etrata

The "etrata" Commander deck is a Dimir (blue-black) control and assassination deck built around stealth and evasion. Its primary strategy revolves around the commander, Etrata, the Silencer, and a suite of assassins and evasive creatures to eliminate opponents. The deck employs a combination of unblockable or hard-to-block creatures and combat manipulation to ensure Etrata can connect with opponents, triggering her ability to exile creatures and eventually win via her alternate win condition.

Key synergies include using cards like Tetsuko Umezawa, Fugitive and Aqueous Form to make creatures unblockable, while utility spells like Memory Lapse and Negate provide control elements to protect your strategy. Cards like Grazilaxx, Illithid Scholar and Reconnaissance Mission draw cards off successful attacks, maintaining card advantage. The deck also leverages recursion spells like Rescue from the Underworld and Victimize to reuse key creatures, and board wipes such as Oblivion Stone to reset the board when necessary.

Overall, this deck is an evasive, control-oriented build that wins by leveraging Etrata's unique ability and keeping opponents on the back foot with disruptive spells and assassin-themed creatures.