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Taigam, Ojutai Master
Legendary Creature — Human Monk · {2}{W}{U} · Blue/White commander
What Taigam, Ojutai Master 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 · cast_spellWhenever you cast an instant or sorcery spell from your hand, if Taigam attacked this turn, that spell gains rebound.
- Static ability · restrictionInstant, sorcery, and Dragon spells you control can't be countered.
What a Taigam, Ojutai Master deck wants
The plan the Forge derives for this commander: the roles it fills and how many of each.
- 16× A creature that HAS the keyword the commander's trigger counts — a card that merely says the word is not one
- 26× A body of the exact type the commander's trigger requires — the wrong type is worthless here regardless of quality
- 6× A card that is CAST to trigger the commander — reanimating or blinking it does not count
- 22× Instants and sorceries — for a magecraft/prowess commander the spell COUNT is the engine
- 5× Actually remove one problem permanent — preventing its damage is not removing it
- 1× Answer a whole board at once
- 2× Answer a spell or ability before it resolves
- 9× Find the exact card the plan needs
- 7× Refill your hand
Best cards for Taigam, Ojutai Master
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.
A body of the exact type the commander's trigger requires — the wrong type is worthless here regardless of quality
- Dragonlord Ojutai // Dragonlord Ojutai0 mana
- Deceptive Frostkite2 mana
- Dragonborn Looter2 mana
- Clarion Conqueror3 mana
- Nadaar, Selfless Paladin3 mana
- Dragon Turtle3 mana
- Sunscorch Regent5 mana
- Dion, Bahamut's Dominant // Bahamut, Warden of Light4 mana
A card that is CAST to trigger the commander — reanimating or blinking it does not count
- Pact of Negation0 mana
- An Offer You Can't Refuse1 mana
- Brainstorm1 mana
- Enlightened Tutor1 mana
- Mystical Tutor1 mana
- Opt1 mana
- Path to Exile1 mana
- Ponder1 mana
Instants and sorceries — for a magecraft/prowess commander the spell COUNT is the engine
- Pact of Negation0 mana
- An Offer You Can't Refuse1 mana
- Brainstorm1 mana
- Enlightened Tutor1 mana
- Mystical Tutor1 mana
- Opt1 mana
- Path to Exile1 mana
- Ponder1 mana
Actually remove one problem permanent — preventing its damage is not removing it
- Path to Exile1 mana
- Swords to Plowshares1 mana
- Reality Shift2 mana
- Pongify1 mana
- Rapid Hybridization1 mana
- Resculpt2 mana
- March of Otherworldly Light1 mana
- Suspend1 mana
Answer a whole board at once
- Final Showdown1 mana
- Vanquish the Horde8 mana
- Martyr's Cry2 mana
- Split Up3 mana
- Thing in the Ice // Awoken Horror2 mana
- Cathedral Membrane2 mana
- Citywide Bust3 mana
- Displacement Wave2 mana
Answer a spell or ability before it resolves
- Pact of Negation0 mana
- Counterspell2 mana
- Three Steps Ahead1 mana
- Long River's Pull2 mana
- Force of Will5 mana
- Abjure1 mana
- Archmage's Charm3 mana
- Cancel3 mana
Find the exact card the plan needs
- Reshape2 mana
- Mask of the Mimic1 mana
- Long-Term Plans3 mana
- Open the Armory2 mana
- Whir of Invention3 mana
- Merchant Scroll2 mana
- Enlightened Tutor1 mana
- Mystical Tutor1 mana
Refill your hand
- Esper Sentinel1 mana
- Mystic Remora1 mana
- Skullclamp1 mana
- Curiosity1 mana
- Wizard Class1 mana
- Rhystic Study3 mana
- Archivist of Oghma2 mana
- Faerie Mastermind2 mana
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