Art by Steve Argyle
Saved commander deck
Child of Alara
The deck aims to repeatedly sacrifice Child of Alara to clear the board, using graveyard recursion to keep its 'wipe' threat active while protecting its own nonland permanents with indestructible effects.
Prompt: I want a niche child of alara "Board wipe tribal deck"
Commander
1 cards
Child of Alara
{W}{U}{B}{R}{G}Legendary Creature — Avatar
Chosen commander for the requested strategy.
Ramp
12 cards
Dryad of the Ilysian Grove
{2}{G}Enchantment Creature — Nymph Dryad
Allows extra land drops and perfect mana fixing.
Faeburrow Elder
{1}{G}{W}Creature — Treefolk Druid
Produces massive mana in a five-color deck.
Smothering Tithe
{3}{W}Enchantment
Powerful treasure generation to out-pace opponents.
Wayfarer's Bauble
{1}Artifact
Efficient artifact-based land ramp that helps fix colors in a five-color deck.
Card Draw
9 cards
Sphinx's Revelation
{X}{W}{U}{U}Instant
Massive late game stabilization and draw.
Removal
10 cards
Threats/Wincons
19 cards
Maelstrom Wanderer
{5}{G}{U}{R}Legendary Creature — Elemental
Cascades into more spells and provides haste.
Progenitus
{W}{W}{U}{U}{B}{B}{R}{R}{G}{G}Legendary Creature — Hydra Avatar
Massive finisher that is hard to interact with.
Avacyn, Angel of Hope
{5}{W}{W}{W}Legendary Creature — Angel
Makes your board immune to your own wipes.
Zurgo Helmsmasher
{2}{R}{W}{B}Legendary Creature — Orc Warrior
Indestructible on your turn to survive wipes.
Eerie Ultimatum
{W}{W}{B}{B}{B}{G}{G}Sorcery
Mass recursion for a fresh board state.
Rise of the Dark Realms
{7}{B}{B}Sorcery
Wins the game after many board wipes occur.
In Garruk's Wake
{7}{B}{B}Sorcery
One sided board wipe for creatures and planeswalkers.
Ruinous Ultimatum
{R}{R}{W}{W}{W}{B}{B}Sorcery
Asymmetrical total wipe of opponents possessions.
Sun Titan
{4}{W}{W}Creature — Giant
Returns permanents like Child of Alara or ramp pieces.
Utility
12 cards
Greater Good
{2}{G}{G}Enchantment
Offers a reliable way to sacrifice Child of Alara for card advantage and to trigger its board wipe effect.
Evolutionary Leap
{1}{G}Enchantment
A cheap sacrifice outlet that replaces the sacrificed creature with another from the library.
Goblin Bombardment
{1}{R}Enchantment
Zero-mana sacrifice outlet to trigger the commander at instant speed while dealing incremental damage.
Phyrexian Reclamation
{B}Enchantment
Allows for the repeated recursion of the commander or other utility creatures after board wipes.
Vampiric Tutor
{B}Instant
Finds specific board wipes, sacrifice outlets, or protection pieces exactly when needed.
