Legendary Creature — Faerie Wizard

Oona, Queen of the Fae

Mana value6EDHREC#4,988

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The Commander

Flying

{X} {U/B} : Choose a color. Target opponent exiles the top X cards of their library. For each card of the chosen color exiled this way, create a 1/1 blue and black Faerie Rogue creature token with flying.

Guide

Gameplan

Oona grinds opponents out by milling their libraries while building a swarm of flying Faerie tokens, then converts that swarm into a lethal attack or a token-based combo finish. You ramp into Oona, protect her, and dump mana into her activated ability each turn to mill targets and flood the board with evasive 1/1s.

Strengths

Functions as both a token engine and a mill engine in a single card, scaling with available mana
Produces evasive flying tokens that pressure all opponents and synergize with anthems and sacrifice payoffs
Built-in mana sink that uses excess mana every turn, rewarding ramp-heavy builds
Strong in UB, with access to the best removal, counterspells, and tutors to protect the plan

Weaknesses

Six mana and reliant on a single creature; commander removal and tax effects slow her down badly
Her ability is X-mana hungry, so without big ramp the token output is anemic
Mill can accidentally fuel opponents' graveyard strategies (reanimator, delve, flashback)
1/1 tokens die to nearly any board wipe, undoing turns of work
Color randomness means activations sometimes whiff against monochrome or off-color libraries

Key Cards

Cabal Coffers — Generates the explosive black mana needed to make Oona's X-ability produce huge token waves.
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx — Doubles down on devotion-fueled mana to pump into Oona's activated ability.
Skullclamp — Turns expendable 1/1 Faerie tokens into a relentless card-draw engine.
Bitterblossom — Adds a steady stream of Faerie Rogue tokens that perfectly match Oona's token theme and tribal payoffs.
Coat of Arms — Anthem that makes a wide Faerie board lethal in a single attack.
Cyclonic Rift — Premier blue board reset that protects your swarm while clearing blockers for the alpha strike.

Upgrade Path

Prioritize big mana so Oona's X-ability dominates: add Cabal Coffers/Urborg, Nykthos, Gauntlet of Power, and rituals. Layer in token doublers (Doubling Season, Anointed Procession) and protection (Swiftfoot Boots, Lightning Greaves, counterspells) to keep her online. For higher power, build toward an infinite-mana or sacrifice loop—Ashnod's Altar with a token doubler turns Oona into an instant-win mill or aristocrats engine.

Core Cards

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Win Conditions

▸Alpha strike with a wide board of flying Faeries, often buffed by an anthem like Coat of Arms
▸Milling all opponents out of their libraries over repeated big activations
▸Aristocrats drain via Blood Artist/Zulaport Cutthroat by sacrificing tokens
▸Combo finish with Ashnod's Altar plus a token doubler or infinite-mana engine to mill or swarm for lethal

Archetypes

Tokens — Oona endlessly generates flying Faerie Rogues that scale with mana and pair with anthems and go-wide payoffs.
Mill — Her ability directly attacks opponents' libraries and can deck the table with enough mana and repetition.
Aristocrats — The stream of tokens feeds sacrifice outlets, Skullclamp, and drain effects like Blood Artist.
Faerie Tribal — She's a top-end Faerie payoff that floods the board with Faerie tokens for tribal lords and synergies.