Ojutai's Hatebirds

Commander / EDH* WU (Azorius)

Odyssey

Creature (33)

• 1x Hypnotic Siren
• 1x Siren Stormtamer
• 1x Cartographer's Hawk
• 1x Hushbringer
• 1x Hypnotic Sprite
• 1x Pride of the Clouds
• 1x Remorseful Cleric
• 1x Selfless Spirit
• 1x Skycat Sovereign
• 1x Watcher of the Spheres
• 1x Aven Mindcensor
• 1x Brazen Borrower
• 1x Hushwing Gryff
• 1x Kira, Great Glass-Spinner
• 1x Lieutenant Kirtar
• 1x Loyal Drake
• 1x Nimble Obstructionist
• 1x Spell Queller
• 1x Vryn Wingmare
• 1x Warden of Evos Isle
• 1x Angel of Condemnation
• 1x Angel of Jubilation
• 1x Angelic Field Marshal
• 1x Emeria Angel
• 1x Glen Elendra Archmage
• 1x Grand Arbiter Augustin IV
• 1x Linvala, Keeper of Silence
• 1x Magus of the Moat
• 1x Sakashima's Student
• 1x Voidstone Gargoyle
• 1x Medomai the Ageless
• 1x Steel Hellkite
• 1x Sephara, Sky's Blade

Land (37)

• 1x Adarkar Wastes
• 1x Ash Barrens
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Fabled Passage
• 1x Faerie Conclave
• 1x Flooded Strand
• 1x Glacial Fortress
• 1x Hallowed Fountain
• 1x Ipnu Rivulet
• 1x Irrigated Farmland
• 7x Island
• 1x Moorland Haunt
• 1x Myriad Landscape
• 1x Mystic Gate
• 1x Nimbus Maze
• 9x Plains
• 1x Port Town
• 1x Prairie Stream
• 1x Prismatic Vista
• 1x Scavenger Grounds
• 1x Sea of Clouds
• 1x Skycloud Expanse
• 1x Temple of Enlightenment

Enchantment (4)

• 1x Staggering Insight
• 1x Always Watching
• 1x Smothering Tithe
• 1x Gravitational Shift

Sorcery (4)

• 1x Chart a Course
• 1x Winds of Abandon
• 1x Winged Words
• 1x Approach of the Second Sun

Planeswalker (1)

• 1x Serra the Benevolent

Commander (1)

Artifact (10)

• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Arcane Signet
• 1x Azorius Signet
• 1x Dowsing Dagger  ^Flip
• 1x Fellwar Stone
• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x Mind Stone
• 1x Talisman of Progress
• 1x Umezawa's Jitte
• 1x Bident of Thassa

Instant (10)

• 1x Path to Exile
• 1x Stubborn Denial
• 1x Swords to Plowshares
• 1x Counterspell
• 1x Cyclonic Rift
• 1x Lofty Denial
• 1x Valorous Stance
• 1x Generous Gift
• 1x Long-Term Plans
• 1x Settle the Wreckage

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Maybeboard

Creature (42)

• 1x Cloudfin Raptor
• 1x Hope of Ghirapur
• 1x Judge's Familiar
• 1x Cloud of Faeries
• 1x Owl Familiar
• 1x Shacklegeist
• 1x Shinewend
• 1x Spiketail Hatchling
• 1x Stratus Dancer
• 1x Vantress Gargoyle
• 1x Angel of Vitality
• 1x Cloudchaser Kestrel
• 1x Drift of Phantasms
• 1x Flickerwisp
• 1x Jubilant Skybonder
• 1x Kira, Great Glass-Spinner
• 1x Lyev Skyknight
• 1x Resplendent Angel
• 1x Sprite Noble
• 1x Vendilion Clique
• 1x Angel of Finality
• 1x Archon of Sun's Grace
• 1x Celestial Crusader
• 1x Emeria Angel
• 1x Ishai, Ojutai Dragonspeaker
• 1x Restoration Angel
• 1x Angel of Sanctions
• 1x Archon of Justice
• 1x Aven Gagglemaster
• 1x Blinding Angel
• 1x Cavalier of Gales
• 1x Lyra Dawnbringer
• 1x Radiant, Archangel
• 1x Rishadan Brigand
• 1x Soul Seizer  ^Flip
• 1x Spiketail Drake
• 1x Steel-Plume Marshal
• 1x Thryx, the Sudden Storm
• 1x Keiga, the Tide Star
• 1x Linvala, the Preserver
• 1x Platinum Angel
• 1x Stormtide Leviathan

Enchantment (20)

• 1x Sigil of Sleep
• 1x Favorable Winds
• 1x Luminarch Ascension
• 1x Quarantine Field
• 1x Rest in Peace
• 1x Seal of Cleansing
• 1x Spirit Bonds
• 1x Aura of Silence
• 1x Detention Sphere
• 1x Duelist's Heritage
• 1x Imprisoned in the Moon
• 1x Invocation of Saint Traft
• 1x Ashiok's Erasure
• 1x Cast Out
• 1x Coastal Piracy
• 1x Control Magic
• 1x Marshal's Anthem
• 1x Moat
• 1x Reconnaissance Mission
• 1x True Conviction

Instant (5)

• 1x Brainstorm
• 1x Rapid Hybridization
• 1x Scout's Warning
• 1x Azorius Charm
• 1x Disenchant

Sorcery (5)

• 1x Supreme Verdict
• 1x Migratory Route
• 1x Tragic Arrogance
• 1x Karn's Temporal Sundering
• 1x Spectral Procession

Artifact (4)

• 1x Smuggler's Copter
• 1x Sword of the Animist
• 1x Bident of Thassa
• 1x Skysovereign, Consul Flagship

Planeswalker (2)

• 1x Gideon Blackblade
• 1x Ajani Steadfast

Land (1)

• 1x Field of Ruin

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Overview

A casual midrange "flying tribal" deck with some elements of control and disruption. This deck is roughly at a 6/10 power level according to the EDH power level scale by /u/emillang1000.

Why Play This Deck?

• You like creatures.
• You like synergy-driven decks.
• You like being a nuisance to your opponents.
• You want to play a midrange deck.

Why NOT Play This Deck?

• You want to play a combo deck.
• You want a deck that's a 7/10 or higher power level.
• You want a deck that's all about its commander.

It's difficult to make this deck's strategy any more powerful since, in the context of EDH, it runs uphill in several ways:

1. Contains no combos
2. Tries to win with combat damage. Usually not commander damage too.
3. Average CMC cannot be lowered much without either dropping too many flyers, thus losing the "flying tribal" identity, or replacing them with low impact flyers not worth playing.

That's not necessarily bad though. This deck is a good deck to lead with if you are playing in a new group and aren't sure what their power level is. It's fair, interacts with other decks without shutting them down completely, and can close out games quickly if the group isn't very interactive and games go long. Basically you won't lose any friends by playing this deck, but you'll still feel like you have to make meaningful decisions.

The deck's primary win conditions are:

1. Accumulated creature damage (aided by cards like Gravitational Shift and Medomai the Ageless)
2. Commander damage
3. Approach of the Second Sun

Because of all the card draw in this deck, Approach of the Second Sun can sometimes be cast on two consecutive turns. However there are no shenanigans with the card here, such as copying it.

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Deck Updates

Recent Changes

+Lofty Denial, -Glowrider

+Cartographer's Hawk, -Smuggler's Copter

+Mystic Gate, -Flood Plain

+Island, -Lonely Sandbar

+Plains, -Secluded Steppe

+Skycat Sovereign, -Hanged Executioner

+Watcher of the Spheres, -Aura of Silence

+Kira, Great Glass-Spinner, -Time Wipe

+Umezawa's Jitte, -Silumgar's Scorn

+Staggering Insight, -Stormscape Familiar

+Emeria Angel, -Archangel of Tithes

Potential Additions

The Raven's Warning

Glorious Guardian

Archon of Emeria

Steel-plume Marshall

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Notable Interactions

Watcher of the Spheres/Spell Queller + Hushbringer/Hushwing Gryff nonbo

Angel of Condemnation can temporarily remove the hatebear to allow the ETB though.

Angel of Condemnation + Lightning Greaves is pretty strong.

Angel of Jubilation shuts down fetchlands, including your own.

Emeria Angel + Cartographer's Hawk is good.

Angel of Condemnation + Sakashima's Student

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Card Roles

Ramp

1. Myriad Landscape
2. Sol Ring
3. Arcane Signet
4. Azorius Signet
5. Dowsing Dagger  
6. Fellwar Stone
7. Mind Stone
8. Talisman of Progress
9. Cartographer's Hawk
10. Watcher of the Spheres
11. Warden of Evos Isle
12. Grand Arbiter Augustin IV

Hatebirds

1. Hypnotic Siren
2. Hushbringer
3. Remorseful Cleric
4. Hushwing Gryff
5. Aven Mindcensor
6. Vryn Wingmare
7. Magus of the Moat
8. Grand Arbiter Augustin IV
9. Linvala, Keeper of Silence
10. Angel of Jubilation
11. Voidstone Gargoyle

Ojutai Protection (not including counterspells)

1. Siren Stormtamer
2. Selfless Spirit
3. Lightning Greaves
4. Valorous Stance
5. Always Watching
6. Angelic Field Marshal
7. Glen Elendra Archmage
8. Sephara, Sky's Blade

Removal

Bounce/Blink Show

1. Brazen Borrower
2. Cyclonic Rift
3. Angel of Condemnation

Creature Removal Show

1. Path to Exile
2. Swords to Plowshares
3. Umezawa's Jitte
4. Winds of Abandon
5. Valorous Stance
6. Lieutenant Kirtar
7. Generous Gift
8. Settle the Wreckage
9. Steel Hellkite

Noncreature Removal Show

1. Generous Gift
2. Steel Hellkite

Countermagic Show

1. Stubborn Denial
2. Counterspell
3. Lofty Denial
4. Hypnotic Sprite
5. Glen Elendra Archmage

Buffs

1. Dowsing Dagger  
2. Staggering Insight
3. Always Watching
4. Angel of Jubilation
5. Serra the Benevolent
6. Gravitational Shift

Card Advantage

1. Chart a Course
2. Winged Words
3. Staggering Insight
4. Loyal Drake
5. Bident of Thassa

Date added	7 years
Last updated	3 years
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	6 - 0 Mythic Rares 47 - 0 Rares 26 - 0 Uncommons 5 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	2.97
Tokens	1/1 WU Token Creature Bird, Angel 4/4 W w/ Vigilance, Bird 1/1 W, Cat Bird 1/1 W, Elephant 3/3 G, Emblem Serra the Benevolent, On an Adventure, Plant 0/2 G, Spirit 1/1 W, Treasure
Folders	EDH Creations