Sakashima's Self-bounce is EoT. She'd still get shuffled in.
The Polymorph approach sounds like a unique deckbuilding challenge though. That one has my attention. Even if you don't go all-in on Etrata (say, play a few token enablers or additional Poly effects, like Jalira), you can limit the creature targets in your deck to ones supporting your game plan. Just dropping an Eldrazi on turn 3-4 is also pretty good.
Sakashima's Self-bounce is EoT. She'd still get shuffled in.
The Polymorph approach sounds like a unique deckbuilding challenge though. That one has my attention. Even if you don't go all-in on Etrata (say, play a few token enablers or additional Poly effects, like Jalira), you can limit the creature targets in your deck to ones supporting your game plan. Just dropping an Eldrazi on turn 3-4 is also pretty good.
I'm thinking about instant/sorcery -> tokens approach used in other decks, like with Talrand and the new Murmuring Mystic, even Crush of Tentacles could be of use. Polymorph route also allow you to cheat big creature into play at times.
Etrata is a 3-hit-kill, so you can play a control deck with her. Hell, I am even thinking about Donate, Juxtapose, or Assault Suit with Etrata, and use your control spell to protect her as she kill then return to your deck. Fun.
Card advantage is not the same thing as card draw. Something for 2B cannot be strictly worse than something for BBB or 3BB. If you're taking out Swords to Plowshares for Plummet, you're a fool. Stop doing these things!
Sakashima's Self-bounce is EoT. She'd still get shuffled in.
The Polymorph approach sounds like a unique deckbuilding challenge though. That one has my attention. Even if you don't go all-in on Etrata (say, play a few token enablers or additional Poly effects, like Jalira), you can limit the creature targets in your deck to ones supporting your game plan. Just dropping an Eldrazi on turn 3-4 is also pretty good.
I'm thinking about instant/sorcery -> tokens approach used in other decks, like with Talrand and the new Murmuring Mystic, even Crush of Tentacles could be of use. Polymorph route also allow you to cheat big creature into play at times.
Etrata is a 3-hit-kill, so you can play a control deck with her. Hell, I am even thinking about Donate, Juxtapose, or Assault Suit with Etrata, and use your control spell to protect her as she kill then return to your deck. Fun.
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