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Commander deckBRU
Kess, Dissident Mage
Quickly tutor and cheat out Spellweaver Helix imprinting Dragon's Approach alongside high-impact sorceries like Throes of Chaos or Mizzix's Mastery, using retrace and cascade loops to cast endless copies of Dragon's Approach and burn out the table by turn five.
Asked for“a three color deck which intends to cheat out a spellweaver helix imprinting a dragon's approach and a sorcery which can cause looping casts of approach, such as collected conjuring, call forth the tempest, hit the motherlode, psionic ritual, improvisation capstone, mizzix's mastery, and throes of chaos. then cast enough dragon's approaches in a songle turn to burn out the table. ideally this thould be possible by turn 5 if uninterrupted”
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
1Kess, Dissident Mage
1UBRLegendary Creature — Human Wizard
Chosen commander for the requested strategy.
Ramp
11
Card Draw
11
Faithless Looting
RSorcery
filters cards and loads the graveyard for Helix imprint
Wheel of Misfortune
2RSorcery
digs deep and dumps combo pieces into the graveyard
Removal
9
Threats/Wincons
23
Spellweaver Helix
3Artifact
central combo engine that copies imprinted sorceries on cast
Dragon's Approach
2RSorcery
core burn sorcery imprinted under Helix to damage all opponents
Throes of Chaos
3RSorcery
retrace allows repeated casts from graveyard to repeatedly trigger Helix
Mizzix's Mastery
3RSorcery
recasts all graveyard spells to trigger cascading Helix copies
Hit the Mother Lode
4RRRSorcery
cascades through the deck and produces treasures for mana positive loops
Call Forth the Tempest
5RRRSorcery
double cascade triggers multiple spells and Helix copies
Collected Conjuring
2URSorcery
casts two cheap sorceries from library to trigger Helix multiple times
Psionic Ritual
4UUSorcery
casts multiple sorceries from graveyards for free to trigger Helix
Birgi, God of Storytelling // Harnfel, Horn of Bounty
2RLegendary Creature — God // Legendary Artifact
produces red mana on each spell cast to keep the storm turn alive
Storm-Kiln Artist
3RCreature — Dwarf Shaman
generates treasures on spell casts and copies for infinite mana generation
Archmage Emeritus
2UUCreature — Human Wizard
draws a card on every cast and copy to never run out of gas
Guttersnipe
2RCreature — Goblin Shaman
inflicts massive incidental damage on every spell cast
Aetherflux Reservoir
4Artifact
alternative storm win condition and immense lifegain
Underworld Breach
1REnchantment
enables mass recursion from the graveyard to assemble the win
Finale of Promise
XRRSorcery
casts Dragon's Approach and another sorcery simultaneously from graveyard
Thrumming Stone
5Legendary Artifact
alternate ripple win condition if multiple Approaches are cast
Toralf, God of Fury // Toralf's Hammer
2RRLegendary Creature — God // Legendary Artifact — Equipment
converts excess burn from Approach into direct player damage
Exsanguinate
XBBSorcery
finisher utilizing the massive mana generated during combo turns
Crackle with Power
XXXRRSorcery
game-ending burn finisher with excess ritual mana
Judith, Carnage Connoisseur
3BRLegendary Creature — Human Shaman
grants lifelink and deathtouch to burn spells or creates token fodder
Utility
8
Trophy Mage
2UCreature — Human Wizard
directly tutors the 3-CMC Spellweaver Helix
Whir of Invention
XUUUInstant
tutors Spellweaver Helix directly onto the battlefield at instant speed
Reshape
XUUSorcery
sacrifices a mana rock to put Spellweaver Helix directly into play
Goblin Engineer
1RCreature — Goblin Artificer
entombs Spellweaver Helix and recurs it directly to the battlefield
Goblin Welder
RCreature — Goblin Artificer
swaps cheap mana rocks for an entombed Spellweaver Helix
Entomb
BInstant
instantly places Dragon's Approach or Throes of Chaos into the graveyard
Buried Alive
2BSorcery
tutors utility creatures or combo pieces directly into the graveyard
