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Taeko, the Patient Avalanche
Legendary Creature — Turtle Ninja
Taeko enters tapped. Whenever another creature you control leaves the battlefield, if it didn't die, scry 1 and put a +1/+1 counter on Taeko. Whenever Taeko attacks, you may pay {U/B}. When you do, target attacking creature can't be blocked this turn.
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“Bounce your creatures into Taeko's growing strength and unblockable ninja swings.”
Midrange
Intermediate
Commander damage, Combat damage
Blink, Aristocrats, Control
Strategy
Taeko, the Patient Avalanche is a slow-burn commander that rewards you for flickering and bouncing your own creatures. Every time a creature leaves the battlefield without dying—through blink effects, bounce spells, or sacrifice outlets—Taeko grows bigger and you scry for card advantage. This means you're building a deck full of enter-the-battlefield effects and protective bounces, turning what looks like a clunky strategy into a resilient engine that scales throughout the game.
Your core gameplan is to establish a tight loop: play creatures with good ETB triggers, bounce or flicker them repeatedly, and watch Taeko become an increasingly large threat while you filter your deck. The unblockability rider on her attack trigger lets her punch through for evasive damage even if she doesn't have flying. You win by turning Taeko into a fat ninja that can't be blocked, or by grinding out incremental value until your board presence overwhelms opponents.
Strategy generated by Tapped Decks AI. Not affiliated with Wizards of the Coast.
Key Synergies
Budget Build
Use affordable blink staples like Soulherder, Ephemerate, and Eternal Witness instead of pricey options like Solitude or Fury; budget bounce spells like Vapor Snag and Unsummon fill the same role as Swords to Plowshares.
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