Art by Dmitry Burmak
Commander deckGRU
Dathon, His Heart Open
Cast powerful Sagas and enchantments to draw cards and burn opponents, then use Dathon and counter manipulation to accelerate, repeat, or hold critical Saga chapters.
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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.
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Commander
1Dathon, His Heart Open
GURLegendary Creature — Tamarian Officer
Chosen commander for the requested strategy.
Ramp
10
Sanctum Weaver
1GEnchantment Creature — Dryad
taps for huge mana with many enchantments
Fertile Ground
1GEnchantment — Aura
enchantment ramp that triggers enchantress effects
Card Draw
10
Eidolon of Blossoms
2GGEnchantment Creature — Spirit
constellation card draw engine
Setessan Champion
2GCreature — Human Warrior
draws cards and grows larger with enchantments
Verduran Enchantress
1GGCreature — Human Druid
reliable card draw on casting enchantments
Argothian Enchantress
1GCreature — Human Druid
shroud protected card draw engine
The Modern Age // Vector Glider
1UEnchantment — Saga // Enchantment Creature — Spirit
cheap saga that loots and creates a creature
The Weatherseed Treaty
2GEnchantment — Saga
saga that ramps, fixes mana, and creates card selection
Removal
10
Kenrith's Transformation
1GEnchantment — Aura
cantrip aura that disables threatening commanders
Imprisoned in the Moon
2UEnchantment — Aura
versatile aura removal for commanders or problematic lands
Song of the Dryads
2GEnchantment — Aura
turns any threatening permanent into a colorless forest
The Akroan War
3REnchantment — Saga
saga that steals a creature and forces a board wipe
The Phasing of Zhalfir
2UUEnchantment — Saga
saga that phases threats and wipes the board into Phyrexians
The Elder Dragon War
2RREnchantment — Saga
saga that sweeps small creatures, loots, and spawns a Dragon
Threats/Wincons
22
Kiora Bests the Sea God
5UUEnchantment — Saga
devastating saga that creates an 8/8 hexproof and taps enemy boards
Fable of the Mirror-Breaker // Reflection of Kiki-Jiki
2REnchantment — Saga // Enchantment Creature — Goblin Shaman
generates mana, loots, and flips into a powerful copy engine
The First Iroan Games
2GEnchantment — Saga
saga that creates a token, adds counters, and draws cards
Waking the Trolls
4RGEnchantment — Saga
punishes nonbasic lands and creates an army of giant Trolls
City of Death
2GEnchantment — Saga
generates treasure and creates token copies of your best permanents
Jugan Defends the Temple // Remnant of the Rising Star
2GEnchantment — Saga // Enchantment Creature — Dragon Spirit
saga that creates ramp, buffs creatures, and flips into a threat
The World Spell
5GGEnchantment — Saga
saga that finds permanents and cheats huge threats onto the battlefield
Inventive Iteration // Living Breakthrough
3UEnchantment — Saga // Enchantment Creature — Moonfolk
saga that bounces spells, returns artifacts, and flips into a taxing flier
There and Back Again
3RREnchantment — Saga
saga that ramps, tempts with the ring, and summons Smaug
The Flux
2RREnchantment — Saga
saga that exiles cards for card advantage and deals burn damage
The Parting of the Ways
4RREnchantment — Saga
saga that generates card advantage and damage based on time counters
Destiny Spinner
1GEnchantment Creature — Human
protects enchantments from counters and animates lands into threats
Simic Ascendancy
GUEnchantment
alternate win condition that Dathon can directly proliferate with counters
Beastmaster Ascension
2GEnchantment
gains quest counters Dathon can duplicate to buff team by +5/+5
Shark Typhoon
5UEnchantment
generates flying shark tokens whenever noncreature spells are cast
Court of Cunning
1UUEnchantment
monarch engine with counters to speed up self or opponent mill
Court of Bounty
2GGEnchantment
monarch engine that cheats lands and creatures onto the board
Court of Ire
3RREnchantment
monarch enchantment that repeatedly burns targets for seven
Boseiju Reaches Skyward // Branch of Boseiju
3GEnchantment — Saga // Enchantment Creature — Plant
saga that fetches lands and transforms into a massive reach beater
Song of Freyalise
1GEnchantment — Saga
saga that turns creatures into mana dorks before an overrun attack
Kumano Faces Kakkazan // Etching of Kumano
REnchantment — Saga // Enchantment Creature — Human Shaman
cheap saga burn that curves into a buffed haste creature
As Foretold
2UEnchantment
time counters can be duplicated by Dathon to cast huge spells for free
Utility
8
Fierce Guardianship
2UInstant
free protection counterspell when Dathon is on field
Estrid's Invocation
2UEnchantment
flickers every turn to retrigger sagas and enchantress card draw
Weaver of Harmony
1GEnchantment Creature — Snake Druid
buffs enchantment creatures and copies saga chapter triggers
Chisei, Heart of Oceans
2UULegendary Creature — Spirit
removes lore counters so beneficial saga chapters repeat indefinitely
Power Conduit
2Artifact
strips counters from sagas to prevent sacrificing them while buffing creatures
