Art by Paolo Puggioni
Commander deckC
Deep Space 9
Ramp out massive colorless mana rocks to cast Deep Space 9, cheat huge Eldrazi and artifact threats into play with its upkeep trigger, and station your giants to unlock the team-wide anthem.
Asked for“Deep Space 9 commander deck”
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.
Commander
1Deep Space 9
9Legendary Artifact — Spacecraft
Chosen commander for the requested strategy.
Ramp
12
Basalt Monolith
3Artifact
Provides three colorless mana to power out the commander
Everflowing Chalice
0Artifact
Flexible colorless mana rock scalable to any stage of the game
Dreamstone Hedron
6Artifact
Massive ramp that cycles for three cards in the late game
Card Draw
9
Sensei's Divining Top
1Artifact
Smooths draws and stacks the top for Deep Space 9 triggers
Mystic Forge
4Artifact
Allows casting colorless cards straight from the top of your library
The One Ring
4Legendary Artifact
Provides protection upon casting and snowballing card draw
Kozilek, the Great Distortion
8CCLegendary Creature — Eldrazi
Refills your hand to seven cards and counters key opposing spells
Kozilek, Butcher of Truth
10Legendary Creature — Eldrazi
Draws four cards on cast and swings as a lethal threat
Sandstone Oracle
7Artifact Creature — Sphinx
Flying permanent that equalizes your hand size with the leading opponent
Palantír of Orthanc
3Legendary Artifact
Scries and either draws cards or deals massive damage off high mana values
Memory Jar
5Artifact
Digs seven cards deep to find crucial answers and ramp pieces
Removal
9
All Is Dust
7Kindred Sorcery — Eldrazi
One-sided board wipe that spares your colorless battlefield
Ugin, the Ineffable
6Legendary Planeswalker — Ugin
Cost reduction for colorless spells and targeted permanent destruction
Ugin, the Spirit Dragon
8Legendary Planeswalker — Ugin
Mass exile against colored boards and repeatable bolt damage
Scour from Existence
7Instant
Instant-speed unconditional exile for any problematic permanent
Introduction to Annihilation
5Sorcery — Lesson
Universal exile removal on a colorless sorcery
Duplicant
6Artifact Creature — Shapeshifter
Exiles an opposing creature and stations high power onto Deep Space 9
Meteor Golem
7Artifact Creature — Golem
Destroys any nonland permanent when cheated in by Deep Space 9
Steel Hellkite
6Artifact Creature — Dragon
Scalable one-sided board wipe attached to an evasive dragon engine
Cityscape Leveler
8Artifact Creature — Construct
Exiles nonland permanents on enter and attack with unearth synergy
Threats/Wincons
23
Ulamog, the Ceaseless Hunger
10Legendary Creature — Eldrazi
Exiles two permanents on cast and rapidly mills opponents on attack
Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre
11Legendary Creature — Eldrazi
Indestructible Annihilator threat that destroys a permanent on cast
Ulamog, the Defiler
10Legendary Creature — Eldrazi
Massive scaling threat that exiles opposing libraries and grows huge
Emrakul, the Promised End
13Legendary Creature — Eldrazi
Controls an opponent's turn and swings for 13 evasive damage
Emrakul, the World Anew
12Legendary Creature — Eldrazi
Steals all creatures an opponent controls to station and swing
It That Betrays
12Creature — Eldrazi
Steals sacrificed permanents to build an overwhelming board state
Void Winnower
9Creature — Eldrazi
Locks opponents out of even-costed spells and blocks
Blightsteel Colossus
12Artifact Creature — Phyrexian Golem
Indestructible trampling infect colossus that can one-shot opponents
Wurmcoil Engine
6Artifact Creature — Phyrexian Wurm
Sticky deathtouch lifelink creature that replaces itself upon dying
Triplicate Titan
9Artifact Creature — Golem
Huge flying threat that splits into three distinct tokens upon removal
Phyrexian Triniform
9Artifact Creature — Phyrexian Golem
Massive station fuel that leaves behind three 3/3 golems
Platinum Emperion
8Artifact Creature — Golem
Prevents life total changes while providing an 8/8 body to station
Platinum Angel
7Artifact Creature — Angel
Prevents you from losing the game and opponents from winning
Ancient Stone Idol
10Artifact Creature — Golem
Flash blocker that instantly fully stations Deep Space 9 with 12 power
Darksteel Colossus
11Artifact Creature — Golem
Indestructible trampler that easily meets the 9-counter station requirement
Metalwork Colossus
11Artifact Creature — Construct
Can be cast cheaply or cheated in, offering 10 power for stationing
Desolation Twin
10Creature — Eldrazi
Provides massive battlefield presence with 10/10 stats
Spawnsire of Ulamog
10Creature — Eldrazi
Spawns Eldrazi spawn tokens and threatens a game-ending ultimate ability
Artisan of Kozilek
9Creature — Eldrazi
Reanimates huge threats from the graveyard when cast
Bane of Bala Ged
7Creature — Eldrazi
Exiles opposing permanents in combat to clear the way for lethal hits
Endbringer
5CCreature — Eldrazi
Versatile utility creature that untaps on every player's turn to ping or draw
Eldrazi Conscription
8Kindred Enchantment — Eldrazi Aura
Permanents-friendly aura that grants +10/+10, trample, and annihilator 2
Portal to Phyrexia
9Artifact
Forces mass sacrifices on entry and reanimates creatures every upkeep
Utility
9
Lightning Greaves
2Artifact — Equipment
Gives your cheated threats haste and shroud immediately
Swiftfoot Boots
2Artifact — Equipment
Protects key creatures with hexproof and provides haste
Commander's Plate
1Artifact — Equipment
Provides protection from all five colors in a mono-colorless deck
Whispersilk Cloak
3Artifact — Equipment
Makes high-power stationing creatures unblockable and untargetable
Strionic Resonator
2Artifact
Copies Deep Space 9's upkeep trigger to cheat eight cards into play
Lithoform Engine
4Legendary Artifact
Copies permanent spells or Deep Space 9's triggered abilities
Unwinding Clock
4Artifact
Untaps your mana rocks and artifact creatures on every turn
Akroma's Memorial
7Legendary Artifact
Gives your cheated behemoths flying, vigilance, trample, and haste
Roaming Throne
4Artifact Creature — Golem
Doubles triggered abilities of your chosen creature type like Eldrazi
