Art by Kieran Yanner
Commander deckBGRUW
Kenrith, the Returned King
Ramp into all five colors to resolve Kenrith and use his versatile activated abilities alongside high-impact budget threats to outvalue opponents.
Asked for“braket 5 five color”
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 · 60 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
11
Ornithopter of Paradise
2Artifact Creature — Thopter
Cheap flying dork that taps for any color
Ilysian Caryatid
1GCreature — Plant
Fixes any color and taps for two once big creatures land
Card Draw
10
Beast Whisperer
2GGCreature — Elf Druid
Draws a card whenever creature spells are cast
Removal
12
Cleansing Nova
3WWSorcery
Flexible board wipe for creatures or artifacts/enchantments
Sylvan Reclamation
3GWInstant
Exiles two artifacts/enchantments or landcycles early
Threats/Wincons
20
Zetalpa, Primal Dawn
6WWLegendary Creature — Elder Dinosaur
Keyword-loaded finisher that is great to reanimate
End-Raze Forerunners
5GGGCreature — Boar
Budget craterhoof effect that grants trample and vigilance
Pelakka Wurm
4GGGCreature — Wurm
Gains life, tramples, and replaces itself on death
Terastodon
6GGCreature — Elephant
Answers noncreature problems while creating a massive body
Artisan of Kozilek
9Creature — Eldrazi
Huge annihilator threat that reanimates another creature
Drakuseth, Maw of Flames
4RRRLegendary Creature — Dragon
Dominates combat and wipes small boards on attack
Sepulchral Primordial
5BBCreature — Avatar
Steals the best dead creatures from each opponent
Diluvian Primordial
5UUCreature — Avatar
Casts top instants and sorceries from enemy graveyards
Gisela, Blade of Goldnight
4RWWLegendary Creature — Angel
Doubles your damage output while halving incoming damage
Tendershoot Dryad
4GCreature — Dryad
Generates an army of buffed saprolings quickly
Etali, Primal Storm
4RRLegendary Creature — Elder Dinosaur
Casts free spells off the top of all libraries
Ruric Thar, the Unbowed
4RGLegendary Creature — Ogre Warrior
Punishes noncreature spell slingers heavily
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
UUURRRLegendary Creature — Dragon Wizard
Deals damage and draws cards off every spell
Sphinx of the Second Sun
6UUCreature — Sphinx
Grants extra untap steps to abuse Kenrith's abilities
Vilis, Broker of Blood
5BBBLegendary Creature — Demon
Provides massive draw synergies with life-payment effects
Hornet Queen
4GGGCreature — Insect
Creates a deadly flying deathtouch deterrent board
Maelstrom Wanderer
5GURLegendary Creature — Elemental
Cascades into two major spells and provides haste
Progenitus
WWUUBBRRGGLegendary Creature — Hydra Avatar
Huge unblockable, untargetable five-color finisher
Bioessence Hydra
3GUCreature — Hydra Mutant
Scales quickly alongside +1/+1 counters from Kenrith
Utility
7
Swiftfoot Boots
2Artifact — Equipment
Protects the commander with hexproof and provides haste
Whispersilk Cloak
3Artifact — Equipment
Makes Kenrith unblockable and untargetable
Wilderness Reclamation
3GEnchantment
Untaps lands on end step to activate Kenrith at instant speed
Seedborn Muse
3GGCreature — Spirit
Untaps all permanents on each turn for endless activations
Training Grounds
UEnchantment
Significantly discounts Kenrith's activated abilities
Grumgully, the Generous
1RGLegendary Creature — Goblin Shaman
Puts +1/+1 counters on arriving nontoken creatures
