#yasova dragonclaw

[magic-the-girlbossing]

Yasova Dragonclaw vs. Beckett Brass

Magic: The Girlbossing, Round 1, Match 7

Propaganda under the cut:

Yasova Dragonclaw

Color identity: Temur (Centered in Green)

Featured art by Winona Nelson

she tames animals and made peace with atarka just by feeding her a mammoth carcass.

Beckett Brass

Color identity: Grixis

Featured art by Jason Rainville

I feel like "pirate admiral" is self explanatory

[mtgbirthdays]

Happy birthday to Yasova Dragonclaw (FRF), who's turning 9 years old today! I loved the wedge hybrid cards they did in this set.

[xantchaslegacy]

MtG Month of the Ship Day 22 - Wild West

(Not sure if this is wild west enough. Thoughts on the matter are welcome ;) )

“Sheriff! Sheriff!”

Yasova heard the shout, clear and urgent, all the way from her desk in the back room of the county office. As a younger woman she would have come blazing out the door in seconds. With the experience of years, she knew to gauge the level of danger before leaping to action, and to gauge based on more than a single panicked voice.

So she readied herself, straightening her badge of office and tightening the straps of her belt. A minute later, Baiva, her deputy, rushed into the office, rambling and breathless from running.

“Sheriff, it’s…it’s the Dragon Wing Gang! They’re heading straight…straight for town, and they’ve got the big boss with them!”

Yasova nodded, sliding bullets into her bandolier. “Are the folks up the hill still getting ready for the festivities?”

“Yes ma’am.”

“Good. Go run and make sure they stay calm. And the big boss…how far away is she?”

“A couple minutes, I’d guess.”

Yasova stood and hefted her rifle over one shoulder. The “Dragonclaw” was as much a sign of the sheriff’s office in the town as the three-clawed badge pinned to Yasova’s breast was. Long as a grown woman was tall, with a dark wood handle and a barrel etched with dragons in flight, it was handed down to each new leader to hold the office.

“Well then, let’s give her a nice warm welcome.”

Yasova’s boots thudded crisply across the wooden deck of the county office, each step punctuated by the jangle of her spurs. She marched straight down the steps and onto the dusty road, staring down the slight slope of main street toward the cluster of riders charging toward the town on horseback.

Town folk and visitors from other counties stood nervously on either side of the street. Bald-headed traveling monks from the Jeskai county whispered amongst themselves as Yasova passed. Silumgar merchants with snakeskin boots and tiger furs clutched at their coinpurses. A small girl with a white dress than Yasova could not place skulked outside the general store, nibbling a cookie. Quite the audience, but they gave the sheriff all the space she needed.

The high noon sun made the frontier grasslands below glow with a golden light. The main road through town led up from the lowland fields and exited out the other end on a path toward the grazing and foraging lands among the foothills. The gateway to Temur County territory.

Yasova’s own corner of the world to protect.

The riders slowed to a trot as they passed the first buildings in town. About a block away from the county office, the group stopped, and their leader swung down from the saddle to surveil the town.

“You’re keeping the place looking real nice, Yasova!”

Alesha “Big Boss” Deathgrin pulled off her hat. Her long hair fell in braids all the way down to her belt, which holstered the two biggest six-shooters Yasova had ever laid eyes on. Even from a distance, Yasova could feel the other woman’s eyes cutting into her.

Alesha started forward, long confident strides carrying her swiftly up the main street.

“Why so quiet, sheriff? I thought this was a party!”

“You’re all a bit early for the spring feast,” Yasova called back, digging the heel of her boot into the dirt. “The townsfolk are still making preparations up in the hills.”

“Wanted to make sure we didn’t miss a second of the fun,” Alesha called back. Even from the distance, the white of her wide-toothed smile was evident. She stopped in her tracks, about twenty paces from Yasova. “Hadn’t gotten an invitation, can you imagine that? What kind of neighbors don’t invite you to the biggest shindig of the year?”

“Neighbors who know you’ll show up without one.”

Alesha’s laugh was a sharp bark, one that quieted the last of the town folk’s murmurs. Her grin widened. Yasova returned the smile with a tight-lipped smirk. The sun was casting short shadows on everyone out in the road, and Yasova could feel small beads of sweat starting to form on the back of her neck and start the slow roll down her collar.

A vulture-aven screeched somewhere overhead and out of sight.

Alesha broke the standoff, sprinting all-out toward Yasova. The sheriff tensed. She could see the townsfolk on either side of the street do the same.

Five feet from where Yasova stood, Alesha hollered and leapt at her, throwing both arms around her neck. Yasova wrapped her free arm around the shorter woman and pulled her in for a kiss and embrace that nearly knocked the sheriff off of her feet.

The town around then erupted into cheers and shouts. Alesha’s gang was hollering as well, as they made their slow way further into town. It was all noise to Yasova, her attention firmly set on the warm lips and strong hands of her nomad lover.

“Glad you could join us,” she managed at last, when they finally pulled their faces apart.

“Glad you’re having us back after last time.” Alesha squeezed Yasova around the waist. “I thought for sure we’d been too rowdy at the last spring festival for your tastes.”

“Never rowdy enough, personally speaking.” Yasova pulled Alesha into a side-hug and started off toward the stables. “Whole town’s been nervous that you wouldn’t bring enough of that spiced fig-liquor this year.”

Alesha barked out another laugh. “No fear there. I’ve got riders half a day behind us with enough to drown all your mountains in.”

They turned past the general store, and Alesha dropped her hat on the head of the girl in the strange white dress. The girl let out a giggle of delight and grabbed at the brim. Yasova turned around for half a second to get a better look at the little stranger, but the girl had already disappeared into the crowd with her prize.

No matter. Yasova ran a thumb along one of Alesha’s braids. The town had a whole night of fun ahead of them, and she had her sweetheart at her side, at least for a little while.

 The above is unofficial Fan Content permitted under the Fan Content Policy. Not approved/endorsed by Wizards. Portions of the materials used are property of Wizards of the Coast. ©Wizards of the Coast LLC.

[kohlarts]

Some lineart I did for an art trade a while back of Yasova Dragonclaw

[gryffnwing-blog]

Commander Challenge: Pre-Dragon Khan's Dancing All Night - The Golden Also, an announcement on Commander Challenge

Hey all, Gryffnwing here. So Commander Challenge has been doing well, and has received some great feed back. Now when I started the polls, it boomed. Still is. Well, I have to say, but the articles can no longer be published on Tuesdays. See, I’ve been jobless since I started the polls. Well, this week I have an interview, and expect a few more in the upcoming weeks. Which means I will most likely be work 4-5 days a week, and more likely on Tuesdays.  So while I want to continue making the articles and posting some really sweet brews, I must move the day. Starting with the double deck tech. Commander Challenge will be posted on Saturdays. So the way this will work is, I post the winner of the previous poll, then right after, the weeks previous winners, then the new poll. Awkward, right? Ok, so this upcoming Saturday, I will be posting the winner of this poll, followed by the Gods deck tech, then the brand new poll. Next Saturday, I post the winner of the next poll, the khans article, and a new poll. Brace yourself, the spamming is coming.  Posting all this on Saturday, will also let me work on other articles during the week. Also, I know I misspelled Yasova on the poll...I just can’t edit it though. I apologize! Onto the show! We doing the old Khans! You know who I mean! If you do, come here to vote. If you don’t, go below to find out~

First off, Alesha is our first open Trans character. She broke waves with her story, and her card is just astounding. She can be built with an infinite combo, warrior tribal, just bum rush your opponents with creatures. Not only will she break waves, but she’ll break through the lines! Deck Budget $150

The one who settled with the Dragons, left traditions. Daghatar plays with the fun of +1/+1 Counters. He’s a non-bo with Amonkhet’s -1/-1 counter theme, but I’m sure we can make it work. Deck Budget $100

The not so silent tiny leader (That format still a thing?) In Jeskai colors, the tempest hits hard when droping small spells. Will he combo off, or will our combos beat our opponents? Deck Price $110

People think Tasigur is the guy on the throne. Really, it’s the banana’s. So we got delve on this guy. So we got self-mill things, and an ability to let our opponents return something to our hand. Well, at least he’s got them sick gold chains...oh..he becomes one...my bad... Deck Price $100

She has a kitty! She’s the Temur general that isn’t “broken”. We have a theme of dominance over the opponent; he effect displays this greatly. At 4 power, she can take most hings, and generals. We can build around her to make her strong, or make our opponents creatures weak. Still, she has a kitty. Deck Price $150 Remember, you can vote here.  As always, thank you all for participating, and giving feed back. Now there can only be one! Khan battle perimeters ready! Fight! Until the next article, Gryffnwing~

[hirfael]

I’m thinking on making another playmat after my older one. It’ll be Yasova, my very first commander.

[jacethebeltsculptor]

Strange Bedfellows- Yasova Dragonclaw

There are many, many available ways to fill a Command Zone. 797, to be exact. (687 Legendary Creatures, 105 combinations of Partner Commanders, and 5 Planeswalker Commanders.) Some of them, like Kaalia, Atraxa, and Meren are instant smash hits with the adoring masses, and find their way onto every kitchen table and roundtable rivalry in the known universe. Some, in the vein of Atarka, World Render, Talrand, Sky Summoner and Horde of Notions become beloved niche Commanders, and go on to see just as much, if sparser, play. Some, like the Commanders I aim to discuss in this series, really just never quite get that level of popularity. With this series, I aim to explore some of the lesser-played (from my perspective) Commanders available in the format and offer card suggestions for a new, and unique, Commander to add to your arsenal. 

Today’s subject is Yasova Dragonclaw. 1000 years ago, Yasova was Khan of the Temur, and a woman whose strength and ferocity were said to rival those of dragons. Below the cut, I’ll be discussing just what makes Yasova such a Ferocious (see what I did there) way to head up your 99. 

So, let’s begin with a list of Yasova’s qualities.  -Yasova is a low-CMC creature with high power, low toughness, and evasion.  -She has a repeated, triggered ability which impacts combat.  -Yasova’s ability checks based on the the target’s power being less than Yasova’s.  What those things mean is that we have a Commander who is good at coming down early and swinging, and wants us to pump up her power to allow her to steal ever-bigger things. Her Trample means that all that power-pumping can go right to our opponents faces, and we can let the 21 take care of them for us. With that criteria in mind, I can think of three categories of cards we want- cards that pump Yasova’s power, cards that allow us to trigger Yasova repeatedly,  and cards that allow us to profit off of Yasova’s trigger.  CARDS THAT PUMP YASOVA Okay, this is a fun category. I want to set a few bars, though. First, since Commander is a format with a *ton* of big things, we want to be able to pump Yasova up a lot with only a few cards. Bonesplitter and Darksteel Axe are okay, but we can do a lot better. I’m talking things like Empyrial Plate, Butcher’s Cleaver, Hero’s Blade, Loxodon Warhammer, O-Naginata, Tenza, and  Godo’s Maul. Oh, and that’s just Equipment. There’s also some sweet Auras like Boar Umbra and Gaea’s Embrace, which can help protect Yasova, and Wolfir Silverheart, which both pumps Yasova and adds a second huge nasty to the board. Honestly, there are dozens and dozens of ways I haven’t listed all through Magic’s history, so for this one, I’d encourage you to do a little bit more digging of your own. Suffice it to say, making Yasova unreasonably big is going to be a snap. Ooooh, I can see their life totals dropping already.  CARDS THAT ALLOW MULTIPLE YASOVA TRIGGERS  This category comes with a warning- You have to pay the mana for EACH Yasova trigger SEPERATELY. To steal TWO CREATURES, you must pay SIX MANA. Do not make a fool of yourself like I did. Still, there are a bunch of good ways to get several Yasova Triggers, from Extra Combat Step cards like World at War,  Savage Beating, Relentless Assault, Hellkite Charger, Scourge of the Throne, and Seize the Day.  Oh, and my long-time friend, Strionic Resonator! Even if you don’t have the mana left to steal a second creature, you can attack again with the first one! Adding extra combat steps to this deck is a lot like taking *the* most important part of your turn twice. Beautiful.  CARDS THAT PROFIT OFF OF YASOVA’S TRIGGER

What if I told you that the world as you know it, isn’t real? What if I told you that, not only can you *take* your opponent’s creatures, you can keep them... and generate sick value doing it? You can choose *not* to pay the trigger cost, wake up in your bed and believe whatever you want to believe. Or... you can pay the trigger cost... and see just how far this rabbit hole goes.  No, really. There are a *lot* of ways to get out of giving your opponents their creatures back. Sacrifice outlets like Greater Good, High Market, Shivan Harvest, Culling Dais, Ooze Garden and Evolutionary Leap, plus one-shot effects like Life’s Legacy and Momentous Fall  can kill off your opponent’s creatures after you attack and netting you sweet value in the process. Here’s the dirtiest part of all of this, though. The secret tech. Are you ready? Drumroll please... It’s...  This disgusting piece of cardboard, right here.  See, Conjurer’s Closet does something unique. It returns whatever you exile to the battlefield under *your* control, not under the control of it’s owner. In other words- On your end step, you target the creature under your control via Yasova’s ability. Then, it exiles the creature, and the creature becomes a new object. Yasova’s effect will no longer give it back on the cleanup step, and you keep the creature until it leaves the battlefield. Yes, we’re awful. Yes, we most certainly do love it.  As for the rest of the deck, you can fill it with value creatures, land ramp, card draw, and ETB creatures- anything that strikes your fancy. I recommend a few of those good-old-fashioned ETB creatures that can show up, provide value, and get blinked or sacrificed to your value engines later on. Also, Yasova can get mana-hungry, so having a tonne of land ramp can be hella useful.  Well, that’s all for today, everyone. I hope I’ve introduced you all to somebody you might not have seen at the top of the 99 before!

PREVIOUS ENTRIES  Jalira, Master Polymorphist

[mtgbracket]

Round of 512 - Batch 16 results

The final results for the Round of 512!

...Or at least, almost.  We have our second tie today!  Read on to find out which two cards tied - the tiebreaker post should be coming soon.

You can see all the results so far here and today’s results in visual format here.

Today’s results are:

Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker defeats Djeru, With Eyes Open with 88.5% of the vote Alesha, Who Smiles at Death defeats Prime Speaker Zegana with 70.9% of the vote Yuriko, the Tiger's Shadow defeats Diaochan, Artful Beauty with 70.3% of the vote Liliana, Heretical Healer defeats Sydri, Galvanic Genius with 69.2% of the vote

Adamaro, First to Desire defeats Liu Bei, Lord of Shu with 68.8% of the vote Xenagos, God of Revels defeats Yasova Dragonclaw with 68.5% of the vote Akroma, Angel of Wrath defeats Shattergang Brothers with 68.2% of the vote Thalia, Guardian of Thraben defeats Niv-Mizzet, Dracogenius with 65.7% of the vote

Teshar, Ancestor's Apostle defeats Kangee, Aerie Keeper with 65.2% of the vote Kenrith, the Returned King defeats Zndrsplt, Eye of Wisdom with 64.3% of the vote Reaper King defeats Yahenni, Undying Partisan with 63.8% of the vote Questing Beast defeats Anya, Merciless Angel with 61.6% of the vote

Kokusho, the Evening Star defeats Karametra, God of Harvests with 55.9% of the vote Rubinia Soulsinger defeats Ayara, First of Locthwain with 53.8% of the vote Varina, Lich Queen defeats Endrek Sahr, Master Breeder with 52.8% of the vote Tuktuk the Explorer ties with Blim, Comedic Genius

[shera-dnd]

I don't know if someone has already asked this, but what is your favorite commander? Mines Yasova Dragonclaw.

Oooh Temur is a very fun color combo and there are some very silly plays you can set up with her

Well, I think I might have answered this before, but my favorite is good old Experiment Kraj.

It may be one of the weakest Simic commanders, but it is just so fun to play around it and just copy stuff from all around the board

Opponent played an Arcanis? Put a counter on it, play a ragworm and you get Ancestral Recall on a stick

Someone played a Krenko? Put a counter on it, get a changeling on the board and BOOM you have a goblin army

There are just so many unique scenarios and fun combos that you can do with it

Also it was my rare from my first booster pack ever so Satan’s Grape Jelly here has a special place in my heart

[motorizedpitchfork]

The Super-Badass Female Last Khans Of Their Clans

Yasova Dragonclaw by Winona Nelson

Alesha, Who Smiles At Death by Anastasia Ovchinnikova

Reyhan, Last of the Abzan by Chris Rallis

[hipstersofthecoast]

Yasova, Pack Leader

Hello everyone and welcome to another week of Shattered Perceptions, the series where I attempt to redefine the use of off-the-beaten-path cards in Commander through the lens of general of the week. As I prepare for the Dollar General festivities as Grand Prix Minneapolis this weekend, everything has become somewhat hectic, leaving me with less time to do the solid research I like to do on colors…

[magic-the-girlbossing]

Vial-Smasher vs. Yasova Dragonclaw

Magic: The Girlbossing Round 1, Match 55

[homebrewdtyrant]

Dank-Jank Spotlight: What’s Yours Is Now Mine

Do you ever just wish you could have all of your opponents fun and cool toys and not have to give them back at the end of turn? Well boi... do I have a combo for you! And it’s a super easy and simple combo to run as well being very splashable. Let’s snap to it Will Henry!

The Combo

For this recipe you’re gonna need 3 ingredients: Archaeomancer, Ghostly Flicker, and an ability or spell that steals permanents your opponents control. For this example we’ll use Dominus of Fealty. 

Using Dominus’ theft ability during our upkeep, let’s say we steal a land from our opponent. With an Archaeomancer on the field, we cast Ghostly Flicker targeting the stolen land and the Mancer. When the spell resolves, we flicker the land and Mancer, returning them both to the battlefield under your control and you get to return the Flicker back to your hand with Mancer’s etb. And what’s key is the wording of Ghostly Flicker. “Exile two target artifacts, creatures, and/or lands you control, then return those cards to the battlefield under your control.” UNDER YOUR CONTROL. Even tho your opponent owns the land you stole, it was under your control when you cast the Flicker, and the Flicker returns it to play under your control. No more “until end of turn” effect on it, it is your permanent now. With Archaeonmancer, we get to consistently bring back the Flicker to our hand after we cast it. Since the combo is mono blue (Archaeomancer 2UU and Ghostly Flicker 2U) you can easily splash this into any deck with blue that likes taking things. Commanders that enable this are Rubinia Soulsinger, Merieke Ri Berit, Yasova Dragonclaw, Zedruu the Greathearted and Empress Galina (although it should be noted that Ghostly Flickering a Commander can just result in the owner of the Commander sending it back to the Command zone when it hits exile before it gets returned to the field.) 

I particularly love the Zedruu interaction of taking control of your opponents permanents and then gifting them to other players. Can make games very chaotic and fun if your playgroup is very casual about it. 

This can also be splashed into other colors with cards like Puppeteer Clique. 

Cast Puppeteer Clique, bring back a creature from your opponents graveyard and then Ghostly Flicker the returned creature and Mancer. That creature is now permanently yours. You can later Flicker the Mancer and Clique to reset the Clique if it dies. Red is infamous for it’s Threaten type effects and cards. Zealous Conscripts comes to mind with Molten Primordial.

 Possibilities are endless. Enjoy.

[vorthosjay]

I think Doug Beyer said it all the way back during KTK, but I think it must have been a video or something because I cannot find a written comment. However, in the KTK story “Victory,” Zurgo refers to Sarkhan Vol exclusively as “Vol,” and at one point says “he called himself Sarkhan,” and in context implies that the Temur were offended that he called himself their overlord. Then again in “Unwritten,” Yasova Dragonclaw mocks Sarkhan when he introduces himself, calling his name “ridiculous.”

Yeah, I posted that as a reblog to an earlier ask. Tumblr’s system isn’t great for that kind of thing! I hate when story content is revealed in videos and nowhere else, because it’s mostly just IMPLIED in the stories themselves.

[animar-seal-of-elephants]

My Animar Decklist

A couple people have asked me about my decklist due to my tumblr handle. This is a deck I’ve been building for roughly 5 years and have gotten it to a build I enjoy playing that I feel is both casual and fun. There are many times I have made all of my opponents scoop and times where it just doesn’t work.

Before you try to recommend changes to my deck, consider: 

Yes, I know there  are better cards

Yes, I know there  are ways to make infinite combos

You’re not my mom

Creatures (57)

1 Animar, Soul of Elements 1 Archetype of Endurance 1 Colossal Whale 1 Genesis Hydra 1 Gyre Sage 1 Hooded Hydra 1 Hydra Broodmaster 1 Hydra Omnivore 1 Karametra's Acolyte 1 Master Biomancer 1 Mistcutter Hydra 1 Nimbus Swimmer 1 Primordial Hydra 1 Rattleclaw Mystic 1 Renegade Krasis 1 Sapphire Drake 1 Savageborn Hydra 1 Simic Manipulator 1 Surrak Dragonclaw 1 Vastwood Hydra 1 Yasova Dragonclaw 1 Managorger Hydra 1 Solemn Simulacrum 1 Prime Speaker Zegana 1 Forgotten Ancient 1 Fathom Mage 1 Vexing Shusher 1 Sphinx of Uthuun 1 Vizier of the Menagerie 1 Bane of Progress 1 Herald of Secret Streams 1 Nezahal, Primal Tide 1 Teferi, Mage of Zhalfir 1 Apocalypse Hydra 1 Trygon Predator 1 Ruric Thar, the Unbowed 1 Stonehoof Chieftain 1 Lifeblood Hydra 1 Reclamation Sage 1 Vigor 1 Primeval Protector 1 Beast Whisperer 1 Sakura-Tribe Elder 1 Willbender 1 The Locust God 1 Arixmethes, Slumbering Isle 1 Garruk's Packleader 1 Molten Primordial 1 Mystic Snake 1 Loyal Guardian 1 Goreclaw, Terror of Qal Sisma 1 Incubation Druid 1 Birds of Paradise 1 It That Betrays 1 Hydroid Krasis 1 Artisan of Kozilek 1 Nikya of the Old Ways

Enchantments (5) 1 Hardened Scales 1 Inexorable Tide 1 Hadana's Climb 1 Simic Ascendancy

Instants (1) 1 Signal the Clans

Lands (30) 6 Forest 4 Island 3 Mountain 1 Frontier Bivouac 1 Llanowar Reborn 1 Rugged Highlands 1 Stomping Ground 1 Sulfur Falls 1 Temple of Abandon 1 Temple of Epiphany 1 Temple of Mystery 1 Thornwood Falls 1 Breeding Pool 1 Mosswort Bridge 1 Vivid Creek 1 Swiftwater Cliffs 1 Opal Palace 1 Lumbering Falls 1 Command Tower 1 Spire Garden

Planeswalkers (2) 1 Garruk, Caller of Beasts 1 Domri Rade

Sorceries (6) 1 Nissa's Expedition 1 Peregrination 1 See the Unwritten 1 Shamanic Revelation 1 Lay of the Land 1 Cultivate

[moisellethefae]

18 years after the events of Fate Reforged, Yasova (formerly Yasova Dragonclaw) leads her granddaughters and a hunting party into the wilderness. There her granddaughter is visited by mysterious vision, telling her the story of the birth of none other than Ugin the Spirit Dragon… and of Nicol Bolas himself. Original Story: https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/magic-story/chronicle-bolas-twins-2018-06-13

Voice Credits: Naiva: Abigail Turner https://twitter.com/abigailturnervo Baioshya: Keana Malolot https://twitter.com/keanataire Yasova: Maxi Bridgwood https://twitter.com/MarquessM0nk Arcades Sabboth: Corbin Condon @donniezonac​ Chromium Rhuell: Lewis Findlater Palladia-Mors: Gamer Dragon @gamerdragon13 Merrevia Sal: Purple Rogue https://twitter.com/Purplerogue57 Ugin: David Mayer @flavoracle Nicol Bolas: Regula https://twitter.com/Regulavish

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