Legendary Creature — Faerie Rogue

Ivy, Gleeful Spellthief

Mana value2EDHREC#5,832

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The Commander

Flying

Whenever a player casts a spell that targets only a single creature other than Ivy, you may copy that spell. The copy targets Ivy. (A copy of an Aura spell becomes a token.)

Guide

Gameplan

Deploy Ivy early, then turn every single-target spell — yours and your opponents' — into a free copy that targets her. Buff her with Auras and pump spells, protect her with hexproof/shroud effects, and swing for lethal commander damage with flying evasion. You're a Voltron deck that hijacks removal and combat tricks to snowball one giant threat.

Strengths

Generates massive card and mana advantage by copying single-target spells for free, including opponents' removal and pumps
Flying evasion plus Aura/equipment stacking makes commander-damage kills come fast
Cheap two-mana body that's immediately impactful and reusable from the command zone
Punishes targeted interaction — opponents hesitate to point spells at the board

Weaknesses

All-in on the commander; board wipes and edict/sacrifice effects bypass your protection
Vulnerable to spot removal in response before you can armor up (Aura/sword tempo loss)
If Ivy dies repeatedly, commander tax and lost enchantments cripple the deck
Triggered copy only fires on single-target spells, so opponents can play around it

Key Cards

Shielded by Faith — Grants Ivy indestructible and rides along on copy triggers, keeping your threat alive through removal.
Snakeskin Veil — Cheap protection that copies onto Ivy, giving a counter and hexproof at instant speed.
Rancor — Recurring trample Aura that comes back from the graveyard, helping push commander damage through blockers.
Berserk — A devastating pump that copies to double Ivy's power and grant trample for explosive one-shot kills.
Lightning Greaves — Haste and shroud let Ivy attack immediately and dodge targeted removal between buffs.
Sword of Feast and Famine — Protection from two colors, evasion-friendly buffs, and untapping lands to keep casting tricks.

Upgrade Path

Tighten the protection suite with Heroic Intervention, Tamiyo's Safekeeping, and more hexproof Auras so Ivy survives the first removal spell, then add efficient evasive buffs like the remaining Swords and Embercleave-style payoffs. Lean into low-curve cantrips and tutors (Three Visits, Sylvan Caryatid ramp, Worldly Tutor) to assemble your Aura package faster, and consider infect or double-strike enablers for explosive single-turn kills. Cut clunky high-cost spells in favor of one-mana tricks that consistently trigger her copy ability.

Core Cards

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Win Conditions

▸Commander damage from an oversized flying Ivy loaded with Auras and equipment
▸Doubling pump spells (Berserk, infect/trample enablers) for a one-shot swing
▸Grinding out value by copying removal and protection until Ivy outclasses the table

Archetypes

Voltron — Ivy's flying body plus copied Auras and pump spells turns her into a fast commander-damage clock.
Spellslinger — Every targeted instant and sorcery you cast copies onto Ivy, rewarding a dense package of cheap pump and protection spells.
Tempo/Control — Copying opponents' targeted removal lets you steal interaction and protect your threat while disrupting them.