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[@arcroy7]

2:43 Shared Animosity. Since it's been commented on a few times, I'll clarify... Creatures put on the battlefield tapped and attacking don't benefit from this since this is a (declare) attack trigger but, any creatures that were actually declared as attackers can benefit from an attack trigger like Otharri's putting in creatures tapped and attacking if their types match. The easy example here is you have Otharri, 2 experience counters, and 2 rebel creatures. You attack with all, you have 2 triggers. Shared Animosity and Otharri's triggers, resolve Otharri's trigger first to get 3 tapped and attacking rebels (who won't get the Shared Animosity buff) then resolve Shared Animosity which calculates your number of attacking rebels as 5, so the 2 rebels that were declared as attackers gets +4/+0.

[@cartersherwood3218]

I love my Satya, Aetherflux Genius deck. I love getting to clone a creature every turn for repeat ETBs. I especially love when I get a Sad Robot out and get to clone it several times for its ETB and Dies trigger.

[@tybaltiastafford8941]

Shared animosity is an attack trigger, and specifically does not work with things entering "tapped and attacking". This is also why attack triggers do not work with Alesha, who Smiles at Death. Coat of arms, on the other hand, is a static ability, and does work.

[@bluelink44]

Isshin is an amazing tapped and attacking commander. So many red and white cards like this that trigger on attack

[@pketr5]

Only downside is that it doesn't trigger attack triggers. Because the creatures entered attacking, those creatures never declared an attack, which meant that (according to MTG rules) those creatures are attacking but never attacked.

[@kanyda1]

Hey man, never got recommended your channel before today but it seems right up my alley. As far as this video it's actually one of my least favorite effects because I hate not being able to control how my creatures get blocked but I do love the times when I can skip around a propaganda. Either way I enjoyed the vid.

[@thefruitfan5616]

My only comment after being only a little into the video. Shared animosity wouldnt work right? Since it is a trigger on attack? 2:54 if it said attacking creatures it would right?

[@thefruitfan5616]

I guess extra combats does work for othari specifically (just gonna keep responding to myself for engagement, been enjoying your videos)

[@Goldscorpio7]

Yeah only the ones attacking on a second combat since it's an as attacks trigger

[@Goldscorpio7]

However something funny is if you attack with a rebel and then make 2 more the 2 put in can be a +2/+0 for the first on if you stack the triggers right

[@conradbell]

Extra combats are also a bit of an anti synergy due to the rebels being summoning sick for the 2nd combat as they don't have haste

[@Goldscorpio7]

That does suck, but getting more experience counters is usually worth it

[@jacquesdespadas]

I play mostly in Naya colors, and at least 3 of my decks include a little “tapped & attacking”. One of my favorites is Ilharg the Raze Boar, whether in the command zone or in the 99. Currently I’m doing the latter, because dropping a Worldspine Wurm or some such directly into combat is insane. Highly underrated. 🙌

[@ethanterry6363]

Silent arbiter by far has been my favorite tech card for tapped and attacking triggers. Especially with satya aetherflux genius making him unblockable and create any variant of a creature to attack at any point for etbs, death trigger, damage trigger you name it! While having your opponents have such a lack of combat

[@mechanizedMytha]

I'm not an MTG native, i come from Yu-Gi-Oh... and might i say, boy do i feel home looking at this mechanic. it's giving pendulum summon during the battle phase, it's giving scapegoat but with actual stats, just summon and attack, i love it

[@Ms10000123]

Tapped and attacking is great, but it does miss attack triggers on both sides. Shared Animosity doesn't work for the same reason that Ghostly prison doesn't work. Anthems do work, so use those instead.

[@narkfly]

I came to the comments to make sure someone hit this note. Well done.

[@natelagrassa9337]

That’s one thing I hate about it… it is a certain niche thing.

[@therealjeromeo4366]

That is true for the tokens that are entering tapped and attacking, but for the tokens that are already out (and therefore declared as attackers), the creation of the new ones will help pump that effect since it checks for number of creatures on resolution

[@Ms10000123]

@@therealjeromeo4366 If there are any that stick around for a round, sure. Plenty of these tokens get exiled or whatever at the end of combat/turn. They usually don't have haste either, so extra combats require extra steps as well. I'd use anthems over attack triggers to boost those token in just about every conceivable scenario.

[@arishokjr3284]

Caesar, Legion's Emperor. Being Mardu also means having access to a lot of Aristocrats pieces. It's probably my favorite commander, and I've built an aristocrats version, a Warleader's Call/Impact Tremors version, and a tapped-and-attacking version w/ Anim Pakal and Hero of Bladehold.

[@JohnSmith-vk9ds]

I use a couple effects like this in my Raffine, Scheming Seer deck. Since her Connive ability counts the number of attacking creatures it makes effects like the Myriad keyword and Adeline, Resplendent Cathar very strong in fueling the looting to stack the graveyard with big expensive creatures that become reanimations targets. Esper-aggro is not a strategy that a lot of players are prepared for, and it's one of my favorite decks to crack out when the gameplay seems stale.

[@Nick-tc9ps]

Raffine go brazy

[@nickv4938]

I fell in love with tapped and attacking when I used Hero of Bladehold in standard

[@MrK4399]

Isshin is also a great commander to abuse this mechanic. Put a lot of "whenever abc attack, put x x/x token attacking"+any lose life/deal damage equal to your creature attacking/you control" Card or any "whenever abc attack, do xyz" Card, tuned up you manabase a bit, some mardu staple card and you got a solid edh deck that can either finish the game quickly/die first after almost kill everyone. N.B: Be aggresive, always aim for combo player first and if you know some of your playgroup have mass boardwipe card, dont be too "trigger-happy" And put everything on the board

[@Naitrodex]

You should've mentioned one of the most powerful, Adeline. I play her with a bunch of Dolmen Gate and Reconnaissance-effects, and then buff everything up for a big overrun or striaght up voltron.

[@GoTrespassing]

I chose Otharri to head my Boros token deck because it can stand 100% on its own. My deck has very little synergy aside from making loads of creatures but it can still take over games by going super wide. It’s a perfect beginner deck that I give to guests at our table

[@J-Sade]

Isshin, Two Heavens as One is the perfect commander if you want to play all of these tapped and attacking effects. A lot of them are attack triggers, so you get to double up with them. Othari is insane in Isshin.

[@sleet3732]

My pick for a tapped and attacking commander is Shadowfax, he's great for wanting to go tall but also cheats other must answer creatures into play.

[@ChatubadeMesquita2504]

My favourite deck is a Shadowfax deck that gets a lot of value with, you guessed it, tapped and attacking creatures

[@zazzaboo4955]

im absolutely building calamity now purely because you showed of combustible gearhulk lmao

[@mysticr3448]

Caesar from Fallout introduced me to Tapped and Attacking. I'm usually mono black or dimir

[@Goldscorpio7]

I like it because it gets past those pesky propaganda like cards that people use

[@momoadelt1431]

Does it also gets past Struggle for project purity?

[@Snipfragueur]

​​@@momoadelt1431Yes in the sense where you get the rad counters per creature declaring an attacking on you. Although getting rad counter is more psychological damages than physical damages. I always end up playing this card to draw personally.

[@Goldscorpio7]

If they only send the tapped and attacking ones at you it does

[@bluelink44]

Warleaders call is the best assist to this strategy

[@toddyaraujo]

One of my favorites decks was a Duke Ulder Ravengard one. It could do many unfair stuff

[@D-Boy22]

I'm surprised you didn't talk about Najeela, since how powerful she is. I run her as the Archaeon alt version with custom Chaos Warriors tokens. Incredibly strong.

[@UnrealCheetah]

I agree entirely, I also have a stream and anim pakal deck and they’re are some of my favorite decks, I wanted to build otharri as well

[@abzodolba473]

Commenting for my fellow Boros brother. Keep attacking, keep the aggro brother's.

[@qarlobrown4146]

All effects that start with the word "whenever" are triggered abilities. Tokens that are put into play tapped and attacking didn't declare an attack, so they can't trigger those types of triggered abilities. Shared animosity can't buff those tokens when they first enter play for the same reason those tokens get around propaganda's effect. You'd need to replace shared animosity with something like coat of arms, or cathar's crusade in order to buff them the turn they enter tapped and attacking.

[@charleshammel8541]

Yes yes we all know the power of T & A

[@arefdoulah7145]

Tapped and freaky

[@CrisMW98]

Cathar's Crusade and co. are great with this mechanic

[@jacojames]

I run an enchantress/spirit Saint Traft deck. Yuge synergy between enchantments and spirits, especially w/ disturb. My favorite deck at the moment. Tho I don't recommend token doublers.

[@AlexiRotman]

*looks at my parhelion* you guys are getting tapped?

[@Gooselame]

My favorite is Najeela! I use her and Otharri to do this. It's an experience matters deck so the only creatures are the experience lords and I've gotten up to 70+ experience, swinging with that many rebels!

[@maxous3332]

That sounds awesome! How do you make sure you draw into your few experience lords though?

[@Gooselame]

@maxous3332 make a bunch of tokens however you can, then use all the polymorph affects you can! I don't like tutors so this is a fun way of doing it

[@TManC7]

I'm not too big of a fan of super aggro decks, but this is interesting enough I'll make one anyways!

[@ConMan-bx1rk]

Big Othari hater. I always hate the deck out of the game unreasonably because most people build it very well and it kills too quick for a lot of my decks. Good commander, but a little too good for me to ever politic with the pilot.

[@brendans1983]

What's your preferred 2 colors you play?

[@stefanboromisa5003]

Need this answered, so im playing otharri and someone plays kardur doomscourge, can my tapped and attacking tokens attack that player? I have seen VERY mixed opinions on reddit and my LGS.

[@chrispydesign585]

The tokens that enter tapped and attacking can be attacking Kardur. Kardur puts a requirement and restriction on the DECLARING of attackers. It does not thing about things entering tapped and attacking.

[@Nosferat_AN]

sad to see that Gyrus, Waker of Corpses isn't mentioned when tapped and attacking is the theme of the video but it makes sense. Gyrus probably has the fairest or most underwhelming tapped and attacking trigger in the entire game.

[@tylertesla3678]

"in response"

[@nicograsso3907]

So this is the problem with tapped and attacking and you touched on in the video but the creatures are never declared attacking which means you get around your opponents attack triggers like propaganda, but you miss out on you own like shared animosity, or even just any attack triggers one the card you cheated in. Also intangible virtue does have some disynergy as if your tokens come in tapped and attacking they are still tapped if the have viglance (this is more of a bit pick as you never imply that the tokens would be untapped it's just a clarification on a confusing ruling). This is not to disparage these lines of texts they are powerful, it just that they have definat down sides that you not only ignored but some times contradicted

[@danieldillard9744]

My karlach and shadow thieves clone deck abuses this and myriad

[@TheNimuro]

I really really like your idea, but I’m wondering how it works. I thought copies of your commander are not considered “commander” so the background would not work on the copies. Can you provide some insight maybe?

[@toddyaraujo]

6:41 boooooo stop with the boros hate

[@MrRyu1er]

Nah. It’s untap upkeep draw