Yasova, the Tiny Thief

Tiny Leaders* Midrange RG (Gruul) Theme/Gimmick

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Creature (18)

• 1x Bazaar Trader
• 1x Birds of Paradise
• 1x Boon Satyr
• 1x Boreal Druid
• 1x Courser of Kruphix
• 1x Den Protector
• 1x Dire Fleet Daredevil
• 1x Elvish Mystic
• 1x Eternal Witness
• 1x Fyndhorn Elves
• 1x Goblin Rabblemaster
• 1x Jadelight Ranger
• 1x Llanowar Elves
• 1x Managorger Hydra
• 1x Merfolk Branchwalker
• 1x Runic Armasaur
• 1x Scavenging Ooze
• 1x Tireless Tracker

Enchantment (2)

• 1x Evolutionary Leap
• 1x Sylvan Library

Land (17)

• 1x Bloodstained Mire
• 1x Cinder Glade
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Copperline Gorge
• 2x Forest
• 1x Grove of the Burnwillows
• 1x High Market
• 1x Karplusan Forest
• 2x Mountain
• 1x Raging Ravine
• 1x Rootbound Crag
• 1x Sheltered Thicket
• 1x Stomping Ground
• 1x Windswept Heath
• 1x Wooded Foothills

Instant (4)

• 1x Burst Lightning
• 1x Collateral Damage
• 1x Lightning Bolt
• 1x Punishing Fire

Commander (1)

Sorcery (6)

• 1x Chain Lightning
• 1x Harness by Force
• 1x Kari Zev's Expertise
• 1x Life's Legacy
• 1x Mizzium Mortars
• 1x Reckless Abandon

Planeswalker (1)

• 1x Domri Rade

Artifact (1)

• 1x Lightning Greaves

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Sideboard

Creature (6)

• 1x Grim Lavamancer
• 1x Loaming Shaman
• 1x Mistcutter Hydra
• 1x Prowling Serpopard
• 1x Reclamation Sage
• 1x Thrashing Brontodon

Sorcery (4)

• 1x Anger of the Gods
• 1x Firespout
• 1x Gaea's Blessing
• 1x Sweltering Suns

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Yasova, the Tiny Thief

Leader:
Yasova Dragonclaw - Ability around which the whole deck is built. Steal an opponent's creature, attack with it and then use it with some sacrifice outlet to get rid of it and gain additional value.

Mana Acceleration:
Birds of Paradise, Llanowar Elves, Elvish Mystic, Fyndhorn Elves and Boreal Druid - Very important part of the deck. The curve is focused on 3 mana spells and Yasova is quite mana intense Leader and the deck still wants to have access to sacrifice outlets. Having a first turn mana dork grants the deck's full potential much earlier, as well as the possibility to play only 17 lands. Later when mana is not an issue they can be used as sacrifice fodder.

Creatures:
Burning-Tree Emissary - Just a free 2/2 body. Great at turn 2.
Scavenging Ooze - Staple green 2 drop. Grows, gains life and clears graveyard.
Flinthoof Boar - 3/3 for 2 mana is great and if needed it has haste.
Boggart Ram-Gang - Well costed, aggressive creature with decent stats.
Fanatic of Xenagos - Decent stats for 3 mana with the possibility of being bigger or having haste.
Goblin Rabblemaster - Creature which can win a game singlehandedly if not responded quickly.
Managorger Hydra - Great 3 mana drop. Grows insanely fast and because of trample deals a massive amount of damage.
Burning-Tree Shaman - Great stats in defence as well as in offence. Ability is just a small bonus.
Courser of Kruphix - A star in the deck. Ramps, draws cards, gains life and has great defensive stats.
Boon Satyr - Mostly an aura for Yasova Dragonclaw to gain control of bigger creatures than she, but when necessary it's still a decent flash creature or pump spell.
Eternal Witness - Brings back some key cards from graveyard.
Den Protector - A bit more expensive Eternal Witness.

Sacrifice Outlets:
High Market - Just sacrifice effect in a land. Important because of efficiency, gaining a life is just a minor bonus.
Evolutionary Leap - Cheap, repetitive sacrifice and card draw.
Life's Legacy - Great card draw, usually draws about 3 cards in addition to killing the stolen creature.
Collateral Damage and Reckless Abandon - Cheap sacrifice and burn effects.
Bazaar Trader - Not a sacrifice but can make creatures stolen for one turn mine forever.
Domri Rade - -2 effect lets make stolen creature fight with another opponent's creature and in good circumstances kill both of them.

Removal:
Lightning Bolt, Chain Lightning, Burst Lightning - Just cheap burn and removal.
Punishing Fire - Decent removal and great synergy with Grove of the Burnwillows.
Mizzium Mortars - Good spot removal with a possibility for one-sided board wipe.

Additional Utility Cards:
Sylvan Library - Awesome card draw engine and top deck manipulation.
Kari Zev's Expertise, Harness by Force - Additional steal spells for creatures bigger than Yasova Dragonclaw and for situations when she isn't on the battlefield.
Lightning Greaves - A way to protect the Leader as well as other important creatures.

Date added	7 years
Last updated	6 years
Legality	This deck is Tiny Leaders legal.
Rarity (main - side)	1 - 0 Mythic Rares 33 - 7 Rares 3 - 3 Uncommons 9 - 0 Commons
Cards	50
Avg. CMC	2.06
Tokens	Clue, Emblem Domri Rade, Goblin 1/1 R, Morph 2/2 C
Folders	Tiny Leaders