Art by Fariba Khamseh
Commander deckW
Ekthi, Contaminator Priest
Deploy Equipment to automatically create an army of Phyrexian Germs via living weapon, leveraging Ekthi's anthem alongside equipment and artifact synergies to overwhelm opponents.
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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 · 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.
Colored mana symbols
Commander
1Ekthi, Contaminator Priest
3WLegendary Creature — Phyrexian Cleric
Chosen commander for the requested strategy.
Ramp
10
Liquimetal Torque
2Artifact
Two-mana rock that can turn permanents into artifacts
Knight of the White Orchid
WWCreature — Human Knight
Ramps Plains onto the battlefield on an efficient body
Loyal Warhound
1WCreature — Dog
Catch-up land ramp on an aggressive early creature
Smothering Tithe
3WEnchantment
Premier white mana generator to fuel costly equipment
Card Draw
11
Puresteel Paladin
WWCreature — Human Knight
Draws cards whenever equipment enters and equips for free
Sram, Senior Edificer
1WLegendary Creature — Dwarf Advisor
Draws a card on every equipment cast
Esper Sentinel
WArtifact Creature — Human Soldier
Phyrexian creature that tax-draws and scales with equipment buffs
Welcoming Vampire
2WCreature — Vampire
Draws cards off living weapon Germ tokens entering the battlefield
Tocasia's Welcome
2WEnchantment
Consistent card draw triggered by small Germ tokens entering
Mentor of the Meek
2WCreature — Human Soldier
Efficient card draw engine from low-power tokens
Skullclamp
1Artifact — Equipment
Elite card draw engine that pairs naturally with living weapon tokens
Mask of Memory
2Artifact — Equipment
Card filtering equipment attached immediately to a Germ
Chivalric Alliance
1WEnchantment
Draws cards on attack and produces tokens for extra board presence
Removal
11
Austere Command
4WWSorcery
Flexible sweeper that can preserve equipment while clearing boards
Vanquish the Horde
6WWSorcery
Extremely cheap board wipe in creature-heavy matches
Cleansing Nova
3WWSorcery
Modal board wipe that can target creatures or problem enchantments
Excise the Imperfect
1WWInstant
Phyrexian-flavored exile removal for any nonland permanent
Norn's Annex
3WPWPArtifact
Phyrexian pillowfort card that taxes attackers heavily
Threats/Wincons
20
Danitha Capashen, Paragon
2WLegendary Creature — Human Knight
Reduces equipment costs and carries them with first strike and lifelink
Halvar, God of Battle // Sword of the Realms
2WWLegendary Creature — God // Legendary Artifact — Equipment
Grants double strike to equipped creatures and reallocates equipment
Ardenn, Intrepid Archaeologist
2WLegendary Creature — Kor Scout
Moves multiple equipment attachments for free each combat
Norn's Inquisitor
1WCreature — Phyrexian Knight
Phyrexian creature that puts +1/+1 counters on entering tokens
Skrelv, Defector Mite
WLegendary Artifact Creature — Phyrexian Mite
Phyrexian one-drop that grants toxic and targeted protection
Porcelain Legionnaire
2WPArtifact Creature — Phyrexian Soldier
Phyrexian first striker buffed by Ekthi
Blade Splicer
2WCreature — Phyrexian Human Artificer
Phyrexian that creates a 3/3 Golem with first strike
Mondrak, Glory Dominus
2WWLegendary Creature — Phyrexian Horror
Phyrexian token doubler that doubles living weapon Germ tokens
Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite
5WWLegendary Creature — Phyrexian Praetor
Legendary Phyrexian praetor buffing your Germs while shrinking enemies
Elesh Norn, Mother of Machines
4WLegendary Creature — Phyrexian Praetor
Doubles living weapon enter-the-battlefield triggers
Sword of Feast and Famine
3Artifact — Equipment
Untaps lands and forces discard while creating a Germ
Sword of Fire and Ice
3Artifact — Equipment
Card advantage and removal attached to a living weapon Germ
Sword of Forge and Frontier
3Artifact — Equipment
Card exile impulse draw and extra land plays
Batterskull
5Artifact — Equipment
Vigilant lifelinking living weapon threat that bounces to replay
Kaldra Compleat
7Legendary Artifact — Equipment
Indestructible Phyrexian equipment yielding an enormous hasty trampler
Shadowspear
1Legendary Artifact — Equipment
Grants trample, lifelink, and removes opponent hexproof/indestructible
Blackblade Reforged
2Legendary Artifact — Equipment
Massive power and toughness boost scaling with land count
Loxodon Warhammer
3Artifact — Equipment
Gives power boost, trample, and lifelink to Germs
Commander's Plate
1Artifact — Equipment
Grants protection from all non-white colors in mono-white
Maul of the Skyclaves
2WArtifact — Equipment
Grants flying and first strike for an evasive Germ token
Utility
10
Teferi's Protection
2WInstant
Ultimate protection to save your board and life total
Flawless Maneuver
2WInstant
Free indestructible protection spell when Ekthi is in play
Unbreakable Formation
2WInstant
Board protection and offensive pump with vigilance
Stoneforge Mystic
1WCreature — Kor Artificer
Iconic equipment tutor that cheats equipment into play
Swiftfoot Boots
2Artifact — Equipment
Grants hexproof and haste while spawning an equipped Germ
Sevinne's Reclamation
2WSorcery
Recurs key equipment and creatures from the graveyard
Mantle of the Ancients
3WWEnchantment — Aura
Mass recursion of all equipment onto a single threat
