Art by Steven Belledin
Commander deckUW
Lavinia, Azorius Renegade
Lavinia naturally hard-counters Pantlaza's Discover mechanic by countering any spell cast without paying mana. We reinforce this strategy with budget-friendly ETB shut-off creatures and Ninja/Turtle tempo pressure to lock down Dinosaur triggers while keeping everything under $1.50 per card.
Asked for“create a Lavinia, Azorius Renegade deck, make every card don't cost more than 1,50dollars, and make it be a strong deck against Pantlaza, use Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle cards in it, can give a lot of protection against explore, card draw, and ramp. make every card don't cost more than 1,50dollarsmake every card don't cost more than 1,50dollarsmake every card don't cost more than 1,50dollarsmake every card don't cost more than 1,50dollarsmake every card don't cost more than 1,50dollarsmake every card don't cost more than 1,50dollarsmake every card don't cost more than 1,50dollars”
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 · 59 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
1Lavinia, Azorius Renegade
WULegendary Creature — Human Soldier
Chosen commander for the requested strategy.
Ramp
10
Card Draw
10
Ninja of the Deep Hours
3UCreature — Human Ninja
Ninja staple that draws cards on hit
Moon-Circuit Hacker
1UEnchantment Creature — Human Ninja
Low-cost Ninja that provides early card draw
Removal
12
Supreme Verdict
1WWUSorcery
Uncounterable board wipe against creature heavy decks
Threats/Wincons
19
Prosperous Thief
2UCreature — Human Ninja
Ninja that generates Treasure tokens when Ninjas damage
Murmuring Mystic
3UCreature — Human Wizard
Creates token flyers while casting control spells
Talrand, Sky Summoner
2UULegendary Creature — Merfolk Wizard
Win condition generator off instant and sorcery casts
Hushbringer
1WCreature — Faerie
Completely shuts off Pantlaza and Dinosaur ETB discover triggers
Strict Proctor
1WCreature — Spirit Cleric
Taxes ETB abilities like Pantlaza discover
Tocatli Honor Guard
1WCreature — Human Soldier
Stops creature ETB triggers entirely
Doorkeeper Thrull
1WCreature — Thrull
Flash creature that denies artifact and creature ETBs
Containment Priest
1WCreature — Human Cleric
Exiles creatures entering without being cast
Archon of Emeria
2WCreature — Archon
Limits spell casts and slows nonbasic land usage
Spirit of the Labyrinth
1WEnchantment Creature — Spirit
Limits opponent card draw engines
Archaeomancer
2UUCreature — Human Wizard
Recovers instant and sorcery control spells
Venser, Shaper Savant
2UULegendary Creature — Human Wizard
Bounces spells or permanents through uncounterable means
Slither Blade
UCreature — Snake Rogue
Unblockable setup attacker for Ninja triggers
Triton Shorestalker
UCreature — Merfolk Rogue
Cheap evasive body for ninjutsu enables
Haughty Djinn
1UUCreature — Djinn
Reduces cost of instant/sorcery spells while growing large
Utility
8
Swiftfoot Boots
2Artifact — Equipment
Gives hexproof and haste to keep Lavinia protected
Lightning Greaves
2Artifact — Equipment
Free equip shroud protection for commander
Teleportation Circle
3WEnchantment
Repeatedly blinks value creatures or resets Lavinia
