Legendary Creature — Human Monk

Oji, the Exquisite Blade

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The Commander

When Oji enters, you gain 2 life and scry 2.

Whenever you cast your second spell each turn, exile up to one target creature you control, then return it to the battlefield under its owner's control.

Guide

Gameplan

Oji is a UW value/blink commander that rewards casting a second spell each turn by flickering one of your creatures, retriggering its enter-the-battlefield ability. You curve out cheap value creatures and instants, then chain two spells per turn to generate snowballing card advantage, board control, and life while grinding opponents out.

Strengths

Repeatable ETB value engine baked into the command zone
Strong in UW's deep blink/flicker and control toolbox
Lifegain and scry on cast stabilize against aggro
Flexible: the trigger works with any second spell, including instants on opponents' turns

Weaknesses

Flicker trigger does nothing without good ETB creatures on board
Needs to reliably cast two spells per turn to stay relevant
No direct ramp or card advantage in UW colors outside blink loops
Vulnerable to graveyard/exile hate and board wipes resetting your engine
Generally lower raw power than dedicated combo commanders

Key Cards

Mulldrifter — A premier blink target—flickering it draws two cards every time you trigger Oji.
Sun Titan — Recurs your cheap permanents on each blink, snowballing board presence.
Brago, King Eternal — Adds a second mass-blink engine that combos with Oji's flicker for explosive value.
Charming Prince — Cheap creature with scry, lifegain, or blink modes that loves being re-flickered.
Ephemerate — A one-mana spell that doubles as a blink and helps trigger your second-spell ability.
Felidar Guardian — Blinks a permanent on entry and combos with Restoration Angel-style loops for infinite ETBs.

Upgrade Path

Lean into a tight blink package with high-impact ETB creatures (Mulldrifter, Solitude, Agent of Treachery) and cheap repeatable flicker spells to consistently fire Oji. Add an infinite-blink line such as Felidar Guardian plus a flicker-cost reducer or Conjurer's Closet for inevitability. Improve mana and card flow with Smothering Tithe, Esper Sentinel, and strong UW lands to make casting two spells per turn trivial.

Core Cards

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Win Conditions

▸Grind out card and board advantage until you overwhelm with creatures
▸Infinite ETB combos (e.g., flicker loops) to drain or mill the table
▸Big finishers like Sun Titan or token swarms going wide
▸Voltron/evasive threats backed by control protection

Archetypes

Blink — Oji's flicker trigger directly rewards a deck full of ETB creatures and reanimation-on-blink effects.
Value/Control — UW gives counters, removal, and wraths while Oji grinds incremental advantage.
Combo — Pairs with infinite-blink enablers like Felidar Guardian or Restoration Angel for game-ending loops.