Art by Alex Negrea
Commander deckU
Chief Miles O'Brien
Trigger Chief Miles O'Brien on our turn and opponents' turns by drawing a second card, supercharging artifacts and creatures with doubled charge, +1/+1, and win-condition counters.
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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
1Chief Miles O'Brien
2ULegendary Creature — Human Artificer
Chosen commander for the requested strategy.
Ramp
10
Everflowing Chalice
0Artifact
mana rock that taps for mana equal to charge counters, which Miles doubles
Astral Cornucopia
XXXArtifact
charge counter rock that produces exponential mana when doubled
Replicating Ring
3Snow Artifact
accumulates night counters that Miles quickly doubles into replication
Liquimetal Torque
2Artifact
mana rock that turns non-artifacts into artifacts to receive counter doubling
Midnight Clock
2UArtifact
mana rock whose hour counters double toward a fresh seven cards
Card Draw
12
Rhystic Study
2UEnchantment
reliable card draw engine on opponents' turns to trigger Miles
Mystic Remora
UEnchantment
frequent early-game draw trigger during opponents' turns
Faerie Mastermind
1UCreature — Faerie Rogue
draws cards whenever opponents draw extra, plus instant-speed activation
Brainstorm
UInstant
instant-speed draw three to easily achieve the second card drawn trigger
Think Twice
1UInstant
instant card draw with flashback to trigger Miles across multiple turns
Chemister's Insight
3UInstant
instant-speed draw two that immediately fulfills Miles's trigger requirement
Archmage's Charm
UUUInstant
versatile modal instant that can draw two cards at instant speed
Teferi's Ageless Insight
2UULegendary Enchantment
doubles all non-first card draws to constantly feed the commander's ability
Flow of Knowledge
4UInstant
massive burst card draw tailored for mono-blue mana bases
Removal
10
Resculpt
1UInstant
flexible exile removal for either a problem creature or artifact
Arcane Denial
1UInstant
hard counterspell that replaces itself and can trigger Miles next upkeep
Fierce Guardianship
2UInstant
free protection spell to keep Miles safely on the board
Imprisoned in the Moon
2UEnchantment — Aura
neutralizes opposing commanders and troublesome lands or planeswalkers
Threats/Wincons
22
Chasm Skulker
2UCreature — Squid Horror
gains +1/+1 counters on draw and doubles into an army of squids
Hangarback Walker
XXArtifact Creature — Construct
doubles into a massive flyer generator on death
Walking Ballista
XXArtifact Creature — Construct
doubles +1/+1 counters to gun down boards and players
Kappa Cannoneer
5UArtifact Creature — Turtle Warrior
resilient ward threat that snowballs with doubled counters
Darksteel Reactor
4Artifact
indestructible artifact win condition with exponentially doubled charge counters
Magistrate's Scepter
3Artifact
charge counters quickly double into infinite extra turns
Lux Cannon
4Artifact
repeating destruction engine that quickly fires with doubled charge counters
The Millennium Calendar
1Legendary Artifact
doubles time counters at an astronomical rate for an instant win
Surge Engine
2Artifact Creature — Construct
upgradable artifact creature that gains counters and draws cards
Steel Overseer
2Artifact Creature — Construct
distributes +1/+1 counters across your artifact army for Miles to double
Crystalline Crawler
4Artifact Creature — Construct
exponential mana engine and beater with doubled counters
Psychosis Crawler
5Artifact Creature — Phyrexian Horror
burns all opponents as we draw cards to enable our strategy
Toothy, Imaginary Friend
3ULegendary Creature — Illusion
rapidly grows with doubled +1/+1 counters and draws a massive hand when leaving
Oneirophage
3UCreature — Squid Illusion
evasive flyer that grows on draw and can be doubled by Miles
Nadir Kraken
1UUCreature — Kraken
turns card draw into tentacle tokens and counters ready to be doubled
Minn, Wily Illusionist
1UULegendary Creature — Gnome Wizard
synergizes directly with drawing your second card each turn to spawn illusions
Pyramid of the Pantheon
1Artifact
brick counters double to fast-track massive mana and life gain
Titan Forge
3Artifact
churns out 9/9 Golem artifact creature tokens with doubled charge counters
Ledger Shredder
1UCreature — Bird Advisor
connives from multi-spell turns and doubles into a large evasive attacker
Mindless Automaton
4Artifact Creature — Construct
converts doubled +1/+1 counters directly into fresh card draw
Triskelion
6Artifact Creature — Construct
converts doubled +1/+1 counters directly into lethal damage
Pentavus
7Artifact Creature — Construct
doubles counters to spawn an overwhelming fleet of flying pentavites
Utility
8
Lightning Greaves
2Artifact — Equipment
protects Miles from targeted removal with zero equip cost
Swiftfoot Boots
2Artifact — Equipment
hexproof protection allowing targeted counter-doubling abilities
Energy Chamber
2Artifact
places the first charge or +1/+1 counter onto artifacts so Miles can double them
Power Conduit
2Artifact
moves and converts unwanted counters into fresh +1/+1 or charge counters
Thrummingbird
1UCreature — Phyrexian Bird Horror
proliferates all counter types across your board on combat damage
Viral Drake
3UCreature — Phyrexian Drake
repeatable mana sink to proliferate counters whenever desired
Fabricate
2USorcery
tutors any key counter-bearing artifact or mana rock straight to hand
Whir of Invention
XUUUInstant
instant-speed artifact tutor directly to the battlefield using improvise
