Art by Slawomir Maniak
Commander deckBW
Liesa, Shroud of Dusk
Impose taxing life and mana costs on opponents while turning Liesa into a lethal flying Voltron threat backed by efficient Orzhov removal.
Asked for“voltron, aggro, taxes, control”
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
1Liesa, Shroud of Dusk
2WWBLegendary Creature — Angel
Chosen commander for the requested strategy.
Ramp
9
Sword of the Animist
2Legendary Artifact — Equipment
fetches lands on every aggressive attack
Card Draw
10
Esper Sentinel
WArtifact Creature — Human Soldier
taxes opponents' noncreature spells for card advantage
Black Market Connections
2BEnchantment
flexible card advantage, ramp, and board presence
Puresteel Paladin
WWCreature — Human Knight
draws off equipment and reduces equip costs to zero
Sram, Senior Edificer
1WLegendary Creature — Dwarf Advisor
draws cards when casting equipment and auras
Mask of Memory
2Artifact — Equipment
rewards aggressive combat damage with card filtering
Removal
11
Grasp of Fate
1WWEnchantment
exiles the biggest threat from every opponent at once
Threats/Wincons
23
Kambal, Consul of Allocation
1WBLegendary Creature — Human Advisor
stacks life drain taxes alongside the commander
Drannith Magistrate
1WCreature — Human Wizard
locks opponents out of casting their commanders
Archon of Emeria
2WCreature — Archon
slows spell velocity and nonbasic mana development
Thalia, Heretic Cathar
2WLegendary Creature — Human Soldier
forces opposing blockers and lands to enter tapped
Kunoros, Hound of Athreos
1WBLegendary Creature — Dog
aggressive lifelink body that denies graveyard recursion
Blackblade Reforged
2Legendary Artifact — Equipment
grants massive power boost to your commander
Sword of Feast and Famine
3Artifact — Equipment
provides evasion, hand disruption, and mana untap
Sword of Fire and Ice
3Artifact — Equipment
protection, direct damage, and draw on attack
Shadowspear
1Legendary Artifact — Equipment
cheap trample and lifelink that removes hexproof
Commander's Plate
1Artifact — Equipment
near-complete protection and stat boost for a dual-color commander
Swiftfoot Boots
2Artifact — Equipment
protects Liesa with hexproof and enables immediate attacks
Lightning Greaves
2Artifact — Equipment
free haste and shroud for fast voltron pressure
All That Glitters
1WEnchantment — Aura
huge stat buff scaling with artifacts and enchantments
Ethereal Armor
WEnchantment — Aura
cheap aura giving first strike and massive power
Battle Mastery
2WEnchantment — Aura
double strike halves the clock needed for commander damage
Duelist's Heritage
2WEnchantment
grants double strike to Liesa or goads opposing attackers
Nettlecyst
3Artifact — Equipment
scales heavily with the deck's artifact and enchantment count
Stoneforge Mystic
1WCreature — Kor Artificer
tutors critical voltron equipment straight to hand
Halvar, God of Battle // Sword of the Realms
2WWLegendary Creature — God // Legendary Artifact — Equipment
grants double strike and re-equips freely each combat
Danitha Capashen, Paragon
2WLegendary Creature — Human Knight
reduces aura and equipment costs while carrying them well
Ardenn, Intrepid Archaeologist
2WLegendary Creature — Kor Scout
attaches all equipment and auras to Liesa for free
Serra Ascendant
WCreature — Human Monk
aggressive early 6/6 flying lifelinker fueled by commander life total
Archivist of Oghma
1WCreature — Halfling Cleric
taxes opposing library searches with card draw and life gain
Utility
8
Blind Obedience
1WEnchantment
taps opposing artifacts and creatures while draining with extort
Ghostly Prison
2WEnchantment
taxes attackers to protect your life total from counterattacks
Authority of the Consuls
WEnchantment
gains life and prevents surprise haste blockers
Teferi's Protection
2WInstant
absolute defense against board wipes and lethal swings
Mother of Runes
WCreature — Human Cleric
grants repeatable targeted protection to key creatures
Giver of Runes
WCreature — Kor Cleric
protects Liesa from spot removal and helps bypass blockers
