Taigam Tricks: Master Opportunist
Taigam, Master Opportunist rewards timing and sequencing. The card invites a tempo play style where casting a pair of spells in a turn converts the second into a copied effect while placing the original onto a suspend clock. That interaction is precise and repeatable; Taigam turns incremental advantage into late game inevitability without relying on high mana commitments. For players building around spellslinging or monk tribal themes, Taigam provides a compact two mana engine that pressures opponents and bends the stack in your favor.
In practice Taigam is best in decks that cast multiple low cost spells per turn or that can recur cheap cantrips to trigger Flurry consistently. The suspend clause changes how you plan turns because the copied spell resolves immediately while the original stages itself for future value. This copy plus delayed payoff suits control shells that want redundancy or aggressive tempo decks that convert spells into repeated threats. Grab this Near Mint Tarkir: Dragonstorm mythic if you want a reliable engine piece for spellcentric builds.
Card Details:
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Mana Cost – {1}{U}
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Card Type – Legendary Creature
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Subtypes – Human Monk
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Card Text / Rules Text (Printed) – Flurry — Whenever you cast your second spell each turn, copy it, then exile the spell you cast with four time counters on it. If it doesn’t have suspend, it gains suspend. (At the beginning of its owner’s upkeep, they remove a time counter. When the last is removed, they may play it without paying its mana cost. If it’s a creature, it has haste.)
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Power / Toughness – 2/2
