Art by Romana Kendelic
Commander deckU
Fleet Captain Christopher Pike
Exploit Christopher Pike's dual tap and untap abilities to generate infinite or massive mana with mana-producing creatures, control combat, and activate game-winning tap abilities multiple times per turn.
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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 · 60 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
1Fleet Captain Christopher Pike
2ULegendary Creature — Human Officer
Chosen commander for the requested strategy.
Ramp
12
Silver Myr
2Artifact Creature — Myr
Creature mana dork that Pike can repeatedly untap
Deranged Assistant
1UCreature — Human Wizard
Creature that taps for mana to abuse with untap triggers
Ornithopter of Paradise
2Artifact Creature — Thopter
Flying mana dork synergistic with untap abilities
Palladium Myr
3Artifact Creature — Myr
Taps for two mana, netting mana when untapped by Pike
Card Draw
11
Arcanis the Omnipotent
3UUULegendary Creature — Wizard
Taps to draw three cards, devastating when untapped by Pike
Jace, Vryn's Prodigy // Jace, Telepath Unbound
1ULegendary Creature — Human Wizard // Legendary Planeswalker — Jace
Looting creature that untaps easily before transforming
Lu Xun, Scholar General
2UULegendary Creature — Human Soldier
Evasive combat-based card draw
Consecrated Sphinx
4UUCreature — Sphinx
High-impact draw engine that quickly closes out games
Removal
12
Imprisoned in the Moon
2UEnchantment — Aura
Shuts down problematic enemy commanders
Threats/Wincons
19
Freed from the Real
2UEnchantment — Aura
Combo piece enabling infinite untaps with mana-producing creatures
Pemmin's Aura
1UUEnchantment — Aura
Provides infinite untap loops and commander protection
Thornbite Staff
2Kindred Artifact — Shaman Equipment
Untaps creature on creature death for repeated triggers
Master Transmuter
3UArtifact Creature — Human Artificer
Taps to cheat massive artifacts onto the battlefield repeatedly
Beguiler of Wills
3UUCreature — Human Wizard
Taps to permanently steal opponent creatures repeatedly
Empress Galina
3UULegendary Creature — Merfolk Noble
Taps to permanently steal legendary permanents
Memnarch
7Legendary Artifact Creature — Wizard
Steals any permanent with excess mana produced
Roil Elemental
3UUUCreature — Elemental
Steals creatures and benefits from tap control
Hullbreaker Horror
5UUCreature — Kraken Horror
Dominant blue finisher that controls the stack and board
Nezahal, Primal Tide
5UULegendary Creature — Elder Dinosaur
Resilient threat that draws cards on opponent noncreature spells
Prognostic Sphinx
3UUCreature — Sphinx
Resilient flying threat that filters draws
Kappa Cannoneer
5UArtifact Creature — Turtle Warrior
Grows quickly alongside artifact synergies
Walking Ballista
XXArtifact Creature — Construct
Infinite mana outlet that wins on the spot
Triskelion
6Artifact Creature — Construct
Pinger threat synergizing with untap combos
Tidespout Tyrant
5UUUCreature — Djinn
Bounces opposing boards with loopable spells
Utility
6
Thousand-Year Elixir
3Artifact
Grants tap abilities pseudo-haste and an extra untap
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
2Legendary Artifact — Equipment
Untaps Pike on every single player's turn
