Tasigur

Midrange
Written By Evan Pierce

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[[Tasigur, the Golden Fang]] is a Sultai commander that offers unparalleled versatility in competitive EDH. With Tasigur’s activated ability, you can recycle interaction and value pieces, making it a powerful tool for grindy games. Combined with Sultai’s access to efficient mana acceleration, tutors, and draw engines, this deck thrives as a hybrid between a control deck and a fast combo deck.

Why Play Tasigur?

Strengths

  • Infinite Mana Outlet: Tasigur’s activated ability is a built-in win condition with infinite mana.

  • Grindy Value Engine: Recur critical interaction or utility pieces with Tasigur’s ability.

  • Flexible Gameplan: Pivot between controlling the board and assembling fast combos.

  • Color Identity: Sultai grants access to efficient interaction ([[Abrupt Decay]], [[Veil of Summer]]), powerful card draw ([[Mystic Remora]], [[Rhystic Study]]), and combo enablers.

  • Resilient to Stax: Tasigur’s recursion can help overcome stax pieces and disrupt opponents’ plans.

Weaknesses

  • Graveyard Vulnerability: Reliance on the graveyard makes the deck weak to hate pieces like [[Rest in Peace]] and [[Dauthi Voidwalker]].

  • Mana-Hungry: Tasigur’s recursion and combos require significant mana investment.

  • Command Zone Pressure: Tasigur is often targeted by removal or stax, limiting its utility in certain games.

Game Plan

Plan A: Fast Combo

Tasigur excels at assembling game-ending combos efficiently. Mulligan aggressively for ramp, tutors, and combo pieces to execute a win by turn 2 or 3 when possible.

Primary Combos

[[Thassa’s Oracle]] + [[Demonic Consultation]] / [[Tainted Pact]]

  • Requirements:

    • [[Thassa’s Oracle]].

    • [[Demonic Consultation]] or [[Tainted Pact]].

  • Execution:

    1. Cast [[Thassa’s Oracle]].

    2. In response to its ETB trigger, cast [[Demonic Consultation]] or [[Tainted Pact]] to exile your library.

    3. Let Oracle’s trigger resolve to win.

Infinite Mana with Tasigur

Use infinite mana to activate Tasigur repeatedly, recycling cards until a win condition is assembled.

  • Hullbreaker Horror Loop:

    • Requirements: [[Hullbreaker Horror]], mana-positive artifacts, and no stax effects.

    • Sequence:

      1. Cast a zero-cost artifact ([[Mox Amber]], etc.) to trigger Hullbreaker Horror and bounce a mana-positive artifact.

      2. Recast the bounced artifact to repeat the process, generating infinite mana.

      3. Use infinite mana to activate Tasigur, recur and cast [[Thassa’s Oracle]], and win.

  • Isochron Scepter + Dramatic Reversal:

    • Requirements: [[Isochron Scepter]] imprinted with [[Dramatic Reversal]] and nonland mana sources producing at least [[symbol:3]].

    • Sequence:

      1. Activate Isochron Scepter to untap your mana sources, going mana-positive.

      2. Use infinite mana to activate Tasigur and assemble a win.

[[Hoarding Broodlord]] Lines

  • Requirements: Tasigur on board, [[Neoform]], [[Birthing Pod]], or [[Eldritch Evolution]], and mana to execute the line.

  • Execution:

    1. Sacrifice Tasigur to tutor [[Hoarding Broodlord]].

    2. Use Broodlord’s ability to find [[Saw in Half]], [[Sacrifice]], and other combo pieces.

    3. Execute the win using infinite mana or card draw (see detailed Broodlord lines in the “Combos” section).

Plan B: Control and Grind

When a fast win isn’t viable, Tasigur transitions into a control-oriented strategy. Use its activated ability to recur interaction and grind value while looking for a window to execute a combo.

Key Tools for Control

  • Draw Engines: [[Mystic Remora]], [[Rhystic Study]].

  • Interaction: [[Abrupt Decay]], [[Force of Will]], [[Veil of Summer]].

  • Board Stabilizers: [[Toxrill, the Corrosive]], [[Hullbreaker Horror]].

Game Plan

  1. Stabilize the board with interaction and value pieces.

  2. Use Tasigur’s ability to recycle counterspells or removal.

  3. Pivot to a combo once opponents’ resources are depleted.

Mulligans

Keepable Hands

  • Fast Combo: Hands with ramp, tutors, or combo pieces.

    • Example: [[Chrome Mox]], [[Arcane Signet]], [[Demonic Tutor]], [[Polluted Delta]], [[Thassa’s Oracle]].

  • Value Start: Hands with draw engines and interaction.

    • Example: [[Mystic Remora]], [[Abrupt Decay]], [[Underground Sea]], [[Sol Ring]], [[Tainted Pact]].

Mulligan Hands

  • Hands without ramp or a clear game plan.

    • Example: [[Force of Negation]], [[Abrupt Decay]], [[Command Tower]], [[Cyclonic Rift]], [[Veil of Summer]].

  • Hands reliant on specific top-decks to function.

Combos and Win Conditions

Primary Combos

[[Thassa’s Oracle]] + [[Demonic Consultation]] / [[Tainted Pact]]

A straightforward two-card combo requiring minimal setup. Prioritize finding protection before attempting this line.

[[Isochron Scepter]] + [[Dramatic Reversal]]

  • Generate infinite mana and activate Tasigur to win the game.

[[Hoarding Broodlord]] Lines

Steps

  1. Pod Tasigur into Hoarding Broodlord

    • Cast [[Eldritch Evolution]] ([[symbol:1]][[symbol:g]][[symbol:g]] + sacrifice [[Tasigur]]) OR [[Neoform]] ([[symbol:u]][[symbol:g]] + sacrifice [[Tasigur]]).

    • Search your library and put [[Hoarding Broodlord]] onto the battlefield.

  2. Hoarding Broodlord ETB Trigger

    • [[Hoarding Broodlord]] enters the battlefield.

    • Use its ETB ability to search for [[Saw in Half]] from your library and put it into your hand.

  3. Cast [[Saw in Half]]

    • Cost: [[symbol:2]][[symbol:b]], but this cost can be reduced by convoke using your available creatures.

    • Target [[Hoarding Broodlord]] with [[Saw in Half]].

    • Create two token copies of [[Hoarding Broodlord]]. Each token retains convoke and tutor abilities.

  4. Token ETB Triggers

    • The first token ETB triggers, letting you tutor [[Sacrifice]].

    • The second token ETB triggers, letting you tutor [[Peer into the Abyss]].

  5. Cast [[Sacrifice]]

    • Cost: [[symbol:b]], reduced by convoke using your creatures.

    • Sacrifice one of the [[Hoarding Broodlord]] tokens to generate [[symbol:b]][[symbol:b]][[symbol:b]][[symbol:b]][[symbol:b]] (5 black mana).

  6. Cast [[Peer into the Abyss]]

    • Cost: [[symbol:4]][[symbol:b]][[symbol:b]][[symbol:b]], reduced by convoke using your creatures.

    • Target yourself to draw half your library and lose half your life, rounded up.

    • With your deck now in hand, assemble a deterministic win using the resources available.

Alternative Finish

If [[Sacrifice]] and/or [[Peer into the Abyss]] are unavailable:

  • Use [[Culling the Weak]] (to generate [[symbol:b]][[symbol:b]][[symbol:b]][[symbol:b]]) and [[Ad Nauseam]] (to draw most of your deck).

  • From there, win using any of your post-draw win conditions like [[Thassa's Oracle]] + [[Demonic Consultation]]

Conclusion

[[Tasigur, the Golden Fang]] combines value, flexibility, and power, making it a formidable contender in cEDH. Whether you’re executing fast combos or grinding through stax-heavy pods, Tasigur rewards strategic play and resource management. With this primer, you’ll be well-equipped to navigate competitive environments and secure victories with this iconic Sultai commander.

References:
Tainted Control
Synchro Summon 877

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