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[[Yuriko, the Tiger's Shadow]] leads this aggressive tempo deck, utilizing ninjutsu to apply consistent pressure and manipulate the top of the library for significant damage. The deck combines swift, evasive creatures with top-deck manipulation and efficient interaction, making it a formidable contender in the cEDH meta. Yuriko's ability to bypass commander tax through ninjutsu and reveal high-mana-value cards for damage provides both card advantage and a rapid clock against opponents.

Strategy / Gameplan

The primary strategy focuses on deploying [[Yuriko, the Tiger's Shadow]] as early as turn two, facilitated by low-cost, evasive creatures. These creatures enable ninjutsu, allowing Yuriko to connect and trigger her ability, revealing high-mana-value cards to deal substantial damage and draw additional cards. Top-deck manipulation tools like [[Brainstorm]] and tutors such as [[Vampiric Tutor]] and [[Mystical Tutor]] are employed to position impactful cards atop the library, maximizing damage output. The deck maintains a balance between aggression and control, utilizing counterspells and removal to disrupt opponents' strategies while advancing its own game plan.

Key Components

Evasive Creatures: One-mana creatures like [[Changeling Outcast]], [[Mothdust Changeling]], and [[Faerie Seer]] serve as enablers for Yuriko's ninjutsu, ensuring consistent early-game pressure.
Top-Deck Manipulation: Cards such as [[Vampiric Tutor]], [[Scroll Rack]], and [[Brainstorm]] allow for arranging high-mana-value cards on top of the library, enhancing Yuriko's triggered ability.
High-Mana-Value Spells: Inclusions like [[Sea Gate Restoration]] and [[Commandeer]] provide significant damage when revealed by Yuriko's ability, accelerating the game's conclusion.
Efficient Interaction: A suite of counterspells, including [[Force of Will]], [[Fierce Guardianship]], and [[Swan Song]], alongside removal spells like [[Snuff Out]] and [[Deadly Rollick]], protect the game plan and hinder opponents' progress.

Combos and Synergies

Extra Turn Spells: Casting extra turn spells such as [[Temporal Trespass]] and [[Temporal Mastery]] allows for additional combat phases, leading to more Yuriko triggers and expedited victory.
Ninja Synergies: Ninjas like [[Ingenious Infiltrator]] and [[Mistblade Shinobi]] provide additional value through card draw and board control, synergizing with the deck's ninjutsu theme.

Win Conditions

Accumulated Damage: Consistently triggering Yuriko's ability to reveal high-mana-value cards rapidly diminishes opponents' life totals.

[[Thassa’s Oracle]]
1. Cast [[Thassa's Oracle]].
2. Hold priority on [[Thassa's Oracle]]'s enter the battlefield trigger and cast [[Demonic Consultation]] or [[Tainted Pact]].
3. Exile your library and resolve the [[Thassa's Oracle]] trigger to win the game.
Things to keep in mind when winning with [[Thassa's Oracle]]:
- Removing [[Thassa's Oracle]] before the trigger resolves does not stop your win if you have an empty library even if you have 0 devotion to blue because your devotion must "greater than or equal to the number of cards in your library"
- If you think your opponents don't have a creature counterspell you can cast [[Demonic Consultation]] or [[Tainted Pact]] before [[Thassa's Oracle]] to trick them into not countering the spell. This is more dangerous, however, because if they counter your [[Thassa's Oracle]] you'll have no library and lose the game on your next turn.

Considerations

Resource Management: Balancing the deployment of threats with holding up interaction is crucial to maintain pressure while preventing opponents' counterplays.
Top-Deck Awareness: Effective use of top-deck manipulation ensures maximum damage output from Yuriko's triggers and prevents drawing into less impactful cards at critical moments.

[[Yuriko, the Tiger's Shadow]] offers a dynamic and aggressive approach in cEDH, leveraging ninjutsu mechanics and top-deck manipulation to deliver swift and decisive victories.

References:
Yuriko Tempo
Pact of Nauseous Ninjas