Sitting at the Wheel--Commander Yasova

Commander / EDH* RUG (Temur)

SkyknightXi

Creature (28)

• 1x Altered Ego
• 1x Avalanche Tusker
• 1x Captivating Crew
• 1x Conquering Manticore
• 1x Dack's Duplicate
• 1x Dominus of Fealty
• 1x Eternal Witness
• 1x Forgestoker Dragon
• 1x Grand Warlord Radha
• 1x Identity Thief
• 1x Molten Primordial
• 1x Murkfiend Liege
• 1x Nylea, God of the Hunt
• 1x Pelt Collector
• 1x Polis Crusher
• 1x Protean Raider
• 1x Ripjaw Raptor
• 1x Sage-Eye Avengers
• 1x Sakura-Tribe Elder
• 1x Scourge of Skola Vale
• 1x Silverclad Ferocidons
• 1x Skyrider Patrol
• 1x Sower of Temptation
• 1x Tatyova, Benthic Druid
• 1x Trygon Predator
• 1x Voracious Cobra
• 1x Warkite Marauder
• 1x Zealous Conscripts

Instant (2)

• 1x Chemister's Trick
• 1x Ray of Command

Planeswalker (1)

• 1x Sarkhan Vol

Land (38)

• 1x Arcane Lighthouse
• 1x Breeding Pool
• 1x Cascade Bluffs
• 1x City of Shadows
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Fire-Lit Thicket
• 1x Flooded Grove
• 7x Forest
• 1x Frontier Bivouac
• 1x Hinterland Harbor
• 6x Island
• 1x Kessig Wolf Run
• 6x Mountain
• 1x Rootbound Crag
• 1x Shinka, the Bloodsoaked Keep
• 1x Steam Vents
• 1x Stomping Ground
• 1x Sulfur Falls
• 1x Temple of Abandon
• 1x Temple of Epiphany
• 1x Temple of Mystery
• 1x Temple of the False God

Artifact (8)

• 1x Bident of Thassa
• 1x Commander's Sphere
• 1x Hero's Blade
• 1x Nevinyrral's Disk
• 1x Phyrexian Vault
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Sword of Light and Shadow
• 1x Vorrac Battlehorns

Commander (1)

Enchantment (15)

• 1x As Foretold
• 1x Berserkers' Onslaught
• 1x Close Quarters
• 1x Evolutionary Leap
• 1x Goblin Bombardment
• 1x Invasion Plans
• 1x Military Intelligence
• 1x Octopus Umbra
• 1x Ongoing Investigation
• 1x Ooze Garden
• 1x Perilous Forays
• 1x Propaganda
• 1x Shivan Harvest
• 1x Stand or Fall
• 1x Temur Ascendancy

Sorcery (7)

• 1x Cultivate
• 1x Decimate
• 1x Life's Legacy
• 1x Map the Wastes
• 1x Primal Growth
• 1x Roar of Challenge
• 1x Urban Evolution

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Creature (12)

• 1x Archetype of Endurance
• 1x Assembled Alphas
• 1x Brontotherium
• 1x Icefall Regent
• 1x Jalira, Master Polymorphist
• 1x Khenra Charioteer
• 1x Rattleclaw Mystic
• 1x Rock Basilisk
• 1x Savage Ventmaw
• 1x Seedborn Muse
• 1x Surrak Dragonclaw
• 1x Thunderfoot Baloth

Enchantment (7)

• 1x Bonds of Mortality
• 1x Collective Restraint
• 1x Military Intelligence
• 1x Primal Rage
• 1x Retreat to Kazandu
• 1x Retreat to Valakut
• 1x Sluggishness

Sorcery (2)

• 1x Destructive Tampering
• 1x Kari Zev's Expertise

Instant (5)

• 1x Disallow
• 1x False Orders
• 1x Heroic Intervention
• 1x Krosan Grip
• 1x Provoke

Artifact (3)

• 1x Bow of Nylea
• 1x MImic Vat
• 1x Strionic Resonator

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The idea here is to be able to manipulate the allocation of combatants in your favor. The main implementation has proven to be forcing down the number of blockers possible, whether by flatly forbidding blocking or stealing blockers for your own use on the attack (and, when viable, sacrificing them so enemy forces can't build up). As ever, still needs thematic congealing.

Some card notes:

Animar, Soul of Elements: Yasova can be a bit of a drain on mana, so Animar helps out to reduce creature casting costs. Not sure if Cloud Key would be a better (read: less likely to get crosshaired instantly) investment.

Bow of Nylea: A way to get Yasova stronger, and thus able to steal more creatures, with some extra options. Not sure if I should look for another piece of equipment instead, though. The deathtouch on attack helps.

Murkfiend Liege: Something of a leftover from when I had Mudslide in the chart. Arguably good redundancy with Seedborn Muse, but if there's anything in R or UR that could work better...

Quiet Contemplation: Another Mudslide leftover, but kept in as a way to keep creatures unable to block for an extra turn. (Mudslide itself? I decided it would swallow too much mana if neither Murkfiend Liege nor Seedborn Muse appeared.)

Repercussion: Kind of an impulse inclusion--I was looking for red enchantments to replace Mudslide and Mana Flare. I'm starting to wonder how much damage I'd take if I use this.

Serendib Sorcerer: Since I'm using combat as a form of creature removal, I'd be remiss to leave out a way to make one of their creatures VERY removable.

Shinka, the Bloodsoaked Keep: Mostly to let Yasova participate in battle without necessarily needing equipment or counters. Those still help, but this is backup.

Date added	7 years
Last updated	5 years
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	4 - 0 Mythic Rares 49 - 0 Rares 20 - 0 Uncommons 8 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.60
Tokens	Clue, Dragon 4/4 R, Ooze */* G