Art by Vincent Christiaens
Saved commander deck
Arni, Humble Scribe
Repeatedly untap Arni by triggering nontoken creature enters-the-battlefield abilities with cheap bounce and flicker engines. Loot through the deck to sculpt a win via draw payoffs, self-mill win conditions, or dominating creature combos.
Prompt: Arni, Humble Scribe commander deck
Commander
1 cards
Arni, Humble Scribe
{2}{U}Legendary Creature — Human Wizard
Chosen commander for the requested strategy.
Ramp
10 cards
Card Draw
10 cards
Rhystic Study
{2}{U}Enchantment
passive card advantage punishing opponent spells
Watcher for Tomorrow
{1}{U}Creature — Human Wizard
creature ETB that digs for key cards
Teferi's Ageless Insight
{2}{U}{U}Legendary Enchantment
doubles draws from Arni's loot activations
Sea Gate Oracle
{2}{U}Creature — Human Wizard
creature ETB card selection that untaps Arni
Archmage Emeritus
{2}{U}{U}Creature — Human Wizard
draws cards from casting support spells and cantrips
Consecrated Sphinx
{4}{U}{U}Creature — Sphinx
massive card draw whenever opponents draw
Removal
10 cards
Venser, Shaper Savant
{2}{U}{U}Legendary Creature — Human Wizard
bounces any permanent or spell while untapping Arni
Threats/Wincons
22 cards
Thassa's Oracle
{U}{U}Creature — Merfolk Wizard
primary win condition when library is looted empty
Laboratory Maniac
{2}{U}Creature — Human Wizard
alternative win condition for drawing out the library
Hullbreaker Horror
{5}{U}{U}Creature — Kraken Horror
unstoppable control engine bouncing spells and permanents
Deadeye Navigator
{4}{U}{U}Creature — Spirit
repeatedly flickers creatures to continually untap Arni
Peregrine Drake
{4}{U}Creature — Drake
untaps lands on entry and enables infinite ETB loops
Psychosis Crawler
{5}Artifact Creature — Phyrexian Horror
drains opponents whenever cards are drawn via looting
Ominous Seas
{1}{U}Enchantment
creates an army of 8/8 Kraken tokens from card draws
Murktide Regent
{5}{U}{U}Creature — Dragon
massive flyer fueled by cards discarded into the yard
Tolarian Terror
{6}{U}Creature — Serpent
cheap large beater enabled by discarded instants and sorceries
Cloud of Faeries
{1}{U}Creature — Faerie
free creature that triggers Arni's untap
Shrieking Drake
{U}Creature — Drake
one-mana creature that bounces itself to untap Arni at will
Faerie Impostor
{U}Creature — Faerie Rogue
cheap flyer that self-bounces to untap Arni
Dream Stalker
{1}{U}Creature — Illusion
resilient blocker that returns a permanent to hand
Man-o'-War
{2}{U}Creature — Jellyfish
bounces a creature and untaps Arni on entry
Aether Channeler
{2}{U}Creature — Human Wizard
flexible creature ETB bounce, draw, or token maker
Barrin, Tolarian Archmage
{1}{U}{U}Legendary Creature — Human Wizard
bounces creatures and draws cards on entry and end step
Nezahal, Primal Tide
{5}{U}{U}Legendary Creature — Elder Dinosaur
uncounterable threat that uses discard to dodge removal
Jin-Gitaxias, Progress Tyrant
{5}{U}{U}Legendary Creature — Phyrexian Praetor
oppressive threat that counters opponent spells and doubles yours
Scourge of Fleets
{5}{U}{U}Creature — Kraken
asymmetrical creature wipe on a giant body
Solemn Simulacrum
{4}Artifact Creature — Golem
ramps a land and draws a card while untapping Arni
Trinket Mage
{2}{U}Creature — Human Wizard
tutors key low-mana artifacts on entry
Spark Double
{3}{U}Creature — Illusion
copies Arni without legend rule for double the loot triggers
Utility
10 cards
Cloudstone Curio
{3}Artifact
enables endless creature bounce loops to repeatedly untap Arni
Displacer Kitten
{3}{U}Creature — Cat Beast
blinks nontoken creatures whenever you cast noncreature spells
Lightning Greaves
{2}Artifact — Equipment
gives Arni haste and shroud to loot immediately and safely
Alhammarret's Archive
{5}Legendary Artifact
doubles draws from Arni's loot activations
Intruder Alarm
{2}{U}Enchantment
untaps all creatures whenever any creature enters the battlefield
Ghostly Flicker
{2}{U}Instant
flickers two creatures to untap Arni twice and re-trigger ETBs
Thassa, Deep-Dwelling
{3}{U}Legendary Enchantment Creature — God
end-step flicker engine to trigger untaps every turn
Teferi, Mage of Zhalfir
{2}{U}{U}{U}Legendary Creature — Human Wizard
gives creatures flash to untap Arni on opponents' turns
