Art by Jason Chan
Commander deckRW
Gisela, Blade of Goldnight
Harness the destructive inevitability of halving life totals and doubling damage output, weaponizing Gisela's asymmetry to turn cards like Heartless Hidetsugu and damage multipliers into instant lethal strikes.
Asked for“thanos, the mad titan Eerie Interlude Yarok, the Desecrated Secure the Wastes Zealous Conscripts Mulldrifter Skullclamp Bloodgift Demon Naktamun Lorespinner Sphinx's Revelation Conjurer's Closet Ignoble Hierarch Bedevil withering torment Blood for the Blood God! Peer into the Abyss Heartless Hidetsugu Heartless Hidetsugu Ebonblade Reaper Malignus Quietus Spike Ashling's Prerogative Zimone's Hypothesis Saw in Half Gisela, Blade of Goldnight Pox Plague Ashling's Prerogative Zimone's Hypothesis Raving Dead Shard of the Nightbringer Twins of Discord Kianne, Corrupted Memory Unstoppable Slasher Traumatize Fleet Swallower Goblin Game Lavabrink Venturer Desecrate Reality Peer into the Abyss Fraying Omnipotence Rush of Dread Death Wish Skull Storm Void Winnower Sab-Sunen, Luxa Embodied Myrkul, Lord of Bones Oddly Uneven Chainer's Torment Dictate of the Twin God”
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
1Gisela, Blade of Goldnight
4RWWLegendary Creature — Angel
Chosen commander for the requested strategy.
Ramp
11
Knight of the White Orchid
WWCreature — Human Knight
Fetches Plains to keep up with land counts
Card Draw
11
Skullclamp
1Artifact — Equipment
Turns small tokens and utility creatures into fresh cards
Secret Rendezvous
1WWSorcery
Refuels three cards while offering political leverage
Unexpected Windfall
2RRInstant
Digs for lethal damage pieces and leaves behind mana
Mangara, the Diplomat
3WLegendary Creature — Human Cleric
Deters attacks and punishes multiple opponent spells
Removal
10
Chaos Warp
2RInstant
Handles problem permanents red and white normally struggle with
Wear // Tear
1R // WInstant // Instant
Cost-effective, versatile artifact and enchantment destruction
Blasphemous Act
8RSorcery
Board wipe that deals 26 damage to opponent creatures with Gisela
Desecrate Reality
7Instant
Exiles even-costed permanents across all opponents and reanimates a threat
Threats/Wincons
20
Heartless Hidetsugu
3RRLegendary Creature — Ogre Shaman
Instantly kills all opponents when Gisela is on the battlefield
Malignus
3RRCreature — Elemental Spirit
Enormous power that deals lethal doubled damage under Gisela
Zealous Conscripts
4RCreature — Human Warrior
Steals any permanent for an alpha strike
Drakuseth, Maw of Flames
4RRRLegendary Creature — Dragon
Deals massive divided damage multiplied by Gisela
Inferno Titan
4RRCreature — Giant
Divides doubled damage triggers on entry and attack
Sun Titan
4WWCreature — Giant
Recurring value engine that brings back key low-cost pieces
Archangel Avacyn // Avacyn, the Purifier
3WWLegendary Creature — Angel // Legendary Creature — Angel
Protects your board, then flips to burn all opponents for doubled damage
Combat Celebrant
2RCreature — Human Warrior
Grants an additional combat step to end the game swiftly
Karlach, Fury of Avernus
4RLegendary Creature — Tiefling Barbarian
Extra combat and first strike synergy to amplify lethal turns
Port Razer
3RRCreature — Orc Pirate
Repeated combat phases that scale rapidly with Gisela out
Moraug, Fury of Akoum
4RRLegendary Creature — Minotaur Warrior
Explosive multiple combat triggers off land drops
Terror of Mount Velus
5RRCreature — Dragon
Grants double strike to make Gisela's damage quadrupled
Serra's Emissary
4WWWCreature — Angel
Grants complete protection from chosen card types to control combat
Firemane Commando
3WCreature — Angel Soldier
Evasive attacker that incentivizes opponents to attack each other
Silverwing Squadron
5WCreature — Human Knight
Go-wide flying army that threatens huge aerial damage
Adriana, Captain of the Guard
3RWLegendary Creature — Human Knight
Melee mechanic supercharges all attackers when attacking all players
Iroas, God of Victory
2RWLegendary Enchantment Creature — God
Prevents combat damage to your creatures and grants menace
Aurelia, the Warleader
2RRWWLegendary Creature — Angel
Double combat phases directly double Gisela's lethal clock
Taunt from the Rampart
3RWSorcery
Goads the entire table and leaves opponents completely unblocked
Secure the Wastes
XWInstant
Instant-speed token army to finish opponents under doubled damage
Utility
9
Quietus Spike
3Artifact — Equipment
Halves opponent life totals, capturing the Mad Titan flavor
Dictate of the Twin Gods
3RREnchantment
Flash damage doubler that stacks multiplicatively with Gisela
Ashling's Prerogative
1REnchantment
Slows down opponents while granting your designated creatures haste
Lavabrink Venturer
2WCreature — Human Soldier
Even/odd thematic creature with selective complete protection
Goblin Game
5RRSorcery
Bizarre, chaotic life-halving mind game fitting the Mad Titan motif
Boros Charm
RWInstant
Protects your board from sweepers or grants double strike for sudden wins
Swiftfoot Boots
2Artifact — Equipment
Haste and hexproof protection for your high-value commander
Lightning Greaves
2Artifact — Equipment
Free haste enabling immediate lethal combat steps
Unbreakable Formation
2WInstant
Board-wide indestructible defense or an aggressive pump
