Art by Volkan Baǵa
Commander deckGU
Edric, Spymaster of Trest
Flood the board with low-cost evasive creatures to draw massive amounts of cards with Edric, then hold up cheap counterspells to deny board wipes before finishing opponents with team-wide pump spells.
Asked for“A budget go wide deck that uses counterspells to protect from board wipes.”
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 · 61 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
1Edric, Spymaster of Trest
1GULegendary Creature — Elf Rogue
Chosen commander for the requested strategy.
Ramp
9
Card Draw
8
Bident of Thassa
2UULegendary Enchantment Artifact
damage draw trigger and forced attack utility
Toski, Bearer of Secrets
3GLegendary Creature — Squirrel
uncounterable, indestructible combat draw
Ohran Frostfang
3GGSnow Creature — Snake
gives deathtouch to attackers and draws cards
Removal
13
Threats/Wincons
24
Mist-Cloaked Herald
UCreature — Merfolk Warrior
unblockable one-mana threat for reliable draw triggers
Triton Shorestalker
UCreature — Merfolk Rogue
unblockable attacker to ensure combat connections
Invisible Stalker
1UCreature — Human Rogue
unblockable and hexproof threat that evades removal
Cloud Pirates
UCreature — Human Pirate
one-mana flying attacker for early aggression
Faerie Miscreant
UCreature — Faerie Rogue
flying one-drop that replaces itself late
Siren Stormtamer
UCreature — Siren Pirate Wizard
flying attacker that doubles as counter protection
Spectral Sailor
UCreature — Spirit Pirate
flash flying attacker with late-game mana sink
Network Disruptor
UArtifact Creature — Moonfolk Rogue
flying one-drop that taps down a potential blocker
Gingerbrute
1Artifact Creature — Food Golem
haste threat that can make itself unblockable
Hope of Ghirapur
1Legendary Artifact Creature — Thopter
flying attacker that silences a player's noncreature spells
Spire Tracer
GCreature — Elf Scout
evasive one-drop that can only be blocked by flying
Tetsuko Umezawa, Fugitive
1ULegendary Creature — Human Rogue
makes almost all small creatures fully unblockable
Murkfiend Liege
2GUGUGUCreature — Horror
buffs team and untaps creatures on each upkeep for defense
Beastmaster Ascension
2GEnchantment
turns an army of small creatures into lethal threats
End-Raze Forerunners
5GGGCreature — Boar
budget Craterhoof that grants trample and vigilance
Biomass Mutation
XGUGUInstant
instant-speed buff using excess mana to alpha strike
Jolrael, Mwonvuli Recluse
1GLegendary Creature — Human Druid
generates cats from extra draws and pumps the team
Utility
7
Heroic Intervention
1GInstant
protects entire wide board from destruction and damage
