Art by Alexander Gering
Commander deckRUW
Jean-Luc, Mon Capitaine
Assemble a diverse crew of distinct creature types and changelings to supercharge Jean-Luc's Federation ability, turning incoming Faeries and Faerie tokens into massive aerial threats laden with +1/+1 counters.
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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 · 62 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
1Jean-Luc, Mon Capitaine
2URWLegendary Creature — Human Officer
Chosen commander for the requested strategy.
Ramp
10
Thought Vessel
2Artifact
Ramps and offers no maximum hand size for card-rich hands.
Card Draw
10
Rhystic Study
2UEnchantment
Premier blue card advantage engine taxing opponents.
Esper Sentinel
WArtifact Creature — Human Soldier
Human Soldier that taxes noncreature spells and draws cards.
Faerie Mastermind
1UCreature — Faerie Rogue
Faerie Rogue that draws cards whenever opponents draw extra.
Danny Pink
3ULegendary Creature — Human Soldier Advisor
Human Advisor that turns each creature getting +1/+1 counters into card draw.
Bident of Thassa
2UULegendary Enchantment Artifact
Draws a card whenever your evasive flying Faeries deal combat damage.
Jeska's Will
2RSorcery
Provides massive red impulse card draw and explosive mana.
Distant Melody
3USorcery
Massive burst draw naming Faerie after establishing a wide board.
Reconnaissance Mission
2UUEnchantment
Evasive Faeries connect to generate overwhelming card advantage.
Removal
10
Spellstutter Sprite
1UCreature — Faerie Wizard
Faerie Wizard that counters a spell based on your Faerie count.
Generous Gift
2WInstant
Flexible permanent destruction answering any threat type.
Supreme Verdict
1WWUSorcery
Uncounterable emergency sweeper to reset out-of-control boards.
Fierce Guardianship
2UInstant
Free counterspell while Jean-Luc commands the field.
Threats/Wincons
25
Taurean Mauler
2RCreature — Shapeshifter
Shapeshifter that embodies all creature types to maximize the Federation bonus.
Mirror Entity
2WCreature — Shapeshifter
Shapeshifter offering every creature type and a game-ending team pump.
Unsettled Mariner
WUCreature — Shapeshifter
Changeling offering all creature types and ward-like board tax.
Mothdust Changeling
UCreature — Shapeshifter
One-mana Faerie and Changeling that accelerates the type count.
Faerie Artisans
3UCreature — Faerie Artificer
Generates Faerie token copies of opposing creatures with bonus counters.
Faerie Formation
4UCreature — Faerie
Repeatable Faerie token generator and mana-sink card draw engine.
Scion of Oona
2UCreature — Faerie Soldier
Faerie Soldier that protects and lords over all Faeries at instant speed.
Glen Elendra Archmage
3UCreature — Faerie Wizard
Faerie Wizard that counters noncreature spells and benefits from +1/+1 counters neutralizing persist.
Brazen Borrower // Petty Theft
1UU // 1UCreature — Faerie Rogue // Instant — Adventure
Faerie Rogue with an interactive bounce adventure and flying body.
Cloud of Faeries
1UCreature — Faerie
Free-to-cast Faerie that untaps lands while entering huge with counters.
Quickling
1UCreature — Faerie Rogue
Faerie Rogue that flashes in to save a crew member and enters buffed.
Feywild Caretaker
4UCreature — Orc Wizard
Faerie Bard that introduces the initiative and spawns flying Faerie tokens.
Sprite Noble
1UUCreature — Faerie Noble
Faerie lord that grants flying creatures +0/+1 and pumps attack on tap.
Notorious Throng
3UKindred Sorcery — Rogue
Creates an army of 1/1 flying Faeries and grants an extra turn.
Third Path Iconoclast
URCreature — Human Monk
Human Artificer creating Soldier tokens to rapidly expand creature types.
Monastery Mentor
2WCreature — Human Monk
Human Monk generating Monk tokens with prowess to diversify types.
Young Pyromancer
1RCreature — Human Shaman
Human Shaman creating Elemental tokens to boost creature type variety.
Cathars' Crusade
3WWEnchantment
Compounds counter gains across all creatures whenever Faeries enter.
The Ozolith
1Legendary Artifact
Stores counters when buffed Faeries die and passes them onto new threats.
Dusk Legion Duelist
1WCreature — Vampire Soldier
Vampire Soldier that draws cards whenever +1/+1 counters are placed on it.
Abzan Falconer
2WCreature — Human Soldier
Human Soldier that grants evasion to all modified creatures with counters.
Hangarback Walker
XXArtifact Creature — Construct
Construct that scales with counters and dies into flying Thopters.
Walking Ballista
XXArtifact Creature — Construct
Construct mana sink that weaponizes +1/+1 counters into direct damage.
Chasm Skulker
2UCreature — Squid Horror
Squid Horror that diversifies creature types and hatches a Squid army.
Moon-Circuit Hacker
1UEnchantment Creature — Human Ninja
Human Ninja that sneaks in via Faeries and provides fresh card filtering.
Utility
7
Swiftfoot Boots
2Artifact — Equipment
Provides hexproof and haste protection for Jean-Luc.
Lightning Greaves
2Artifact — Equipment
Free equip cost shroud and haste for critical crew members.
Teferi's Protection
2WInstant
Unrivaled board protection that phases out your board and life total.
Boros Charm
RWInstant
Flexible charm granting board-wide indestructible or burst reach.
Semester's End
3WInstant
Flickers your team to dodge removal and re-enters them with extra counters.
Together Forever
WWEnchantment
Recurs creatures with +1/+1 counters straight back to hand upon death.
Roaming Throne
4Artifact Creature — Golem
Golem that names Faerie or Officer to double triggered abilities.
