Etrata, the Silencer | EDH Budget Deck Tech $50 | Bounce | MTG | Commander

Command your budget! The Commander’s Quarters is your source for everything budget Commander! On this deck tech we brew with Etrata, the Silencer as our commander. Blink and bounce Etrata to avoid shuffling her and knock your opponents out with hit counters!
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[@papaSwarls]

Someone hit me with Etrata while I had 3 creatures mutated onto each other and I died immediately. It was awesome

[@nye_9835]

does it actually work that way?

[@fizzywizzy0]

Wait, is that how it works? If it was on modo I guess it makes sense, but why would each creature in the pile get it's own counter? Edit: I looked it up, this is sure enough how it works. Mutate is confusing.

[@mattd3978]

@@fizzywizzy0 isn't it nuts, all creatures suffer the same fate whatever it may be, but separately

[@letter7200]

It does work that way

[@abrahamzuniga3477]

@@fizzywizzy0 its that when they mutate its one big creature so when the player with Etrata chooses one creature it would be that one and it exiles with all cards having a counter

[@firstoffthereswayfarersbau4140]

2:01 First off there's Wayfarer's Bauble.

[@bradycurtis668]

You are a hero

[@EvanGaoTV]

Doing the Lord's work

[@jasonjustis3098]

First "up", not first "off".

[@eliaszbojko2559]

There it is

[@firstoffthereswayfarersbau4140]

@@jasonjustis3098 You are ruining my image and my pride

[@pixelbomb97]

Dude, guilds of ravnica and ravnica allegiance gave us so many great commanders

[@noahhoffenberg6971]

Ravnica as a whole has given us some of the greatest commanders. Sadly most of them are underrated

[@gnarly814]

Name some?

[@waynefeller8824]

Your mom gives great "commander"!

[@waynefeller8824]

@@gnarly814 I am not the O.P., but a few I have enjoyed playing at my LGS include: Emmara, Soul of The Accord - go wide tokens. Experiment Kraj - +1/+1 tribal Ghost Council of Orzhova - infinite blink combo. Lavinia, Azorius Renegade - MLD/Stax. Momir Vig, Simic Visionary- toolbox creatures. Niv Mizzet - combo card draw. Prime Speaker Vannifar - toolbox and combo. Ruric Thar - Stax. Savea, Queen of the Golgari - Aristocrats. Teysa - combo. This isn't a comprehensive list at all. It is only decks I have played, or played against, that were fun to play!

[@gnarly814]

@@waynefeller8824 arent some of these from previous ravnica sets tho?

[@andy19934]

Hell yeah! I've actually been working on this deck for the past couple of weeks! This is going to help me a ton for mutate decks! Haha thanks as always Mitch!

[@lolfurix5484]

Yes, thank you. I have been requesting this for a long time

[@dascientist8443]

There's a couple of picks that you need to be careful with here. Curfew will let your opponent remove the target or Etratta's ability so you can only use it to save her from removal - not to avoid her shuffle. Since Lightning Greaves give shroud, you can no longer target her yourself, so she will end up going to the command zone when you ability resolves and there's nothing you can do about it. I wouldn't consider them for an upgrade for that reason I think. Overall a great deck and one that I need to build myself at some point.

[@tlblitz42]

Da Scientist Giving her Shroud should be fine if you have non-targeting ways to dodge the shuffle, like Deadeye Navigator, Aetherize, Vanishing or any Ninjutsu creature

[@Lasor4]

That's actually why I ended up taking Lightning Greaves out of the deck. I also have some clones in my deck, so a lot of the cards target, which is a nombo with them :\

[@oliverweiland337]

@@Lasor4 most clones do not target and can be used on shrouded creatures

[@jordanblack2614]

They should really do an alt art for bauble like they did with hangerback walker and call it be "Mitch's Bauble"

[@ticianolino]

Mitch, have you considered having gameplay episodes with budget decks? I love Game Knights, for example, but I’m getting sick of consecrated sphynx, blighsteel colossus, emrakul, expropriate, all the fetch lands and etcetera... We want to see budget decks we can build being played.

[@TheKingNaesala]

Look up Quest of the Janklords

[@williamruby3662]

Thanks for putting together such a mean deck!

[@bobby45825]

It's really not unfair in the slightest.

[@craigmcalister3071]

Great deck idea from the patron. I may have to try this out.

[@Lasor4]

OMG IT'S ONE OF MY FAVOURITE COMMANDERS YESSSSSSSSSS I remember building my deck and constantly working on it and updating it and trying to find better and better cards because it was the first deck I built and by gosh I would be damned if it didn't work! Then, magically, one day, everything aligned and I actually managed to win. I love this janky commander so much I even got the alternate art for her

[@drewjarrell2667]

It’s funny to me how much slower and deeper Mitch talks in the older videos compared to the newer videos. Btw love your channel!

[@AscendtionArc]

Nice to see your version of this deck :).

[@matshbocks]

YAY! THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU. I got the alt art and I wanted to make her a commander

[@werbearjack]

I never would have thought of Phasing and Ninjutsu to prevent Etrata from shuffling herself. Those are some cool interactions.

[@spot6532]

Vanishing, my #1 go-to underrated card so happy to see it get a shout out from mitch

[@dvorak2676]

i made this deck in friendly brawl (commander with 60 cards) a week ago. with 60 cards, high flicker density, so i added some etb synergies (mainly the usual evoke suspects)

[@TDDungeon]

I love this. I was sure this was illegal play. I'm rebuilding my Etrata standard deck for FNM this summer.

[@avizueta]

Nice deck tech

[@zanewilkins9548]

Something else that I was thinking about it could work Helm of the host would also work as well and just attack with the tokens it's a thought

[@dunemayberger2210]

I like it when you have the usd prices of the cards bellow them. I get curious about what cards you are putting more resources into.

[@explodinglab]

Hey Mitch, perchance you can do one on Judith and Obosh, I’ve been tinkering with those 2 and I’d like to know what you think and build.

[@HienNguyenHMN]

An angle I'd consider against creature-light decks is to animate some of their permanents into creatures (the simplest way, off the top of my head, is March of the Machines). Note that the exiled cards don't need to be creature cards.

[@borosman720]

Love the deck techs!

[@Fishcrab]

Found you.

[@Fishcrab]

Boros-Man, Boros-Man Does does the stuff Boros does He attacks, quite a lot Plays things fast has no ramp Look out Here comes the Boros-Man

[@mzondi1970]

Have a very similar deck already mine is more of the upgraded version Great deck to play with

[@coreyobrien186]

Hey Mitch have you ever done a “best partners in commander” video??

[@Devilish420]

I wish this deck tech was made sooner. I already made my yuriko deck with Etrata as one of the 99, but I can still manage to keep her from shuffling due to having enough Ninjas and bounce spells.

[@charlescollier4799]

Hey Mitch, are you not showing the land base anymore?

[@abrahamzuniga3477]

OMG YESSSSS I love this commander it was my first one I ever made

[@mattd3978]

Same here, but in brawl and it was nowhere near this good

[@abrahamzuniga3477]

@@mattd3978 i still have the deck and love running it

[@denniswohlgemuth5064]

I must say, I`m no friend of the Lightning Greaves as an Upgrade for this deck. Our goal is to Bounce Etrata back or blink her... With the Greaves shes not targetable for us. The only use of the Greaves is on the two creatures that tap to bounce or blink Etrata and this could be obtained with the other equipments, too. But I love this decklist and will get this deck as soon as possible to test it in my playgroup. Greetings from Germany :D

[@sefilontheultamitetimelord7874]

I can't wait for your Break the Bank for Kruphix God of Horizons

[@HienNguyenHMN]

I like Curfew as a removal spell (especially against a voltron deck), but I'm not convinced it fits the deck. If you cast in response to Etrata's trigger, the opponent will just bounce the creature targeted for exile.

[@greyelmwalker746]

Could you do a budget deck tech on varolz the scar striped? Would like to see how you build that one as a commander

[@ElDocBruh]

I'd also use Spark Double to get two punches in at once :D

[@swoletadpole2405]

I would love to see a sigarda Voltron build

[@Distantone11]

you mad genius.

[@R1S3_0F_D3ATH]

Some other ideas for upgrades Illusionist bracers, clone, helm of the host, and remand

[@TheBloodswordsman]

I have always loved etrata as a card, and I would love to see a $100 budget version of this decklist. Wish I had the capacity to donate to the patreon... sigh...

[@Fishcrab]

Bouncing etrata is pretty good but I think blink or flicker would be good.

[@RobertBass]

Honestly I don't know why more people don't build with Reality Ripple and Vanishing. Since phasing doesn't actually cause the card to change zones, you can use it to dodge things like board wipes without losing any of the enchantments/equipments/counters on the card. Plus it works with tokens. Vanishing in particular is neat because it works equally well attached to your own or one of your opponents' creatures.

[@glitchedjson4042]

I wish the bounce strategy worked on mtg arena. I've tried it in brawl, but even in full control mode I can't respond to my own triggers... They really need to fix that.

[@Mizelei2012]

You can not use Curfew against the Etrata trigger. Your opponent can also bounce their exile target to save it.

[@drewturney3949]

Mitch do you ever do Oathbreaker decks?

[@bryanjortiz-serrano5775]

What are ways to make sure to win against opponents that don’t control or barely have any creatures?

[@shehathnoname]

I've noticed a distinct lack of seleznia decks. I would like to challenge you to build nazhan revered blade smith with an equipment, combat trick and cat theme

[@pyrotempestwing]

I seem to invariably read this as “Errata”.

[@jinxed7915]

I'm just posting a comment for engagement. Gotta humor that KZbin algorithm!

[@chrismaxwell3001]

I have trophy mage too to grab Portal of sanctuary.

[@Warrgen]

This decktech is much more satisfying than making clones of Etrata.

[@urparentsdivorcepapers]

Yo could you make a Rielle, the everwise deck?

[@nicholasbradley8794]

Helm of the host is the golden pig in my version

[@pandaking7772]

9:57 wouldn’t lightning greaves be pretty bad since if it’s equipped you can’t flicker or bounce etrata since it has shroud

[@charlesrosenberg7397]

I like the new formatting, but I really miss the prices under the cards.

[@nelsonsalvador7311]

Teferi's Veil would be good here

[@blitzyboi8055]

Can someone explain how you're able to bounce Etrata while still triggering the hit counter? I'm probably misunderstanding here, but on the card it looks like they're both part of the same trigger

[@baddonkey75]

Swordnof hearth and home, does it trigger for her and stop shuffle

[@noahhoffenberg6971]

Kraj deserves a deck tech, please Mitch

[@steamgamer1235]

I used to have a etrata deck but now I have a chulane deck

[@danielaserkoff7746]

I thought I was fast. I wasn’t

[@arsenalfanrichi]

Could you use Mastermind's acquisition instead of Diabolic Tutor?

[@colehefner5927]

If you add lightning grieves wouldn't you lose the ability to return her to your hand most of the time? Considering you can no longer target her.

[@baddonkey75]

Ninjutsu only works if she isn't blocked. Isn't the goal to get 3 hit counters on creatures

[@francescoservetti7938]

Can you do a kaervek the merciless + obosh deck tech?

[@natepeer9473]

No fireshrieker, or other doublestrike effects?

[@tink417]

Can someone explain why all the copy creature cards are synergistic in this deck? Is the notion to copy etrata as she is leaving battlefield? Can you copy and bounce to hand

[@federicotellarini8560]

what are we gonna do against creatureless decks?

[@moersertrupp]

10:00 wait Talisman of Dominance is almost 5$ in the US? I just picked up 2 near mint for 0.40€ each

[@edisonong1303]

Was there a reason that you removed the price tags on each card during your videos? o:

[@Dragonspirit223]

So... about the Ninjitsu bit, I've always seen it be that the card that cannot be blocked doesn't deal its damage, and instead the Ninja card does. So like, while this would get around commander tax shenanigans, its also you not playing with a commander in the first place. Am I correct in this assessment?

[@snowstalker6112]

Does Blade of Selves work with Etrata?

[@otticeunited9627]

Did Etrata silence you before you could show us the mana base? :D

[@raunchbagger]

I liked when your videos showed the price per card, why the change?

[@edpaulomcdonnell-velasquez970]

Is this deck viable in tournie play if I were to optimize it?

[@nikos731]

Why we don't get the prices for each recommended card?

[@fidly4]

Pro-tip: if you're opponent has any mutated creatures, they'll be exiled as separate cards with a hit counter on each of them. If your opponent has a creature with 2 mutations on it, you win in one hit.

[@dreddbolt]

No shroud shoes for me, thank you. I'll have an Elgaud Shieldmate instead.

[@karmmi2368]

you made my deck other then bauble and i got demonic tutor

[@danendreas]

Cyclonic rift and demonic tutor for upgrades

[@patykaarplegos6282]

Could you potentially give her doublestrike to make her trigger twice? Or no?

[@HarryW83]

No, seh would shuffle on the firststrike Hit and Never Deal the second damage

[@michelejoyce281]

Y E S F I N A L L Y

[@matshbocks]

Same.. same

[@Kahadi]

Some issues with this deck: It has little defensive ability if your opponent has ways to counter Etrata, either by preventing her from attacking or by preventing her ability. For example, a token deck just wrecks her, as her ability doesn't trigger properly with tokens (it exiles the token, removing it, but being a token, its gone and thus doesn't get a counter). Similar for any sort of Pacify ability or more simply Shroud and Hexproof. No legal target, no counter. And while Shroud and Hexproof wouldn't be the basis of a deck, it really only takes a couple monsters with either ability to destroy this deck. Too few monsters to combat it and the only real defense is targeted removal.. not saying decks never have flaws, just that this one has too many. The whole "prevent shuffling her into our deck" bit is a bit useless considering the rules state that, as your commander, you can choose to put her back into the command zone instead and just shuffle the deck without her in it (and I believe the shuffling happens even if you flicker her to miss putting her into your deck). Yes, this would increase her mana cost to resummon her, but assuming you have ways of giving her haste, that won't be increasing her cost much, and doesn't warrant a deck with so many targeted removals. I understand wanting to ensure you get one, but this just enhances the lack of defense issue. Many of these could be swapped out for cards that help out other ways. I mean, is paying 2 to return her to your hand so you can cast her for 4 really better than just letting her go to the command zone and casting her for 6? Especially when your opponent can just counter that, making you send her back to the command zone and pay 6 anyway? And the flicker effects may be more useful for preventing her removing herself, but they're less useful for defending yourself if they've already managed to stop her once. I think it would be better to swap some bounce and flicker effects for maybe more counterspells or creatures that can synergize a bit to also give you some defense. Not an awful deck, but not as good as your usual, in my opinion

[@user-ni9zb1rv4i]

Anyone know any enchantments that give trample?

[@devunit2369]

Hey, the links in the description are for Alesha.

[@zerkdesolei]

just go to his all decklists archive, the etrata decklist is at the top

[@TheCommandersQuarters]

Thank you for catching that! Should be updated now!

[@devunit2369]

@@zerkdesolei That's what I ended up doing before the update. Thanks for the tip!

[@michaelchang7210]

My play group saw the video and targeted me immediately and killed me before I could do anything.

[@wolfie6658]

I tried to do the flicker thing for a etrada on arena and it doesnt give me the ability to cast a flicker spell before moving her back to the command zone (brawl) or library, can somebody explain why this is?

[@HarryW83]

I guess you Need Full Control Mode

[@FixerFour]

Curfew seems like a really bad choice. You target their creature with her ability, then cast curfew, they're definitely going to bounce that creature to avoid the exile + hit counter

[@appleslicemtg4368]

Is it just me or were there no lands?

[@timno5398]

Really miss the prices

[@PatrickWDunne]

7:07 Why do you need to get 9 hits with her? Don't you mean 3?

[@DaveSwitch7]

Dont play lighning greaves if u want to target her with blink/return to hand effects

[@vincentrutledge9445]

First up there's Wayfarers Bauble.

[@Soulwing-yr9yb]

Why are there not any prices anymore?

[@Kennythesamuri]

Probably a lot of menial editing work for each card

[@jeanmarais337]

How well doea Etrata work in a Marchesa deck

[@828burke]

If you sacrifice her when she has a counter, but after her ability has triggered, you can trigger her ability every turn.

[@kvetchenfinks7044]

Umm mitch where are the prices?

[@bushidoman96]

Did you decide to stop talking about the mana bases going forward?

[@adrianmacalino4277]

flickering her doesnt work in mtga pls help

[@viceverse11]

What dat vampire do?

[@deadlyf1sh]

throw vorpal sword into this now

[@IVISMiLESIVI]

Even though Erata has "Shuffle this card into it's owners library" I thought you can designate her into the command zone instead?

[@Toasty25000]

Yeah, but the extra commander tax adds up very quickly, if you can bounce to hand each time you just pay her original cost each turn.

[@jikanuminogilde5188]

But The Lightning Greaves prevent us from bouncing our Commander back before shuffling, wouldnt include.