Azula, Cunning Usurper
Color Identity
Details
Mana Value
5
Special Set
Universes Beyond
Popularity
#1,316
of 3,466 commanders · via EDHREC
Card Text
Legendary Creature — Human Noble Rogue
Firebending 2 (Whenever this creature attacks, add {R}{R}. This mana lasts until end of combat.)
When Azula enters, target opponent exiles a nontoken creature they control, then they exile a nonland card from their graveyard.
During your turn, you may cast cards exiled with Azula and you may cast them as though they had flash. Mana of any type can be spent to cast those spells.
4/4
Playstyle
Control · Steady · Heavy interaction · Incremental wins
- Aggression
- 3 of 5
- Speed
- 2 of 5
- Interaction
- 4 of 5
- Combat
- 3 of 5
- Engine
- 4 of 5
- Complexity
- 4 of 5
Card Price
Strategy Guides
Blink Strategy Guide
Blink decks are for players who want every creature to matter more than once. This strategy wants to exile and return creatures with enter-the-battlefield effects, using blink commanders, flicker spells, and repeatable engines, to win through compounding value, protected threats, or trigger loops. Unlike Control, Blink handles the game through reusable creature triggers instead of mostly counterspells, and unlike Tokens it may make bodies incidentally rather than going wide first. The best blink commanders make modest creatures convert into cards, removal, ramp, and rebuilt boards over several turns.
Control Strategy Guide
Control decks are for players who enjoy deciding which threats matter, spending answers carefully, and winning after the table has slowed down. This strategy wants to stabilize the game, using control commanders, counterspells, removal, sweepers, and card-draw engines, to win through a protected finisher, planeswalker, combo finish, or long-term card advantage. Unlike Stax, Control answers threats on the stack or battlefield instead of locking everyone out of resources. The best control decks EDH players build accept that multiplayer control cannot counter everything, so they lean on sweepers and engines that trade across several opponents.
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