WOE is upon us! Every workday while the set is new, Insight takes a quick look at a deck featuring the latest additions from Wilds of Eldraine. Both parts of Elusive Otter make for a spicy test subject. Let's check out one of the many brews people have been pioneering on Magic Online!
It's easy to forget that is not just a promising prowess creature with a questionable statline. It's also a card with a decent Adventure that can become great if you draw it later on. One of the more interesting Otter builds combines it with other small threats that benefit from targeted spells, protecting them until one reaches lethal damage. Otter is a solid turn one play, but even later, drawing it doesn't feel too bad. It can remain highly relevant due to it almost all-encompassing evasion.
In the best case scenario, this deck wins with copying a bunch of pump spells, then swinging for a huge amount of airborne damage. Other than casting the aforementioned and throwing +1/+1 counters around, having your creatures is likely the preferred thing to do whenever possible. This list wouldn't make the cut if it didn't have even more tricks up its sleeve. is basically that permanently gives a creature not just +1/+1 but also ward 1. However, do not forget that a single creature can only have a single Role attached. If you try to treat it like royalty multiple times, it will be able to gain hexproof each time, useful for big battles between removal and protection, but it'll keep only one Role.
Given how Ivy also copies Auras, makes an unsurprising visit, providing additional points of damage and extra cards. There's also , which in the case of the legendary Ivy becomes a strictly better Obsession. The deck has a bunch of other fliers too to carry Auras, such as , , and . The lawyering Bird can avoid most direct damage by growing, just like the Otter, while the rest of the crew can just counter it. The airforce also makes a good card here. Add a few and , and you end up with a sweet tempo build that capitalizes on both flying and prowess.
| Green-Blue Ivy Tempo by Auterhaus, Pioneer
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