Art by Wangjie Li
Commander deckRW
Arbaaz Mir
Trigger Arbaaz Mir's ping ability by repeatedly casting cheap historic spells like legendary creatures, sagas, and utility artifacts. Use White's premium exile removal to clear threats while Red's impulse draw keeps the historic spells flowing.
Asked for“A deck for Arbaaz Mir, concentrating on casting historic spells(legendary creatures, artifacts, sagas). It should not be an artifact deck, but I would a decent amount of artifacts for mana rocks, and possibly as draw engines, if possible. I prefer red for card draw, removal with white(exiling for spot removal and wipes).”
Deck anatomy
What this list actually runs on: how cheaply it casts things, and whether it has enough ramp, card draw and interaction to keep up at the table. Each block is one card — hover for its name.
Mana curve · 60 nonland cards
The working parts
Counted from Scryfall’s community card tags, not from the builder’s own labels. A card that does two jobs counts twice, so these add up to more than the deck. The hatched band is a common rule of thumb, not a law — combo decks run leaner, battlecruiser decks heavier.
Colored mana symbols
Commander
1Arbaaz Mir
RWLegendary Creature — Human Assassin
Chosen commander for the requested strategy.
Ramp
10
Card Draw
10
Dawn of Hope
1WEnchantment
turns Arbaaz Mir's creature-life gain into extra cards
Mentor of the Meek
2WCreature — Human Soldier
draws off casting low-power legendary creatures
Sram, Senior Edificer
1WLegendary Creature — Dwarf Advisor
legendary creature that draws on equipment and sagas
Bell Borca, Spectral Sergeant
2RWLegendary Creature — Spirit Soldier
legendary red-white impulse draw engine
Jhoira's Familiar
4Artifact Creature — Bird
historic creature that discounts all historic spells
Removal
10
Threats/Wincons
22
Yoshimaru, Ever Faithful
WLegendary Creature — Dog
legendary creature that grows with every historic spell
Teshar, Ancestor's Apostle
3WLegendary Creature — Bird Cleric
legendary creature that reanimates small creatures on historic triggers
Baird, Argivian Recruiter
RWLegendary Creature — Human Soldier
legendary creature generating extra bodies for combat
Odric, Lunarch Marshal
3WLegendary Creature — Human Soldier
legendary creature sharing keywords across the team
Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
1RRRLegendary Creature — Dwarf Noble
legendary red creature boosting Arbaaz Mir's ping damage
Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
2RRLegendary Creature — Phyrexian Horror
legendary multiplier for noncombat burn damage
Neheb, the Eternal
3RRLegendary Creature — Zombie Minotaur Warrior
legendary creature turning ping burn into post-combat mana
Danitha Capashen, Paragon
2WLegendary Creature — Human Knight
legendary creature with keywords and aura/equipment cost reduction
Tori D'Avenant, Fury Rider
1RRWLegendary Creature — Human Knight
legendary Boros creature that buffs attacks and untaps team
Mila, Crafty Companion // Lukka, Wayward Bonder
1WWLegendary Creature — Fox // Legendary Planeswalker — Lukka
legendary creature punishing opponents targeting your permanents
Gisela, Blade of Goldnight
4RWWLegendary Creature — Angel
legendary finisher doubling your damage and halving income
Kwende, Pride of Femeref
3WLegendary Creature — Human Knight
legendary creature giving double strike to first strike team
The Akroan War
3REnchantment — Saga
historic saga that steals a creature and forces combat
The Restoration of Eiganjo // Architect of Restoration
2WEnchantment — Saga // Enchantment Creature — Fox Monk
historic saga that ramps and flips into a legendary creature
Showdown of the Skalds
2RWEnchantment — Saga
historic saga offering impulse card draw and +1/+1 counters
Urza's Ruinous Blast
4WLegendary Sorcery
legendary sorcery wipe that spares historic permanents
Tajic, Legion's Edge
1RWLegendary Creature — Human Soldier
legendary creature preventing noncombat damage to other creatures
Aurelia, Exemplar of Justice
2RWLegendary Creature — Angel
legendary mid-curve flyer that pumps attackers
Anax, Hardened in the Forge
1RRLegendary Enchantment Creature — Demigod
legendary creature replacing dying creatures with tokens
Krenko, Tin Street Kingpin
2RLegendary Creature — Goblin
legendary creature that scales token production on attack
Karlach, Fury of Avernus
4RLegendary Creature — Tiefling Barbarian
legendary tiefling granting additional combat phases
Lae'zel, Vlaakith's Champion
2WLegendary Creature — Gith Warrior
legendary creature boosting counters on sagas and creatures
Utility
8
Blackblade Reforged
2Legendary Artifact — Equipment
historic legendary equipment scaling off land count
Heroes' Podium
5Legendary Artifact
historic legendary anthem and tutor for legendary creatures
Relic of Legends
3Artifact
historic mana rock letting legendary creatures tap for mana
Day of Destiny
3WLegendary Enchantment
historic legend anthem boosting all legendary creatures
