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Tamiyo, Inquisitive Student // Tamiyo, Seasoned Scholar
Legendary Creature — Moonfolk Wizard // Legendary Planeswalker — Tamiyo
Flying Whenever Tamiyo attacks, investigate. (Create a Clue token. It's an artifact with "{2}, Sacrifice this token: Draw a card.") When you draw your third card in a turn, exile Tamiyo, then return her to the battlefield transformed under her owner's control.
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“Clue-generating flyer that flips into a card-draw planeswalker.”
Midrange
Intermediate
Combat damage, Card advantage
Tokens, Sacrifice, Landfall
Strategy
Tamiyo is a unique double-faced commander that lets you play a flexible game plan. On the front side, you get a cheap flyer that generates clues whenever you investigate, giving you card draw and mana fixing while pressuring early. The beauty here is that you're not locked into one strategy—you can pivot between raw tempo with the creature side or pivot to control and value once you flip to Tamiyo the planeswalker, who draws cards and protects your board while generating more clues.
The core gameplan revolves around investigation payoffs and clue synergies. Cards that trigger investigate or benefit from sacrificing clues (like Token Critters or sacrifice outlets) create a snowball effect. You're essentially grinding value: make clues, crack them for card advantage, cast cheap spells, and leverage flying damage while your planeswalker side handles threats. The deck works best as a midrange engine that never runs out of resources.
Strategy generated by Tapped Decks AI. Not affiliated with Wizards of the Coast.
Key Synergies
Budget Build
Use affordable investigate creatures like Aven Surveyor and Briarbridge Patrol; substitute Jace, the Mind Sculptor with Jace, Unraveler of Secrets or even basic card-draw spells.
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