Art by Kieran Yanner
Commander deckBGRUW
Kenrith, the Returned King
Roleplay as Lord British uniting the Eight Virtues of Britannia, utilizing Kenrith's versatile activated abilities to support an adventuring party of legendary companions and suit up the Avatar with mythic armaments.
Asked for“A 5 color deck based on the Ultima series of role-playing games, created by Lord British and owned by Origin and EA. The commander should be Kenrith, the Returned King, and Blackblade Reforged, and Shield of the Avatar should be in the deck”
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
1Kenrith, the Returned King
4WLegendary Creature — Human Noble
Chosen commander for the requested strategy.
Ramp
10
Chromatic Lantern
3Artifact
grants complete five-color mana fixing for Kenrith's abilities
Card Draw
10
Esper Sentinel
WArtifact Creature — Human Soldier
early game card draw on opponents' noncreature spells
Mulldrifter
4UCreature — Elemental
evokeable creature that Kenrith can reanimate for continuous card draw
Fact or Fiction
3UInstant
fills graveyard for reanimation while providing card advantage
Tome of Legends
2Artifact — Book
fuels steady card draw using Kenrith's combat attacks
Rishkar's Expertise
4GGSorcery
massive burst draw off tall champions and free spell cast
Mangara, the Diplomat
3WLegendary Creature — Human Cleric
draws cards from aggressive and spell-heavy opponents
Removal
10
Cyclonic Rift
1UInstant
one-sided board wipe to clear the path for Britannia's forces
Toxic Deluge
2BSorcery
flexible creature sweeper paying life that Kenrith can restore
Threats/Wincons
24
Blackblade Reforged
2Legendary Artifact — Equipment
theme-required legendary sword granting immense power to legendary heroes
Morophon, the Boundless
7Legendary Creature — Shapeshifter
imposing entity that discounts spells and bolsters your ranks
Jodah, the Unifier
WUBRGLegendary Creature — Human Wizard
cascades through legendary companions and grants massive stat buffs
Shanna, Purifying Blade
GWULegendary Creature — Human Warrior
draws cards synergizing directly with Kenrith's lifegain ability
Danitha Capashen, Paragon
2WLegendary Creature — Human Knight
virtuous knight who reduces equipment costs and wears the Avatar's gear
Shalai, Voice of Plenty
3WLegendary Creature — Angel
protects the party and Avatar with hexproof and buffs the board
Sisay, Weatherlight Captain
2WLegendary Creature — Human Soldier
tutors legendary champions and relics directly onto the battlefield
Kethis, the Hidden Hand
WBGLegendary Creature — Elf Advisor
discounts legendary spells and lets you recast fallen allies
Sun Titan
4WWCreature — Giant
stalwart attacker that recurs key artifacts and low-cost party members
Serra Ascendant
WCreature — Human Monk
enormous early lifelink threat fueled by commander lifegain
Dragonlord Dromoka
4GWLegendary Creature — Elder Dragon
prevents opponent interaction during your turn while providing lifelink beatdown
Aurelia, the Warleader
2RRWWLegendary Creature — Angel
grants additional combat steps to press martial dominance
Niv-Mizzet Reborn
WUBRGLegendary Creature — Dragon Avatar
powerful flying dragon providing massive refill of multicolored spells
Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite
5WWLegendary Creature — Phyrexian Praetor
oppresses opposing boards while supercharging your Britannia army
Avacyn, Angel of Hope
5WWWLegendary Creature — Angel
bestows complete invulnerability upon all your permanents
Thragtusk
4GCreature — Beast
resilient creature providing life and tokens repeatedly when reanimated
Sepulchral Primordial
5BBCreature — Avatar
dungeon conqueror stealing top creature threats from opponent graveyards
Jared Carthalion
WUBRGLegendary Planeswalker — Jared
planeswalker who generates multicolored Kavus and buffs your heroes
Dihada, Binder of Wills
1RWBLegendary Planeswalker — Dihada
protects legendary companions with lifelink, vigilance, and indestructible
Halana and Alena, Partners
2RGLegendary Creature — Human Ranger
adventuring duo distributing counters and granting haste
Liesa, Forgotten Archangel
2WWBLegendary Creature — Angel
returns dying party members to hand while exiling fallen foes
Karmic Guide
3WWCreature — Angel Spirit
classic resurrection angel that combos with Kenrith's reanimation
Primevals' Glorious Rebirth
5WBLegendary Sorcery
rallies every fallen legendary hero and artifact back to the battlefield
Utility
8
Shield of the Avatar
1Artifact — Equipment
theme-required armament that mitigates damage based on your creature count
Swiftfoot Boots
2Artifact — Equipment
protects Lord British with hexproof and provides haste
Lightning Greaves
2Artifact — Equipment
free equip shroud and haste for key adventurers
Biomancer's Familiar
GUCreature — Mutant
reduces the cost of Kenrith's activated abilities
Zirda, the Dawnwaker
1RWRWLegendary Creature — Elemental Fox
discounts Kenrith's abilities down to a single mana pip
Training Grounds
UEnchantment
massively lowers activation costs of Kenrith's abilities
Eternal Witness
1GGCreature — Human Shaman
regrows any key card from graveyard with reanimation synergy
Seedborn Muse
3GGCreature — Spirit
untaps all permanents on each turn to activate Kenrith repeatedly
