Art by Chris Rahn
Saved commander deck
Felix Five-Boots
Deploy creatures with high-impact combat damage triggers, bypass enemy blockers with evasion enablers, and rely on Felix Five-Boots to double every trigger for massive card advantage, ramp, life totals halving, and board control.
Prompt: Build a powerful, focused Felix Five-Boots Commander deck around combat-damage triggers. Prioritize creatures whose abilities trigger specifically when they deal combat damage to an opponent/player, since Felix makes those triggers happen an additional time. Do NOT include creatures just because they are unblockable, flying, or evasive. Evasive creatures should ideally ALSO have a strong combat-damage-to-a-player trigger that gives card advantage, mana, removal, theft, tokens, counters, disruption, or another meaningful effect. Include support that helps these creatures connect: unblockable effects, flying/evasion, tapping or stunning enemy creatures, keeping blockers tapped, or preventing blocks. Use these only to enable combat-damage triggers, not as the main theme. The plan is: play Felix, land strong combat-damage creatures, clear or bypass blockers, hit opponents, and double the triggers. Keep enough ramp, draw, removal, protection, interaction, and a solid mana base.
Commander
1 cards
Felix Five-Boots
{2}{B}{G}{U}Legendary Creature — Ooze Rogue
Chosen commander for the requested strategy.
Ramp
10 cards
Card Draw
10 cards
Edric, Spymaster of Trest
{1}{G}{U}Legendary Creature — Elf Rogue
Triggers on combat damage to draw massive amounts of cards
Sygg, River Cutthroat
{U/B}{U/B}Legendary Creature — Merfolk Rogue
Triggers at end step if opponents lost 3 or more life
Rhystic Study
{2}{U}Enchantment
Provides constant card advantage whenever opponents cast spells
Reconnaissance Mission
{2}{U}{U}Enchantment
Grants all creatures card-draw triggers on combat damage to a player
Bident of Thassa
{2}{U}{U}Legendary Enchantment Artifact
Gives combat damage draw triggers and can force enemy blocks
Sylvan Library
{1}{G}Enchantment
Topdeck manipulation and extra cards every turn
Removal
10 cards
Assassin's Trophy
{B}{G}Instant
Cheap versatile spot removal for any target permanent
Abrupt Decay
{B}{G}Instant
Uncounterable removal for early threats and utility pieces
Cyclonic Rift
{1}{U}Instant
Asymmetrical mass bounce to clear blockers or save the board
Fierce Guardianship
{2}{U}Instant
Free interaction when commander is out to protect your board
Deadly Rollick
{3}{B}Instant
Free creature exile spell when commander is on board
Toxic Deluge
{2}{B}Sorcery
Efficient mass creature removal that bypasses indestructible
Tear Asunder
{1}{G}Instant
Exiles artifacts or enchantments, kickable to hit any nonland
Threats/Wincons
24 cards
Virtus the Veiled
{2}{B}Legendary Creature — Azra Assassin
Halves target player's life total on combat damage, doubled by Felix
Cephalid Constable
{1}{U}{U}Creature — Octopus Wizard
Bounces opponent permanents equal to damage dealt on combat connection
Old Gnawbone
{5}{G}{G}Legendary Creature — Dragon
Creates Treasures equal to damage dealt, doubled with Felix
Ancient Brass Dragon
{5}{B}{B}Creature — Elder Dragon
Reanimates creatures from graveyards on combat damage
Ancient Silver Dragon
{6}{U}{U}Creature — Elder Dragon
Draws massive amounts of cards on combat damage
Grim Hireling
{3}{B}Creature — Tiefling Rogue
Generates Treasures on combat damage and acts as removal
Toski, Bearer of Secrets
{3}{G}Legendary Creature — Squirrel
Uncounterable, indestructible threat that draws cards on player connection
Ohran Frostfang
{3}{G}{G}Snow Creature — Snake
Gives creatures deathtouch and combat damage card draw
Thief of Sanity
{1}{U}{B}Creature — Specter
Exiles and allows playing opponent cards on combat damage
Cold-Eyed Selkie
{1}{G/U}{G/U}Creature — Merfolk Rogue
Islandwalk threat that draws cards equal to damage dealt
Trygon Predator
{1}{G}{U}Creature — Beast
Destroys opposing artifacts or enchantments on combat damage
Shadowmage Infiltrator
{1}{U}{B}Creature — Human Wizard
Evasive fear creature that draws a card on combat damage
Fallen Shinobi
{3}{U}{B}Creature — Zombie Ninja
Ninjutsu threat that steals top cards on combat damage
Ink-Eyes, Servant of Oni
{4}{B}{B}Legendary Creature — Rat Ninja
Ninjutsu threat that steals creatures from opponent graveyards on hit
Nashi, Moon Sage's Scion
{1}{B}{B}Legendary Creature — Rat Ninja
Exiles and plays top cards of decks using life instead of mana on hit
Cazur, Ruthless Stalker
{3}{G}Legendary Creature — Human Warrior
Puts +1/+1 counters on creatures that deal combat damage to players
Dauthi Voidwalker
{B}{B}Creature — Dauthi Rogue
Shadow evasion threat that acts as graveyard hate and card thief
Needle Specter
{1}{B}{B}Creature — Specter
Forces opponents to discard cards equal to damage dealt
Giant Adephage
{5}{G}{G}Creature — Insect
Creates copy tokens of itself on combat damage to a player
Scytheclaw
{5}Artifact — Equipment
Living weapon that halves life total on combat damage hit
Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator
{2}{U}Legendary Creature — Siren Pirate
Flying pirate that generates Treasures on combat damage
Broodbirth Viper
{4}{U}Creature — Snake
Myriad threat that draws cards on player combat damage
Spawnwrithe
{2}{G}Creature — Elemental
Creates copies of itself whenever it deals combat damage to a player
Mindleech Mass
{5}{U}{B}{B}Creature — Horror
Cast spells for free from opponent's hand on combat damage hit
Utility
8 cards
Cover of Darkness
{1}{B}Enchantment
Gives your creatures fear to ensure combat triggers connect
Tetsuko Umezawa, Fugitive
{1}{U}Legendary Creature — Human Rogue
Makes low power/toughness creatures unblockable
Whispersilk Cloak
{3}Artifact — Equipment
Grants unblockable and shroud to essential combat trigger creatures
Heroic Intervention
{1}{G}Instant
Instant speed protection against board wipes and removal
Lightning Greaves
{2}Artifact — Equipment
Gives haste and shroud to allow immediate triggers
Swiftfoot Boots
{2}Artifact — Equipment
Grants haste and hexproof to protect key combat threats
Key to the City
{2}Artifact
Discard to make a key damage-trigger creature unblockable
Shadow Rift
{U}Instant
Instant speed shadow cantrip to sneak a combat hit through
