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Aesi, Tyrant of Gyre Strait
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Aesi, Tyrant of Gyre Strait

{4}{G}{U}

Legendary Creature — Serpent

Legal Salt 1.13Card DrawRank #845

You may play an additional land on each of your turns.

Landfall — Whenever a land you control enters, you may draw a card.

5/5

KeywordsLandfall

Why is this card good?

Aesi is essentially a strictly-relevant upgrade to Tatyova as a Simic ramp-and-draw engine, with the crucial added bonus of an extra land drop each turn. That extra land matters more than it looks: paired with fetchlands, Exploration, Burgeoning, or any "play extra lands" effect, you're double-dipping on card draw every turn while ramping ahead of the table. Where it shines: As a commander, it anchors a Simic lands/landfall deck — Scapeshift, Splendid Reclamation, Tireless Provisioner, and ramp payoffs like Avenger of Zendikar or Rampaging Baloths. It's also a fantastic 99-card include in any GU deck wanting raw card advantage (Tatyova decks, Lord Windgrace, The Gitrog Monster, Omnath). The catch: It's a 6-mana engine with no protection and no immediate impact — eat a removal spell and you've lost tempo and cards. It also doesn't do anything explosive on its own; you need lands-matters payoffs or it's just a slow value piece. Skip it in non-landfall decks or fast cEDH-style builds where a do-nothing draw engine is too slow.

Related cards

Tatyova, Benthic DruidUG

Same Simic landfall draw engine, also gains life per land.

Kynaios and Tiro of MeletisWURG

Extra land plus card draw commander in similar landfall builds.

ExplorationG

Enables extra land drops to trigger Aesi's draws.

Azusa, Lost but SeekingG

Two additional land drops per turn for more landfall triggers.

BurgeoningG

Drops multiple lands to maximize landfall card draw.

Oracle of Mul DayaG

Plays extra lands off top, fueling landfall draws.

CultivateG

Ramp that puts extra lands to trigger landfall.

Scute SwarmG

Token-making landfall payoff that snowballs with extra lands.

Printings (3)

dscDuskmourn: House of Horror Commander · #210M$11.89Buy
plstThe List · #CMR-365M$10.37Buy
cmrCommander Legends · #365M$11.85Buy

Played by these commanders

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Combos (8)

  • Glacial Chasm + Aesi, Tyrant of Gyre Strait + Ramunap Excavator

    → Prevent all damage that would be dealt to you, Lock

  • Glacial Chasm + Aesi, Tyrant of Gyre Strait + Crucible of Worlds

    → Prevent all damage that would be dealt to you, Lock

  • Glacial Chasm + Aesi, Tyrant of Gyre Strait + Conduit of Worlds

    → Prevent all damage that would be dealt to you, Lock

  • Aesi, Tyrant of Gyre Strait + Walk the Aeons + Mystic Sanctuary + Ramunap Excavator

    → Infinite turns, Lock

  • Glacial Chasm + Aesi, Tyrant of Gyre Strait + Walk-In Closet // Forgotten Cellar

    → Prevent all damage that would be dealt to you, Lock

  • Aesi, Tyrant of Gyre Strait + Walk the Aeons + Mystic Sanctuary + Ancient Greenwarden

    → Infinite turns, Lock

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