Art by David Szabo
Saved commander deck
Kang, Temporal Tyrant
Trigger Kang's drain ability consistently across multiple turns by drawing second cards through loots and cantrips, while leveraging discard and combat synergies to overwhelm opponents.
Prompt: Kang, Temporal Tyrant commander deck
Commander
1 cards
Kang, Temporal Tyrant
{2}{U}{B}Legendary Creature — Human Villain
Chosen commander for the requested strategy.
Ramp
10 cards
Commander's Sphere
{3}Artifact
color fixing that can be sacrificed to trigger Kang's draw ability
Card Draw
12 cards
Phyrexian Arena
{1}{B}{B}Enchantment
guarantees drawing a second card on your turn
Rhystic Study
{2}{U}Enchantment
punishes opponents and easily draws on multiple turns
Notion Thief
{2}{U}{B}Creature — Human Rogue
steals opponent draws and triggers Kang repeatedly
Sygg, River Cutthroat
{U/B}{U/B}Legendary Creature — Merfolk Rogue
draws at end steps after Kang drains opponents
Removal
10 cards
Drown in the Loch
{U}{B}Instant
dual counter and kill spell utilizing milled cards
Threats/Wincons
22 cards
Faerie Vandal
{1}{U}Creature — Faerie Rogue
grows whenever you draw your second card each turn
Duelist of the Mind
{1}{U}Creature — Human Advisor
grows on second card draw and loots on damage
Gixian Puppeteer
{3}{B}Creature — Phyrexian Warlock
drains life on second card draw and reanimates creatures
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
{2}{B}{B}Legendary Creature — Phyrexian Praetor
massive life swing engine on every draw
Nadir Kraken
{1}{U}{U}Creature — Kraken
creates tentacle tokens whenever cards are drawn
Archfiend of Ifnir
{3}{B}{B}Creature — Demon
shrinks opposing boards whenever Kang connives
Chasm Skulker
{2}{U}Creature — Squid Horror
grows with draws and bursts into squid tokens
Psychosis Crawler
{5}Artifact Creature — Phyrexian Horror
drains all opponents on every card drawn
Marauding Blight-Priest
{2}{B}Creature — Vampire Cleric
amplifies life loss whenever Kang's drain gains life
Ledger Shredder
{1}{U}Creature — Bird Advisor
connives off multiple spells and scales into a threat
Proft's Eidetic Memory
{1}{U}Legendary Enchantment
buffs attackers based on the number of cards drawn
Bone Miser
{4}{B}Creature — Zombie Wizard
generates mana, tokens, and cards off Kang's connive
Containment Construct
{2}Artifact Creature — Construct
allows you to play cards discarded from connive
Feast of Sanity
{3}{B}Enchantment
deals damage and gains life whenever you discard cards
Ethereal Investigator
{3}{U}Creature — Spirit
makes flying Spirits and Clues on second card draws
Minn, Wily Illusionist
{1}{U}{U}Legendary Creature — Gnome Wizard
creates Illusion tokens and cheats permanents into play
Wonder
{3}{U}Creature — Incarnation
gives all creatures flying once discarded into the graveyard
Faith of the Devoted
{2}{B}Enchantment
additional drain trigger whenever you connive and discard
Alhammarret's Archive
{5}Legendary Artifact
doubles both card draws and life gained from Kang
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
{2}{B}Legendary Creature — Vampire Cleric
turns life gain from Kang's drain into additional targeted damage
Utility
8 cards
Reconnaissance Mission
{2}{U}{U}Enchantment
draws cards on combat damage to trigger second draw easily
Bident of Thassa
{2}{U}{U}Legendary Enchantment Artifact
rewards attacking creatures with card draw
Whispersilk Cloak
{3}Artifact — Equipment
ensures Kang attacks safely to connive without dying
Lightning Greaves
{2}Artifact — Equipment
grants haste and shroud so Kang can attack immediately
Swiftfoot Boots
{2}Artifact — Equipment
gives Kang haste and hexproof for safe attacking
Animate Dead
{1}{B}Enchantment — Aura
reanimates high-value targets discarded via connive
Teferi's Ageless Insight
{2}{U}{U}Legendary Enchantment
doubles every non-turn draw to effortlessly trigger Kang
