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Etali, Primal Storm - community staples
Etali, Primal Storm · R · 100 cards · 39 lands
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Strategy
Etali only does anything when it attacks, so this deck is built around two questions: how do you attack the turn it lands, and how do you attack more than once. Everything else is mana to get there. When the trigger resolves you cast free spells off the top of every library - which is why the curve is unapologetically expensive. You are rarely paying for the biggest things you cast.
Early: Rituals over rocks: Jeska's Will, Mana Geyser, Seething Song and Simian Spirit Guide all exist to deploy a six-drop early rather than to build a mana base. Otepec Huntmaster and Generator Servant do double duty by supplying haste. Burnished Hart and Solemn Simulacrum are the slow, reliable version when you have nothing faster.
Mid: Etali must attack the turn it arrives or it usually dies first, so Lightning Greaves, Swiftfoot Boots and Crashing Drawbridge are not optional - they are the deck. Once it connects, extra combats are the multiplier: Combat Celebrant, Relentless Assault, Seize the Day, Port Razer, Hellkite Charger and Karlach each buy another trigger, and Moraug turns a single land drop into several. Strionic Resonator copies the trigger without needing another attack at all.
Late: The free spells you hit are the payoff, which is why Kozilek, Ulamog, Drakuseth and Inferno Titan are in the list despite costing more than you would ever hard-cast. Scourge of the Throne untaps into another combat each turn the table is ahead of you. Blasphemous Act is the reset when someone else gets there first, and Chaos Warp answers the one permanent you cannot beat.
Win conditions: Wins by attacking with Etali repeatedly, casting free threats off the trigger, and finishing with the enormous creatures those triggers deploy - Drakuseth and the Eldrazi in particular.
- Lightning Greaves - Haste - lets Etali attack the turn it lands
- Combat Celebrant - Extra combat, extra trigger
- Moraug, Fury of Akoum - Turns land drops into extra combats
- Strionic Resonator - Copies the attack trigger
- Jeska's Will - Ritual that deploys Etali early
- Scourge of the Throne - Repeatable extra combat
- Drakuseth, Maw of Flames - The kind of thing the trigger casts free
- Blasphemous Act - Reset when the board runs away
~$500.43
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Commander (1)
Etali, Primal Storm
Legendary Creature — Elder Dinosaur
Whenever Etali attacks, exile the top card of each player's library, then you may cast any number of spells from among those cards without paying their mana costs.
Creatures (43)
Otepec Huntmaster
Creature — Human Shaman
$0.41
Dinosaur spells you cast cost {1} less to cast.
{T}: Target Dinosaur gains haste until end of turn.
Generator Servant
Creature — Elemental
$0.29
{T}, Sacrifice this creature: Add {C}{C}. If that mana is spent on a creature spell, it gains haste until end of turn. (That creature can attack and {T} as soon as it comes under your control.)
Combat Celebrant
Creature — Human Warrior
$1.15
If this creature hasn't been exerted this turn, you may exert it as it attacks. When you do, untap all other creatures you control and after this phase, there is an additional combat phase. (An exerted creature won't untap during your next untap step.)
Urabrask the Hidden
Legendary Creature — Phyrexian Praetor
$4.1
Creatures you control have haste.
Creatures your opponents control enter tapped.
Ogre Battledriver
Creature — Ogre Warrior
$0.35
Whenever another creature you control enters, that creature gets +2/+0 and gains haste until end of turn. (It can attack and {T} this turn.)
Dualcaster Mage
Creature — Human Wizard
$3.65
Flash
When this creature enters, copy target instant or sorcery spell. You may choose new targets for the copy.
Karlach, Fury of Avernus
Legendary Creature — Tiefling Barbarian
$17.73
Whenever you attack, if it's the first combat phase of the turn, untap all attacking creatures. They gain first strike until end of turn. After this phase, there is an additional combat phase.
Choose a Background (You can have a Background as a second commander.)
Anger
Creature — Incarnation
$0.47
Haste
As long as this card is in your graveyard and you control a Mountain, creatures you control have haste.
Moraug, Fury of Akoum
Legendary Creature — Minotaur Warrior
$1.15
Each creature you control gets +1/+0 for each time it has attacked this turn.
Landfall — Whenever a land you control enters, if it's your main phase, there's an additional combat phase after this phase. At the beginning of that combat, untap all creatures you control.
Solemn Simulacrum
Artifact Creature — Golem
$0.27
When this creature enters, you may search your library for a basic land card, put that card onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.
When this creature dies, you may draw a card.
Wild-Magic Sorcerer
Creature — Orc Shaman Sorcerer
$5.74
The first spell you cast from exile each turn has cascade. (When you cast your first spell from exile, exile cards from the top of your library until you exile a nonland card that costs less. You may cast it without paying its mana cost. Put the exiled cards on the bottom in a random order.)
Port Razer
Creature — Orc Pirate
$1.37
Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, untap each creature you control. After this phase, there is an additional combat phase.
This creature can't attack a player it has already attacked this turn.
Scourge of the Throne
Creature — Dragon
$0.53
Flying
Dethrone (Whenever this creature attacks the player with the most life or tied for most life, put a +1/+1 counter on it.)
Whenever this creature attacks for the first time each turn, if it's attacking the player with the most life or tied for most life, untap all attacking creatures. After this phase, there is an additional combat phase.
Plargg and Nassari
Legendary Creature — Orc Efreet
$0.27
At the beginning of your upkeep, each player exiles cards from the top of their library until they exile a nonland card. An opponent chooses a nonland card exiled this way. You may cast up to two spells from among the other cards exiled this way without paying their mana costs.
Flaming Tyrannosaurus
Creature — Dinosaur
$8.58
Menace
Paradox — Whenever you cast a spell from anywhere other than your hand, this creature deals 3 damage to any target. Then put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.
When this creature dies, it deals damage equal to its power to each opponent.
Neheb, the Eternal
Legendary Creature — Zombie Minotaur Warrior
$7.01
Afflict 3 (Whenever this creature becomes blocked, defending player loses 3 life.)
At the beginning of each of your postcombat main phases, add {R} for each 1 life your opponents have lost this turn.
Keeper of Secrets
Creature — Demon
$10.55
First strike, haste
Symphony of Pain — Whenever you cast a spell from anywhere other than your hand, this creature deals damage equal to that spell's mana value to target opponent.
Bloodsworn Steward
Creature — Vampire Knight
$0.38
Flying
Commander creatures you control get +2/+2 and have haste.
Crashing Drawbridge
Artifact Creature — Wall
$0.7
Defender
{T}: Creatures you control gain haste until end of turn.
Burnished Hart
Artifact Creature — Elk
$0.14
{3}, Sacrifice this creature: Search your library for up to two basic land cards, put them onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.
Enduring Courage
Enchantment Creature — Dog Glimmer
$2.33
Whenever another creature you control enters, it gets +2/+0 and gains haste until end of turn.
When Enduring Courage dies, if it was a creature, return it to the battlefield under its owner's control. It's an enchantment. (It's not a creature.)
Gogo, Mysterious Mime
Legendary Creature — Wizard
$1.42
At the beginning of combat on your turn, you may have Gogo become a copy of another target creature you control until end of turn, except its name is Gogo, Mysterious Mime. If you do, Gogo and that creature each get +2/+0 and gain haste until end of turn and attack this turn if able.
Roaming Throne
Artifact Creature — Golem
$47.88
Ward {2}
As this creature enters, choose a creature type.
This creature is the chosen type in addition to its other types.
If a triggered ability of another creature you control of the chosen type triggers, it triggers an additional time.
Hellkite Charger
Creature — Dragon
$3.03
Flying, haste
Whenever this creature attacks, you may pay {5}{R}{R}. If you do, untap all attacking creatures and after this phase, there is an additional combat phase.
Treasure Nabber
Creature — Goblin Rogue
$2.16
Whenever an opponent taps an artifact for mana, gain control of that artifact until the end of your next turn.
Professional Face-Breaker
Creature — Human Warrior
$5.23
Menace
Whenever one or more creatures you control deal combat damage to a player, create a Treasure token.
Sacrifice a Treasure: Exile the top card of your library. You may play that card this turn.
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
Legendary Creature — Monkey Pirate
$40.41
Whenever Ragavan deals combat damage to a player, create a Treasure token and exile the top card of that player's library. Until end of turn, you may cast that card.
Dash {1}{R} (You may cast this spell for its dash cost. If you do, it gains haste, and it's returned from the battlefield to its owner's hand at the beginning of the next end step.)
Hexing Squelcher
Creature — Goblin Sorcerer
$19.89
This spell can't be countered.
Ward—Pay 2 life.
Spells you control can't be countered.
Other creatures you control have "Ward—Pay 2 life."
Ornithopter of Paradise
Artifact Creature — Thopter
$0.44
Flying
{T}: Add one mana of any color.
Combustible Gearhulk
Artifact Creature — Construct
$0.25
First strike
When this creature enters, target opponent may have you draw three cards. If the player doesn't, you mill three cards, then this creature deals damage to that player equal to the total mana value of those cards.
Tuktuk Rubblefort
Creature — Wall
$0.24
Defender, reach
Creatures you control have haste.
Magus of the Wheel
Creature — Human Wizard
$1.1
{1}{R}, {T}, Sacrifice this creature: Each player discards their hand, then draws seven cards.
Drakuseth, Maw of Flames
Legendary Creature — Dragon
$0.46
Flying
Whenever Drakuseth attacks, it deals 4 damage to any target and 3 damage to each of up to two other targets.
Simian Spirit Guide
Creature — Ape Spirit
$3.1
Exile this card from your hand: Add {R}.
Laelia, the Blade Reforged
Legendary Creature — Spirit Warrior
$0.29
Haste
Whenever Laelia attacks, exile the top card of your library. You may play that card this turn.
Whenever one or more cards are put into exile from your library and/or your graveyard, put a +1/+1 counter on Laelia.
Trumpeting Carnosaur
Creature — Dinosaur
$1.91
Trample
When this creature enters, discover 5.
{2}{R}, Discard this card: It deals 3 damage to target creature or planeswalker.
Humble Defector
Creature — Human Rogue
$0.11
{T}: Draw two cards. Target opponent gains control of this creature. Activate only during your turn.
Kozilek, Butcher of Truth
Legendary Creature — Eldrazi
$42.24
When you cast this spell, draw four cards.
Annihilator 4 (Whenever this creature attacks, defending player sacrifices four permanents of their choice.)
When Kozilek is put into a graveyard from anywhere, its owner shuffles their graveyard into their library.
Ulamog, the Ceaseless Hunger
Legendary Creature — Eldrazi
$21.78
When you cast this spell, exile two target permanents.
Indestructible
Whenever Ulamog attacks, defending player exiles the top twenty cards of their library.
Meteor Golem
Artifact Creature — Golem
$0.16
When this creature enters, destroy target nonland permanent an opponent controls.
Inferno Titan
Creature — Giant
$0.23
{R}: This creature gets +1/+0 until end of turn.
Whenever this creature enters or attacks, it deals 3 damage divided as you choose among one, two, or three targets.
Instants (4)
Chaos Warp
Instant
$0.3
The owner of target permanent shuffles it into their library, then reveals the top card of their library. If it's a permanent card, they put it onto the battlefield.
Abrade
Instant
$0.18
Choose one —
• Abrade deals 3 damage to target creature.
• Destroy target artifact.
Demand Answers
Instant
$0.47
As an additional cost to cast this spell, sacrifice an artifact or discard a card.
Draw two cards.
Sorceries (9)
Relentless Assault
Sorcery
$2.29
Untap all creatures that attacked this turn. After this main phase, there is an additional combat phase followed by an additional main phase.
Seize the Day
Sorcery
$1.95
Untap target creature. After this main phase, there is an additional combat phase followed by an additional main phase.
Flashback {2}{R} (You may cast this card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then exile it.)
Blasphemous Act
Sorcery
$0.86
This spell costs {1} less to cast for each creature on the battlefield.
Blasphemous Act deals 13 damage to each creature.
Vandalblast
Sorcery
$1.45
Destroy target artifact you don't control.
Overload {4}{R} (You may cast this spell for its overload cost. If you do, change "target" in its text to "each.")
Jeska's Will
Sorcery
$40.12
Choose one. If you control a commander as you cast this spell, you may choose both instead.
• Add {R} for each card in target opponent's hand.
• Exile the top three cards of your library. You may play them this turn.
Reforge the Soul
Sorcery
$5.6
Each player discards their hand, then draws seven cards.
Miracle {1}{R} (You may cast this card for its miracle cost when you draw it if it's the first card you drew this turn.)
Wheel of Misfortune
Sorcery
$7.43
Each player secretly chooses a number 0 or greater, then all players reveal those numbers simultaneously and determine the highest and lowest numbers revealed this way. Wheel of Misfortune deals damage equal to the highest number to each player who chose that number. Each player who didn't choose the lowest number discards their hand, then draws seven cards.
Light Up the Stage
Sorcery
$0.29
Spectacle {R} (You may cast this spell for its spectacle cost rather than its mana cost if an opponent lost life this turn.)
Exile the top two cards of your library. Until the end of your next turn, you may play those cards.
Artifacts (4)
Strionic Resonator
Artifact
$6.49
{2}, {T}: Copy target triggered ability you control. You may choose new targets for the copy. (A triggered ability uses the words "when," "whenever," or "at.")
Swiftfoot Boots
Artifact — Equipment
$1.93
Equipped creature has hexproof and haste. (It can't be the target of spells or abilities your opponents control. It can attack and {T} no matter when it came under your control.)
Equip {1} ({1}: Attach to target creature you control. Equip only as a sorcery.)
Lightning Greaves
Artifact — Equipment
$3.74
Equipped creature has haste and shroud. (It can't be the target of spells or abilities.)
Equip {0}
Lands (39)
Rogue's Passage
Land
$0.39
{T}: Add {C}.
{4}, {T}: Target creature can't be blocked this turn.
Arena of Glory
Land
$7.51
This land enters tapped unless you control a Mountain.
{T}: Add {R}.
{R}, {T}, Exert this land: Add {R}{R}. If that mana is spent on a creature spell, it gains haste until end of turn. (An exerted permanent won't untap during your next untap step.)
War Room
Land
$5.32
{T}: Add {C}.
{3}, {T}, Pay life equal to the number of colors in your commanders' color identity: Draw a card.
Command Beacon
Land
$7.91
{T}: Add {C}.
{T}, Sacrifice this land: Put your commander into your hand from the command zone.
Temple of the False God
Land
$0.17
{T}: Add {C}{C}. Activate only if you control five or more lands.
Flamekin Village
Land
$0.26
As this land enters, you may reveal an Elemental card from your hand. If you don't, this land enters tapped.
{T}: Add {R}.
{R}, {T}: Target creature gains haste until end of turn.
Hanweir Battlements
Land
$2.16
{T}: Add {C}.
{R}, {T}: Target creature gains haste until end of turn.
{3}{R}{R}, {T}: If you both own and control this land and a creature named Hanweir Garrison, exile them, then meld them into Hanweir, the Writhing Township.
Forgotten Cave
Land
$0.13
This land enters tapped.
{T}: Add {R}.
Cycling {R} ({R}, Discard this card: Draw a card.)
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
Legendary Land
$53.08
{T}: Add {C}.
{2}, {T}: Choose a color. Add an amount of mana of that color equal to your devotion to that color. (Your devotion to a color is the number of mana symbols of that color in the mana costs of permanents you control.)
Valakut, the Molten Pinnacle
Land
$11.73
This land enters tapped.
Whenever a Mountain you control enters, if you control at least five other Mountains, you may have this land deal 3 damage to any target.
{T}: Add {R}.
Spinerock Knoll
Land
$1.03
Hideaway 4 (When this land enters, look at the top four cards of your library, exile one face down, then put the rest on the bottom in a random order.)
This land enters tapped.
{T}: Add {R}.
{R}, {T}: You may play the exiled card without paying its mana cost if an opponent was dealt 7 or more damage this turn.
Basic lands: 27 Mountain
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