Art by Yigit Koroglu
Commander deckW
Ori, Keeper of Songs
Quickly establish an enduring story by deploying low-cost artifacts, legendary permanents, and Sagas, then leverage historic synergies and mono-white value engines to overwhelm opponents.
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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
1Ori, Keeper of Songs
2WLegendary Creature — Dwarf Bard
Chosen commander for the requested strategy.
Ramp
9
Pearl Medallion
2Artifact
Cost reducer for all white spells that also counts as an artifact
Wayfarer's Bauble
1Artifact
Cheap artifact that fetches a basic Plains to the battlefield
Knight of the White Orchid
WWCreature — Human Knight
Catch-up land ramp on an efficient body
The Irencrag
2Legendary Artifact
Legendary artifact mana rock that synergizes with historic themes
Card Draw
10
Esper Sentinel
WArtifact Creature — Human Soldier
Artifact creature providing early and recurring card draw
Puresteel Paladin
WWCreature — Human Knight
Draws cards off equipment casts and enables free equip costs
Sram, Senior Edificer
1WLegendary Creature — Dwarf Advisor
Legendary creature that draws whenever casting equipment or Sagas
Losheel, Clockwork Scholar
2WLegendary Creature — Elephant Artificer
Legendary artifact creature that draws cards and protects attacking artifact creatures
Archivist of Oghma
1WCreature — Halfling Cleric
Punishes opponent tutors with card draw and life gain
Welcoming Vampire
2WCreature — Vampire
Reliable draw trigger from casting small creatures
Tome of Legends
2Artifact — Book
Legendary artifact that draws cards as Ori attacks
The One Ring
4Legendary Artifact
Legendary artifact offering explosive card advantage and protection
Removal
10
Swords to Plowshares
WInstant
Premier single-target creature exile at instant speed
Stroke of Midnight
2WInstant
Versatile nonland permanent removal at instant speed
The Fall of Lord Konda // Fragment of Konda
2WEnchantment — Saga // Enchantment Creature — Human Noble
Historic Saga that exiles a large threat while ticking storied count
Cleansing Nova
3WWSorcery
Modal board wipe that can reset creatures or clear artifacts/enchantments
Austere Command
4WWSorcery
Customizable modal board wipe suited to keep your board intact
Threats/Wincons
24
Elesh Norn, Mother of Machines
4WLegendary Creature — Phyrexian Praetor
Legendary threat that doubles enter-the-battlefield triggers while shutting down opponents'
Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite
5WWLegendary Creature — Phyrexian Praetor
Legendary finisher that buffs your creatures and suppresses enemy boards
Danitha Capashen, Paragon
2WLegendary Creature — Human Knight
Legendary creature reducing artifact equipment costs with multiple keywords
Teshar, Ancestor's Apostle
3WLegendary Creature — Bird Cleric
Legendary bird that recurs historic permanents from the graveyard
Thalia, Heretic Cathar
2WLegendary Creature — Human Soldier
Legendary creature that slows down opposing creature and land drops
Adeline, Resplendent Cathar
1WWLegendary Creature — Human Knight
Legendary creature generating an army of tokens on each attack
Steel Overseer
2Artifact Creature — Construct
Artifact creature that puts +1/+1 counters on all artifact creatures
Bronze Guardian
4WArtifact Creature — Golem
Artifact creature providing ward to all your artifacts while growing massive
Digsite Engineer
2WCreature — Dwarf Artificer
Artifact creature that creates scalable Construct tokens when casting artifacts
Phyrexian Vindicator
WWWWCreature — Phyrexian Horror
Extremely difficult-to-kill defensive wall that redirects combat damage
Sun Titan
4WWCreature — Giant
Heavy hitter that repeatedly recurs historic permanents with mana value 3 or less
Mondrak, Glory Dominus
2WWLegendary Creature — Phyrexian Horror
Legendary creature that doubles token creation and gains indestructible
Loran of the Third Path
2WLegendary Creature — Human Artificer
Legendary creature providing naturalize removal on entry and cooperative draw
Mangara, the Diplomat
3WLegendary Creature — Human Cleric
Legendary creature that taxes opponent actions with card draw
Oswald Fiddlebender
1WLegendary Creature — Gnome Artificer
Legendary creature that tutors high-value artifacts directly into play
Baird, Steward of Argive
2WWLegendary Creature — Human Soldier
Legendary creature that taxes opponent attacks against you
Serra Paragon
2WWCreature — Angel
Enables replaying lands and small historic permanents directly from the graveyard
God-Eternal Oketra
3WWLegendary Creature — Zombie God
Legendary creature providing an army of 4/4 vigilant zombies off creature casts
The Restoration of Eiganjo // Architect of Restoration
2WEnchantment — Saga // Enchantment Creature — Fox Monk
Saga that ramps Plains, recurs cheap permanents, and transforms into a creature
The Birth of Meletis
1WEnchantment — Saga
Early-game Saga providing land search, a blocker, and life gain for storied
History of Benalia
1WWEnchantment — Saga
Aggressive Saga that floods the board with Knights and pumps them for a lethal swing
Elspeth Resplendent
3WWLegendary Planeswalker — Elspeth
Legendary planeswalker that digs for permanents and grants versatile counters
The Book of Exalted Deeds
WWWLegendary Artifact — Book
Legendary artifact generating flying Angel tokens off life gain
Kaldra Compleat
7Legendary Artifact — Equipment
Legendary artifact equipment providing an immediate indestructible, trampling win condition
Utility
8
Lightning Greaves
2Artifact — Equipment
Artifact granting haste and shroud to protect the commander
Swiftfoot Boots
2Artifact — Equipment
Artifact giving hexproof and haste to keep key creatures safe
Shadowspear
1Legendary Artifact — Equipment
Legendary artifact equipment offering trample, lifelink, and removing hexproof/indestructible
Mother of Runes
WCreature — Human Cleric
One-drop creature giving instant-speed color protection to vital creatures
Giver of Runes
WCreature — Kor Cleric
Targeted protection against colors or colorless damage sources
Search for Glory
2WSnow Sorcery
Tutor that searches up any legendary card or Saga directly to hand
Board the Weatherlight
1WSorcery
Digs five cards deep to grab any historic card required
Teferi's Protection
2WInstant
Ultimate board protection phasing out your entire battlefield
