Art by Alex Horley-Orlandelli
Commander deckBGRUW
Arzakon
Harness Arzakon's Black Lotus token creation and high-loyalty abilities through token doubling, proliferate, and artifact synergies to generate explosive mana and dominate the game with overwhelming threats.
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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 · 62 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
1Arzakon
WUBRGLegendary Planeswalker — Arzakon
Chosen commander for the requested strategy.
Ramp
11
Kodama's Reach
2GSorcery — Arcane
Duplicates Cultivate for consistency in fixing colors.
Ignoble Hierarch
GCreature — Goblin Shaman
Fixes Jund colors and provides an early mana dork.
Noble Hierarch
GCreature — Human Druid
Fixes Bant colors and provides exalted chip damage.
Smothering Tithe
3WEnchantment
Generates massive treasure mana and artifact tokens.
Card Draw
9
Sylvan Library
1GEnchantment
Exceptional continuous card selection and extra draws.
Esper Sentinel
WArtifact Creature — Human Soldier
Taxing draw engine that triggers off opponent noncreature spells.
Teferi, Who Slows the Sunset
2WULegendary Planeswalker — Teferi
Untaps Lotus tokens or lands while digging for cards.
Narset, Parter of Veils
1UULegendary Planeswalker — Narset
Finds noncreatures and combos brutally with Arzakon's ultimate.
Jace, the Mind Sculptor
2UULegendary Planeswalker — Jace
Brainstorm engine and planeswalker threat.
Removal
10
Supreme Verdict
1WWUSorcery
Uncounterable board wipe that clears blockers to protect Arzakon.
Toxic Deluge
2BSorcery
Low-cost sweeper capable of killing indestructible creatures.
Vindicate
1WBSorcery
Answers any problematic permanent, including opposing lands.
Threats/Wincons
24
Doubling Season
4GEnchantment
Doubles both the Black Lotus tokens and planeswalker starting loyalty.
Anointed Procession
3WEnchantment
Doubles artifact tokens produced by Arzakon's -3.
Atraxa, Praetors' Voice
GWUBLegendary Creature — Phyrexian Angel Horror
Proliferates Arzakon loyalty counters every end step.
Vorinclex, Monstrous Raider
4GGLegendary Creature — Phyrexian Praetor
Doubles loyalty counters placed on Arzakon, enabling immediate ultimate.
Evolution Sage
2GCreature — Elf Druid
Proliferates loyalty counters repeatedly on landfall.
Flux Channeler
2UCreature — Human Wizard
Proliferates Arzakon's loyalty whenever noncreatures are cast.
Deepglow Skate
4UCreature — Fish
Doubles loyalty on Arzakon upon entering the battlefield.
Urza, Lord High Artificer
2UULegendary Creature — Human Artificer
Taps Black Lotus tokens for blue mana before sacrificing them, and acts as a win condition.
Displacer Kitten
3UCreature — Cat Beast
Flickers Arzakon or support permanents on noncreature casts.
Nicol Bolas, Dragon-God
UBBBRLegendary Planeswalker — Bolas
Copies Arzakon's abilities while functioning as a devastating win condition.
Oko, Thief of Crowns
1GULegendary Planeswalker — Oko
High-loyalty commander defense that neutralizes enemy threats.
Ugin, the Spirit Dragon
8Legendary Planeswalker — Ugin
One-sided wipe for colored permanents and game-ending ultimate.
Teferi, Hero of Dominaria
3WULegendary Planeswalker — Teferi
Draws cards, untaps lands, and exiles troublesome permanents.
Chandra, Awakened Inferno
4RRLegendary Planeswalker — Chandra
Uncounterable pressure and scalable board clearing.
The Chain Veil
4Legendary Artifact
Activates Arzakon and other planeswalkers multiple times per turn.
Ichormoon Gauntlet
2UArtifact
Grants planeswalkers proliferate and extra turn ultimate potential.
Torment of Hailfire
XBBSorcery
Converts enormous Lotus mana into an immediate game-ending spell.
Villainous Wealth
XBGUSorcery
Enormous mana sink that steals opponent decks using Black Lotus mana.
Inexorable Tide
3UUEnchantment
Proliferates Arzakon's loyalty with every spell cast.
Mindslaver
6Legendary Artifact
Enables lockouts easily powered by Black Lotus token bursts.
Karn Liberated
7Legendary Planeswalker — Karn
Dominant board control and planeswalker threat.
Elspeth, Sun's Champion
4WWLegendary Planeswalker — Elspeth
Creates soldiers to defend Arzakon and wipes high-power creatures.
Seedborn Muse
3GGCreature — Spirit
Untaps mana base each turn to hold up answers and activate abilities.
Utility
8
Teferi's Protection
2WInstant
The ultimate defensive tool to protect your board state.
Fierce Guardianship
2UInstant
Free counterspell to protect Arzakon once on the battlefield.
Lightning Greaves
2Artifact — Equipment
Protects key utility creatures and enables haste.
Silence
WInstant
Shuts down interaction on the turn you plan to execute big mana plays.
Brought Back
WWInstant
Returns sacrificed permanents or destroyed planeswalkers back to the battlefield.
