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Sharae of Numbing Depths

WOE · uncommon · Released 2023-09-08

Power

brawl
tier-2Niche payoff
commander
tier-2Niche payoff

Tier shown as baseline → best-case (in its ideal shell).

Derived from the 7 atoms below.

over

above rate

incremental

minor value alone

build around

needs a shell

scales

scales up

rigid

one mode

narrow

situational

fragile

easily answered

Commander Bracket

1Precon2Core3Upgraded4Optimized5cEDH

Archetypes

positive:
controlstax-prisonmill
negative:
aggrocombovoltron

Roles

card-drawrepeatable-card-drawmass-tapstax-pieceetb-trigger

Risks

requires-opp-board-requiredonce-per-turn-restrictedopp-board-required

Mechanics

mech-stun-counter

Typal

synergy:
merfolk
anti:

Structural

triggered-abilityreplacement-effect

Rationale

4cmc 2/3 Merfolk Wizard — ETB taps and stun-counters a creature, then rewards you with a card draw once per turn whenever you tap opponent creatures. Signature in tap-matters / control shells (Opposition, Glare of Subdual, Master of Waves type builds) and pairs naturally with merfolk typal that runs mass-tap effects. Requires opponent board presence to generate ongoing value, making it win-more; the ETB stun is a respectable entry play but the draw engine demands a dedicated tap-matters shell to shine.

Learnings (3)

  • Sharae's draw trigger fires once per turn regardless of how many opponent creatures you tap in one sequence — build around mass-tap effects (Opposition, Glare of Subdual, Twiddle) to maximize the once-per-turn ceiling.

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  • The stun counter from her ETB means the tapped creature skips its next untap step entirely, giving Sharae's controller two turns of pseudo-removal value from a single ETB trigger — relevant timing difference from a simple Icy Manipulator effect.

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  • In merfolk tribal, Sharae pairs especially well with lords that grant tap abilities or cards like Merrow Reejerey that tap creatures on spell cast, turning every merfolk spell into a card draw trigger.

    tagging · claude-sonnet-4-6

Popularity

  • EDHREC rank: #7,113