Aesi, Tyrant of Gyre Strait
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Legendary Creature — Serpent
Rules text
When to play this card
Aesi, Tyrant of Gyre Strait shows up in thousands of Commander and constructed lists as a staple in its role. EDHREC and tournament data confirm it is widely played — not because it is broken, but because it efficiently fills a slot in your curve or interaction package.
In deckbuilding: Commander or central threat in EDH. Card draw builds advantage in long games. Tune the number of copies to your format (1 in Commander, up to 4 in 60-card). If your deck lacks an answer to what this card does, consider sideboard slots or a same-mana-cost alternative.
- Rarity
- mythic
- Prices
- $12.37 · €13.15
- Legal in
- legacyvintagecommander
Rulings
A landfall ability triggers whenever a land you control enters for any reason. It triggers whenever you play a land, as well as whenever a spell or ability puts a land onto the battlefield under your control.
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A landfall ability doesn't trigger if a permanent already on the battlefield becomes a land.
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Whenever a land you control enters, each landfall ability of the permanents you control will trigger. You can put them on the stack in any order. The last ability you put on the stack will be the first one to resolve (As a result, you can have those abilities resolve in the order of your choosing.).
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Aesi's ability is cumulative with other effects that let you play additional lands, such as the one from Exploration.
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Combos with Aesi, Tyrant of Gyre Strait
- Glacial Chasm + Aesi, Tyrant of Gyre Strait + Ramunap Excavator
- Glacial Chasm + Aesi, Tyrant of Gyre Strait + Crucible of Worlds
- Glacial Chasm + Aesi, Tyrant of Gyre Strait + Conduit of Worlds
- Glacial Chasm + Aesi, Tyrant of Gyre Strait + Walk-In Closet // Forgotten Cellar
- Aesi, Tyrant of Gyre Strait + Walk the Aeons + Mystic Sanctuary + Ramunap Excavator
- Aesi, Tyrant of Gyre Strait + Walk the Aeons + Mystic Sanctuary + Ancient Greenwarden
