Art by Chris Rahn
Commander deckU
Ojer Pakpatiq, Deepest Epoch // Temple of Cyclical Time
Cast instant-speed draw and bounce spells that double up via rebound to continuously trigger token generators and overwhelm opponents with an evasive flying army.
Asked for“A blue deck for Ojer Pakpatiq, Deepest Epoch. I want creatures with flying, if possible, some token generation. I love card draw. I want a $75 budget 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 · 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
1Ojer Pakpatiq, Deepest Epoch // Temple of Cyclical Time
2UULegendary Creature — God // Land
Chosen commander for the requested strategy.
Ramp
10
Card Draw
12
Frantic Search
2UInstant
free instant looting spell that generates mana upon rebound
Behold the Multiverse
3UInstant
instant-speed foretell draw that rebounds for four cards
Chemister's Insight
3UInstant
jump-start instant that yields massive value with rebound
Thirst for Discovery
2UInstant
draws three at instant speed with negligible discard
Dig Through Time
6UUInstant
delve instant that digs deep and rebounds the next turn
Archmage Emeritus
2UUCreature — Human Wizard
draws a card whenever you cast or copy an instant
Wavebreak Hippocamp
2UEnchantment Creature — Horse Fish
rewards casting instant spells on opponents' turns
Removal
10
Run Away Together
1UInstant
bounces an enemy threat while protecting your creature
Threats/Wincons
22
Talrand, Sky Summoner
2UULegendary Creature — Merfolk Wizard
creates 2/2 flying Drake tokens whenever instants are cast
Murmuring Mystic
3UCreature — Human Wizard
spawns 1/1 flying Bird tokens on every instant cast
Docent of Perfection // Final Iteration
3UUCreature — Insect Horror // Creature — Eldrazi Insect
spits out flying tokens and flips to buff your squad
Chrome Host Seedshark
2UCreature — Phyrexian Shark
incubates scalable artifact creature tokens from spells
Metallurgic Summonings
3UUEnchantment
creates large Construct tokens and recurs spells later
Alandra, Sky Dreamer
2UULegendary Creature — Merfolk Wizard
flying threat that generates Drakes and buffs when drawing
Minn, Wily Illusionist
1UULegendary Creature — Gnome Wizard
creates scaling Illusion tokens whenever you draw cards
Chasm Skulker
2UCreature — Squid Horror
accumulates counters on draw and dies into a Squid army
Haughty Djinn
1UUCreature — Djinn
flying beater that reduces the cost of all instant spells
Faerie Vandal
1UCreature — Faerie Rogue
cheap evasive flyer that rapidly grows on card draw
Spectral Sailor
UCreature — Spirit Pirate
flash flying one-drop that doubles as an instant mana sink
Siren Stormtamer
UCreature — Siren Pirate Wizard
flying one-drop that sacrifices itself to protect your commander
Faerie Formation
4UCreature — Faerie
flying mana sink that creates flying Faeries and draws cards
Octavia, Living Thesis
8UULegendary Creature — Elemental Octopus
cheap recursive threat that turns flying tokens into 8/8s
Tolarian Terror
6UCreature — Serpent
cheap ward-protected beater fueled by the instant-dense graveyard
Cryptic Serpent
5UUCreature — Serpent
massive two-mana 6/5 body in an instant-heavy deck
Baral, Chief of Compliance
1ULegendary Creature — Human Wizard
reduces instant costs and loots on counterspells
Malcolm, Alluring Scoundrel
1ULegendary Creature — Siren Pirate
evasive flyer that loots and eventually casts free spells
Deekah, Fractal Theorist
4ULegendary Creature — Human Wizard
creates scaling Fractal tokens on each spell cast and copy
Poppet Stitcher // Poppet Factory
2UCreature — Human Wizard // Artifact
floods the board with tokens and flips into a static anthem
Utility
8
Favorable Winds
1UEnchantment
efficient enchantment that pumps your entire flying team
Gravitational Shift
3UUEnchantment
massively buffs your flyers while shrinking ground attackers
Reconnaissance Mission
2UUEnchantment
draws massive cards when your flying tokens deal combat damage
Bident of Thassa
2UULegendary Enchantment Artifact
provides combat-damage card draw and forces bad attacks
Swiftfoot Boots
2Artifact — Equipment
protects Ojer Pakpatiq with hexproof and haste
See Double
2UUInstant
flexible instant that can copy spells or creatures and rebounds
Theoretical Duplication
2UInstant
punishes big creature turns by making instant copies
