Prove Your Worth To The Dimir: Etrata, The Silencer Commander Deck for Magic The Gathering
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If a player ever owns three cards in exile with hit counters they LOSE THE GAME. Very powerful, but she has a downside. She also must shuffle back into the deck after she hits, and while we can always return her to the command zone, that will increase her commander tax. We’ll need to use blink and bounce effects to keep her out of the command zone and in the fight.
The crux of this engine is going to be recur-able bounce and blink effects.
Artifacts like Crystal Shard, Erratic Portal and Portal of Sanctuary can bounce Etrata after her trigger so our opponents creatures still get the hit counter and Etrata returns to our hand safely. creatures like Vedalken Mastermind and Deadeye Navigator also let us keep Etrata from leaping back to the library or command zone.
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Tolarian Community College please do other guilds as well! 🙏
Prof, what’s the name of the wispy background music?
Wow the Prof really goes all out when he cosplays.
Well, Dimir is full of shapeshifters, isn't it? Sorry, afk, someone's at the door, had to go...
Jonny Ace dawg he turned into a chic?
Woah! The Prof put a tappedout link for the deck in the description instead of the entire decklist. The times, they are a changing.
Yep. I finally gave in. Enjoy! :)
@@TolarianCommunityCollege Thanks for the link Prof. While I didn't mind copy-pasting the list out, the link is very useful :)
10/10 makes life easier tanks
@@OldGodsGames where is the link?
@@tendo339 It's in the description, good sir :)
It's nice cause Dimir House Guard and Clutch of the Undercity also let you find Etrata if you choose to shuffle your Commander in. Coolio.
House Guatd is also free sac outlet in case someone would like to steal Etrata or any other creature you have.
I like the inclusion of Wind Zendikon to deal with opponents with low creature count decks. I also think that Scholar of Ages would be a good blink target for this deck
I really love that card, the common use is to enchant an indestructible land, although with the new land exile removal, that's not as safe as it used to be, but you can do so many janky things.
Like also enchant it with Pariah, for a complete win against burn. Or animate a utility land and reduce the cost with Training academy _(pay 1, for 5 mana in any combination)_ Or best of all, animate Westvale Abbey, make it a human, and use Moonmist/Waxing_Moon to force it to transform, without any sacrifices.
Kormus Bell and Urborg work really well in the same way, and can make for some surprise wins
I tried doing etrata then figured id do the next best thing and throw her in with yuriko in ninja tribal. Fun fact since this deck tech didnt mention it. ANY card with a ninjutsu effect can be used at ANY time during the combat step. The only requirement is that the creature must be unblocked (which etrata does) . So the trick is that you can ninjutsu her back to your hand after shes dealt damage and still get all of her benefits sans the shuffling her back. Take note that if you do this after combat damage is done you will NOT get the ninjas specific effect since the ninja needs to deal combat damage in most situations. This however can be remedied with Arcane adaptation or any card that altars the card type of all permanents you control to make her a ninja so any "When a ninja attacks triggers..." will proc as well. Have a good one and ty for the deck tech.
i've always loved etrata since she was released but her as the commander can just be a little unreliable. i was gonna put her in a yuriko ninja deck but then it kind of confused me bc i would just be better off playing a 1 mana unblockable. but now that i know ninjitzu can be payed for after combat damage.... thats sweet >:^)
@@LexFrank-Arcaneium You have no idea. especially since ninjas require a bit more of an extra turns focus you can easily drop a person or two if you have efficient cloning as well as a resonator on deck. Mine does that but also loves being abit more mean with notion thief and windfall and crap like that. Evil? yes. Hilarious? Also yes.
@@deadeye7924 Hi sir thank you for this I am new to commander format may I see your decklist for that ninjutsu etrata combo?
Do you have a list of your deck?
@@stefanscutilus1087 not one ive made online. As soon as i get more free time i might put it together but imo the deck still needs some work as ninjas tend to be an expensive deck to run effectively.
It is always a pleasurable delight to see a new Commander deck tech from the Professor. Love it.
So glad you enjoy them! Cheers!
@@TolarianCommunityCollege Oh my goodness. You got me back Magic and into Commander. You are very welcome.
This video has some amazing toy kni-MAKEUP TUTORIAL in it!
I like that this deck is much more affordable than your other EDH decks and looks like lots of fun too!
I've already built an Etrata deck since the Game Knights episode, but I'm so happy this video was made! There's some cool cards I missed here :)
@@wednesday5229 It's a cool card, but it doesn't really work towards making the deck tick :/
@@wednesday5229 You're absolutely right, but my build isn't a blink deck! The point of the blink cards is to prevent Etrata from going into your deck or the command zone. One or two mana is a lot less than six :P
I literally just built this last night. (Not this exact list but I built my take on etrata) got her in foil. Only reason is because her pack art is so stellar I love the vibe I got from her.
I also play naru meha in my etrata deck. She also transmutes for dimir house guard and such. The whole point is of course going infinite with ghostly flicker.
Also, final parting is a super underrated tutor
I love this deck tech. The prices are reasonable. Nothing I wouldnt wanna buy for other decks at their price really. I set my usual limit for a single card around $30 and I may build this deck with my own touches for use in my playgroup once they get their feet a bit more wet. As deck videos go this one was hit out of the park both as an old fan and a continued one. Prof you will always have my admiration.
The music is the best part of this video, and the video is pretty awesome
One card I found that is great to get passed Etrata's tuck trigger is Vanishing from the Visions set. It lets you phase her out at instant speed for UU and she will phase back in with all auras and equipment before your untap step.
I love the Bog when you include bounce lands.
What timing! I've just started make a deck for Etrata, and I didn't even CONSIDER the use of cards like Wind Zendikon! thanks for all the juicy options provided here. Though I am a little surprised you didn't include any of the phasing cards such as vanishing, not only making your commander stick around after hitting something, but also making Etrata and anything attached to her almost impossible to remove!
Thank you so much for this. I have been wanting to build an etrata deck for a long time. This is great
Prof, why no Teferi's Time Twist? It seems perfect for Etrata!
or unsummon or tyrants scorn (also useful for low level removal in a pinch)
Wow this deck looks super fun. Considering building it! Thanks, Prof!
Super cool deck! Thank you for the tappedout list!!! Love it!!!!
Very nice! I made my own Etrata Commander deck a few months ago, but I can't wait to see your version. 👍👍
"I'm willing to do whatever it takes to win"
Turn 1, Island, Mana Crypt, Flash, playing Protean Hulk, sacrificing the Hulk, putting Cursecatcher, Nomads en-Kor, Cephalid Illusionist and Thassa's Oracle on the battlefield, the Oracle triggers, in Response activate the Nomads targeting the Illusionist 33 times, milling yourself and letting the Oracle resolve (Cursecatcher against Force of Will)
This is how you win on Turn 1 with Flash, Hulk, and 2 Mana (you can use any untapped, blue land and any 0-Mana Artifact that makes mana. You can even start with a non-blue land, Mana Vault and a Talisman. Or Mana Crypt and a Lotus Petal)
smartass
Assuming you have Flash in your opening hand tho
Saw cedh games where thassa was allowed, she won 2/3 games.
Crazy power with flash, hulk, or that one card where you keep exiling your deck until you decide to keep the card.
Wow loved this deck tech super well written and well done
Great VO and card animations on this video! Cheers =D
"New blood" is a bit outside what this deck is trying to do but I find it's a fun use, if nothing else, against tribal whenever you have a vampire on demand, "my tribal triggers now reaper king"
I've gone back and forth on whether I want to try to build Etrata. She looks so interesting but I've never been happy with my attempts. I have a lot of these pieces from when I tried to build a Silumgar "Beg, Borrow and Steal" deck so I may give this a try.
Wow a video about my beloved etrata :O
Thanks for adding link to tappedout. It really makes looking at the deck easier.
The only things this deck might need is a bit more sweepers (Damnation would be petfect), something to get rid of shroud/hexproof from oponents creatures (Arcane Lighthouse is great and does not take spell slot) and some reanimation to get dead/milled creatures back (Animate Dead, Dance of the Dead etc).
I really like Erratic Portal and Crystal Shard. Those are great at generating value and technically prevent oponents from tapping out (I have caught many careless opponents with creatures out and no mana to pay for them).
Great Job! Really Enjoy the In Character action.
Great card picks, looks fun! Thanks
Beautiful idea and certainly a unique deck!
I love a deck tech with some sweet cosplay. Great work!
Fun deck! I love this build. Powerful yet not overbearing.
Very special thanks to Olivia Gobert-Hicks of the Commander Rules Advisory Group for her talent and, of course, her Teysa deck! Check out more from her @GobertHicks!
Not Etrata?
Hey Prof., by any chance, do you plan a review for Chandra comic, now that is out as omnimus? I know there will be no more issues, but Im still curious about your opinion
I'm not on par with the prof, but I reviewed the first issue when it came out. have a listen. 👍 soundcloud.com/vmcampos/145-s3e41-chandra-1-2018-the-weekly-vmcampos-comic-book-club
I have an Etrata deck and it's delightful when it goes off. I haven't built it to be as efficient as this version, though, since my group mostly plays for funsies.
Geezus! I already own like 70 of these cards. I'm building this tonight!
Isn't that a good feeling?
@@andrewl9191 indeed
Love the zendikon solve for control o few creatures based decks.
Witch's Cottage and Mystic Sanctuary are overlooked here and should be included. Especially with blink effects.
Awesome video!!!
That was pretty awesome!
Nice! Wow, just made a standard deck based on her. So underrated card. If I ever have friends who play commander, I'll be back to this
I had her in a standard deck for some time just after the set came out, but unless I was playing hard control, I would end up winning through normal damage and not her ability. :(
"WAIT! I'M NOT DONE YET, OPPONENT!"
@@andrewl9191 hahahahah true!
I have some Jaces and sometimes I double spark them and win by auto milling. That' like "That's not even how I meant to kill you"
Unless I'm mistaken, since Etrata's ability goes off during the Combat phase, you can actually ninjutsu out a ninja in response if you're short of bounce spells. (But the ninja comes out after damage, so most ninja stuff doesnt go off)
The ninjutsu ability can be activated during the declare blockers, combat damage, or end of combat steps if you have an unblocked attacking creature.
Activating the ninjutsu ability during the declare blockers step allows the Ninja to deal combat damage. Using ninjutsu during the combat damage or end of combat steps will mean the unblocked attacking creature is dealing combat damage.
Good call:P
I don't remember if it said this in the video or not. I listened but not carefully. If you use ninjutsu, Etrata won't deal combat damage, and you won't trigger her ability. Ninjutsu is after the defender has declared blockers, or lack of blockers, and before combat damage I believe. You can't ninjutsu after damage has already happened. As the reminder text says, "Return an unblocked attacker you control to hand: Put this card onto the battlefield from your hand tapped and attacking." You can't put it out tapped and attacking if combat damage has already been done. This may be what you were getting at, but I don't quite understand.
@@andrewl9191 basically the question is "are you an unblocked attacker until damage, or until the end of combat?"
After the previous comment I found a ruling on Ninjutsu cards that specifically says you can activate Ninjutsu during the end of combat step, meaning post-damage. The ninja obviously wont deal damage though (which usually makes Ninjutsu pointless, but this is Magic, so fringe cases always matter)
@@andrewl9191 Your interpretation is incorrect I believe. Etrata is still unblocked an attacking after combat damage is dealt, so you can activate Ninjutsu in response to her ability triggering
I knew it, Teysa was a Dimir plant the whole time. I'm onto you, Lazav.
I've never seen Illusionist's Stratagem or Supplant Form before. Perfect for my Pir and Toothy deck!
This deck scares me! I love it :D
Excelente deck teck!
I ran into issues with my Etrata and no opponent creature cards on the board. Considering cards like Gilded Drake, Coffin Queen, Animate Dead, and Necromancy paired with Safe Haven and/or Endless Sands. All else fails Exhume, Living Death, or Living End with Blade of Selves. Haven't play tested yet. Would like to know your thoughts. Thanks!
Love the prose in this video. How much was prewritten and how much was improvised?
And why would anyone dislike this video this a solid build for entrata
I have a ruled question: "Mari, the Killing Quill" makes creature that die go into exile with a hit counter.
Does this effect synergies with "Etrata, the Silencer" or are thes hit counters different?
I threw her into my Yuriko deck, which focuses on getting my ninjas back to my hand so i can keep on swinging them in to hit with unblockable creatures. Etrata is now the primary commander after learning how Ninjitsu works with her. People are less upset about her than taking constant damage from Yuriko.
Does the blink effect not cancel out the trigger effect with the exile and hit counter? I'm having trouble understanding that interaction.
I would suggest Vanishing, which if I'm not wrong is a cheaper Deadeye for Etrata
And for another strong etb to abuse, I'd suggest rune-scarred demon
OMG YESSS this is my first deck
I really like how video was made
Rad deck! I love Dimir!
Favourite card from the set
Great looking deck
Meanwhile, the Prof is languishing in a dank basement somewhere with a hit counter on him...
As should be expected.
No Sanctum of Eternity? Seems a logical include as a recurrable way to keep Etrata bouncing back to hand.
is entrata commander?
Given that one of the win conditions is a sorcery, is Boseiju a consideration for a land slot for all those pesky counter decks?
Please make a Breya deck tech! :)
The cosplayer has such an adorable warm voice. Love the video. "heart" Nice Deck...would love to play it.
I feel like Olivia is a bit more than "the cosplayer"
Are ninja's not as good of a way to bounce her back?
They're great, especially ones that give bonuses for combat damage. If your opponent doesn't have a creature to remove, you can take advantage of the fact she's unblockable to get Fallen Shinobi or Silent-Blade Oni
through
@@daniellowe6116 Yeah that's what I was thinking. I know when you ninjitsu them in it doesn't trigger, but I thought the board presence of ninja's almost made folks put out blockers.
Sound great,
I’m sooo making this!
Just a word of warning about Field of Ruin, each opponent gets to find a land off it, not just you and the opponent you used it against. So in a four player, two of your opponents are getting free ramp. That doesn't mean that Field is a bad card, you just have to be careful about when to use it. It does have the plus side of forcing all players to shuffle their libraries, so if you use it to blow up one opponents Cabal Coffers after another opponent had cast something like Enlightened Tutor, you ruin enough of your opponents game plan that the trade off becomes worth it. Or you can think of it as a political tool.
tl;dr Don't Field of Ruin willy-nilly. Get the most out of your ruinous wastelands.
Yeah, I too can't get behind using Field of Ruin in non-duel formats, Ghost Quarter is just better while costing roughly same.
Oh wow, thanks for mentioning that. I've got it in one or two decks and didn't even thing about that since I've only had to used it in 1v1.
I like to use Field of Ruin in combination with Ob-Nixilis Unshackled. I mean sure they get a basic land out of the deal, but I get so much more: A land, opponents take 10 damage, they each sacrifice a creature and Ob-Nixilis gets bigger.
Hadn’t considered that. Good call on pairing that with Ob in the other comment too.
I love my Etrata deck, even if she is a difficult commander. This list is missing an Arcane Lighthouse, it's a pretty necessary utility land given the whole game plan is targeting creatures. Dowsing Dagger is also great, fulfills the need for ramp and fits the commander.
If you'e looking to lean into the flicker theme, Glen Elendra, Agent of Treachery and Perplexing Chimera are both great payoffs
Finally, you've got to throw some Ninjas in there, they're both synergistic and fit the theme
I have a question. Can etrata exile a creature card if that said creature is about to die from blocking another creature?
i tried to watch this at 2x speed but i had to rewatch at normal speed, prob first vid that has a nice pace, 10/10 would watch at 1x again
Agreed! Although I often watch a 1x, this one was just fast enough to keep my terrible youtube attentiveness the entire time. I should 2x more.
Why Arena doesn't allow to return Etrata to hand after attacking?
2nd deck I built a little slower but still mentioned, quite deadly and make my opponent not want to place creatures in play for my win condition to work.
Ninjas and their ninjitsu ability is insane in my Etrata deck
Anyone else here have an Etrata Standard deck (Spark Double, Lazav)? I don't climb the ladder with it, but its fun to pull out and play and does surprisingly well if tuned to have vampire aggro (Sorin, Nightveil Predator) as a backup wincon.
could you make an edh deck video from nicol bolas the ravager?
What's the name of the background music?
what If Erik Estrada played Etrata?
So the interaction works. What's the timing restrictions? When do I blink and or bounce? JUDGE!?!✋
Etrata's ability is a triggered ability that goes on the stack after damage is dealt. You can respond to the ability with a bounce/blink, which means you blink BEFORE you exile an opponent's creature, but AFTER damage.
@@andrewhoward6946 thank you so much. I believed because there wasn't like a pause in the ability that by removing her from play even after damage it took the trigger off the stack.
@@rileyalexander9479 Nope. If a triggered ability has one or more targets, as long as at least one target is still legal as the ability resolves, the ability resolves and you do as much of it as possible, ignoring the rest. In this case, "the creature you're exiling" is the only target, so as long as nobody removes *that* creature before the ability resolves, the trigger will happen. It just skips the "shuffle Etrata" part if said Etrata is no longer on the battlefield.
I'm curious, why negate over OG Counterspell?
What if you use Besmirch or Frenzied Fugue against Etrata? Does she go back to the library of your opponent?
Love this video
very cool video. thank u
What is the pricing for this deck?
Sanctum of Eternity:
land
Tap: ad 1 colorless
2, Tap: Return target commander you own from the battlefield to your hand. Activate this ability only during your turn.
+2 Generic mana
@@olafthemoose9413 added! thanks
i have an interesting question: i tried this deck in Arena, and "shuffle Etrata in library" trigger can't be responsed or prevented, so after exiling opponent's creature with Hit counter, Etrata is immediately shuffled in library. Is that Arena's problem or Etrata's ability can't be prevented by MTG rules?
Very dramatic and dimir like!
she's one of my 'fun' decks in my roster. She is never as consistent in wins as my big hitters like Gishath Dinos or Scion Dragons. But that doesn't matter because she's fun and a good hard counter if I'm sitting at a table with another tribal or token strategy.
I would include some ninjas, as they can save etrata from being shuffled in as well right? Or is ninjitsu only before damage? and Spark double lets you have 2 etratas on the field, if you have money, Sakashima is copy number 3. or is that 4 with mirror gallery.
here is what I found on Reddit regarding ninjitsu:
During Declare Blockers Step: Your opponent didn't block a creature, you get
to swap it for a ninja and the ninja deals it's damage and activates
it's trigger Combat Damage Step:
First Strike/Double Strike creatures can get a hit in then you activate
ninjutsu this way the ninja also deals damage during the regular damage
step. If there are no creatures with either of those, then ninjas can't
do damage if used at this step. This is the step you would activate it
if you have an. [[Etrata the Silencer]] to get her trigger in but hold
it on the stack this way she won't end up shuffling herself.
End of Combat: Almost the same thing as Combat damage step when lacking
First Strike and/or Double Strike. You can activate ninjutsu this step
if you just want to get the ninja out for the sake of it.
So in Conclusion: you can ninjitsu a ninja in after Etrata has triggered, so putting in cheap casted ninjas to save Etrata instead of all this fancy blink stuff might be better right?
Ninjutsu is before damage. You'd have to let her hit first in order to put her triggered ability on the stack. A previous combat mentions that when that goes on the stack is when you need to bounce or blink her.
"Hit with Etrata, place her ability on the stack, hold priority, cast Unsummon (etc), Unsummon resolves to bounce her to your hand, and then her ability resolves, exiling the target card, and you don't have to shuffle/replace her. If you do just flicker her, she's technically not the same item anymore and doesn't have to shuffle.
Thank you PROFESSOR. OH THE HUMANITY! LMAO 👁🔄🎇💝🌹💑🕵🌸😇
2:30 the value goes of the converted mana cost gets four???!
This video makes me want to build etrata
Can you actually proliferate the hit counters like with infect counters?
I don't think so.
1. The hit counter is on a card in exile and can't be targeted by proliferate
2. You would only have a second proliferate on the same card if you could
3. The trigger text says, "if they own three or more exiled cards," so you wouldn't get an additional card to exile if you simply proliferate a counter on another card.
I thought this commander would be fun, but its such a hassle to get the win trigger most of the time. Against any sort of deck that doesn't rely on creatures, you do literally nothing. Same with any deck that can sac their own dudes, the trigger will never resolve. To be honest, i feel like Etrata does more work as an alternate target for Lazav the Multifarious to turn into if you feel like playing the meme.
Yeah most of my playgroup uses artifact heavy decks , so something that relies on opponents being creature heavy isn't super useful for me
You can always lean on the fact that etrata is unblockable. Buff her up.
No hall of the Bandit Lord?
not trying to be weird but i love her voice.
Are you sure you can blink etrata
See I need a pre con commander deck that does this or similar. This would be the year.
Great. First it was Mitch, now the Professor is also using transmute...
So much for they being budget tutor cards now...
really good.