Art by Javier Charro
Saved commander deck
Foggy Nelson, On Retainer
Protect and continuously pump your creatures using Foggy Nelson alongside blink effects, scaling counters into a lethal board while disrupting opponents at instant speed.
Prompt: Foggy Nelson, On Retainer commander deck
Commander
1 cards
Foggy Nelson, On Retainer
{2}{W}Legendary Creature — Human Advisor
Chosen commander for the requested strategy.
Ramp
9 cards
Knight of the White Orchid
{W}{W}Creature — Human Knight
Fetches Plains directly to the battlefield
Loyal Warhound
{1}{W}Creature — Dog
Early creature that tutors Plains when behind on lands
Archaeomancer's Map
{2}{W}Artifact
White staple for keeping up with opponent land drops
Card Draw
10 cards
Esper Sentinel
{W}Artifact Creature — Human Soldier
Draws cards off opponent noncreature spells and benefits from +1/+1 counters
Welcoming Vampire
{2}{W}Creature — Vampire
Triggers on small creature entries and commander flashes
Tocasia's Welcome
{2}{W}Enchantment
Reliable enchantment draw on creature entries
Mentor of the Meek
{2}{W}Creature — Human Soldier
Turns low-power creature plays into cards
Bennie Bracks, Zoologist
{3}{W}Legendary Creature — Elf Druid
Draws on end step when tokens or extra bodies enter
Folk Hero
{1}{W}Legendary Enchantment — Background
Commander shares creature type Human with many key cards
Secret Rendezvous
{1}{W}{W}Sorcery
Draws three cards while enabling political plays
Trouble in Pairs
{2}{W}{W}Enchantment
Punishes extra card draws, attacks, and extra turns
Removal
10 cards
Unexpectedly Absent
{X}{W}{W}Instant
Instant-speed tuck removal for nonland permanents
Sunfall
{3}{W}{W}Sorcery
One-sided exile board wipe that leaves an Incubator threat
Threats/Wincons
23 cards
Sun Titan
{4}{W}{W}Creature — Giant
Recurs low-cost creatures and permanents every attack
Elesh Norn, Mother of Machines
{4}{W}Legendary Creature — Phyrexian Praetor
Doubles your ETBs including Foggy's counter trigger
Preston, the Vanisher
{3}{W}Legendary Creature — Rabbit Wizard
Creates illusion copies whenever creatures enter without being cast
Ephemerate
{W}Instant
Rebounds to trigger Foggy's ETB and protect key threats twice
Teleportation Circle
{3}{W}Enchantment
Free end-step flicker for Foggy Nelson and other ETB creatures
Conjurer's Closet
{5}Artifact
Repeatedly triggers Foggy's hexproof and counter ability
Abdel Adrian, Gorion's Ward
{4}{W}Legendary Creature — Human Warrior
Exiles Foggy and team under himself, making tokens and resetting ETBs
Cathars' Crusade
{3}{W}{W}Enchantment
Pumps your entire army rapidly whenever creatures enter
Archangel of Thune
{3}{W}{W}Creature — Angel
Scales +1/+1 counters across the whole board via lifegain
Mikaeus, the Lunarch
{X}{W}Legendary Creature — Human Cleric
Flexible +1/+1 counter mana sink and board pump
Heliod, Sun-Crowned
{2}{W}Legendary Enchantment Creature — God
Grants lifelink and distributes +1/+1 counters reliably
Walking Ballista
{X}{X}Artifact Creature — Construct
Turns Foggy's counters into direct damage and removal
Skyclave Apparition
{1}{W}{W}Creature — Kor Spirit
Removes problematic permanents and loves being blinked
Adeline, Resplendent Cathar
{1}{W}{W}Legendary Creature — Human Knight
Generates aggressive tokens each combat to receive counters
Felidar Retreat
{3}{W}Enchantment
Converts land drops into +1/+1 counters or vigilance tokens
Luminarch Aspirant
{1}{W}Creature — Human Cleric
Supplies free +1/+1 counters each combat phase
Abzan Falconer
{2}{W}Creature — Human Soldier
Gives flying to all creatures modified by Foggy Nelson's counters
Basri's Lieutenant
{3}{W}Creature — Human Knight
Gives vigilance and provides knight tokens when modified creatures die
Karmic Guide
{3}{W}{W}Creature — Angel Spirit
Reanimates key creatures and re-triggers on blink
Reveillark
{4}{W}Creature — Elemental
Recurs two low-power creatures upon leaving the battlefield
Moonshaker Cavalry
{5}{W}{W}{W}Creature — Spirit Knight
White's premier overrun finisher on a flying body
Akroma's Will
{3}{W}Instant
Instant-speed lethal alpha-strike or complete team protection
Odric, Master Tactician
{2}{W}{W}Legendary Creature — Human Soldier
Lets you dictate all combat blocking with wide boards
Utility
10 cards
Mother of Runes
{W}Creature — Human Cleric
Grants targeted protection at instant speed
Giver of Runes
{W}Creature — Kor Cleric
Protects creatures and gives evasion against specific colors or colorless
Selfless Spirit
{1}{W}Creature — Spirit Cleric
Sacrifices for indestructible board protection against sweepers
Flawless Maneuver
{2}{W}Instant
Free protection spell when Foggy Nelson is on the battlefield
Loran of the Third Path
{2}{W}Legendary Creature — Human Artificer
Artifact/enchantment removal on an ETB and optional draw
Cloudshift
{W}Instant
One-mana instant blink to trigger Foggy or dodge targeted removal
Justiciar's Portal
{1}{W}Instant
Blinks a creature and provides first strike defensively or offensively
Restoration Angel
{3}{W}Creature — Angel
Flash flyer that can blink Foggy to pass out another counter and hexproof
Swiftfoot Boots
{2}Artifact — Equipment
Grants haste and hexproof protection to vital creatures
