Ivy, Gleeful Spellthief

Gameplan

Deploy Ivy early, then turn every single-target spell — yours and your opponents' — into a free copy that targets her. Buff her with Auras and pump spells, protect her with hexproof/shroud effects, and swing for lethal commander damage with flying evasion. You're a Voltron deck that hijacks removal and combat tricks to snowball one giant threat.

Key Cards

• Shielded by Faith — Grants Ivy indestructible and rides along on copy triggers, keeping your threat alive through removal.
• Snakeskin Veil — Cheap protection that copies onto Ivy, giving a counter and hexproof at instant speed.
• Rancor — Recurring trample Aura that comes back from the graveyard, helping push commander damage through blockers.
• Berserk — A devastating pump that copies to double Ivy's power and grant trample for explosive one-shot kills.
• Lightning Greaves — Haste and shroud let Ivy attack immediately and dodge targeted removal between buffs.
• Sword of Feast and Famine — Protection from two colors, evasion-friendly buffs, and untapping lands to keep casting tricks.

Upgrade Path

Tighten the protection suite with Heroic Intervention, Tamiyo's Safekeeping, and more hexproof Auras so Ivy survives the first removal spell, then add efficient evasive buffs like the remaining Swords and Embercleave-style payoffs. Lean into low-curve cantrips and tutors (Three Visits, Sylvan Caryatid ramp, Worldly Tutor) to assemble your Aura package faster, and consider infect or double-strike enablers for explosive single-turn kills. Cut clunky high-cost spells in favor of one-mana tricks that consistently trigger her copy ability.