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Yuma, Proud Protector

Yuma, Proud Protector

Legendary Creature — Human Ranger · {5}{R}{G}{W} · Green/Red/White commander

This spell costs {1} less to cast for each land card in your graveyard. Whenever Yuma enters or attacks, you may sacrifice a land. If you do, draw a card. Whenever a Desert card is put into your graveyard from anywhere, create a 4/2 green Plant Warrior creature token with reach.
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What Yuma, Proud Protector actually does

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What a Yuma, Proud Protector deck wants

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Best cards for Yuma, Proud Protector

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.

Exile a permanent you control and return it — the button a value-ETB deck presses

  1. Airbender Ascension2 mana
  2. Eldrazi Displacer3 mana
  3. Eternal Acrobat Toast0 mana
  4. Conjurer's Closet5 mana
  5. Distinguished Conjurer2 mana
  6. Emiel the Blessed4 mana
  7. Felidar Guardian4 mana
  8. Restoration Angel4 mana

A cheap spell of any kind — casts per turn are the engine for an unrestricted cast trigger

  1. Everflowing Chalice0 mana
  2. Walking Ballista0 mana
  3. Hangarback Walker0 mana
  4. Mishra's Bauble0 mana
  5. Sol Talisman0 mana
  6. Tormod's Crypt0 mana
  7. Urza's Bauble0 mana
  8. Chrome Mox0 mana

Make creature tokens — a static anthem or a go-wide commander needs a board to be wide

  1. Dalkovan Encampment0 mana
  2. Anim Pakal, Thousandth Moon3 mana
  3. Elenda's Hierophant3 mana
  4. Hornet Nest3 mana
  5. Pashalik Mons3 mana
  6. Esika's Chariot4 mana
  7. Hero of Bladehold4 mana
  8. Myrel, Shield of Argive4 mana

Creatures you are happy to sacrifice — a free sac outlet on the commander is worthless with nothing to feed it

  1. Vivi's Persistence2 mana
  2. Otharri, Suns' Glory5 mana
  3. Hangarback Walker0 mana
  4. Old One Eye6 mana
  5. Sosuke's Summons3 mana
  6. Pest Infestation1 mana
  7. Reach of Branches5 mana
  8. Crawling Chorus1 mana

A permanent whose value is in its enter-the-battlefield trigger — the payload a blink deck reuses

  1. Chrome Mox0 mana
  2. Temple of Triumph0 mana
  3. Boros Garrison0 mana
  4. Cabaretti Courtyard0 mana
  5. Commercial District0 mana
  6. Elegant Parlor0 mana
  7. Gruul Turf0 mana
  8. Lotus Field0 mana

A team pump that actually pumps tokens

  1. Intangible Virtue2 mana
  2. Caretaker's Talent3 mana
  3. Inspiring Leader3 mana
  4. Pollen-Shield Hare // Hare Raising2 mana
  5. Prava of the Steel Legion3 mana
  6. Mite Overseer4 mana
  7. Phantom General4 mana
  8. Mosswort Bridge0 mana

Put your own cards into your graveyard as a resource

  1. Aftermath Analyst2 mana
  2. Altar of Dementia2 mana
  3. Mindcrank2 mana
  4. Tibalt's Trickery2 mana
  5. Codex Shredder1 mana
  6. Smuggler's Surprise1 mana
  7. Six3 mana
  8. Argoth, Sanctum of Nature0 mana

Make creature tokens — a static anthem or a go-wide commander needs a board to be wide

  1. Dalkovan Encampment0 mana
  2. Anim Pakal, Thousandth Moon3 mana
  3. Elenda's Hierophant3 mana
  4. Hornet Nest3 mana
  5. Pashalik Mons3 mana
  6. Esika's Chariot4 mana
  7. Hero of Bladehold4 mana
  8. Myrel, Shield of Argive4 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

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