Art by Willian Murai
Commander deckGRUW
Kynaios and Tiro of Meletis
Accelerate the entire table with symmetrical draw and ramp while building an impenetrable pillowfort of attack taxes, eventually winning out of nowhere through alternate win conditions or massive damage scaling off opponents' resources.
Asked for“group hug, group ramp, group building, taxes, wincons”
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
1Kynaios and Tiro of Meletis
RGWULegendary Creature — Human Soldier
Chosen commander for the requested strategy.
Ramp
10
Veteran Explorer
GCreature — Human Soldier Scout
early blocker that ramps the entire table
Smothering Tithe
3WEnchantment
punishing tax that generates overwhelming mana from group draw
Selvala, Explorer Returned
1GWLegendary Creature — Elf Scout
group draw and explosive mana production
Card Draw
10
Kami of the Crescent Moon
UULegendary Creature — Spirit
cheap creature that draws cards for everyone
Heartwood Storyteller
1GGCreature — Treefolk
rewards noncreature spells with shared draw
Removal
10
Threats/Wincons
22
Approach of the Second Sun
6WSorcery
primary alternate win condition fueled by heavy card draw
Triskaidekaphile
1UCreature — Human Wizard
alternate win condition enabled by massive hand size
Insurrection
5RRRSorcery
steals opponents' heavily developed boards to swing for lethal
Psychosis Crawler
5Artifact Creature — Phyrexian Horror
drains the table rapidly off group draw triggers
Chasm Skulker
2UCreature — Squid Horror
grows into a massive threat and leaves behind squid tokens
The Locust God
4URLegendary Creature — God
floods the board with flying insect tokens on every draw
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
UUURRRLegendary Creature — Dragon Wizard
turns every drawn card into targeted removal and burn
Jolrael, Mwonvuli Recluse
1GLegendary Creature — Human Druid
creates cat tokens and overruns off a full hand
Shabraz, the Skyshark
3WULegendary Creature — Shark Bird
grows huge from card draw and threatens commander damage
Brallin, Skyshark Rider
3RLegendary Creature — Human Shaman
damages opponents as you churn through cards
Treacherous Terrain
6RGSorcery
punishes opponents for having high land counts from group ramp
Reins of Power
2UUInstant
instant-speed blowout that turns an opponent's army against them
Twenty-Toed Toad
3UCreature — Frog Wizard
provides infinite hand size and an alternate win condition
Faerie Mastermind
1UCreature — Faerie Rogue
punishes opponents drawing extra cards while generating value
Laboratory Maniac
2UCreature — Human Wizard
safety valve wincon if the deck draws out
Minn, Wily Illusionist
1UULegendary Creature — Gnome Wizard
turns draws into growing illusions and free permanents
Ominous Seas
1UEnchantment
effortlessly cranks out 8/8 krakens from continuous draw
Prince Imrahil the Fair
WULegendary Creature — Human Noble
generates a steady defensive soldier army off card draw
Body of Knowledge
3UUCreature — Avatar
huge beatstick and unlimited hand size enabler
Simic Ascendancy
GUEnchantment
alternate win condition enabled by huge +1/+1 counter creatures
Utility
10
Windborn Muse
3WCreature — Spirit
creature-based attack tax that protects your life total
Grand Arbiter Augustin IV
2WULegendary Creature — Human Advisor
taxes opponents' spells while discounting your own
Aven Mindcensor
2WCreature — Bird Wizard
restricts search effects while opponents try to tutor
Esper Sentinel
WArtifact Creature — Human Soldier
early taxation creature that draws cards off opponent spells
Teferi's Protection
2WInstant
ultimate protection against board wipes and lethal damage
Ghirapur Orrery
4Artifact
allows additional land drops each turn to supercharge building
Gluntch, the Bestower
1GWLegendary Creature — Jellyfish
flexible political engine that hands out counters, treasures, and cards
