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Tadeas, Juniper Ascendant
Legendary Creature — Human Monk · {2}{G}{W} · Green/White commander
Reach
Tadeas has hexproof unless it's attacking.
Whenever a creature you control with reach attacks, untap it and it can't be blocked by creatures with greater power this combat.
Whenever one or more creatures you control deal combat damage to a player, draw a card.
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What Tadeas, Juniper Ascendant actually does
Read off the card by the same engine the Forge and Analyzer use — this is the mechanical classification, not a summary.
- Triggered ability · attackWhenever a creature you control with reach attacks, untap it and it can't be blocked by creatures with greater power this combat.
- Triggered ability · deals_damageWhenever one or more creatures you control deal combat damage to a player, draw a card.
- Keyword · reachreach
What a Tadeas, Juniper Ascendant deck wants
The plan the Forge derives for this commander: the roles it fills and how many of each.
- 9× Make the commander connect — a body that never deals combat damage never triggers
- 19× A creature that HAS the keyword the commander's trigger counts — a card that merely says the word is not one
- 13× Mana from a NONLAND permanent — a commander that doubles nonland mana gets nothing from lands
- 5× Actually remove one problem permanent — preventing its damage is not removing it
- 1× Answer a whole board at once
- 9× Find the exact card the plan needs
- 7× Refill your hand
- 2× Keep a permanent you control alive through removal
- 11× Get ahead on mana
Best cards for Tadeas, Juniper Ascendant
Ranked by an engine that reads what each card does — its real cost, its delay and how reliably it works — rather than counting how often other people play it.
Make the commander connect — a body that never deals combat damage never triggers
- Garruk's Uprising3 mana
- Delney, Streetwise Lookout3 mana
- Kodama of the West Tree3 mana
- Elspeth, Sun's Champion6 mana
- Primal Rage2 mana
- Eldrazi Monument5 mana
- Colossus Hammer1 mana
- Rancor1 mana
A creature that HAS the keyword the commander's trigger counts — a card that merely says the word is not one
- Stonecoil Serpent0 mana
- Arboreal Grazer1 mana
- Invasion of Ikoria // Zilortha, Apex of Ikoria2 mana
- Poison Dart Frog2 mana
- Dragon Sniper1 mana
- Jaspera Sentinel1 mana
- Kodama of the West Tree3 mana
- Nyxborn Hydra1 mana
Mana from a NONLAND permanent — a commander that doubles nonland mana gets nothing from lands
- Everflowing Chalice0 mana
- Delighted Halfling1 mana
- Elvish Mystic1 mana
- Fyndhorn Elves1 mana
- Llanowar Elves1 mana
- Mana Vault1 mana
- Sol Ring1 mana
- Sol Talisman0 mana
Actually remove one problem permanent — preventing its damage is not removing it
- Path to Exile1 mana
- Swords to Plowshares1 mana
- March of Otherworldly Light1 mana
- Flicker of Fate2 mana
- Beast Within3 mana
- Generous Gift3 mana
- Nature's Claim1 mana
- Erode1 mana
Answer a whole board at once
- Final Showdown1 mana
- Vanquish the Horde8 mana
- Martyr's Cry2 mana
- Split Up3 mana
- Cathedral Membrane2 mana
- Citywide Bust3 mana
- Harsh Mercy3 mana
- Retribution of the Meek3 mana
Find the exact card the plan needs
- Green Sun's Zenith1 mana
- Nature's Rhythm2 mana
- Celestial Reunion1 mana
- Worldly Tutor1 mana
- March of Burgeoning Life1 mana
- Archdruid's Charm3 mana
- Chord of Calling3 mana
- Eldritch Evolution3 mana
Refill your hand
- Esper Sentinel1 mana
- Skullclamp1 mana
- Garruk's Uprising3 mana
- Archivist of Oghma2 mana
- Beast Whisperer4 mana
- Smothering Tithe4 mana
- The One Ring4 mana
- Pip-Boy 30001 mana
Keep a permanent you control alive through removal
- Flowering of the White Tree2 mana
- Innkeeper's Talent2 mana
- Bastion Protector3 mana
- Greater Auramancy2 mana
- Sterling Grove2 mana
- Codsworth, Handy Helper3 mana
- Guardian Augmenter3 mana
- Cryptothrall4 mana
Get ahead on mana
- Chrome Mox0 mana
- Everflowing Chalice0 mana
- Mox Amber0 mana
- Mox Diamond0 mana
- Mox Opal0 mana
- Birds of Paradise1 mana
- Crop Rotation1 mana
- Delighted Halfling1 mana