Card
Taii Wakeen, Perfect Shot
Mana cost {R}{W}
Legendary Creature — Human Mercenary 2/3
Whenever a source you control deals noncombat damage to a creature equal to that creature's toughness, draw a card. {X}, {T}: If a source you control would deal noncombat damage to a permanent or player this turn, it deals that much damage plus X instead.
No bracket restriction: playable from bracket 1. Part of 16 known combos. 3 official rulings.
- Commander
- Legal
- Printing
- Rare · OTJ · #234
- Cheapest printing
- €0.17
- EDHREC salt
- 0.44
- Color identity
- Red, White
Bracket
- B1 Exhibition — allowed: No restriction at this bracket
- B2 Core — allowed: No restriction at this bracket
- B3 Upgraded — allowed: No restriction at this bracket
- B4 Optimized — allowed: No restriction beyond the banned list
- B5 cEDH — allowed: No restriction beyond the banned list
Why
- No Game Changer, mass land denial, extra turn, tutor or two-card combo
How Lotus Vault estimates a bracket
Bracket: Lotus Vault analysis, with Commander Spellbook flags
Combos
16 known combos.
- Taii Wakeen, Perfect Shot + Boros Reckoner + Chain of Plasma
Produces: Near-infinite damage, Infinite self-discard triggers, Infinite draw triggers
View on Commander Spellbook - Taii Wakeen, Perfect Shot + Spitemare + Chain of Plasma
Produces: Near-infinite damage, Infinite self-discard triggers, Infinite draw triggers
View on Commander Spellbook - Taii Wakeen, Perfect Shot + Ill-Tempered Loner // Howlpack Avenger + Chain of Plasma
Produces: Near-infinite damage, Infinite self-discard triggers, Infinite draw triggers
View on Commander Spellbook
Combos: Commander Spellbook
Rulings
- 2024-04-12 · Wizards of the Coast
If another effect modifies how much damage a source would deal, including preventing some of it, the player being dealt damage or the controller of the permanent being dealt damage chooses an order in which to apply those effects. If all of the damage is prevented, Taii Wakeen’s effect no longer applies. - 2024-04-12 · Wizards of the Coast
The additional X damage is dealt by the same source as the original source of damage. The damage isn’t dealt by Taii Wakeen unless Taii Wakeen is the original source of damage. - 2024-04-12 · Wizards of the Coast
Taii Wakeen’s first ability doesn’t care about any damage already marked on a creature. It just cares about whether the noncombat damage dealt to a creature by a source you control was equal to that creature’s toughness.
Rulings: Scryfall · Wizards of the Coast