Art by Steve Argyle
Commander deckBGRUW
Child of Alara
Hunker down behind formidable pillow fort defenses while injecting pure table-wide chaos to derail opponents' plans, detonating Child of Alara at will to wipe the board if anyone breaks through.
Asked for“Build a chaos pillow fort deck with Child of Alara s the commander”
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
1Child of Alara
WUBRGLegendary Creature — Avatar
Chosen commander for the requested strategy.
Ramp
10
Faeburrow Elder
1GWCreature — Treefolk Druid
taps for massive mana alongside five-color commander
Card Draw
10
Esper Sentinel
WArtifact Creature — Human Soldier
taxes opponents' noncreature chaos spells
Whirlpool Warrior
2UCreature — Merfolk Warrior
repeated hand shuffling and refilling chaos
Sythis, Harvest's Hand
GWLegendary Enchantment Creature — Nymph
draws off the deck's many pillow fort enchantments
Mesa Enchantress
1WWCreature — Human Druid
replaces enchantments as you fortify your board
Removal
8
Threats/Wincons
24
Possibility Storm
3RREnchantment
scrambles every spell cast into unpredictable chaos
Confusion in the Ranks
3RREnchantment
constantly swaps control of battlefield permanents
Eye of the Storm
5UUEnchantment
copies every instant and sorcery into escalating madness
Zur's Weirding
3UEnchantment
reveals hands and lets players deny each other's draws
Marisi, Breaker of the Coil
1RGWLegendary Creature — Cat Warrior
goads players repeatedly and protects your turn
Kazuul, Tyrant of the Cliffs
3RRLegendary Creature — Ogre Warrior
spawns ogres whenever opponents dare attack you
Pramikon, Sky Rampart
URWLegendary Creature — Wall
strictly dictates the direction of all combat
No Mercy
2BBEnchantment
punishes any creature that successfully connects with you
Island Sanctuary
1WEnchantment
prevents all non-flying creatures from attacking you
Assemble the Legion
3RWEnchantment
exponential token army win condition behind the fort
Vicious Shadows
6REnchantment
turns board wipes and Child of Alara deaths into lethal burn
Sigil of the Empty Throne
3WWEnchantment
creates 4/4 flying Angels from casting fort pieces
Utility
10
Goblin Bombardment
1REnchantment
instant-speed sacrifice outlet for Child of Alara
Viscera Seer
BCreature — Vampire Wizard
one-mana sacrifice outlet that smooths draws
Karmic Guide
3WWCreature — Angel Spirit
recur Child of Alara from the graveyard after its wipe
Phyrexian Reclamation
BEnchantment
repeatedly returns Child of Alara to hand from grave
Sterling Grove
GWEnchantment
shrouds your fort enchantments or tutors a chaos bomb
Lightning Greaves
2Artifact — Equipment
protects key utility creatures and grants haste
Heroic Intervention
1GInstant
protects your pillow fort when Child of Alara explodes
Teferi's Protection
2WInstant
phases you out safely while the board descends into ruin
