Art by Adam Rex
Commander deckBUW
Lyna, Veil of Vengeance
Utilize shadow creatures and granted shadow counters to connect unblockably, drawing massive card advantage off combat damage triggers while controlling the board in Esper colors.
Asked for“Lyna, Veil of Vengeance commander deck”
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 · 60 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
1Lyna, Veil of Vengeance
WUBLegendary Creature — Soltari Cleric
Chosen commander for the requested strategy.
Ramp
10
Sword of the Animist
2Legendary Artifact — Equipment
Fetches lands on attack with unblockable creatures.
Card Draw
8
Bident of Thassa
2UULegendary Enchantment Artifact
Draws extra cards on combat damage and forces attacks.
Reconnaissance Mission
2UUEnchantment
Doubles up on card draw triggers whenever creatures deal damage.
Coastal Piracy
2UUEnchantment
Classic redundancy for card draw when creatures hit players.
Removal
11
Dovin's Veto
WUInstant
Uncounterable protection against noncreature board wipes and combos.
Supreme Verdict
1WWUSorcery
Uncounterable mass creature removal when falling behind.
Threats/Wincons
22
Dauthi Voidwalker
BBCreature — Dauthi Rogue
Shadow creature with potent graveyard hate and card stealing.
Soltari Champion
2WCreature — Soltari Soldier
Shadow attacker that pumps the entire team on attack.
Soltari Visionary
1WWCreature — Soltari Cleric
Shadow creature that destroys enchantments on combat damage.
Soltari Monk
WWCreature — Soltari Monk Cleric
Evasive shadow creature with protection from black.
Soltari Priest
WWCreature — Soltari Cleric
Evasive shadow creature with protection from red.
Looter il-Kor
1UCreature — Kor Rogue
Shadow creature that filters cards whenever it attacks.
Nether Traitor
BBCreature — Spirit
Resilient haste shadow creature that recurs itself.
Dauthi Horror
1BCreature — Dauthi Horror
Low-cost shadow creature for early card draw triggers.
Thalakos Seer
UUCreature — Thalakos Wizard
Cheap shadow body that draws an extra card when leaving play.
Grim Hireling
3BCreature — Tiefling Rogue
Generates heaps of Treasure tokens from unblockable hits.
Gix, Yawgmoth Praetor
1BBLegendary Creature — Phyrexian Praetor
Adds extra card draw on combat damage and a late-game sink.
Fallen Shinobi
3UBCreature — Zombie Ninja
Ninjutsu threat that steals opposing spells via unblockable attackers.
Cephalid Constable
1UUCreature — Octopus Wizard
Bounces multiple opposing permanents once given shadow.
Medomai the Ageless
4WULegendary Creature — Sphinx
Takes extra turns when given shadow to bypass blockers.
Drana, Liberator of Malakir
1BBLegendary Creature — Vampire Ally
Pumps your board of shadow creatures with +1/+1 counters.
Talion, the Kindly Lord
2UBLegendary Creature — Faerie Noble
Flying threat that drains opponents and draws cards.
Esper Sentinel
WArtifact Creature — Human Soldier
Early one-drop taxing creature that draws cards.
Shadowmage Infiltrator
1UBCreature — Human Wizard
Fear creature that triggers additional card draw upon dealing damage.
Thief of Sanity
1UBCreature — Specter
Steals opponents' best cards when connecting in combat.
Virtus the Veiled
2BLegendary Creature — Azra Assassin
Halves opponent life totals once granted shadow.
Ghostly Pilferer
1UCreature — Spirit Rogue
Unblockable threat that punishes commander and flashback casts.
Utility
9
Quietus Spike
3Artifact — Equipment
Halves life totals with deathtouch on unblockable shadow creatures.
Scytheclaw
5Artifact — Equipment
Living weapon that cuts opponent life totals in half on hit.
Swiftfoot Boots
2Artifact — Equipment
Gives hexproof and haste to keep Lyna safe.
Teferi's Protection
2WInstant
Top-tier protection spell against board wipes and lethal damage.
Resourceful Defense
2WEnchantment
Preserves and redistributes shadow counters when creatures die.
The Ozolith
1Legendary Artifact
Stores shadow counters from dying creatures to reuse freely.
Reconnaissance
WEnchantment
Provides pseudo-vigilance and untaps shadow creatures post-combat.
