Art by Romana Kendelic
Commander deckR
Erica Ortegas, Plucky Pilot
Tap Erica Ortegas using Vehicles and tap outlets to cheat lands onto the battlefield, creating repeatable Landfall triggers and burning opponents out with every land drop.
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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 · 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
1Erica Ortegas, Plucky Pilot
3RLegendary Creature — Human Pilot
Chosen commander for the requested strategy.
Ramp
10
Relic of Legends
3Artifact
Taps Erica for mana to reliably trigger her land-drop ability
Card Draw
10
Valakut Exploration
2REnchantment
Exiles cards on landfall and burns enemies for unplayed cards
Thrill of Possibility
1RInstant
Instant-speed filtering to dig for lands and tap outlets
Unexpected Windfall
2RRInstant
Discards bounced lands to draw cards and create treasures
Wheel of Misfortune
2RSorcery
Red refill staple to restock hand after dumping lands
Bitter Reunion
1REnchantment
Draws cards and grants haste to the team when needed
Removal
10
Threats/Wincons
23
Moraug, Fury of Akoum
4RRLegendary Creature — Minotaur Warrior
Grants additional combat steps on every land drop
Tunneling Geopede
2RCreature — Insect
Deals direct damage to all opponents on landfall
Akoum Hellhound
RCreature — Elemental Dog
Grows massively with repeated land drops
Embodiment of Fury
3RCreature — Elemental
Turns lands into attacking threats with trample
Cosi's Ravager
3RCreature — Elemental
Pings targets whenever a land enters under your control
Sunspine Lynx
2RRCreature — Elemental Cat
Punishes nonbasic lands and prevents damage prevention
Smuggler's Copter
2Artifact — Vehicle
Cheap vehicle to tap Erica without risking combat
Reckoner Bankbuster
2Artifact — Vehicle
Tap outlet vehicle that provides card draw
Weatherlight
4Legendary Artifact — Vehicle
Vehicle tapped by Erica to dig for historic cards
Skysovereign, Consul Flagship
5Legendary Artifact — Vehicle
Heavy-hitting vehicle that bolts targets on entry and attack
Unlicensed Hearse
2Artifact — Vehicle
Vehicle tap outlet that doubles as graveyard hate
Roaming Throne
4Artifact Creature — Golem
Doubles Erica's tap trigger or Landfall triggers
Solemn Simulacrum
4Artifact Creature — Golem
Fetches land on entry and draws a card when dying
Professional Face-Breaker
2RCreature — Human Warrior
Generates treasures on combat damage to convert into cards
Neheb, the Eternal
3RRLegendary Creature — Zombie Minotaur Warrior
Generates massive mana from landfall burn damage
Terror of the Peaks
3RRCreature — Dragon
Punishes opponents whenever creatures enter
Urabrask the Hidden
3RRLegendary Creature — Phyrexian Praetor
Grants haste and taps down opponent creatures
Drakuseth, Maw of Flames
4RRRLegendary Creature — Dragon
Game-ending flying attacker that sweeps enemy boards
Dragonmaster Outcast
RCreature — Human Shaman
Spits out 5/5 flying Dragons when you control six lands
Hellkite Tyrant
4RRCreature — Dragon
Alternate win condition and steals enemy artifacts
Purphoros, God of the Forge
3RLegendary Enchantment Creature — God
Indestructible burn engine for creature-based landfall
Utility
8
Paradise Mantle
0Artifact — Equipment
Allows Erica to tap for mana immediately without attacking
Springleaf Drum
1Artifact
Lets Erica tap for mana on turn she enters to drop a land
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
2Legendary Artifact — Equipment
Untaps Erica during each combat step to tap her repeatedly
Magewright's Stone
2Artifact
Untaps Erica to enable extra tap triggers per turn cycle
Swiftfoot Boots
2Artifact — Equipment
Grants hexproof and haste to protect the commander
Crucible of Worlds
3Artifact
Recovers discarded or sacrificed lands to hand or field
