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Kaust, Eyes of the Glade

Kaust, Eyes of the Glade

Legendary Creature — Dryad Detective · {R/W}{G} · Green/Red/White commander

Whenever a creature you control that was turned face up this turn deals combat damage to a player, draw a card. {T}: Turn target face-down attacking creature you control face up.
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What Kaust, Eyes of the Glade actually does

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What a Kaust, Eyes of the Glade deck wants

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Best cards for Kaust, Eyes of the Glade

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Put haste on the commander the turn it resolves — a tap ability is unusable otherwise

  1. Rising of the Day3 mana
  2. Thousand-Year Elixir3 mana
  3. Fable of the Mirror-Breaker // Reflection of Kiki-Jiki3 mana
  4. Goblin Chieftain3 mana
  5. Blacksmith's Talent1 mana
  6. The Fire Crystal4 mana
  7. Cloudshredder Sliver2 mana
  8. Lightning Greaves2 mana

Untap the commander so the tap ability is an engine, not a one-shot

  1. Aggravated Assault3 mana
  2. Aurelia, the Warleader6 mana
  3. Bear Umbra4 mana
  4. Reconnaissance1 mana
  5. Sword of Feast and Famine3 mana
  6. Wilderness Reclamation4 mana
  7. Amulet of Vigor1 mana
  8. Nature's Will4 mana

Make the commander connect — a body that never deals combat damage never triggers

  1. Garruk's Uprising3 mana
  2. Delney, Streetwise Lookout3 mana
  3. Kodama of the West Tree3 mana
  4. Archetype of Aggression3 mana
  5. Iroas, God of Victory4 mana
  6. Jetmir, Nexus of Revels4 mana
  7. Jetmir, Nexus of Revels // Jetmir, Nexus of Revels0 mana
  8. Elspeth, Sun's Champion6 mana

Actually remove one problem permanent — preventing its damage is not removing it

  1. Path to Exile1 mana
  2. Swords to Plowshares1 mana
  3. Wild Magic Surge2 mana
  4. March of Otherworldly Light1 mana
  5. Flicker of Fate2 mana
  6. Beast Within3 mana
  7. Generous Gift3 mana
  8. Nature's Claim1 mana

Answer a whole board at once

  1. Final Showdown1 mana
  2. Vanquish the Horde8 mana
  3. Martyr's Cry2 mana
  4. Split Up3 mana
  5. Blasphemous Act9 mana
  6. Cathedral Membrane2 mana
  7. Citywide Bust3 mana
  8. Harsh Mercy3 mana

Find the exact card the plan needs

  1. Green Sun's Zenith1 mana
  2. Nature's Rhythm2 mana
  3. Celestial Reunion1 mana
  4. Worldly Tutor1 mana
  5. March of Burgeoning Life1 mana
  6. Archdruid's Charm3 mana
  7. Chord of Calling3 mana
  8. Eldritch Evolution3 mana

Refill your hand

  1. Esper Sentinel1 mana
  2. Skullclamp1 mana
  3. Garruk's Uprising3 mana
  4. Archivist of Oghma2 mana
  5. Beast Whisperer4 mana
  6. Smothering Tithe4 mana
  7. The One Ring4 mana
  8. Pip-Boy 30001 mana

Keep a permanent you control alive through removal

  1. Flowering of the White Tree2 mana
  2. Hexing Squelcher2 mana
  3. Innkeeper's Talent2 mana
  4. Bastion Protector3 mana
  5. Greater Auramancy2 mana
  6. Sterling Grove2 mana
  7. Codsworth, Handy Helper3 mana
  8. Guardian Augmenter3 mana

Get ahead on mana

  1. Chrome Mox0 mana
  2. Everflowing Chalice0 mana
  3. Mox Amber0 mana
  4. Mox Diamond0 mana
  5. Mox Opal0 mana
  6. Birds of Paradise1 mana
  7. Crop Rotation1 mana
  8. Delighted Halfling1 mana

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