Art by Kieran Yanner
Commander deckGUW
Falco Spara, Pactweaver
Cast cards from the top of the library by removing counters from creatures, utilizing a persistent board presence and infinite combat or mana combos to win.
Asked for“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 (the official Tier 3 power standard); the deck includes a reasonable array of opponent disruption tools such as removal, counterspells and exile effects, and incorporates at least two viable two-card win combos.”
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
1Falco Spara, Pactweaver
1GWULegendary Creature — Bird Demon
Chosen commander for the requested strategy.
Ramp
10
Incubation Druid
1GCreature — Elf Druid
Benefits from +1/+1 counters and generates high mana
Gyre Sage
1GCreature — Elf Druid
Evolves to provide significant mana and fodder for Falco Spara
Rishkar, Peema Renegade
2GLegendary Creature — Elf Druid
Provides counters and turns creatures into mana dorks
Card Draw
11
Beast Whisperer
2GGCreature — Elf Druid
Consistent draw in a creature-heavy build
The Great Henge
7GGLegendary Artifact
Provides counters, mana, life, and card draw
Sensei's Divining Top
1Artifact
Crucial for manipulating the library for Falco Spara
Augur of Autumn
1GGCreature — Human Druid
Redundancy for casting creatures from the top
Removal
12
Krosan Grip
2GInstant
Split second removal for problematic artifacts/enchantments
Threats/Wincons
22
Heliod, Sun-Crowned
2WLegendary Enchantment Creature — God
Combo piece with Walking Ballista for infinite damage
Devoted Druid
1GCreature — Elf Druid
Combo piece with Vizier of Remedies for infinite mana
Vizier of Remedies
1WCreature — Human Cleric
Protects and enables infinite mana with Devoted Druid
Forgotten Ancient
3GCreature — Elemental
Massive counter generation across the board
Vorinclex, Monstrous Raider
4GGLegendary Creature — Phyrexian Praetor
Massive counter amplification and opponent hosing
Evolution Sage
2GCreature — Elf Druid
Proliferate on landfall helps Falco's resource pool
Chasm Skulker
2UCreature — Squid Horror
Becomes a huge threat and creates tokens on death
Herald of Secret Streams
3UCreature — Merfolk Warrior
Provides unblockable status to the board
Shalai, Voice of Plenty
3WLegendary Creature — Angel
Protection for your board and a mana sink for counters
Kodama of the West Tree
2GLegendary Creature — Spirit
Trample and ramp for modified creatures
Vorel of the Hull Clade
1GULegendary Creature — Human Merfolk
Doubles counters on non-planeswalkers
