edhseer Commander synergy, explained

Tamiyo, Inquisitive Student // Tamiyo, Seasoned Scholar

Tamiyo, Inquisitive Student // Tamiyo, Seasoned Scholar

Legendary Creature — Moonfolk Wizard // Legendary Planeswalker — Tamiyo

Mana cost: {U}

How we read this card

Flying
Whenever Tamiyo attacks, investigate.

triggered —

When you draw your third card in a turn, exile Tamiyo, then return her to the battlefield transformed under her owner's control.

triggered —

triggered — blinks a permanent

triggered —

Until your next turn, whenever a creature attacks you or a planeswalker you control, it gets -1/-0 until end of turn.

activated +2 — shrinks a creature by -1/-0

Return target instant or sorcery card from your graveyard to your hand. If it's a green card, add one mana of any color.

activated −3 — brings a card back

activated −3 — adds 1 mana

Draw cards equal to half the number of cards in your library, rounded up. You get an emblem with "You have no maximum hand size."

activated −7 — draws you cards

activated −7 — gets an emblem

What a deck led by this card wants

Causes: create a Clue artifact token, put a Clue artifact token onto the battlefield, exile a card, anything leaves the battlefield, put anything onto the battlefield, transform anything, an instant leaves a graveyard, a sorcery leaves a graveyard, draw a card.

Cares about: an instant in a graveyard, a sorcery in a graveyard.

Works well with

an instant leaves a graveyard — 202 cards in the game can cause this (Tamiyo is one).

  1. Murktide Regent — When an instant leaves a graveyard thanks to Tamiyo, Inquisitive Student // Tamiyo, Seasoned Scholar, Murktide Regent puts a +1/+1 counter on itself

a planeswalker it grants abilities to — 312 cards in the game can cause this.

  1. Ichormoon Gauntlet — Ichormoon Gauntlet gives Tamiyo, Inquisitive Student // Tamiyo, Seasoned Scholar an extra ability
  2. Way of the Cryomancer — Way of the Cryomancer gives Tamiyo, Inquisitive Student // Tamiyo, Seasoned Scholar an extra ability
  3. Way of the Wildspeaker — Way of the Wildspeaker gives Tamiyo, Inquisitive Student // Tamiyo, Seasoned Scholar an extra ability

309 other cards cause it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a nontoken Wizard enters the battlefield — 1,243 cards in the game can cause this (Tamiyo is one).

  1. Inalla, Archmage Ritualist — When Tamiyo, Inquisitive Student // Tamiyo, Seasoned Scholar enters, Inalla, Archmage Ritualist makes a token

a Wizard creature enters the battlefield — 1,264 cards in the game can cause this (Tamiyo is one).

  1. Diviner's Wand — When Tamiyo, Inquisitive Student // Tamiyo, Seasoned Scholar enters, Diviner's Wand triggers

anything is exiled — 2,497 cards in the game can cause this (Tamiyo is one).

  1. The War Doctor — When Tamiyo, Inquisitive Student // Tamiyo, Seasoned Scholar is exiled, The War Doctor puts a time counter on itself

1 other card cares about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

anything leaves a graveyard — 2,503 cards in the game can cause this (Tamiyo is one).

When an instant or sorcery leaves a graveyard thanks to Tamiyo, Inquisitive Student // Tamiyo, Seasoned Scholar:

  1. Blastoneuron — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  2. Defiled Crypt // Cadaver Lab — makes a token
  3. Teval, the Balanced Scale — makes a token
  4. Hologram Stalker — makes a token
  5. Tormod, the Desecrator — makes a token
  6. Quintorius, Field Historian — makes a token
  7. Garrison Excavator — makes a token
  8. Amzu, Swarm's Hunger — makes a token
  9. Kirol, History Buff // Pack a Punch — becomes prepared
  10. Teval's Judgment — triggers

13 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a token enters the battlefield — 3,710 cards in the game can cause this (Tamiyo is one).

When a Clue enters thanks to Tamiyo, Inquisitive Student // Tamiyo, Seasoned Scholar:

  1. Baron Bertram Graywater — makes a token
  2. Marneus Calgar — draws you 1 card
  3. Belladonna Took — gains you 1 life
  4. Kambal, Profiteering Mayor — makes a token
  5. Lucy MacLean, Positively Armed — makes a token
  6. Mister Fantastic, Reed Richards — draws you 1 card
  7. Cloakwood Swarmkeeper — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  8. Woodland Champion — puts that many +1/+1 counters on itself
  9. Leonardo, the Balance — puts a counter on a creature
  10. Spiritcall Enthusiast // Scrollboost — becomes prepared

3 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a token is created — 3,711 cards in the game can cause this (Tamiyo is one).

When Tamiyo, Inquisitive Student // Tamiyo, Seasoned Scholar makes a Clue token:

  1. Akim, the Soaring Wind — makes a token
  2. Idol of Oblivion — draws you 1 card
  3. Rosie Cotton of South Lane — puts a counter on a permanent
  4. Mirkwood Bats — makes each opponent lose 1 life

17 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a card is drawn — 3,815 cards in the game can cause this (Tamiyo is one).

When Tamiyo, Inquisitive Student // Tamiyo, Seasoned Scholar makes a player draw a card:

  1. Toothy, Imaginary Friend — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  2. Temmet, Naktamun's Will — gives +1/+1
  3. Niv-Mizzet, Parun — deals 1 damage
  4. Aether Syphon — mills a card
  5. The Locust God — makes a token
  6. Starving Revenant — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  7. Ominous Seas — puts a foreshadow counter on itself
  8. Dream Trawler — gets +1/+0
  9. Iron Man, Armored Avenger — puts a counter on a creature
  10. The Astonishing Ant-Man — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself

57 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a nontoken creature leaves the battlefield — 4,133 cards in the game can cause this (Tamiyo is one).

When Tamiyo, Inquisitive Student // Tamiyo, Seasoned Scholar leaves the battlefield:

  1. Tokka & Rahzar, Unsupervised — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  2. Splinter, the Mentor — makes a token
  3. Rat King, Pale Piper — makes a token
  4. Dual Nature — exiles a creature

a creature leaves the battlefield — 4,238 cards in the game can cause this (Tamiyo is one).

When Tamiyo, Inquisitive Student // Tamiyo, Seasoned Scholar leaves the battlefield:

  1. Lunarch Veteran // Luminous Phantom — gains you 1 life
  2. Extractor Demon — mills a card
  3. Aang, Airbending Master — puts a counter on a permanent
  4. Dour Port-Mage — draws you 1 card
  5. Vela the Night-Clad — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  6. Taeko, the Patient Avalanche — scries
  7. Ninth Bridge Patrol — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  8. Funeral March — makes a player sacrifice a creature
  9. Sally Sparrow — triggers
  10. Aang, at the Crossroads // Aang, Destined Savior — triggers

21 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

an artifact enters the battlefield — 4,643 cards in the game can cause this (Tamiyo is one).

When a Clue enters thanks to Tamiyo, Inquisitive Student // Tamiyo, Seasoned Scholar:

  1. Transplant Theorist — draws you 1 card
  2. Elvish Archivist — puts 2 +1/+1 counters on itself
  3. Golbez, Crystal Collector — surveils
  4. Sludge Strider — makes a player lose 1 life
  5. Underhanded Designs — makes each opponent lose 1 life

61 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

anything attacks — 17,934 cards in the game can cause this (Tamiyo is one).

  1. Shaun, Father of Synths — When Tamiyo, Inquisitive Student // Tamiyo, Seasoned Scholar attacks, Shaun, Father of Synths makes a token

135 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature is cast — 18,010 cards in the game can cause this (Tamiyo is one).

When Tamiyo, Inquisitive Student // Tamiyo, Seasoned Scholar is cast:

  1. God-Eternal Oketra — makes a token
  2. Champions of the Perfect — draws you 1 card

89 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.