Master Piandao
TLA · uncommon · Released 2025-11-21
Power
Tier shown as baseline → best-case (in its ideal shell).
Derived from the 7 atoms below.
on rate
meaningful alone
wants support
scales up
one mode
situational
easily answered
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Rationale
Master Piandao is a 5cmc 4/4 first striker that tutors (top-4 filter) for an Ally, Equipment, or Lesson card on each attack, making it a reasonable engine in equipment-voltron or Ally-tribal shells. The triple target type (Ally/Equipment/Lesson) gives it modest flexibility, but its value is heavily dependent on running sufficient density of those card types; at 5cmc in mono-white it competes with stronger finishers in optimized lists.
Learnings (3)
Master Piandao is a card from the Avatar: The Last Airbender crossover set; his ability references Allies, Equipment, and Lessons — spanning three distinct card categories, which gives him unusual cross-archetype reach but means he performs best in decks that intentionally overlap two or more of those types.
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The attack trigger filters top 4 rather than searching the full library, so in equipment-voltron shells with few Equipment targets it may whiff frequently; higher Equipment density (12+) is recommended to make the trigger reliable.
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Lesson cards are a Strixhaven-specific card type primarily found in Brawl/Commander via sets with Learn; running Lessons deliberately for Piandao requires unusual deckbuilding decisions and is rarely worth it outside a dedicated Lesson/Learn shell.
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Popularity
- EDHREC rank: #9,391