Art by Rudy Siswanto
Saved commander deck
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.
Prompt: 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
Commander
1 cards
Marisi, Breaker of the Coil
{1}{R}{G}{W}Legendary Creature — Cat Warrior
Chosen commander for the requested strategy.
Ramp
10 cards
Delighted Halfling
{G}Creature — Halfling Citizen
uncounterable legendary mana source
Card Draw
10 cards
Esper Sentinel
{W}Artifact Creature — Human Soldier
taxing card draw off noncreature spells
Toski, Bearer of Secrets
{3}{G}Legendary Creature — Squirrel
draws cards on combat damage and cannot be countered
Ohran Frostfang
{3}{G}{G}Snow Creature — Snake
gives deathtouch to attackers and draws cards
Professional Face-Breaker
{2}{R}Creature — Human Warrior
creates treasure and imp-draws on combat damage
Welcoming Vampire
{2}{W}Creature — Vampire
draws cards when small evasive tokens enter
Removal
10 cards
Threats/Wincons
20 cards
Soltari Foot Soldier
{W}Creature — Soltari Soldier
shadow mechanic guarantees unblockable goad triggers
Soltari Visionary
{1}{W}{W}Creature — Soltari Cleric
unblockable shadow attacker that destroys enchantments
Skrelv, Defector Mite
{W}Legendary Artifact Creature — Phyrexian Mite
provides unblockable attacks and protection
Loyal Apprentice
{1}{R}Creature — Human Artificer
creates flying thopters to continuously goad opponents
Mother of Runes
{W}Creature — Human Cleric
protects core lock pieces and enablers
Sovereign Okinec Ahau
{2}{G}{W}Legendary Creature — Cat Noble
muscular cat warrior that pumps your creature base
Jetmir, Nexus of Revels
{1}{R}{G}{W}Legendary Creature — Cat Demon
cat demon lord that turns your board into lethal threats
Gisela, Blade of Goldnight
{4}{R}{W}{W}Legendary Creature — Angel
doubles damage goaded opponents deal to each other
Xenagos, God of Revels
{3}{R}{G}Legendary Enchantment Creature — God
indestructible stat buffer for instant pressure
Halana and Alena, Partners
{2}{R}{G}Legendary Creature — Human Ranger
grants haste and boosts power on attackers
Quartzwood Crasher
{2}{R}{R}{G}Creature — Dinosaur Beast
trample engine that builds huge beast tokens
Krenko, Tin Street Kingpin
{2}{R}Legendary Creature — Goblin
generates scaling goblin tokens to trigger goad
Selfless Spirit
{1}{W}Creature — Spirit Cleric
flying goad enabler that grants indestructible response
Dauntless Escort
{1}{G}{W}Creature — Rhino Soldier
muscular rhino warrior offering board protection
Seedborn Muse
{3}{G}{G}Creature — Spirit
untaps resources every turn for defensive tricks
Dragonlord Dromoka
{4}{G}{W}Legendary Creature — Elder Dragon
uncounterable dragon that completely stops enemy turn-responses
Aurelia, the Warleader
{2}{R}{R}{W}{W}Legendary Creature — Angel
provides additional combat steps to goad the entire table
Shalai, Voice of Plenty
{3}{W}Legendary Creature — Angel
grants hexproof to player and creatures
Avacyn, Angel of Hope
{5}{W}{W}{W}Legendary Creature — Angel
ultimate curve topper granting full board indestructibility
Utility
12 cards
Authority of the Consuls
{W}Enchantment
forces opposing haste creatures to enter tapped
Thalia, Heretic Cathar
{2}{W}Legendary Creature — Human Soldier
slows enemy nonbasic lands and creatures entering
Drannith Magistrate
{1}{W}Creature — Human Wizard
prevents opponents from casting commanders
Collector Ouphe
{1}{G}Creature — Ouphe
shuts down opposing activated artifact abilities
Silent Arbiter
{4}Artifact Creature — Construct
forces all combat into single-creature attacks
Grand Abolisher
{W}{W}Creature — Human Cleric
stops opponents from casting spells on your turn
Archon of Emeria
{2}{W}Creature — Archon
limits spells cast per turn and taps nonbasic lands
Linvala, Keeper of Silence
{2}{W}{W}Legendary Creature — Angel
completely shuts down opposing creature activated abilities
