonicon
• 1x Relic of Progenitus
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Talisman of Progress
• 1x The Chain Veil
• 1x Throne of Geth

Sorcery (6)

• 1x Aminatou's Augury
• 1x Diabolic Tutor
• 1x Entreat the Angels
• 1x Entreat the Dead
• 1x Ponder
• 1x Terminus

Instant (3)

• 1x Ancient Excavation
• 1x Brainstorm
• 1x Frantic Search

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Title: Aminatou's Adventures in Babysitting the Gatewatch

Commander: Aminatou, the Fateshifter

Overview:

Aminatou's Adventures in Babysitting the Gatewatch is a powerful superfriends and blink deck. Aminatou's ability to flicker permanents, combined with a host of planeswalkers, creates a versatile and formidable strategy. Take control of the game by manipulating loyalty counters, blinking key creatures and planeswalkers, and assembling powerful win conditions.

Key Strategy: The primary strategy of this deck revolves around the interaction between Aminatou's flickering ability and planeswalkers. By blinking planeswalkers, you can reset their loyalty counters, abuse their abilities multiple times, and gain immense value. Additionally, the deck incorporates powerful blink effects, such as Deepglow Skate and Parallax Wave, to further manipulate the battlefield and generate advantage.

Card Selection:

Planeswalkers: Include a diverse array of planeswalkers that offer a range of abilities and utility. Cards like Tamiyo, the Moon Sage, Tezzeret the Seeker, and Ajani Steadfast can generate card advantage, tutor for key artifacts, and boost your board presence. Blink Synergy: Cards like Rasputin Dreamweaver, Peregrine Drake, and Felidar Guardian synergize well with Aminatou's flickering ability. Use these creatures to generate infinite mana, create oppressive board states, and close out games. Win Conditions: Utilize win conditions like Altar of the Brood and The Chain Veil to secure victory. Take advantage of Aminatou's flickering ability to repeatedly activate game-ending abilities. Card Draw and Tutoring: Cards like Ponder, Jace Beleren, and Diabolic Tutor provide card selection and tutoring to find key pieces of your strategy. Enhance your consistency and access to powerful cards with efficient card draw and searching spells. Mana Base: The mana base consists of a combination of dual lands, basic lands, and utility lands to ensure smooth mana production. Include lands like Command Tower, Watery Grave, and Arcane Sanctum to access multiple colors of mana. Ramp up your mana production with artifacts like Sol Ring and Mana Vault.

Key Cards:

Aminatou, the Fateshifter: The commander of the deck, Aminatou's flickering ability is the centerpiece of the strategy. Use her to blink planeswalkers and key creatures, generate card advantage, and control the battlefield. Planeswalkers: Tamiyo, the Moon Sage, Tezzeret the Seeker, and Ajani Steadfast provide powerful abilities that can be repeatedly abused through Aminatou's flickering. Blink Synergy: Deepglow Skate, Rasputin Dreamweaver, and Peregrine Drake offer powerful synergy with Aminatou's flickering ability. Use them to generate infinite mana, activate game-ending abilities, and control the board. Win Conditions: Altar of the Brood, The Chain Veil, and milling opponents with Jace Beleren's ability provide win conditions that can be facilitated by Aminatou's flickering and card manipulation. Card Draw and Tutoring: Include spells like Ponder, Jace Beleren, and Diabolic Tutor to enhance card draw and searching, ensuring access to key pieces of your strategy.

My first stab at a superfriends and blink deck. After a few playtests, this deck is very powerful. May, 2019 update: this is one of my most powerful decks. It just has the ability to win out of nowhere.

I won a four player game on turn four, with turn two Sol Ring and Eldrazi Displacer (which can go infinite with Rasputin Dreamweaver or Peregrine Drake with a colourless mana producing land but did not this game) who ended up being just a blocker for turn three Tezzeret the Seeker, who, with his plus one, got The Chain Veil turn four and that was enough to go infinite. I had a Jace Beleren in hand and with Aminatou, the Fateshifter could blink in Tezzeret the Seeker to reset him to allow infinite card draw via Jace and eventually Ajani Steadfast's emblem plus Tezzeret the Seeker can tutor Altar of the Brood to mill my opponents out, and Jace Beleren can kill them by forcing them to draw. I love Peregrine Drake as well as Parallax Wave with Aminatou, the Fateshifter, plus of course Rune-Scarred Demon and Felidar Guardian.

Conclusion: Aminatou's Adventures in Babysitting the Gatewatch is a powerful and versatile deck that combines superfriends and blink strategies. By leveraging Aminatou's flickering ability and a host of planeswalkers, you can control the game, generate card advantage, and assemble powerful win conditions. Explore the depths of manipulation and bring the Gatewatch under your watchful eye. Good luck and enjoy the adventure!

Date added	5 years
Last updated	10 months
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	19 - 0 Mythic Rares 34 - 0 Rares 16 - 0 Uncommons 16 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.73
Tokens	Angel 4/4 W, Emblem Ajani Steadfast, Emblem Jace, Unraveler of Secrets, Emblem Ob Nixilis Reignited, Emblem Tamiyo, the Moon Sage, Emblem Venser, the Sojourner, Vampire Knight 1/1 B, Zombie 2/2 B