Ayara, First of Locthwain
ELD · rare · Released 2019-10-04
Power
brawl
tier-1Game-defining
commander
tier-1Game-defining
Tier shown as baseline → best-case (in its ideal shell).
Derived from the 7 atoms below.
over
above rate
standalone
meaningful alone
synergy
wants support
takes over
can take over a game
rigid
one mode
broad
broadly useful
fragile
easily answered
Commander Bracket
Not yet bracketed (or genuinely unplaceable).
Archetypes
positive:
aristocratstokens-go-widecombo
negative:
No active conflicts.
Roles
drainrepeatable-pure-drawsacrifice-outletlord
Risks
requires-creature-density
Mechanics
—
Typal
synergy:
black
anti:
—
Structural
triggered-abilityactivated-ability
Rationale
3cmc black creature lord with dual payoffs: ETB drain-and-lifegain triggers per black creature entry, plus repeatable card draw via creature sacrifice. Signature in aristocrats and tokens-go-wide shells leveraging black creature density. Combo-viable with flicker/blink synergies. Requires creature density to generate meaningful value.
Popularity
- EDHREC rank: #801