Ephara, God of card draw

Commander / EDH WU (Azorius)

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Creature (30)

• 1x Angel of Finality
• 1x Angel of Serenity
• 1x Angel of the Dire Hour
• 1x Archaeomancer
• 1x Brago, King Eternal
• 1x Custodi Soulbinders
• 1x Deadeye Navigator
• 1x Deputy of Acquittals
• 1x Draining Whelk
• 1x Duplicant
• 1x Eldrazi Displacer
• 1x Faerie Artisans
• 1x Flickerwisp
• 1x Karmic Guide
• 1x Lavinia of the Tenth
• 1x Luminate Primordial
• 1x Mistmeadow Witch
• 1x Mizzium Meddler
• 1x Perplexing Chimera
• 1x Portal Mage
• 1x Psychosis Crawler
• 1x Reflector Mage
• 1x Restoration Angel
• 1x Reveillark
• 1x Saltskitter
• 1x Selfless Squire
• 1x Solemn Simulacrum
• 1x Stonecloaker
• 1x Sun Titan
• 1x Voidmage Husher

Planeswalker (1)

• 1x Venser, the Sojourner

Land (36)

• 1x Adarkar Wastes
• 1x Ash Barrens
• 1x Drifting Meadow
• 1x Exotic Orchard
• 1x Hallowed Fountain
• 11x Island
• 1x Kor Haven
• 1x Meandering River
• 1x Moorland Haunt
• 1x Path of Ancestry
• 10x Plains
• 1x Reliquary Tower
• 1x Secluded Steppe
• 1x Springjack Pasture
• 1x Temple of the False God
• 1x Terrain Generator
• 1x Wanderwine Hub

Instant (9)

• 1x Cackling Counterpart
• 1x Counterspell
• 1x Cyclonic Rift
• 1x Delay
• 1x Ghostly Flicker
• 1x Momentary Blink
• 1x Mystic Confluence
• 1x Swords to Plowshares
• 1x Teferi's Protection

Sorcery (4)

• 1x Austere Command
• 1x Divine Reckoning
• 1x Rite of Replication
• 1x Rout

Commander (1)

Artifact (11)

• 1x Ashnod's Altar
• 1x Azorius Signet
• 1x Coldsteel Heart
• 1x Conjurer's Closet
• 1x Fellwar Stone
• 1x Mimic Vat
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Talisman of Progress
• 1x Thought Vessel
• 1x Trading Post
• 1x Worn Powerstone

Enchantment (8)

• 1x Act of Authority
• 1x Aura of Silence
• 1x Blind Obedience
• 1x Cathars' Crusade
• 1x Detention Sphere
• 1x Dictate of Heliod
• 1x Mobilization
• 1x Sacred Mesa

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Sideboard

Creature (13)

• 1x AEtherling
• 1x Alms Collector
• 1x Angel of Condemnation
• 1x Devout Witness
• 1x Dust Elemental
• 1x Mulldrifter
• 1x Phyrexian Ingester
• 1x Seht's Tiger
• 1x Spell Queller
• 2x Stunt Double
• 1x Thistledown Liege
• 1x Whitemane Lion

Instant (3)

• 1x Eerie Interlude
• 1x Forbid
• 1x Unexpectedly Absent

Land (1)

• 1x Port Town

Artifact (2)

• 1x Phyrexian Altar
• 1x Venser's Journal

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Maybeboard

Creature (3)

• 1x Flickerwisp
• 1x Mistmeadow Witch
• 1x Solemn Simulacrum

Land (1)

• 1x Path of Ancestry

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The first goal in the deck is to play Ephara as soon as possible. Most of the mana rocks are at 2 cmc because of this, to enable to play Ephara on turn three. By doing that, the card draw will begin to accumulate and allow more options during play. She is very resilient as an indestructible enchantment, and usually keeps a low profile during the start of the game.

Secondly, the goal is to trigger the card draw by playing/blinking creatures. Many cards in the deck have either flash other ways to enable etb during all the players turn. I have tried to minimize the number of cards that are sorcery speed, so that mana can be held up for instant speed, adjusting the plays as suitable.

The hardest part is usually to close out the game; the decks strength is to slowly grind out value, and often the opponents will figure this out, and try to react. This part is probably where changes are most needed, to either close out the game quicker, or to be able to last longer.

Chopping block:

Solemn Simulacrum

Flickerwisp

Path of Ancestry

Date added	7 years
Last updated	7 years
Exclude colors	BRG
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	4 - 0 Mythic Rares 42 - 14 Rares 24 - 3 Uncommons 9 - 2 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.73
Tokens	Copy Clone, Emblem Venser, the Sojourner, Goat 0/1 W, Pegasus 1/1 W, Soldier 1/1 W, Spirit 1/1 W
Folders	EDH