Art by Kieran Yanner
Commander deckBGRUW
Kenrith, the Returned King
Cheat massive threats onto the battlefield face-down via manifest, disguise, and morph, then blink or flip them for game-ending value powered by a high-mana engine.
Asked for“a five color facedown deck. give me the best cards that benefits moprhs, blinking, polymorphs, manifest dreads, the best support. high mana system.”
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 · 61 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
Bloom Tender
1GCreature — Elf Druid
Taps for up to five mana in a five-color deck
Smothering Tithe
3WEnchantment
Explosive treasure generation for high mana costs
Mirari's Wake
3GWEnchantment
Doubles all mana output for expensive turn costs and flips
Card Draw
10
Trail of Mystery
1GEnchantment
Fetches basics on face-down casts and buffs turned-up creatures
Beast Whisperer
2GGCreature — Elf Druid
Refills hand on casting creature spells including face-down spells
Sylvan Library
1GEnchantment
Filters draws and enables setup for manifest effects
Scroll of Fate
3Artifact
Manifests any card from hand to cheat out high-cost permanents
Primordial Mist
4UEnchantment
Manifests top cards and lets you cast face-down cards
Ugin, the Ineffable
6Legendary Planeswalker — Ugin
Reduces face-down costs to one and manifests top deck cards
Cryptic Coat
2UArtifact — Equipment
Cloaks top card and provides repeatable card advantage
Removal
9
Ainok Survivalist
1GCreature — Dog Shaman
Destroys an artifact or enchantment when turned face up
Willbender
1UCreature — Human Wizard
Redirects single-target spells and abilities when turned face up
Kheru Spellsnatcher
3UCreature — Snake Wizard
Steals and casts countered spells when turned face up
Threats/Wincons
24
Kadena, Slinking Sorcerer
1BGULegendary Creature — Snake Wizard Sorcerer
Makes first face-down creature each turn free and draws cards
Etrata, Deadly Fugitive
1UBLegendary Creature — Vampire Assassin
Steals opponents top decks face down and allows casting them
Yarus, Roar of the Old Gods
2RGLegendary Creature — Centaur Druid
Returns dying face-down cards face up and gives haste
Kaust, Eyes of the Glade
RWGLegendary Creature — Dryad Detective
Turns face-down attacking creatures face up for free
Vannifar, Evolved Enigma
2GULegendary Creature — Elf Ooze Wizard
Cloaks cards every combat and buffs turned-up permanents
Hauntwoods Shrieker
1GGCreature — Beast Mutant
Manifests dread every attack and turns cards face up cheaply
Valgavoth's Onslaught
XXGSorcery
Mass manifest dread with massive counter distribution
Whisperwood Elemental
3GGCreature — Elemental
Manifests each end step and protects against board wipes
Yedora, Grave Gardener
4GLegendary Creature — Treefolk Druid
Turns dead nontoken creatures into face-down forests
Den Protector
1GCreature — Human Warrior
Evasive attacker that regrows key cards upon turning face up
Deathmist Raptor
1GGCreature — Dinosaur Beast
Deathtouch threat that returns from graveyard when cards flip
Brine Elemental
4UUCreature — Elemental
Skips opponents untap steps when turned face up
Vesuvan Shapeshifter
3UUCreature — Shapeshifter
Repeatedly flips to copy the best creature on the board
Chromeshell Crab
4UCreature — Crab Beast
Steals opposing commanders by swapping creatures upon flipping
Thousand Winds
4UUCreature — Elemental
Bounces all tapped creatures when turned face up
Temur War Shaman
4GGCreature — Human Shaman
Manifests creatures and provides continuous fight triggers
Ixidor, Reality Sculptor
3UULegendary Creature — Human Wizard
Lord that buffs face-down creatures and turns them face up
Mastery of the Unseen
1WEnchantment
Mana sink that repeatedly manifests and gains life
Akim, the Soaring Wind
2URWLegendary Creature — Bird Dinosaur
Generates flying tokens whenever face-down tokens enter
Ugin's Mastery
4Enchantment
Manifests upon casting colorless spells and turns creatures face up
Experiment Kraj
2GGUULegendary Creature — Ooze Mutant
Combos with face-down activated abilities across the board
Omarthis, Ghostfire Initiate
XXLegendary Creature — Spirit Snake
Manifests cards whenever face-down cards flip or die
Displacer Kitten
3UCreature — Cat Beast
Blinks face-down permanents on noncreature casts to reveal them face up
Utility
8
Teleportation Circle
3WEnchantment
End-step blink permanently flips manifested permanents face up
Thassa, Deep-Dwelling
3ULegendary Enchantment Creature — God
Indestructible engine to blink face-down cards face up
Soulherder
1WUCreature — Spirit
Free creature blink each end step to flip face-down cards
Ephemerate
WInstant
Double blink to cheat huge manifested permanents face up for one mana
Conjurer's Closet
5Artifact
Artifact blink source that flips face-down cards every turn
Ghostway
2WInstant
Mass blink that protects board and flips all face-down creatures face up
Eerie Interlude
2WInstant
Targeted mass blink to flip multiple face-down cards simultaneously
Teferi's Protection
2WInstant
Premier board protection that phases out all permanents
