Art by GOSSAN

Taeko, the Patient Avalanche

Legendary Creature — Turtle Ninja

Taeko enters tapped. Whenever another creature you control leaves the battlefield, if it didn't die, scry 1 and put a +1/+1 counter on Taeko. Whenever Taeko attacks, you may pay {U/B}. When you do, target attacking creature can't be blocked this turn.

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Average Card Type Breakdown

Creature

32%

Instant

11%

Sorcery

Artifact

Enchantment

Planeswalker

Land

36%

Average Mana Curve

18%

34%

23%

15%

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Most Played With Taeko, the Patient Avalanche (158)

Arcane Signet

88% of decks · $0.49

Sol Ring

87% of decks · $1.38

Satoru Umezawa

69% of decks · $0.57

Silent-Blade Oni

68% of decks · $6.45

Mistblade Shinobi

68% of decks · $3.36

Ink-Eyes, Servant of Oni

65% of decks · $13.18

Kaito, Bane of Nightmares

64% of decks · $11.40

Nashi, Moon Sage's Scion

64% of decks · $3.56

Slither Blade

63% of decks · $1.51

Counterspell

63% of decks · $4.28

Talisman of Dominance

63% of decks · $0.44

Throat Slitter

62% of decks · $3.80

Kaito, Cunning Infiltrator

61% of decks · $2.44

Higure, the Still Wind

60% of decks · $14.71

Dimir Signet

60% of decks · $0.30

Smoke Shroud

58% of decks · $0.22

Moonsnare Specialist

56% of decks · $0.28

Grazilaxx, Illithid Scholar

56% of decks · $1.77

Mist-Syndicate Naga

54% of decks · $2.55

Cunning Evasion

51% of decks · $0.37

Triton Shorestalker

50% of decks · $0.48

An Offer You Can't Refuse

49% of decks · $3.16

Swiftfoot Boots

47% of decks

Gossip's Talent

46% of decks · $0.37

Bident of Thassa

45% of decks · $0.45

Ornithopter

45% of decks · $0.28

Sakashima's Student

44% of decks · $21.92

Thought Vessel

43% of decks

Cover of Darkness

43% of decks · $21.67

Feed the Swarm

42% of decks · $0.24

Enduring Curiosity

42% of decks · $6.93

Dokuchi Silencer

41% of decks · $0.27

Kaito Shizuki

41% of decks · $1.24

Familiar's Ruse

40% of decks · $0.74

Silent Hallcreeper

40% of decks · $1.11

Withering Torment

38% of decks · $1.58

Ghostly Flicker

37% of decks · $2.66

Enter the Enigma

37% of decks · $0.30

Snap

37% of decks · $3.97

Mist-Cloaked Herald

36% of decks · $0.28

Kaito, Dancing Shadow

36% of decks · $0.38

Lightning Greaves

36% of decks · $4.00

Moonblade Shinobi

35% of decks · $0.19

Reconnaissance Mission

35% of decks · $0.34

Nezumi Prowler

34% of decks · $0.65

Arcane Denial

34% of decks · $2.03

Aetherize

33% of decks · $0.49

Walker of Secret Ways

33% of decks · $1.60

Biting-Palm Ninja

33% of decks · $0.31

Patchwork Banner

32% of decks · $2.79

Negate

31% of decks · $0.24

Toxic Deluge

28% of decks · $5.17

Dimir Infiltrator

27% of decks · $0.61

Tetsuko Umezawa, Fugitive

27% of decks · $0.20

Fellwar Stone

26% of decks

Faerie Seer

25% of decks · $0.38

Shredder's Technique

25% of decks · $0.34

Splinter, Hamato Yoshi

25% of decks · $0.30

Brainstorm

24% of decks · $0.57

Phantom Ninja

23% of decks · $0.23

Fell the Profane

23% of decks

Tormented Soul

23% of decks · $0.51

Azure Beastbinder

21% of decks · $0.51

Whispersilk Cloak

21% of decks · $2.22

Consuming Tide

21% of decks · $0.57

Kindred Discovery

20% of decks · $4.87

Sink into Stupor

20% of decks

Pongify

19% of decks · $3.12

Dark Ritual

19% of decks · $7.19

Conjurer's Closet

19% of decks · $4.12

Invisible Stalker

19% of decks · $1.20

Skullsnatcher

19% of decks · $1.31

Run Away Together

18% of decks · $0.25

Cyclonic Rift

18% of decks · $39.16

Covert Technician

18% of decks · $0.27

Mind Stone

18% of decks

Splinter's Technique

18% of decks · $1.67

Propaganda

18% of decks · $2.22

Shark Shredder, Killer Clone

18% of decks · $0.38

Azra Smokeshaper

18% of decks · $0.27

Essence Flux

17% of decks · $1.93

Aqueous Form

17% of decks · $0.29

Alora, Merry Thief

17% of decks · $0.18

Gingerbrute

17% of decks · $0.37

Deadly Rollick

17% of decks · $28.68

Raise the Palisade

16% of decks · $11.65

Brotherhood Regalia

16% of decks · $10.22

Roaming Throne

16% of decks · $51.97

Planar Incision

16% of decks · $0.35

Go for the Throat

15% of decks · $0.62

Rogue Class

15% of decks · $1.17

Siren Stormtamer

15% of decks · $0.49

Infernal Grasp

14% of decks · $0.33

Oroku Saki, Shredder Rising

14% of decks · $0.15

Teferi's Time Twist

14% of decks · $0.33

Thassa, Deep-Dwelling

14% of decks · $28.78

Displace

14% of decks · $0.33

Donatello's Technique

14% of decks · $0.26

Displacer Kitten

14% of decks · $34.30

Waterlogged Teachings

13% of decks

Vorpal Sword

13% of decks · $2.65

Gudul Lurker

13% of decks · $0.45

Blur

13% of decks · $0.35

Ponder

13% of decks · $3.58

March of Swirling Mist

13% of decks · $4.20

Elektra, Daughter of the Hand

13% of decks · $0.33

Solemn Simulacrum

13% of decks · $0.34

Coastal Piracy

13% of decks · $0.29

Mockingbird

12% of decks · $3.50

Rapid Hybridization

12% of decks · $0.78

Peregrine Drake

12% of decks · $0.25

Okiba-Gang Shinobi

12% of decks · $1.18

Blasphemous Edict

12% of decks · $4.13

Mukotai Ambusher

12% of decks · $0.19

Ingenious Prodigy

12% of decks · $0.32

Sword of Hearth and Home

11% of decks · $16.58

Unsummon

11% of decks · $0.15

Rooftop Bypass

11% of decks · $5.59

Wayfarer's Bauble

11% of decks · $5.61

Saiba Cryptomancer

11% of decks · $0.29

Fierce Guardianship

10% of decks · $63.65

Spider-Sense

10% of decks · $1.30

Get Out

10% of decks · $0.37

Commander's Sphere

10% of decks · $0.34

Opt

10% of decks · $0.27

Reality Shift

10% of decks · $0.35

Splash Portal

9% of decks · $0.36

Mana Drain

9% of decks · $56.89

Swan Song

9% of decks · $10.60

Drown in the Loch

9% of decks · $1.64

Crippling Fear

9% of decks · $3.42

Rhystic Study

9% of decks · $69.59

Fading Hope

9% of decks · $0.27

Mask of Riddles

9% of decks · $0.71

Hide on the Ceiling

8% of decks · $0.95

Black Market Connections

8% of decks · $10.47

Crystal Shard

8% of decks · $1.82

Sapphire Medallion

8% of decks · $8.55

Reanimate

8% of decks · $10.11

Damnation

8% of decks · $21.01

Ninja's Blades

7% of decks · $0.39

Demonic Tutor

7% of decks · $69.17

Bitterblossom

7% of decks · $32.66

Slip Out the Back

7% of decks · $5.15

Resculpt

7% of decks · $0.33

Mystic Remora

7% of decks · $15.08

Countersquall

7% of decks · $0.91

Kindred Dominance

7% of decks · $4.94

Malakir Rebirth

6% of decks

Winged Boots

6% of decks · $7.88

Dire Undercurrents

6% of decks · $4.53

Sword of the Animist

6% of decks · $5.42

Unstoppable Plan

6% of decks · $2.38

Banner of Kinship

6% of decks · $7.39

Phyrexian Arena

6% of decks · $4.26

Leyline Axe

6% of decks · $5.70

Preordain

5% of decks · $0.87

Impostor Syndrome

5% of decks · $6.78

New Cards

Yuriko, Hope from the Shadows

15% of decks · $0.25

Boss Uramon, Shadow's Reach

6% of decks

Bilbo, Luckwearer

3% of decks

My Precious

2% of decks

Troop of Ponies

2% of decks · $0.33

Creatures (50)

Satoru Umezawa

69% of decks · $0.57

Silent-Blade Oni

68% of decks · $6.45

Mistblade Shinobi

68% of decks · $3.36

Ink-Eyes, Servant of Oni

65% of decks · $13.18

Nashi, Moon Sage's Scion

64% of decks · $3.56

Slither Blade

63% of decks · $1.51

Throat Slitter

62% of decks · $3.80

Higure, the Still Wind

60% of decks · $14.71

Moonsnare Specialist

56% of decks · $0.28

Grazilaxx, Illithid Scholar

56% of decks · $1.77

Mist-Syndicate Naga

54% of decks · $2.55

Triton Shorestalker

50% of decks · $0.48

Ornithopter

45% of decks · $0.28

Sakashima's Student

44% of decks · $21.92

Enduring Curiosity

42% of decks · $6.93

Dokuchi Silencer

41% of decks · $0.27

Silent Hallcreeper

40% of decks · $1.11

Mist-Cloaked Herald

36% of decks · $0.28

Moonblade Shinobi

35% of decks · $0.19

Nezumi Prowler

34% of decks · $0.65

Walker of Secret Ways

33% of decks · $1.60

Biting-Palm Ninja

33% of decks · $0.31

Dimir Infiltrator

27% of decks · $0.61

Tetsuko Umezawa, Fugitive

27% of decks · $0.20

Faerie Seer

25% of decks · $0.38

Splinter, Hamato Yoshi

25% of decks · $0.30

Phantom Ninja

23% of decks · $0.23

Tormented Soul

23% of decks · $0.51

Azure Beastbinder

21% of decks · $0.51

Invisible Stalker

19% of decks · $1.20

Skullsnatcher

19% of decks · $1.31

Covert Technician

18% of decks · $0.27

Shark Shredder, Killer Clone

18% of decks · $0.38

Azra Smokeshaper

18% of decks · $0.27

Alora, Merry Thief

17% of decks · $0.18

Gingerbrute

17% of decks · $0.37

Roaming Throne

16% of decks · $51.97

Siren Stormtamer

15% of decks · $0.49

Oroku Saki, Shredder Rising

14% of decks · $0.15

Thassa, Deep-Dwelling

14% of decks · $28.78

Displacer Kitten

14% of decks · $34.30

Gudul Lurker

13% of decks · $0.45

Elektra, Daughter of the Hand

13% of decks · $0.33

Solemn Simulacrum

13% of decks · $0.34

Mockingbird

12% of decks · $3.50

Peregrine Drake

12% of decks · $0.25

Okiba-Gang Shinobi

12% of decks · $1.18

Mukotai Ambusher

12% of decks · $0.19

Ingenious Prodigy

12% of decks · $0.32

Saiba Cryptomancer

11% of decks · $0.29

Instants (42)

Counterspell

63% of decks · $4.28

An Offer You Can't Refuse

49% of decks · $3.16

Familiar's Ruse

40% of decks · $0.74

Withering Torment

38% of decks · $1.58

Ghostly Flicker

37% of decks · $2.66

Snap

37% of decks · $3.97

Arcane Denial

34% of decks · $2.03

Aetherize

33% of decks · $0.49

Negate

31% of decks · $0.24

Brainstorm

24% of decks · $0.57

Fell the Profane

23% of decks

Sink into Stupor

20% of decks

Pongify

19% of decks · $3.12

Dark Ritual

19% of decks · $7.19

Run Away Together

18% of decks · $0.25

Cyclonic Rift

18% of decks · $39.16

Essence Flux

17% of decks · $1.93

Deadly Rollick

17% of decks · $28.68

Planar Incision

16% of decks · $0.35

Go for the Throat

15% of decks · $0.62

Infernal Grasp

14% of decks · $0.33

Teferi's Time Twist

14% of decks · $0.33

Displace

14% of decks · $0.33

Waterlogged Teachings

13% of decks

Blur

13% of decks · $0.35

March of Swirling Mist

13% of decks · $4.20

Rapid Hybridization

12% of decks · $0.78

Unsummon

11% of decks · $0.15

Fierce Guardianship

10% of decks · $63.65

Spider-Sense

10% of decks · $1.30

Get Out

10% of decks · $0.37

Opt

10% of decks · $0.27

Reality Shift

10% of decks · $0.35

Mana Drain

9% of decks · $56.89

Swan Song

9% of decks · $10.60

Drown in the Loch

9% of decks · $1.64

Fading Hope

9% of decks · $0.27

Hide on the Ceiling

8% of decks · $0.95

Slip Out the Back

7% of decks · $5.15

Resculpt

7% of decks · $0.33

Countersquall

7% of decks · $0.91

Malakir Rebirth

6% of decks

Sorceries (17)

Feed the Swarm

42% of decks · $0.24

Enter the Enigma

37% of decks · $0.30

Toxic Deluge

28% of decks · $5.17

Shredder's Technique

25% of decks · $0.34

Consuming Tide

21% of decks · $0.57

Splinter's Technique

18% of decks · $1.67

Raise the Palisade

16% of decks · $11.65

Donatello's Technique

14% of decks · $0.26

Ponder

13% of decks · $3.58

Blasphemous Edict

12% of decks · $4.13

Splash Portal

9% of decks · $0.36

Crippling Fear

9% of decks · $3.42

Reanimate

8% of decks · $10.11

Damnation

8% of decks · $21.01

Demonic Tutor

7% of decks · $69.17

Kindred Dominance

7% of decks · $4.94

Preordain

5% of decks · $0.87

Utility Artifacts (17)

Swiftfoot Boots

47% of decks

Bident of Thassa

45% of decks · $0.45

Lightning Greaves

36% of decks · $4.00

Whispersilk Cloak

21% of decks · $2.22

Conjurer's Closet

19% of decks · $4.12

Brotherhood Regalia

16% of decks · $10.22

Vorpal Sword

13% of decks · $2.65

Sword of Hearth and Home

11% of decks · $16.58

Wayfarer's Bauble

11% of decks · $5.61

Mask of Riddles

9% of decks · $0.71

Crystal Shard

8% of decks · $1.82

Sapphire Medallion

8% of decks · $8.55

Ninja's Blades

7% of decks · $0.39

Winged Boots

6% of decks · $7.88

Sword of the Animist

6% of decks · $5.42

Banner of Kinship

6% of decks · $7.39

Leyline Axe

6% of decks · $5.70

Mana Artifacts (9)

Arcane Signet

88% of decks · $0.49

Sol Ring

87% of decks · $1.38

Talisman of Dominance

63% of decks · $0.44

Dimir Signet

60% of decks · $0.30

Thought Vessel

43% of decks

Patchwork Banner

32% of decks · $2.79

Fellwar Stone

26% of decks

Mind Stone

18% of decks

Commander's Sphere

10% of decks · $0.34

Enchantments (19)

Smoke Shroud

58% of decks · $0.22

Cunning Evasion

51% of decks · $0.37

Gossip's Talent

46% of decks · $0.37

Cover of Darkness

43% of decks · $21.67

Reconnaissance Mission

35% of decks · $0.34

Kindred Discovery

20% of decks · $4.87

Propaganda

18% of decks · $2.22

Aqueous Form

17% of decks · $0.29

Rogue Class

15% of decks · $1.17

Coastal Piracy

13% of decks · $0.29

Rooftop Bypass

11% of decks · $5.59

Rhystic Study

9% of decks · $69.59

Black Market Connections

8% of decks · $10.47

Bitterblossom

7% of decks · $32.66

Mystic Remora

7% of decks · $15.08

Dire Undercurrents

6% of decks · $4.53

Unstoppable Plan

6% of decks · $2.38

Phyrexian Arena

6% of decks · $4.26

Impostor Syndrome

5% of decks · $6.78

Planeswalkers (4)

Kaito, Bane of Nightmares

64% of decks · $11.40

Kaito, Cunning Infiltrator

61% of decks · $2.44

Kaito Shizuki

41% of decks · $1.24

Kaito, Dancing Shadow

36% of decks · $0.38

Utility Lands (19)

Rogue's Passage

60% of decks

Reliquary Tower

51% of decks

Bojuka Bog

41% of decks

Access Tunnel

29% of decks

Creeping Tar Pit

26% of decks

Otawara, Soaring City

24% of decks

Shizo, Death's Storehouse

19% of decks

Mystic Sanctuary

14% of decks

Takenuma, Abandoned Mire

14% of decks

Secret Tunnel

11% of decks

Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth

11% of decks

Three Tree City

9% of decks

Realm of Koh

7% of decks

Halimar Depths

7% of decks

Temple of the False God

7% of decks

The Black Gate

6% of decks

Rivendell

6% of decks

Minas Morgul, Dark Fortress

6% of decks

Restless Reef

6% of decks

Lands (43)

Island

98% of decks

Swamp

97% of decks

Command Tower

86% of decks

Sunken Hollow

70% of decks

Drowned Catacomb

66% of decks

Shipwreck Marsh

52% of decks

Watery Grave

48% of decks

Tainted Isle

47% of decks

Path of Ancestry

46% of decks

Dimir Aqueduct

45% of decks

Underground River

44% of decks

Morphic Pool

41% of decks

Darkwater Catacombs

40% of decks

Choked Estuary

40% of decks

Gloomlake Verge

38% of decks

Polluted Delta

33% of decks

Clearwater Pathway

32% of decks

Temple of Deceit

30% of decks

Undercity Sewers

25% of decks

Exotic Orchard

25% of decks

Fell the Profane

23% of decks

Turtle Lair

21% of decks

Sink into Stupor

20% of decks

Fetid Pools

17% of decks

Darkslick Shores

16% of decks

Sunken Ruins

16% of decks

Dismal Backwater

15% of decks

Waterlogged Teachings

13% of decks

Myriad Landscape

13% of decks

Evolving Wilds

13% of decks

Secluded Courtyard

13% of decks

Terramorphic Expanse

10% of decks

Underground Sea

9% of decks

Hidden Lair

8% of decks

Cavern of Souls

7% of decks

Fabled Passage

7% of decks

Contaminated Aquifer

7% of decks

River of Tears

6% of decks

Malakir Rebirth

6% of decks

Flooded Strand

6% of decks

Dimir Guildgate

6% of decks

Escape Tunnel

6% of decks

Boggart Trawler

5% of decks

Play-rate data via EDHREC. Card images and prices via Scryfall.

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