Art by Jack Hughes
Saved commander deck
Falco Spara, Pactweaver
Generate a wide variety of counters to consistently cast spells from the top of the library, maintaining high card advantage and board presence.
Prompt: A deck build featuring Falco Spara, Pactweaver as its commander, crafted to fully leverage the commander's ability to play cards from the top of the library and deliver counter-centric thematic gameplay. The power level is benchmarked at the Battle tier (official Tier 3 power standard), and the deck shall include a reasonable selection of disruption tools against opponents, including removal, counterspells and exile effects.
Commander
1 cards
Falco Spara, Pactweaver
{1}{G}{W}{U}Legendary Creature — Bird Demon
Chosen commander for the requested strategy.
Ramp
17 cards
Birds of Paradise
{G}Creature — Bird
Mana fixing and a potential target for counters.
Noble Hierarch
{G}Creature — Human Druid
Superior mana dork that provides Exalted triggers.
The Great Henge
{7}{G}{G}Legendary Artifact
Provides mana, card draw, and puts +1/+1 counters on creatures.
Devoted Druid
{1}{G}Creature — Elf Druid
Generates mana and provides the -1/-1 counters Falco can remove.
Incubation Druid
{1}{G}Creature — Elf Druid
Efficient mana production when it has a counter.
Kodama of the West Tree
{2}{G}Legendary Creature — Spirit
Provides trample and land ramp for modified creatures.
Card Draw
9 cards
Sylvan Library
{1}{G}Enchantment
Manipulates the top of the library for Falco Spara.
Guardian Project
{3}{G}Enchantment
Consistent card draw in a creature-heavy build.
Esper Sentinel
{W}Artifact Creature — Human Soldier
Low-cost taxing and card draw.
Ledger Shredder
{1}{U}Creature — Bird Advisor
Connives to provide counters and filter draws.
Removal
11 cards
Steelbane Hydra
{X}{G}{G}Creature — Turtle Hydra
Repeatable enchantment and artifact removal using counters.
Threats/Wincons
13 cards
Forgotten Ancient
{3}{G}Creature — Elemental
Excellent source of consistent +1/+1 counters.
Mikaeus, the Lunarch
{X}{W}Legendary Creature — Human Cleric
Distributes +1/+1 counters across the board.
Walking Ballista
{X}{X}Artifact Creature — Construct
Scalable creature and removal piece that uses counters.
Luminarch Aspirant
{1}{W}Creature — Human Cleric
Reliable source of counters every turn.
Evolution Sage
{2}{G}Creature — Elf Druid
Proliferates on land drops to fuel Falco's ability.
Vorinclex, Monstrous Raider
{4}{G}{G}Legendary Creature — Phyrexian Praetor
Doubles your counters while hindering opponents.
Lae'zel, Vlaakith's Champion
{2}{W}Legendary Creature — Gith Warrior
Increases counter production.
Chasm Skulker
{2}{U}Creature — Squid Horror
Grows with card draw and produces tokens on death.
Tireless Tracker
{2}{G}Creature — Human Scout
Generates clues and grows with land drops.
Hydra's Growth
{2}{G}Enchantment — Aura
Exponential counter growth on a single creature.
Cathars' Crusade
{3}{W}{W}Enchantment
Explosive counter generation across the board.
Utility
10 cards
Sensei's Divining Top
{1}Artifact
Essential for setting up castable spells from the library top.
Teferi's Protection
{2}{W}Instant
Premier defensive tool for board state protection.
Shalai, Voice of Plenty
{3}{W}Legendary Creature — Angel
Protects the board and provides a mana sink for counters.
The Ozolith
{1}Legendary Artifact
Saves counters from dying creatures for later use.
Grand Abolisher
{W}{W}Creature — Human Cleric
Protects your turns from opponent disruption.
Eternal Witness
{1}{G}{G}Creature — Human Shaman
Recurring key pieces from the graveyard.
Vorel of the Hull Clade
{1}{G}{U}Legendary Creature — Human Merfolk
Doubles counters on non-legendary permanents.
Worldly Tutor
{G}Instant
Finds key creatures and places them on top of the library.
Enlightened Tutor
{W}Instant
Finds key artifacts or enchantments and places them on top.
