Art by Jake Murray
Commander deckRW
Commander William Riker
Weaponize bilateral card draw through opponent hand-size punishment and heavy tax effects, utilizing untap tools to activate Riker repeatedly while protecting yourself with pillowfort defenses.
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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 · 60 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
1Commander William Riker
1RWLegendary Creature — Human Officer
Chosen commander for the requested strategy.
Ramp
9
Card Draw
10
Smothering Tithe
3WEnchantment
generates immense treasure from Riker's symmetric draw
Trouble in Pairs
2WWEnchantment
heavily taxes opponents for taking extra game actions
Alms Collector
3WCreature — Cat Cleric
steals card advantage when opponents draw multiple cards
Mangara, the Diplomat
3WLegendary Creature — Human Cleric
punishes opponents for multiple spells or attacks
Archivist of Oghma
1WCreature — Halfling Cleric
steady card advantage off opponent library searches
Esper Sentinel
WArtifact Creature — Human Soldier
taxes opponents' noncreature spells for cards
Loran of the Third Path
2WLegendary Creature — Human Artificer
flexible removal that also offers political extra draw
Removal
11
Wear // Tear
1R // WInstant // Instant
efficient split removal for artifacts and enchantments
Grasp of Fate
1WWEnchantment
exiles a problem nonland permanent from each opponent
Threats/Wincons
22
Psychosis Crawler
5Artifact Creature — Phyrexian Horror
drains all opponents whenever you draw from Riker
Viseling
4Artifact Creature — Phyrexian Construct
creature that burns opponents with large hands
Brash Taunter
4RCreature — Goblin
indestructible blocker that redirects damage to players
Stuffy Doll
5Artifact Creature — Construct
defensive creature that reflects damage into opponent faces
Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
2RRLegendary Creature — Phyrexian Horror
doubles noncombat burn damage from hand-size punishes
Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
1RRRLegendary Creature — Dwarf Noble
amplifies all red damage sources against opponents
Gisela, Blade of Goldnight
4RWWLegendary Creature — Angel
halves damage to you while doubling damage to enemies
Aurelia, the Law Above
3RWLegendary Creature — Angel
damages opponents and draws cards when players attack
Kazuul, Tyrant of the Cliffs
3RRLegendary Creature — Ogre Warrior
deters attacks or creates ogre armies
Irencrag Pyromancer
2RCreature — Human Wizard
shoots three damage each turn you draw your second card
Nelly Borca, Impulsive Accuser
2RWLegendary Creature — Human Detective
goads enemy threats and draws cards on combat
Nils, Discipline Enforcer
2WLegendary Creature — Human Cleric
taxes attackers based on counters distributed to them
Firemane Commando
3WCreature — Angel Soldier
incentivizes opponents to attack each other instead of you
Taunt from the Rampart
3RWSorcery
forces opponents to fight each other while you attack freely
Assemble the Legion
3RWEnchantment
exponential token engine that builds an inevitable army
Deflecting Palm
RWInstant
surprise protection that redirects lethal damage to an opponent
Drumbellower
2WCreature — Spirit
untaps Riker on every opponent upkeep to tap repeatedly
Utility
8
Thousand-Year Elixir
3Artifact
allows immediate and repeated activations of Riker
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
2Legendary Artifact — Equipment
untaps equipped Riker on each player's combat step
Ghostly Prison
2WEnchantment
taxes creatures attacking you to disincentivize aggro
Windborn Muse
3WCreature — Spirit
creature-based attack tax supporting pillowfort plans
Lightning Greaves
2Artifact — Equipment
free equip cost to protect key creatures with shroud
