Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
TLA · mythic · Released 2025-11-21
Power
brawl
tier-1Game-defining
commander
tier-2→tier-1Game-defining
Tier shown as baseline → best-case (in its ideal shell).
Derived from the 7 atoms below.
over
above rate
incremental
minor value alone
modular
fits anywhere
takes over
can take over a game
flexible
multiple modes
broad
broadly useful
fragile
easily answered
Commander Bracket
Not yet bracketed (or genuinely unplaceable).
Archetypes
positive:
controlspellslingerlegendary-matters
negative:
No active conflicts.
Roles
aggressive-creaturerepeatable-pure-drawcounter-produceranti-control
Risks
requires-opp-board-requiredslow-setuprequires-land-in-hand
Mechanics
mech-finality-counter
Typal
synergy:
birdspirit
anti:
—
Structural
triggered-abilityx-cost
Rationale
X-cost 1/1 blue bird spirit with flash, flying, vigilance. ETB puts X +1/+1 counters and draws half X cards. Whenever an opponent searches their library, add a counter and draw. Signature in control shells that punish tutoring (especially Brawl with heavy tutor meta). Card-draw engine scales with opponent deck-tuning; the search-punish triggers reward meta-game awareness. Risks: slow setup (requires opp to search) and needs hands-available to fully leverage the X investment."
Popularity
- EDHREC rank: #1,816