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Kethis, the Hidden Hand
Legendary Creature — Elf Advisor
Legendary spells you cast cost {1} less to cast. Exile two legendary cards from your graveyard: Until end of turn, each legendary card in your graveyard gains "You may play this card from your graveyard."
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“Abuse the graveyard to play legendary creatures twice—from hand and yard.”
Midrange
Intermediate
Combat damage, Commander damage
Reanimator, Graveyard, Voltron
Strategy
Kethis, the Hidden Hand is all about turning your graveyard into a second hand. The core gameplan revolves around filling your graveyard with legendary creatures and artifacts, then using Kethis's activated ability to reanimate them repeatedly. Your legendary spells cost one less, which ramps your strategy and lets you cast big threats earlier. You'll want plenty of self-mill effects, discard outlets, and cards that benefit from having legends in your graveyard.
The deck wins through value and tempo — you're essentially playing multiple threats from your graveyard while your commander discounts future legendary plays. Late game, you can chain activations of Kethis to fuel a steady stream of legendary creatures, overwhelming opponents through sheer card advantage. Some builds lean into Voltron by suiting up Kethis with equipment while recurring legendary creatures, while others go full grindy midrange by cycling through threats and defensive options from the yard.
Strategy generated by Tapped Decks AI. Not affiliated with Wizards of the Coast.
Key Synergies
Budget Build
Skip pricey tutors like Enlightened Tutor; use budget self-mill like Stitcher's Supplier and free discard like Satyr Wayfinder instead of Unmarked Grave.
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