Art by Anna Podedworna
Saved commander deck
Gonti, Canny Acquisitor
Deal combat damage to opponents to exile and cast their spells for free or at a discount, using their own resources against them to secure victory.
Prompt: 1 Gonti, Canny Acquisitor Here is an official preconstructed deck. Please optimize based on this deck's core structure while ensuring it maintains the original core flavor: achieving victory by stealing opponents' cards or controlling their creatures. Keep the power level at a 4 (battle+) level.
Commander
1 cards
Gonti, Canny Acquisitor
{2}{B}{G}{U}Legendary Creature — Aetherborn Rogue
Chosen commander for the requested strategy.
Ramp
12 cards
Fellwar Stone
{2}Artifact
Provides mana of opponents' colors to cast their spells
Birds of Paradise
{G}Creature — Bird
Fixes for any color needed for stolen spells
Card Draw
11 cards
Thieving Skydiver
{1}{U}Creature — Merfolk Rogue
Steals mana rocks and provides card advantage
Bident of Thassa
{2}{U}{U}Legendary Enchantment Artifact
Synergizes with the deck's evasive creature strategy
Toski, Bearer of Secrets
{3}{G}Legendary Creature — Squirrel
Indestructible source of draws on combat damage
Edric, Spymaster of Trest
{1}{G}{U}Legendary Creature — Elf Rogue
Encourages everyone to attack each other for cards
Villainous Wealth
{X}{B}{G}{U}Sorcery
Primary win condition by casting an opponent's library
Coastal Piracy
{2}{U}{U}Enchantment
Redundant card draw effect that rewards attacking with the deck's evasive creatures.
Removal
14 cards
Hostage Taker
{2}{U}{B}Creature — Human Pirate
Exiles a threat and allows you to cast it
Swan Song
{U}Instant
Efficient interaction to protect your board or stop game-winning spells.
Threats/Wincons
14 cards
Thief of Sanity
{1}{U}{B}Creature — Specter
Core theft engine that triggers Gonti synergy
Gonti, Lord of Luxury
{2}{B}{B}Legendary Creature — Aetherborn Rogue
Classic thematic theft creature
Nightveil Specter
{U/B}{U/B}{U/B}Creature — Specter
Consistent library theft via combat damage
Fallen Shinobi
{3}{U}{B}Creature — Zombie Ninja
Ninjustsu ability to steal two cards for free
Agent of Treachery
{5}{U}{U}Creature — Human Rogue
Premier creature/permanent theft effect
Xanathar, Guild Kingpin
{4}{U}{B}Legendary Creature — Beholder
Locks down an opponent while playing their deck
Tasha, the Witch Queen
{3}{U}{B}Legendary Planeswalker — Tasha
Generates tokens from cast-from-exile synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
{B}{B}Creature — Dauthi Rogue
Graveyard hate that lets you cast their spells
Sower of Temptation
{2}{U}{U}Creature — Faerie Wizard
Thematic creature control on a body
Brainstealer Dragon
{5}{B}{B}Creature — Dragon Horror
Drains opponents when you play their cards
Mind's Dilation
{5}{U}{U}Enchantment
Powerful theft trigger on opponent's first spell
Cazur, Ruthless Stalker
{3}{G}Legendary Creature — Human Warrior
Grows your small evasive creatures
Utility
8 cards
Whispersilk Cloak
{3}Artifact — Equipment
Ensures combat damage triggers for Gonti
Eternal Witness
{1}{G}{G}Creature — Human Shaman
Returns key theft spells from graveyard
Cunning Lethemancer
{2}{B}Creature — Human Wizard
Forces discards that you can later steal from graveyards
Ghostly Pilferer
{1}{U}Creature — Spirit Rogue
Draws cards when opponents cast from everywhere but hand
Phyrexian Metamorph
{3}{U/P}Artifact Creature — Phyrexian Shapeshifter
Versatile clone that can copy the best utility or threat an opponent has played.
