Eshki, Temur's Roar

Gameplan

Eshki is a Temur midrange engine that snowballs by casting big creatures: each one grows Eshki, draws cards when power is 4+, and turns into a group-burn finisher when you cast something with power 6+. You ramp into fatties, refill your hand off of them, and eventually swing Eshki for lethal commander damage while pinging the whole table.

Key Cards

• Cloudstone Curio — Lets you bounce and recast cheap big creatures to retrigger Eshki repeatedly for draws and burn.
• Quicksilver Amulet — Cheats fatties in—but note it doesn't cast them, so prioritize hard-casting power-6 threats for the trigger.
• Temur Sabertooth — Returns your creatures to hand to recast them, looping Eshki triggers and protecting key bodies.
• Garruk's Uprising — Doubles as card draw on big creatures and grants trample so a huge Eshki connects.
• Rhonas the Indomitable — Cheap, high-power body that triggers draw on cast and gives Eshki trample to push commander damage.
• Lightning Greaves — Protects your snowballing commander from removal and lets Eshki attack the turn it grows.

Upgrade Path

Add free or cheap recursion like Cloudstone Curio and Temur Sabertooth to loop high-power creatures and weaponize the burn trigger, and include consistent ramp (Cultivate, mana dorks, signets) to deploy fatties earlier. Improve protection with Lightning Greaves and Heroic Intervention, then add trample/evasion enablers like Garruk's Uprising and Rhonas to make Eshki's commander damage reliable.