Ayesha Tanaka
Banding (Any creatures with banding, and up to one without, can attack in a band. Bands are blocked as a group. If any creatures with banding you control are blocking or being blocked by a creature, you divide that creature's combat damage, not its controller, among any of the creatures it's being blocked by or is blocking.) {T}: Counter target activated ability from an artifact source unless that ability's controller pays {W}. (Mana abilities can't be targeted.)
How Ayesha Tanaka decks play in EDH
Ayesha Tanaka is a Azorius commander in white and blue costing WWUU, and its legendary creature - human artificer line shapes the whole deck around it. Artifacts drive the deck, so cheap mana rocks and artifact recursion do double duty. The cards below are the ones Ayesha Tanaka decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.
Most-played cards
20 cards · about $45.51Play rates from EDHREC. Prices from Scryfall, refreshed daily.
Card draw (2)
Removal (1)
Creatures (15)
Synergy & payoffs (2)
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What colours can I use in a Ayesha Tanaka deck?
Ayesha Tanaka has a Azorius colour identity, so every card in the deck must be white and blue or colourless. That includes mana symbols in rules text, not just casting cost.
What are the best cards for Ayesha Tanaka?
The cards played most often in Ayesha Tanaka decks include Koth of the Homestead, Emergency Medical Hologram, Eagle's Rescue. The full list of staples above is grouped by the job each card does, so you can see the deck's skeleton rather than just a pile of names.
How much does a Ayesha Tanaka deck cost?
The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $45.51 at current market prices. A complete 100-card build costs more, and Grimoire can generate a budget version instead if you set a price ceiling.
Can I build a Ayesha Tanaka deck from cards I already own?
Yes. Import your collection into Grimoire and choose "my cards" when you build. The generator will only use cards you actually own, and the Missing Cards page shows what you would need to buy to finish any list.