Art by Zoltan Boros
Saved commander deck
Ellie and Alan, Paleontologists
Fill the graveyard with massive high-toughness creatures using self-mill and card filtering, then tap Ellie and Alan to discover enormous free spells every turn while holding up premium control interaction.
Prompt: Ellie and Alan, Paleontologists commander deck, Draw, controll, answers to almost anything
Commander
1 cards
Ellie and Alan, Paleontologists
{2}{G}{W}{U}Legendary Creature — Human Scientist
Chosen commander for the requested strategy.
Ramp
10 cards
The Great Henge
{7}{G}{G}Legendary Artifact
Discounted easily with huge creatures, provides ramp, life gain, and card draw.
Card Draw
10 cards
Sylvan Library
{1}{G}Enchantment
incredible turn-by-turn card selection and draw
Consecrated Sphinx
{4}{U}{U}Creature — Sphinx
explodes hand size whenever opponents draw
Rishkar's Expertise
{4}{G}{G}Sorcery
draws massive cards based on high-power threats and casts a free spell
Fact or Fiction
{3}{U}Instant
digs deep while sending extra cards to the graveyard
Greater Good
{2}{G}{G}Enchantment
sacrifices huge creatures to draw massive hands and load the graveyard
Frantic Search
{2}{U}Instant
free loot spell to dump high-toughness threats into the yard
Windfall
{2}{U}Sorcery
refills hand while filling all graveyards for Ellie and Alan
Ledger Shredder
{1}{U}Creature — Bird Advisor
connives rapidly to loot big creatures into the graveyard
Removal
11 cards
Fierce Guardianship
{2}{U}Instant
free noncreature counterspell when commander is out
Nature's Claim
{G}Instant
ultra-efficient instant artifact and enchantment removal
Hullbreaker Horror
{5}{U}{U}Creature — Kraken Horror
uncounterable unsummon and counter engine on spells cast
Song of the Dryads
{2}{G}Enchantment — Aura
shuts down any problematic commander or permanent
Rapid Hybridization
{U}Instant
Efficient interaction to deal with opposing threats.
Threats/Wincons
21 cards
Charix, the Raging Isle
{2}{U}{U}Legendary Creature — Leviathan Crab
17 toughness allows Ellie and Alan to Discover 17
Tree of Redemption
{3}{G}Creature — Plant
13 toughness allows Ellie and Alan to Discover 13
Worldspine Wurm
{8}{G}{G}{G}Creature — Wurm
15 toughness allows Ellie and Alan to Discover 15
Ghalta, Primal Hunger
{10}{G}{G}Legendary Creature — Elder Dinosaur
12/12 statline for massive Discover value
Apex Altisaur
{7}{G}{G}Creature — Dinosaur
10/10 enrage creature that wipes enemy creatures on entry
Terastodon
{6}{G}{G}Creature — Elephant
9/9 toughness threat that blows up noncreature permanents
Koma, Cosmos Serpent
{3}{G}{G}{U}{U}Legendary Creature — Serpent
un-counterable resilient control boss that creates Serpent tokens
Seedborn Muse
{3}{G}{G}Creature — Spirit
untaps all lands and commander on opponent turns for constant Discover activations
Murkfiend Liege
{2}{G/U}{G/U}{G/U}Creature — Horror
untaps Green and Blue creatures each untap step for extra Ellie activations
Craterhoof Behemoth
{5}{G}{G}{G}Creature — Beast
game-ending overrun effect when board is developed
Avenger of Zendikar
{5}{G}{G}Creature — Elemental
creates a wide token army that scales with land drops
Titan of Industry
{4}{G}{G}{G}Creature — Elemental
7/7 threat with flexible enter-the-battlefield triggers
Ancient Bronze Dragon
{5}{G}{G}Creature — Elder Dragon
7/7 flier that massively buffs the entire board with +1/+1 counters
Giant Adephage
{5}{G}{G}Creature — Insect
7/7 trampler that multiplies itself on player combat damage
Nyxbloom Ancient
{4}{G}{G}{G}Enchantment Creature — Elemental
triples all mana output to cast any high-cost spells in hand
Apex Devastator
{8}{G}{G}Creature — Chimera Hydra
10/10 threat with Cascade four times for explosive turns
Traxos, Scourge of Kroog
{4}Legendary Artifact Creature — Dragon Construct
7/7 artifact threat that untaps whenever historic spells are cast
Woodfall Primus
{5}{G}{G}{G}Creature — Treefolk Shaman
6/6 persist threat that destroys noncreature permanents twice
Vorinclex, Voice of Hunger
{6}{G}{G}Legendary Creature — Phyrexian Praetor
doubles mana while freezing opponent lands
Nezahal, Primal Tide
{5}{U}{U}Legendary Creature — Elder Dinosaur
Uncounterable big creature that draws cards and provides self-protection.
Impervious Greatwurm
{7}{G}{G}{G}Creature — Wurm
Massive 16/16 body that acts as an ideal high-toughness target for discover ability.
Utility
10 cards
Thousand-Year Elixir
{3}Artifact
grants haste to tap abilities and untaps Ellie and Alan for double Discover
Lightning Greaves
{2}Artifact — Equipment
grants immediate haste and shroud to commander
Swiftfoot Boots
{2}Artifact — Equipment
grants immediate haste and hexproof to commander
Mesmeric Orb
{2}Artifact
rapidly mills all players to provide abundant graveyard target choices
Intuition
{2}{U}Instant
tutors 3 high-toughness creatures straight into hand or graveyard
Hermit Druid
{1}{G}Creature — Human Druid
activates to dump several creature cards into the graveyard at once
Intruder Alarm
{2}{U}Enchantment
untaps commander whenever any creature enters the battlefield
Heroic Intervention
{1}{G}Instant
Protects key creatures and board state from destruction and exile.
Imoti, Celebrant of Bounty
{3}{G}{U}Legendary Creature — Snake Druid
Grants cascade to high mana cost spells, generating explosive value.
