Art by Caio Monteiro
Saved commander deck
Kadena, Slinking Sorcerer
Generate value by casting face-down cards for free, then use flicker effects like Cloudshift or Ephemerate to turn high-mana-value permanents face-up without paying their costs.
Prompt: a 5 color deck. focus on manifest、morph, to put big mana value permanents face-down, then use cloud shift spell to put them into play face-up.
Commander
1 cards
Kadena, Slinking Sorcerer
{1}{B}{G}{U}Legendary Creature — Snake Wizard Sorcerer
Chosen commander for the requested strategy.
Ramp
12 cards
Card Draw
9 cards
Beast Whisperer
{2}{G}{G}Creature — Elf Druid
Draws for every face-down creature cast
The Great Henge
{7}{G}{G}Legendary Artifact
Provides draw and mana with fat creatures
Illusionist's Stratagem
{3}{U}Instant
Blinks two creatures to flip them while also replacing itself in hand.
Removal
6 cards
Bane of Progress
{4}{G}{G}Creature — Elemental
Cleaning the board of artifacts/enchantments
Icefeather Aven
{G}{U}Creature — Bird Shaman
Synergizes with Kadena for free casts and provides versatile bounce removal.
Reality Shift
{1}{U}Instant
Exiles an opponent's threat while fitting the manifest theme of the deck.
Threats/Wincons
24 cards
Vesuvan Shapeshifter
{3}{U}{U}Creature — Shapeshifter
Brine Elemental lock piece and morph utility
Ulamog, the Ceaseless Hunger
{10}Legendary Creature — Eldrazi
Insane target to flicker after manifesting
Omniscience
{7}{U}{U}{U}Enchantment
Game ending enchantment to manifest and flicker
Kozilek, Butcher of Truth
{10}Legendary Creature — Eldrazi
High mana value permanent to manifest
Blightsteel Colossus
{12}Artifact Creature — Phyrexian Golem
The scariest target to flip up
Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur
{8}{U}{U}Legendary Creature — Phyrexian Praetor
Opponent hand destruction if flipped up
Vorinclex, Voice of Hunger
{6}{G}{G}Legendary Creature — Phyrexian Praetor
Mana doubling when flipped
Whisperwood Elemental
{3}{G}{G}Creature — Elemental
Consistent manifest generation
Ugin, the Ineffable
{6}Legendary Planeswalker — Ugin
Reduces costs and manifests from deck
Kheru Spellsnatcher
{3}{U}Creature — Snake Wizard
Control tool that stays face down
Deathmist Raptor
{1}{G}{G}Creature — Dinosaur Beast
Recursive threat for morph decks
Gift of Doom
{4}{B}Enchantment — Aura
Can be cast face-down for free with Kadena and protects key high-value creatures.
Utility
10 cards
Thassa, Deep-Dwelling
{3}{U}Legendary Enchantment Creature — God
Repeatable end-step flicker engine
Deadeye Navigator
{4}{U}{U}Creature — Spirit
Repeatedly blinks face-down cards to return them face-up as their front side.
Displace
{2}{U}Instant
Blinks up to two creatures, turning face-down permanents into their true face-up form.
Ghostly Flicker
{2}{U}Instant
Efficiently resets face-down cards to their powerful face-up states.
Planar Incision
{1}{U}Instant
Low-cost blink spell that works within Sultai colors to flip manifest cards.
Essence Flux
{U}Instant
The most efficient single-mana blink spell available in blue.
