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Sakashima the Impostor can copy Etrata and has its own built in bounce effect.

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.

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Ondu Giant


I know there are better options for basically the same effect, but I've played my fair share of Ondu Giants.

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I'm surprised there's no mention of a sac outlet and Corpse Dance. Dodges commander tax, gets in for a hit with haste, then sac and repeat.

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Kei Takahashi


Google tells me Takahashi is the 3rd most popular family name in Japan. In celebration of how Japanese this name is, I'm tempted to make a deck full of weenies and vehicles and call it "Kei Cars".

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Ok, so I’ve got a crazy idea. How about using things like Tezzeret, Agent of Bolas, Karn, Silver Golem, or Toymaker to convert artifacts into creatures for us to kill? Etrata only requires cards with hit counters, not creatures.

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The only problem with Curfew is that you have to put it on the stack in response to the exile trigger so they can just return the creature you've targeted.

Vanishing is the bomb.dot.com

Repeatable bounce/flicker
Barrin, Master Wizard
Deadeye Navigator
Tradewind Rider
Waterfront Bouncer

Lands you can use to leverage less commander tax.
Endless Sands
Safe Haven
Command Beacon
Back these up with Crucible of Worlds.

You could imprint a bounce spell like Snap onto Spellbinder, Isochron Scepter, Elite Arcanist.

You could use Ninjutsu as a repeatable method specifically using;
Walker of Secret Ways
Then Higure, the Still Wind is a nice way to search for Walker of Secret Ways. This might even allow you to leverage putting a few more Ninjutsu creatures?

I think because you're looking to recast Etrata, the Silencer every turn if you get a static bounce effect setup, that any cost reductions spells are going to really help.

• Bontu's Monument
  
• Jet Medallion
  
• Jhoira's Familiar
  
• Kefnet's Monument
  
• Nightscape Familiar
  
• Planar Gate
  
• Sapphire Medallion
  
• Seal of the Guildpact
  
• Semblance Anvil
  
• Stone Calendar
  
• Stormscape Familiar
  
• The Immortal Sun
  
• Urza's Filter
  
• Urza's Incubator
  
• Omniscience

You could straight up search for it from your library;

• Citanul Flute
  
• Planar Bridge
  
• Planar Portal
  
• Razaketh, the Foulblooded
  
• Ring of Three Wishes

You could even use a sacrifice outlet like High Market, Phyrexian Altar, etc, to send Etrata to graveyard to skirt commander tax by using;

• Dawn of the Dead
  
• Decaying Soil
  
• Endbringer's Revel
  
• Fool's Demise
  
• Malevolent Awakening
  
• Oath of Ghouls
  
• Oversold Cemetery
  
• Palace Siege
  
• Phyrexian Reclamation
  
• Strands of Night
  
• Tortured Existence

Other weird stuff is using graveyard recursion like Oath of Ghouls for example to bring back; Dimir House Guard, Fleshwrither, if you don't have a sacrifice outlet, which can search for Etrata.

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If you wanted to get super kooky then you could leverage Arcane Adaptation and use it with "Mercenaries"; Cateran Enforcer, Cateran Overlord, Cateran Slaver.
Or even Higure, the Still Wind naming Ninja.

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Ah the group photo before the war...

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Enjoy cards like this

Wait, so coffee canonically exists in the mtg multiverse? That's a weird revelation.

My best guess is some flavor text writer was up late trying to think of the last few, probably sucking down a latte or something.

Fun card, though. I like those sorts of funky rares.

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Thank you all for correction, will remove the double-strike cards.

lol title is also inaccurate. Plz correct.

I request it be retitled : Etrata three-strikes, but separate strikes, but maybe only two if you have strionic resonator, finisher.

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Looks like Lazav just got a new toy.

Etrata, the Silencer 2UB
Legendary Creature - Vampire Assassin (R)
Etrata, the Silencer can't be blocked.
Whenever Etrata deals combat damage to a player, exile target creature that player controls and put a hit counter on that card. That player loses the game if they own three or more exiled cards with hit counters on them. Etrata's owner shuffles Etrata into their library.
3/5

Combat trigger, self-bounce with Cavern Harpy and such.

Realistically going to be a bit slow.
8 mana each turn (4 for the Etrata, 2 for the Harpy, and 2 to recast Lazav) for three turns, probably unlikely to be consistent. Exiling a creature is proactive however.

However Hibernation Sliver is another protection two mana card that can bounce Lazav.