Taeko, the Patient Avalanche
$7.58
$7.58Legendary Creature — Turtle Ninja
How it feels to play against
Mildly Annoying
Some frustrating moments but still fun.
Popularity
Meta Pick
Very popular, most players know the strategy.
Ranking
#2326
Current Rank
#2436
Last Week
#1627
Past 2 Years
Dimir Combos
Debut Set
Decks on Moxfield
Decks on Archidekt
Scryfall
CardmarketVideos
Commander gameplay videos featuring Taeko, the Patient Avalanche.
Clash of Champions: Freyalise vs Coram vs Maralen vs Taeko
Turtle Power at Home: Archelos vs Takeo vs Gorex vs the Lion-Turtle
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Flash, Flying, and PIRATES! | Commander | Malcolm vs Errant/Giada vs Nelly Borca vs Taeko | #3
New Cards
Fresh cards from recent sets that players are experimenting with in Taeko, the Patient Avalanche decks.
Elektra, Daughter of the Hand+9% Synergy
$3.17
My Precious+2% Synergy
$36.65
Banishing Betrayal+2% Synergy
$0.14
Petrified Hamlet+1% Synergy
$0.49
Flow State+0% Synergy
$2.70
High Synergy Cards
Cards that work exceptionally well with Taeko, the Patient Avalanche's abilities and overall game plan.
Prosperous Thief+75% Synergy
$0.29
Silver-Fur Master+75% Synergy
$0.39
Ninja of the Deep Hours+71% Synergy
$1.94
Ingenious Infiltrator+70% Synergy
$2.69
Thousand-Faced Shadow+70% Synergy
$2.50
Satoru, the Infiltrator+68% Synergy
$0.51
Dour Port-Mage+68% Synergy
$2.60
Fallen Shinobi+65% Synergy
$9.42
Satoru Umezawa+64% Synergy
$0.59
Yuriko, the Tiger's Shadow+64% Synergy
$4.13
Top Cards
The most popular and reliable cards that form the backbone of successful Taeko, the Patient Avalanche decks.
Moon-Circuit Hacker+64% Synergy
$0.26
Silent-Blade Oni+61% Synergy
$6.86
Mistblade Shinobi+60% Synergy
$3.41
Ink-Eyes, Servant of Oni+59% Synergy
$12.61
Kaito, Bane of Nightmares+58% Synergy
$14.02
Nashi, Moon Sage's Scion+57% Synergy
$3.53
Changeling Outcast+52% Synergy
$2.38
Slither Blade+51% Synergy
$0.43
Baleful Strix+50% Synergy
$3.04
Counterspell+7% Synergy
$3.67
Game Changers
Powerful cards that can single-handedly turn the tide of a game when resolved.
Cyclonic Rift-3% Synergy
$41.55
Fierce Guardianship-7% Synergy
$58.52
Demonic Tutor-11% Synergy
$72.10
Rhystic Study-13% Synergy
$66.59
Creatures
Essential creatures that complement Taeko, the Patient Avalanche's strategy through synergy, utility, or raw power.
Throat Slitter+57% Synergy
$4.24
Higure, the Still Wind+56% Synergy
$15.92
Orochi Soul-Reaver+55% Synergy
$13.46
Moonsnare Specialist+53% Synergy
$0.27
Throatseeker+50% Synergy
$0.39
Mist-Syndicate Naga+49% Synergy
$3.84
Grazilaxx, Illithid Scholar+46% Synergy
$2.10
Triton Shorestalker+40% Synergy
$0.44
Dokuchi Silencer+37% Synergy
$0.30
Enduring Curiosity+37% Synergy
$6.97
Sakashima's Student+37% Synergy
$24.43
Ornithopter+34% Synergy
$0.30
Moonblade Shinobi+33% Synergy
$0.22
Silent Hallcreeper+32% Synergy
$1.89
Nezumi Prowler+31% Synergy
$0.30
Walker of Secret Ways+31% Synergy
$2.12
Biting-Palm Ninja+30% Synergy
$0.36
Mist-Cloaked Herald+29% Synergy
$0.37
Phantom Ninja+21% Synergy
$0.26
Dimir Infiltrator+21% Synergy
$0.63
Splinter, Hamato Yoshi+19% Synergy
$0.30
Tetsuko Umezawa, Fugitive+17% Synergy
$0.13
Azure Beastbinder+17% Synergy
$0.39
Shark Shredder, Killer Clone+17% Synergy
$0.38
Covert Technician+16% Synergy
$0.26
Azra Smokeshaper+16% Synergy
$0.24
Tormented Soul+16% Synergy
$0.42
Alora, Merry Thief+16% Synergy
$0.12
Faerie Seer+15% Synergy
$0.38
Oroku Saki, Shredder Rising+14% Synergy
$0.14
Skullsnatcher+13% Synergy
$1.51
Shrieking Drake+13% Synergy
$0.24
Invisible Stalker+13% Synergy
$1.13
Gingerbrute+11% Synergy
$0.32
Thassa, Deep-Dwelling+11% Synergy
$33.15
Elegy Acolyte+10% Synergy
$0.40
Mukotai Ambusher+10% Synergy
$0.24
Okiba-Gang Shinobi+10% Synergy
$1.45
Saiba Cryptomancer+10% Synergy
$0.31
Displacer Kitten+9% Synergy
$33.95
Peregrine Drake+9% Synergy
$0.27
Ingenious Prodigy+8% Synergy
$0.30
Gudul Lurker+8% Synergy
$0.73
Siren Stormtamer+8% Synergy
$0.40
Mockingbird+8% Synergy
$4.65
Cloud of Faeries+5% Synergy
$0.38
Ornithopter of Paradise+4% Synergy
$0.74
Roaming Throne+3% Synergy
$46.57
Solemn Simulacrum+0% Synergy
$0.31
Dauthi Voidwalker-1% Synergy
$5.36
Instants
Key instant-speed responses for protection, removal, and keeping Taeko, the Patient Avalanche safe.
Familiar's Ruse+37% Synergy
$0.71
Ghostly Flicker+31% Synergy
$1.86
Snap+26% Synergy
$3.40
Aetherize+22% Synergy
$0.41
Withering Torment+22% Synergy
$3.47
An Offer You Can't Refuse+17% Synergy
$2.27
Essence Flux+13% Synergy
$1.47
Run Away Together+13% Synergy
$0.14
Planar Incision+12% Synergy
$0.32
Teferi's Time Twist+11% Synergy
$0.36
Displace+11% Synergy
$0.44
Blur+10% Synergy
$0.49
March of Swirling Mist+10% Synergy
$5.73
Unsummon+9% Synergy
$0.06
Get Out+8% Synergy
$0.37
Spider-Sense+8% Synergy
$1.79
Arcane Denial+7% Synergy
$2.01
Fading Hope+7% Synergy
$0.23
Fell the Profane+6% Synergy
$3.79
Hide on the Ceiling+6% Synergy
$1.03
Pongify+3% Synergy
$1.72
Slip Out the Back+3% Synergy
$4.11
Sink into Stupor+3% Synergy
$6.82
Waterlogged Teachings+2% Synergy
$0.46
Rapid Hybridization+2% Synergy
$0.50
Resculpt+0% Synergy
$0.19
Countersquall+0% Synergy
$1.07
Go for the Throat0% Synergy
$0.57
Infernal Grasp0% Synergy
$0.25
Negate0% Synergy
$0.20
Opt-2% Synergy
$0.27
Deadly Rollick-3% Synergy
$28.12
Malakir Rebirth-3% Synergy
$14.14
Reality Shift-3% Synergy
$0.26
Brainstorm-5% Synergy
$1.39
Mana Drain-7% Synergy
$55.81
Drown in the Loch-8% Synergy
$1.45
Swan Song-9% Synergy
$8.00
Dark Ritual-17% Synergy
$3.90
Sorceries
Important sorcery spells that advance Taeko, the Patient Avalanche's game plan and control the board.
Enter the Enigma+32% Synergy
$0.32
Kaito's Pursuit+20% Synergy
$0.25
Shredder's Technique+20% Synergy
$0.32
Consuming Tide+19% Synergy
$0.48
Splinter's Technique+13% Synergy
$2.17
Raise the Palisade+10% Synergy
$20.90
Donatello's Technique+10% Synergy
$0.26
Splash Portal+8% Synergy
$0.38
Feed the Swarm+7% Synergy
$0.21
Blasphemous Edict+5% Synergy
$5.16
Toxic Deluge+2% Synergy
$5.05
Crippling Fear+1% Synergy
$2.55
Damnation-2% Synergy
$20.99
Kindred Dominance-3% Synergy
$16.55
Ponder-3% Synergy
$1.75
Preordain-4% Synergy
$0.50
Reanimate-17% Synergy
$8.19
Utility Artifacts
Versatile artifacts that provide ongoing value, card selection, or strategic advantages.
Bident of Thassa+35% Synergy
$0.37
Swiftfoot Boots+23% Synergy
$1.95
Conjurer's Closet+16% Synergy
$4.33
Whispersilk Cloak+14% Synergy
$2.25
Brotherhood Regalia+13% Synergy
$7.90
Vorpal Sword+11% Synergy
$2.62
Sword of Hearth and Home+10% Synergy
$19.23
Lightning Greaves+8% Synergy
$4.44
Quick-Draw Katana+8% Synergy
$0.21
Mask of Riddles+7% Synergy
$1.18
Crystal Shard+6% Synergy
$2.89
Ninja's Blades+6% Synergy
$0.42
Leyline Axe+5% Synergy
$1.44
Winged Boots+4% Synergy
$10.38
Assassin Gauntlet+3% Synergy
$0.27
Sword of the Animist+3% Synergy
$5.78
Banner of Kinship+2% Synergy
$5.74
Sapphire Medallion0% Synergy
$6.26
Wayfarer's Bauble-2% Synergy
$0.30
Enchantments
Powerful enchantments that support Taeko, the Patient Avalanche's strategy and create lasting battlefield effects.
Smoke Shroud+53% Synergy
$0.19
Cunning Evasion+48% Synergy
$0.38
Gossip's Talent+43% Synergy
$0.26
Cover of Darkness+36% Synergy
$19.55
Ninja Teen+30% Synergy
$1.92
Reconnaissance Mission+26% Synergy
$1.63
Rogue Class+11% Synergy
$1.60
Aqueous Form+10% Synergy
$0.38
Rooftop Bypass+9% Synergy
$7.66
Coastal Piracy+8% Synergy
$0.33
Kindred Discovery+7% Synergy
$13.20
Dire Undercurrents+5% Synergy
$4.75
Unstoppable Plan+4% Synergy
$2.40
Impostor Syndrome+3% Synergy
$5.76
Propaganda+0% Synergy
$3.11
Bitterblossom+0% Synergy
$34.36
Black Market Connections-1% Synergy
$19.62
Phyrexian Arena-7% Synergy
$4.22
Mystic Remora-8% Synergy
$12.00
Planeswalkers
Planeswalkers that work alongside Taeko, the Patient Avalanche to provide ongoing value and board presence.
Kaito, Cunning Infiltrator+59% Synergy
$2.03
Kaito Shizuki+37% Synergy
$1.48
Kaito, Dancing Shadow+33% Synergy
$0.36
Utility Lands
Non-basic lands that offer additional utility beyond just mana production.
Rogue's Passage+33% Synergy
$0.38
Access Tunnel+23% Synergy
$0.36
Creeping Tar Pit+18% Synergy
$0.36
Reliquary Tower+14% Synergy
$2.94
Shizo, Death's Storehouse+11% Synergy
$39.40
Secret Tunnel+8% Synergy
$2.59
Realm of Koh+8% Synergy
$0.46
Otawara, Soaring City+5% Synergy
$30.88
The Black Gate+3% Synergy
$8.92
Minas Morgul, Dark Fortress+3% Synergy
$18.78
Three Tree City+1% Synergy
$24.17
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire+1% Synergy
$10.74
Bojuka Bog+1% Synergy
$0.70
Halimar Depths+1% Synergy
$0.36
Rivendell+0% Synergy
$1.74
Restless Reef0% Synergy
$2.86
Temple of the False God-2% Synergy
$0.33
Mystic Sanctuary-2% Synergy
$0.85
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth-8% Synergy
$63.55
Mana Artifacts
Artifacts focused on mana acceleration and color fixing for consistent gameplay.
Patchwork Banner+23% Synergy
$3.17
Thought Vessel+12% Synergy
$2.51
Talisman of Dominance+4% Synergy
$1.62
Arcane Signet+4% Synergy
$1.10
Dimir Signet+0% Synergy
$1.20
Sol Ring0% Synergy
$1.13
Fellwar Stone-4% Synergy
$2.20
Commander's Sphere-6% Synergy
$0.33
Mind Stone-9% Synergy
$0.21
Lands
The mana base foundation for Taeko, the Patient Avalanche decks, ensuring smooth and reliable mana development.
Turtle Lair+21% Synergy
$0.27
Path of Ancestry+18% Synergy
$0.27
Gloomlake Verge+13% Synergy
$10.12
Shipwreck Marsh+11% Synergy
$6.71
Drowned Catacomb+11% Synergy
$1.77
Secluded Courtyard+8% Synergy
$0.32
Dimir Aqueduct+7% Synergy
$0.34
Clearwater Pathway+7% Synergy
$4.57
Fell the Profane+6% Synergy
$3.79
Sunken Hollow+4% Synergy
$0.34
Escape Tunnel+4% Synergy
$0.25
Morphic Pool+3% Synergy
$28.09
Sink into Stupor+3% Synergy
$6.82
Undercity Sewers+3% Synergy
$16.81
Underground River+3% Synergy
$1.47
Tainted Isle+3% Synergy
$0.85
Waterlogged Teachings+2% Synergy
$0.46
Darkslick Shores+1% Synergy
$2.12
Darkwater Catacombs+1% Synergy
$0.37
Island+1% Synergy
$0.07
Fetid Pools+1% Synergy
$0.33
Contaminated Aquifer+0% Synergy
$0.31
Polluted Delta+0% Synergy
$18.92
Swamp+0% Synergy
$2.00
Terramorphic Expanse0% Synergy
$0.16
Sunken Ruins0% Synergy
$9.25
Dimir Guildgate0% Synergy
$0.12
Command Tower0% Synergy
$0.25
Dismal Backwater-1% Synergy
$0.20
Boggart Trawler-1% Synergy
$0.87
Cavern of Souls-1% Synergy
$49.31
Fabled Passage-1% Synergy
$3.30
Watery Grave-1% Synergy
$10.77
Flooded Strand-2% Synergy
$16.02
Evolving Wilds-3% Synergy
$0.12
River of Tears-3% Synergy
$0.33
Malakir Rebirth-3% Synergy
$14.14
Temple of Deceit-4% Synergy
$0.24
Underground Sea-4% Synergy
Myriad Landscape-6% Synergy
$0.33
Exotic Orchard-7% Synergy
$0.82
Choked Estuary-8% Synergy
$0.31
Similar Commanders
The following Commanders share a similar playing style, strategy, or theme like Taeko, the Patient Avalanche.
Alora, Merry Thief // Agent of the Shadow Thieves
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Shadowheart, Dark Justiciar // Sword Coast Sailor
Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator // Sengir, the Dark Baron
Alora, Merry Thief // Feywild Visitor
Higure, the Still Wind
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Alora, Merry Thief // Agent of the Iron Throne
Goro-Goro and Satoru
Alora, Merry Thief // Haunted One
Yuriko, the Tiger's Shadow
Alora, Merry Thief // Raised by Giants
Alora, Merry Thief // Master Chef
Shadowheart, Dark Justiciar // Dungeon Delver
Felix Five-Boots
Grimgrin, Corpse-Born
Runo Stromkirk
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Francisco, Fowl Marauder // Ghost of Ramirez DePietro
Francisco, Fowl Marauder // Glacian, Powerstone Engineer
Francisco, Fowl Marauder // Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator
Francisco, Fowl Marauder // Sakashima of a Thousand Faces
Francisco, Fowl Marauder // Siani, Eye of the Storm
Francisco, Fowl Marauder // Silas Renn, Seeker Adept
Ramirez DePietro, Pillager
Ramirez DePietro
Ramses Overdark
Winter, Cursed Rider
Anowon, the Ruin Thief
Ezio, Blade of Vengeance
Brinelin, the Moon Kraken // Falthis, Shadowcat Familiar
Brinelin, the Moon Kraken // Francisco, Fowl Marauder
Brinelin, the Moon Kraken // Nadier, Agent of the Duskenel
Brinelin, the Moon Kraken // Sengir, the Dark Baron
Brinelin, the Moon Kraken // Silas Renn, Seeker Adept
Brinelin, the Moon Kraken // Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools
Brinelin, the Moon Kraken // Tormod, the Desecrator
Kels, Fight Fixer
Obyra, Dreaming Duelist