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Tai Chi with Ty Lee

Commander / EDH Blink Card Draw Matters Combo Control Counters Counterspell Legendary Matters Mono-Blue Pillow Fort Tap/Untap

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Commander: Ty Lee, Chi Blocker

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Land (33)

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Artifact (5)

Sorcery (2)

Seeing the new Avatar set piqued my interest. I wanted to try building a Commander deck that's likely different than what many others would be making. I saw Ty Lee's card and her unique flavorful ability got my attention. So here's my build that tries to abuse her perma-tap ability as much as possible.

Initially I thought "Wow, can this be Blinked? That would be crazy." - Well it can be, but if it leaves the battlefield it's no longer under your control, so the tap ability falls off the target. So that doesn't work for mass tapping, but it does allow you to redirect the ability if the target is removed.

So how can we abuse Ty Lee, Chi Blocker? Simple - Copy Clones! But she is Legendary you say? You're right, the Legendary rule exists and does not allow you to control additional copies of her. BUT - This is Magic after all, and there are ways to break just about every rule.

Ty Lee Shadow Clone Jutsu! - Wait, wrong Anime. But same principle~

{Copy}

Ember Island Production, Helm of the Host, Impostor Syndrome, Irenicus's Vile Duplication, Isochron Scepter, Quantum Misalignment, Sakashima the Impostor, Spark Double, Storm of Saruman, Sword of Wealth and Power, Taigam, Master Opportunist

{Tutor}

Anchor to Reality, Deadeye Quartermaster, Fabricatefoil, Muddle the Mixture, Mystical Tutor, Personal Tutor, Spellseeker, Tribute Mage, Trinket Mage

{Blink}

Deadeye Navigator, Thassa, Deep-Dwelling

{Counterspells}

Annul, Archmage's Charm, Counterspell, Cryptic Command, Disdainful Stroke, Flare of Denial, Force of Negation, Mana Drain, Memory Lapse, Muddle the Mixture, Refute, Syncopate

{Draw}

Archmage Emeritus, Archmage's Charm, Cryptic Command, Forecasting Fortune Teller, Katara, Bending Prodigy, Katara, Waterbending Master, Mulldrifter, Spirit Water Revival, The Legend of Kuruk  , Thief's Knife, Wan Shi Tong, Librarian, Waterbender Ascension, Waterbending Lesson, Waterbending Scroll

{Bounce}

Aetherize, Boomerang Basics, Capsize, Cryptic Command, Cyclonic Rift, Snap, Wash Out

{Ramp}

Extraplanar Lens, Sapphire Medallion, Sol Ring, Bender's Waterskin, Mana Drain, Sword of Feast and Famine, Sword of Wealth and Power

{+1/+1}

Conformer Shuriken, Katara, Bending Prodigy, Knowledge Seeker, Shadowspear, The Mechanist, Aerial Artisan, Wan Shi Tong, Librarian,

{Protection}

Ty Lee, Chi Blocker, Honest Work, Propaganda

{Power Cards}

Cyclonic Rift, Secret of Bloodbending, Shadowspear, The Legend of Kuruk  , Storm of Saruman

{Tokens}

Talrand, Sky Summoner, The Legend of Kuruk  , The Mechanist, Aerial Artisan

{Reclaim}

Archaeomancer, Mystic Sanctuary

{Steal}

Archmage's Charm, Thieving Skydiver

The prized {Tutor} card target is Helm of the Host - a permanent that lets you Copy Ty Lee every combat phase and ignores the Legendary rule. If you can manage to double this with Storm of Saruman even better, but lots of mana.

Most of the {Copy} cards in the Index above work for Ty Lee Copy Clones. The general strategy of the deck is to tap / bounce all major threats and out value the opponent. Propaganda and Aetherize help with mass creatures, which are certainly a weakness for this deck.

There's an excessive amount of {Counterspells} and {Draw} because, well you know, mono-. Gotta play to the color's strengths. {Bounce} is also important for utility with Ty Lee re-targets and {Protection}.

Shadowspear is in here because it allows for targeting those pesky Hexproof creatures that would otherwise this deck would have little recourse against. It's another high value {Tutor} option next to Helm of the Host. It won't save you versus Shroud mind you, but luckily not many people run that these days over Hexproof, maybe with the exception of Lightning Greaves. If they do have the Greaves all is not lost if you've got a permanent {Bounce} like Capsize.

The {Power Cards} can be finishers, if you can {Ramp} up to them that is.

Taigam, Master Opportunist is an interesting find, apart from his very flavorful Monk look, his cheap cost and {Copy} + {Suspend} synergy combos with a lot of options in this deck. His {Copy} does not ignore the Legendary rule though, so gotta watch out for that.

If you have any suggestions please let me know! This is all still theory-crafting. Looking for more Bounce and Return Target Sorcery or Instant from Graveyard.

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(1 month ago)

+1 Archaeomancer main