Art by Lixin Yin
Saved commander deck
Kang Prime
Manipulate the top of the library to cheat massive game-ending spells into suspend with Kang Prime, accelerating time counters with upkeep manipulation and time counter removal to overwhelm opponents.
Prompt: Kang Prime commander deck
Commander
1 cards
Kang Prime
{3}{U}{B}Legendary Creature — Human Villain
Chosen commander for the requested strategy.
Ramp
9 cards
Worn Powerstone
{3}Artifact
Produces two colorless mana to help reach Kang's five mana cost
Thran Dynamo
{4}Artifact
Generates substantial mana to hardcast high-cost bombs if needed
Card Draw
9 cards
Brainstorm
{U}Instant
Allows putting expensive bombs from hand directly on top of the library for Kang to exile
Mystic Remora
{U}Enchantment
Draws heavily off opponents' early noncreature spells
Baleful Strix
{U}{B}Artifact Creature — Bird
Cantrips on entry and provides an excellent deathtouch blocker
Removal
11 cards
Toxic Deluge
{2}{B}Sorcery
Flexible black board wipe that bypasses indestructible
Feed the Swarm
{1}{B}Sorcery
Rare Dimir answer to problem enchantments as well as creatures
Bitter Triumph
{1}{B}Instant
Versatile creature or planeswalker removal for two mana
Deadly Rollick
{3}{B}Instant
Free creature exile while Kang is on the battlefield
Fierce Guardianship
{2}{U}Instant
Free counterspell to protect Kang from removal
Threats/Wincons
23 cards
Toxrill, the Corrosive
{5}{B}{B}Legendary Creature — Slug Horror
Devastating creature that wipes opposing boards and generates slugs
Hullbreaker Horror
{5}{U}{U}Creature — Kraken Horror
Bounces opposing spells and permanents whenever you cast spells
Archon of Cruelty
{6}{B}{B}Creature — Archon
Devastating ETB and attack trigger that drains, sacrifices, and draws
Jin-Gitaxias, Progress Tyrant
{5}{U}{U}Legendary Creature — Phyrexian Praetor
Doubles your spells and counters opponents' first artifact, instant, or sorcery
Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur
{8}{U}{U}Legendary Creature — Phyrexian Praetor
Refills your hand to seven and forces opponents to discard their hands
Nezahal, Primal Tide
{5}{U}{U}Legendary Creature — Elder Dinosaur
Uncounterable card-drawing powerhouse with built-in evasion and protection
Sheoldred, Whispering One
{5}{B}{B}Legendary Creature — Phyrexian Praetor
Reanimates your creatures and forces opponents to sacrifice theirs
Vilis, Broker of Blood
{5}{B}{B}{B}Legendary Creature — Demon
Turns life loss into massive card draw while picking off creatures
Massacre Wurm
{3}{B}{B}{B}Creature — Phyrexian Wurm
Punishes small creature strategies and drains opponents' life totals
Portal to Phyrexia
{9}Artifact
Forces mass sacrifice and reanimates creatures every upkeep
Omniscience
{7}{U}{U}{U}Enchantment
Allows you to cast all spells from your hand for free once suspended and resolved
Breach the Multiverse
{5}{B}{B}Sorcery
Mills all players and steals the best creature or planeswalker from each graveyard
One with the Multiverse
{6}{U}{U}Enchantment
Enables casting from top of deck and one free spell each turn
Expropriate
{7}{U}{U}Sorcery
Steals permanents and grants extra turns to close out the game
Time Stretch
{8}{U}{U}Sorcery
Two extra turns to quickly tick down suspended cards and attack with Kang
Rise of the Dark Realms
{7}{B}{B}Sorcery
Mass reanimation spell that often immediately ends the game
Shark Typhoon
{5}{U}Enchantment
Spits out flying Sharks whenever you cast your suspended noncreature spells
Consecrated Sphinx
{4}{U}{U}Creature — Sphinx
Draws two cards whenever an opponent draws, generating unmatched card advantage
Kokusho, the Evening Star
{4}{B}{B}Legendary Creature — Dragon Spirit
Massive life swing threat that disincentivizes board wipes
Lord of the Void
{4}{B}{B}{B}Creature — Demon
Exiles cards and steals opposing creatures upon combat damage
Sepulchral Primordial
{5}{B}{B}Creature — Avatar
Steals the best dead creature from each opponent upon entering
Diluvian Primordial
{5}{U}{U}Creature — Avatar
Casts the best instant or sorcery from each opponent's graveyard for free
Sire of Stagnation
{4}{U}{B}Creature — Eldrazi
Punishes opponents for playing lands by exiling cards and drawing you two
Utility
10 cards
Sensei's Divining Top
{1}Artifact
Continuously filters the top of your library for Kang's suspend trigger
Scroll Rack
{2}Artifact
Swaps expensive uncastable cards in hand to the top of your deck for Kang
Vampiric Tutor
{B}Instant
Places any game-winning bomb on top of the library right before Kang triggers
Mystical Tutor
{U}Instant
Puts high-impact sorceries or extra-turn spells on top to be suspended
Paradox Haze
{2}{U}Enchantment — Aura
Grants an additional upkeep each turn, removing time counters twice as fast
Clockspinning
{U}Instant
Repeatable buyback spell that removes time counters from suspended cards
Jhoira's Timebug
{2}Artifact Creature — Insect
Taps to remove time counters from suspended cards to cast them early
Lightning Greaves
{2}Artifact — Equipment
Gives Kang shroud and haste to attack and trigger on the turn he is cast
Swiftfoot Boots
{2}Artifact — Equipment
Provides hexproof protection and immediate attack capability for Kang
Strionic Resonator
{2}Artifact
Copies Kang's enter or attack triggered ability to suspend two cards at once
