Art by Rudy Siswanto
Commander deckGRW
Marisi, Breaker of the Coil
Disguised as a aggressive Naya cat-warrior deck, this build hard-counters high-speed aggressive decks using creature-tapped stax, goad tactics, combat spell-locks, and combat restrictions to completely freeze opposing combat plans before they start.
Asked for“Create a deck that completely counters Lightning, Army of One, making it impossible for the player to play, so that even if it's branch 5, it feels like it's branch 1. Use a commander that is not obvious that I am building this to counter it, my mains are: Bello, Felix, Splinter, Zangief. As you can see I like more of a anthropomorfic character, or a muscular male. Do something around that”
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
1Marisi, Breaker of the Coil
1RGWLegendary Creature — Cat Warrior
Chosen commander for the requested strategy.
Ramp
10
Delighted Halfling
GCreature — Halfling Citizen
uncounterable legendary mana source
Card Draw
10
Esper Sentinel
WArtifact Creature — Human Soldier
taxing card draw off noncreature spells
Toski, Bearer of Secrets
3GLegendary Creature — Squirrel
draws cards on combat damage and cannot be countered
Ohran Frostfang
3GGSnow Creature — Snake
gives deathtouch to attackers and draws cards
Professional Face-Breaker
2RCreature — Human Warrior
creates treasure and imp-draws on combat damage
Welcoming Vampire
2WCreature — Vampire
draws cards when small evasive tokens enter
Removal
10
Threats/Wincons
20
Soltari Foot Soldier
WCreature — Soltari Soldier
shadow mechanic guarantees unblockable goad triggers
Soltari Visionary
1WWCreature — Soltari Cleric
unblockable shadow attacker that destroys enchantments
Skrelv, Defector Mite
WLegendary Artifact Creature — Phyrexian Mite
provides unblockable attacks and protection
Loyal Apprentice
1RCreature — Human Artificer
creates flying thopters to continuously goad opponents
Sovereign Okinec Ahau
2GWLegendary Creature — Cat Noble
muscular cat warrior that pumps your creature base
Jetmir, Nexus of Revels
1RGWLegendary Creature — Cat Demon
cat demon lord that turns your board into lethal threats
Gisela, Blade of Goldnight
4RWWLegendary Creature — Angel
doubles damage goaded opponents deal to each other
Xenagos, God of Revels
3RGLegendary Enchantment Creature — God
indestructible stat buffer for instant pressure
Halana and Alena, Partners
2RGLegendary Creature — Human Ranger
grants haste and boosts power on attackers
Quartzwood Crasher
2RRGCreature — Dinosaur Beast
trample engine that builds huge beast tokens
Krenko, Tin Street Kingpin
2RLegendary Creature — Goblin
generates scaling goblin tokens to trigger goad
Selfless Spirit
1WCreature — Spirit Cleric
flying goad enabler that grants indestructible response
Dauntless Escort
1GWCreature — Rhino Soldier
muscular rhino warrior offering board protection
Seedborn Muse
3GGCreature — Spirit
untaps resources every turn for defensive tricks
Dragonlord Dromoka
4GWLegendary Creature — Elder Dragon
uncounterable dragon that completely stops enemy turn-responses
Aurelia, the Warleader
2RRWWLegendary Creature — Angel
provides additional combat steps to goad the entire table
Shalai, Voice of Plenty
3WLegendary Creature — Angel
grants hexproof to player and creatures
Avacyn, Angel of Hope
5WWWLegendary Creature — Angel
ultimate curve topper granting full board indestructibility
Utility
12
Authority of the Consuls
WEnchantment
forces opposing haste creatures to enter tapped
Thalia, Heretic Cathar
2WLegendary Creature — Human Soldier
slows enemy nonbasic lands and creatures entering
Drannith Magistrate
1WCreature — Human Wizard
prevents opponents from casting commanders
Collector Ouphe
1GCreature — Ouphe
shuts down opposing activated artifact abilities
Silent Arbiter
4Artifact Creature — Construct
forces all combat into single-creature attacks
Grand Abolisher
WWCreature — Human Cleric
stops opponents from casting spells on your turn
Archon of Emeria
2WCreature — Archon
limits spells cast per turn and taps nonbasic lands
Linvala, Keeper of Silence
2WWLegendary Creature — Angel
completely shuts down opposing creature activated abilities
