Jill, Shiva's Dominant // Shiva, Warden of Ice (Jill, Shiva's Dominant)

Legendary Creature — Human Noble Warrior // Legendary Enchantment Creature — Saga Elemental

Jill, Shiva's Dominant // Shiva, Warden of Ice

Mana value3EDHREC#6,488

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The Commander

When Jill enters, return up to one other target nonland permanent to its owner's hand.

{3} {U} {U} , {T} : Exile Jill, then return it to the battlefield transformed under its owner's control. Activate only as a sorcery.

(As this Saga enters and after your draw step, add a lore counter.)

I, II — Mesmerize — Target creature can't be blocked this turn.

III — Cold Snap — Tap all lands your opponents control. Exile Shiva, then return it to the battlefield (front face up).

Guide

Gameplan

Jill is a tempo-and-bounce commander in mono-blue: she bounces a nonland permanent on every ETB, then flips into Shiva, a Saga that makes a creature unblockable twice before tapping down all opponents' lands. Loop Jill via blink/recursion to repeatedly bounce threats and tax your opponents while you ride evasive creatures or a control shell to victory.

Strengths

Repeatable nonland bounce on ETB gives strong tempo and combos with blink effects
Shiva's Cold Snap tap-down all opponents' lands is a devastating tempo swing and protects your turn
Built-in unblockable enabling lets a single threat reliably connect
Mono-blue gives access to the format's best counters, card draw, and tutors

Weaknesses

Bounce is single-target and only delays threats rather than removing them
The transform ability is mana-intensive () and sorcery-speed
Mono-color means no enchantment/artifact removal without colorless options
Jill herself is a fragile, low-impact body if not abused with flicker

Key Cards

Ghostly Flicker — Reuses Jill's bounce trigger to lock opponents out of key permanents each turn.
Deadeye Navigator — Pairs with Jill for a repeatable, near-free bounce engine that tempos out the table.
Aether Channeler — Another flexible bounce/value blue creature that complements Jill's tempo plan.
Cyclonic Rift — The mono-blue bounce finisher that resets every opponent's board while you keep yours.
Tribute Mage — Tutors for key two-mana artifacts to support combo or value engines.

Upgrade Path

Add fast mana and flicker engines (Sol Ring, Mana Vault, Conjurer's Closet, Deadeye Navigator) to abuse Jill's bounce every turn. Lean into a tight control package—Cyclonic Rift, Force of Will, Fierce Guardianship, Mystic Remora, and Rhystic Study—and a compact win like a beefy unblockable threat or an infinite-blink combo to close before opponents stabilize.

Core Cards

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Win Conditions

▸Beat down with an unblockable, equipped or enchanted evasive threat
▸Grind incremental advantage until opponents are locked under bounce and Cold Snap
▸Cyclonic Rift overload into a decisive alpha strike
▸Mill or combo finish backed by counterspell protection

Archetypes

Tempo/Control — Repeated bounce plus counters and tap-down keep opponents off-balance while you grind value.
Blink/Flicker — Flicker effects retrigger Jill's bounce for a soft lock and constant tempo advantage.
Voltron/Evasion — Shiva's unblockable Saga lets a single suited-up creature push lethal damage.
Spellslinger — Mono-blue card advantage and counters support a draw-go control build around the commander.