Art by Chris Rahn
Saved commander deck
Felix Five-Boots
Capitalize on Felix Five-Boots' ability to double combat-damage triggers. Curve out with cheap mana dorks and low-cost creatures with impactful damage-to-player effects, grant them evasion, and overwhelm opponents with doubled card draw, mana generation, and board control.
Prompt: Build a powerful Felix Five-Boots Commander deck focused on combat-damage triggers. Prioritize creatures that trigger specifically when they deal combat damage to an opponent/player, since Felix doubles those triggers. Do NOT add creatures only because they are unblockable, flying, or evasive; they should ideally ALSO have strong damage-to-player triggers for cards, mana, removal, theft, tokens, counters, or disruption. Keep the mana curve low and make the deck functional before Felix enters. Include efficient 1–2 mana ramp, mana dorks/rocks, cheap value creatures, and low-cost interaction so I can develop and survive early. Avoid too many expensive cards. Add support to bypass blockers through unblockable effects, tapping/stunning, or preventing blocks. Include newer cards and recent sets too, including TMNT, Middle-earth, or other Universes Beyond cards only when they genuinely fit. 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
Sol Ring
{1}Artifact
Essential mana acceleration to cast Felix and threats early.
Nature's Lore
{1}{G}Sorcery
Searches up Dual and Shock lands untapped for immediate use.
Birds of Paradise
{G}Creature — Bird
One-mana dork providing flying blocker/attacker and all colors.
Delighted Halfling
{G}Creature — Halfling Citizen
Generates mana and makes Felix immune to counterspells.
Bloom Tender
{1}{G}Creature — Elf Druid
Produces three mana once Felix is on the battlefield.
Fellwar Stone
{2}Artifact
Cheap two-mana rock that tapped for relevant opponent colors.
Card Draw
10 cards
Toski, Bearer of Secrets
{3}{G}Legendary Creature — Squirrel
Indestructible creature that draws cards when creatures deal combat damage, doubled by Felix.
Ohran Frostfang
{3}{G}{G}Snow Creature — Snake
Gives deathtouch to force damage through and draws cards on combat hit.
Edric, Spymaster of Trest
{1}{G}{U}Legendary Creature — Elf Rogue
Massive draw engine for combat hits on opponents.
Reconnaissance Mission
{2}{U}{U}Enchantment
Enchantment drawing cards on combat damage, cycling if not needed.
Bident of Thassa
{2}{U}{U}Legendary Enchantment Artifact
Draws on combat damage and forces unfavorable opponent attacks.
Coastal Piracy
{2}{U}{U}Enchantment
Redundant combat damage draw trigger that Felix doubles.
Gix, Yawgmoth Praetor
{1}{B}{B}Legendary Creature — Phyrexian Praetor
Cheap threat granting combat damage draw triggers to all small creatures.
Sylvan Library
{1}{G}Enchantment
Provides top-deck manipulation and rapid early draw.
Grazilaxx, Illithid Scholar
{1}{U}{U}Legendary Creature — Horror
Draws on damage and saves blocked creatures back to hand.
Removal
10 cards
Assassin's Trophy
{B}{G}Instant
Instant-speed, low-cost answers to any permanent.
Abrupt Decay
{B}{G}Instant
Uncounterable removal for low-cost threats and combo pieces.
Fierce Guardianship
{2}{U}Instant
Free noncreature counterspell to protect Felix and your board.
Cyclonic Rift
{1}{U}Instant
One-sided board wipe to clear path for unhindered attacks.
Swan Song
{U}Instant
Cheap counterplay against board wipes or game-winning spells.
An Offer You Can't Refuse
{U}Instant
Efficient single-blue response to noncreature threats.
Toxic Deluge
{2}{B}Sorcery
Cheap mass removal to reset aggressive creature wide boards.
Tear Asunder
{1}{G}Instant
Exile removal for nonland permanents with kicker flexibility.
Threats/Wincons
22 cards
Grim Hireling
{3}{B}Creature — Tiefling Rogue
Generates double treasures per opponent hit to rapidly ramp mana.
Old Gnawbone
{5}{G}{G}Legendary Creature — Dragon
Generates massive double treasure tokens equal to total damage dealt.
Ancient Brass Dragon
{5}{B}{B}Creature — Elder Dragon
Doubles d20 reanimation triggers on combat damage to steal graveyards.
Thief of Sanity
{1}{U}{B}Creature — Specter
Exiles and allows playing cards from opponent libraries twice per hit.
Dauthi Voidwalker
{B}{B}Creature — Dauthi Rogue
Evasive shadow attacker exiling opponent graveyards for free casts.
Virtus the Veiled
{2}{B}Legendary Creature — Azra Assassin
Halves target opponent's life total twice on combat damage.
Fallen Shinobi
{3}{U}{B}Creature — Zombie Ninja
Ninjutsu surprise that steals top cards on double trigger.
Cephalid Constable
{1}{U}{U}Creature — Octopus Wizard
Bounces opponent lands and permanents equal to damage dealt twice.
Trygon Predator
{1}{G}{U}Creature — Beast
Destroys up to two artifacts or enchantments on combat hit.
Cazur, Ruthless Stalker
{3}{G}Legendary Creature — Human Warrior
Puts double +1/+1 counters on creatures when they deal combat damage.
Tinybones, the Pickpocket
{B}Legendary Creature — Skeleton Rogue
Cheap Deathtouch creature stealing cards from opponent graveyards twice.
Nashi, Moon Sage's Scion
{1}{B}{B}Legendary Creature — Rat Ninja
Exiles top cards of players' libraries to play paying life on hit.
Spawnwrithe
{2}{G}Creature — Elemental
Creates two token copies of itself on combat damage to multiply fast.
Dreamstealer
{2}{B}Creature — Human Wizard
Menace attacker that empties opponent hands on damage.
Mindleech Mass
{5}{U}{B}{B}Creature — Horror
Casts free spells directly from hit opponent's hand twice.
Necropolis Regent
{3}{B}{B}{B}Creature — Vampire
Massively inflates creature sizes with doubled +1/+1 counters.
Marcus, Mutant Mayor
{3}{G}{U}Legendary Creature — Mutant Advisor
Gives counters and draws cards whenever creatures with counters deal damage.
Phage the Untouchable
{3}{B}{B}{B}{B}Legendary Creature — Avatar Minion
Immediate player elimination on unblocked combat contact.
Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator
{2}{U}Legendary Creature — Siren Pirate
Cheap flying threat creating double treasure tokens on hit.
Vorpal Sword
{B}Artifact — Equipment
Equipped threat triggers game loss for opponents on damage.
Hydra Omnivore
{4}{G}{G}Creature — Hydra
Spreads damage to all opponents doubled by Felix.
Shadowmage Infiltrator
{1}{U}{B}Creature — Human Wizard
Fear evasion creature drawing two cards per turn on damage.
Utility
8 cards
Lightning Greaves
{2}Artifact — Equipment
Provides free haste and shroud protection.
Swiftfoot Boots
{2}Artifact — Equipment
Grants hexproof and haste to enable immediate combat triggers.
Heroic Intervention
{1}{G}Instant
Protects entire board against destruction and wipes.
Aqueous Form
{U}Enchantment — Aura
One-mana aura making a creature completely unblockable while scrying.
Tetsuko Umezawa, Fugitive
{1}{U}Legendary Creature — Human Rogue
Makes low-power combat-trigger creatures completely unblockable.
Key to the City
{2}Artifact
Grants unblockable status to key attackers while filtering cards.
Whispersilk Cloak
{3}Artifact — Equipment
Makes target creature unblockable and shroud protected.
Bow of Nylea
{1}{G}{G}Legendary Enchantment Artifact
Grants deathtouch to all attacking creatures to discourage blocks.
