Art by Matt Stewart
Commander deckGU
Pavel Chekov, First Posting
Leverage Pavel Chekov's Abundance-style replacement effect to guarantee consecutive land drops or continuous gas, fueling massive landfall engines and game-ending Simic threats.
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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
1Pavel Chekov, First Posting
2GULegendary Creature — Human Pilot
Chosen commander for the requested strategy.
Ramp
10
Sakura-Tribe Elder
1GCreature — Snake Shaman
Sacrifice ramp creature that triggers landfall
Card Draw
10
Rhystic Study
2UEnchantment
Consistent card draw triggers Chekov to dig for whatever card type is needed
Fact or Fiction
3UInstant
Instant-speed card advantage digging deep into the deck
Sylvan Library
1GEnchantment
Draw extra cards each upkeep and convert them to chosen card types
Windfall
2USorcery
Massive draw refill to sculpt the exact mix of lands and spells
Removal
10
Imprisoned in the Moon
2UEnchantment — Aura
Shuts down opposing commanders or problem permanents
Threats/Wincons
22
Tatyova, Benthic Druid
3GULegendary Creature — Merfolk Druid
Loops with Pavel to repeatedly draw guaranteed lands and gain life
Aesi, Tyrant of Gyre Strait
4GULegendary Creature — Serpent
Provides extra land plays and draws cards on landfall
Lotus Cobra
1GCreature — Snake
Generates huge bursts of mana from guaranteed land drops
Scute Swarm
2GCreature — Insect
Exponentially multiplies tokens with consistent land drops
Avenger of Zendikar
5GGCreature — Elemental
Creates an army of Plant tokens and buffs them via landfall
Rampaging Baloths
4GGCreature — Beast
Generates 4/4 Beast tokens with each land played
Cultivator Colossus
4GGGCreature — Plant Beast
Incredible synergy with Pavel to put endless lands onto the battlefield
Tireless Provisioner
2GCreature — Elf Scout
Landfall generates Treasures or Food for endless mana and sustain
Tireless Tracker
2GCreature — Human Scout
Investigates on landfall, turning Clues into nonland gas via Chekov
Roil Elemental
3UUUCreature — Elemental
Steals opponents' best creatures with every land drop
Multani, Yavimaya's Avatar
4GGLegendary Creature — Elemental Avatar
Huge reach threat that scales with lands and recurs from graveyard
Ulvenwald Hydra
4GGCreature — Hydra
Grows massive with lands and tutors any land directly into play
Greensleeves, Maro-Sorcerer
3GGLegendary Creature — Elemental Sorcerer
Creates 3/3 Badgers on landfall and grows with land count
Nissa, Resurgent Animist
2GLegendary Creature — Elf Scout
Adds mana and tutors Elves or Elementals on second land drops
Titania, Protector of Argoth
3GGLegendary Creature — Elemental
Returns lands and creates 5/3 Elementals when lands hit graveyard
Kodama of the East Tree
4GGLegendary Creature — Spirit
Cheats permanents and lands into play for massive tempo
Finale of Devastation
XGGSorcery
Tutors any creature threat and closes games with pumped attackers
Craterhoof Behemoth
5GGGCreature — Beast
Decisive game-ending overrun effect for token swarms
Nissa, Vital Force
3GGLegendary Planeswalker — Nissa
Ultimate emblem draws cards on every land drop forever
Beastmaster Ascension
2GEnchantment
Quickly turns token armies into lethal combat threats
Overwhelming Stampede
3GGSorcery
Finisher that pumps team based on your largest landfall creature
Utility
9
Exploration
GEnchantment
Allows extra land drops to utilize all guaranteed lands
Burgeoning
GEnchantment
Drops lands on opponents' turns when your hand is full of lands
Azusa, Lost but Seeking
2GLegendary Creature — Human Monk
Enables two extra land drops every turn
Oracle of Mul Daya
3GCreature — Elf Shaman
Grants extra land drops and deck information
Wayward Swordtooth
2GCreature — Dinosaur
Provides an extra land drop and becomes an efficient body
Druid Class
1GEnchantment — Class
Gives life gain on landfall, extra land drops, and a finisher
Lightning Greaves
2Artifact — Equipment
Haste and shroud for Pavel or high-value landfall threats
Swiftfoot Boots
2Artifact — Equipment
Hexproof and haste protection for your engine creatures
