RedLegendary Creature — Elemental IllusionTempestra, Dame of Games
Mana value2Rank#13,621
The Commander
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Gameplan
Use Tempestra to repeatedly copy your best creature each turn, getting an extra ETB and a hasty attacker that vanishes at end of turn before downside matters. You fuel the ability with cheap, recurring artifacts—Treasures, Clues, and creature-tokens that double as artifacts—then snowball value with high-impact ETB and attack triggers. Win by overwhelming the table with copied bombs, repeated burn/damage triggers, or a token army.
Strengths
- Generates an extra creature and ETB every single turn for only
plus an artifact - Temporary token sidesteps legend rule and death drawbacks—great for copying powerful ETB bombs
- Cheap two-mana commander that comes back fast and offers value even without a big board
- Synergizes beautifully with Treasure/artifact generation that mono-red does well
Weaknesses
- Needs constant artifact fuel or the ability stalls out
- Requires another good creature on board to copy—dead in topdeck/empty-board states
- Mono-red lacks card advantage, tutors, and interaction outside burn
- Tapping to activate makes Tempestra a slow, telegraphed engine vulnerable to removal
- Copies disappear at end step, so it provides little persistent defense
Key Cards
- Dockside Extortionist — Copying it generates a flood of Treasures every turn, which also become fuel for Tempestra.
- Combat Celebrant — A hasty copy triggers an extra combat phase each turn, exiling itself harmlessly when the token is sacrificed.
- Inferno Titan — A massive ETB/attack damage trigger that you can replay every turn via copies.
- Ancient Copper Dragon — Hasty copy attacks for huge Treasure payoffs while dodging the legend rule.
- Treasure Map — Reliable, recurring artifact fuel that also smooths draws in card-starved mono-red.
- Goldspan Dragon — Doubles your Treasure value, turbocharging both ramp and Tempestra activations.
- Terror of the Peaks — Each copied creature entering deals damage, turning Tempestra into a repeatable Shock engine.
- Ramos, Dragon Engine — Cheap artifact tokens like Treasures fuel activations while big payoffs get copied for value.
Upgrade Path
Lean into reliable artifact fuel—Dockside Extortionist, Goldspan Dragon, Treasure Map, and Smothering Tithe-style ramp—so you never miss an activation. Add the highest-impact ETB and attack-trigger creatures worth copying (Terror of the Peaks, Inferno Titan, Combat Celebrant) and protect Tempestra with haste enablers and recursion. Round out mono-red's weaknesses with card-draw artifacts (The Great Henge, Wheel of Misfortune) and a few stax pieces to slow faster combo decks.
Core Cards
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Win Conditions
- ▸Copying extra-combat enablers like Combat Celebrant with big attackers for lethal swings
- ▸Repeated ETB damage from Terror of the Peaks or Inferno Titan to burn out the table
- ▸Treasure-fueled snowball into oversized hasty copies that overwhelm the board
- ▸Go-wide token aggro backed by an extra threat every turn
Archetypes
- Value/ETB Blink — Tempestra reuses powerful enter-the-battlefield triggers every turn by making temporary copies.
- Treasure/Artifacts — Treasure tokens are the perfect renewable sacrifice fuel for her ability.
- Tokens/Aggro — A hasty extra body each turn supports a go-wide red beatdown plan.
- Combo — Copying creatures with combat or trigger loops (Combat Celebrant, Terror of the Peaks) can close games explosively.
Combos
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Related Commanders
Same color identity (R), by popularity.
