Art by Diego Gisbert
Commander deckW
Photon, Lady of Light
Leverage Photon's attack trigger to repeatedly blink creatures with powerful enter-the-battlefield abilities, overwhelming opponents through immense card advantage, token generation, and versatile removal.
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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 · 59 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
1Photon, Lady of Light
3WLegendary Creature — Human Hero
Chosen commander for the requested strategy.
Ramp
9
Knight of the White Orchid
WWCreature — Human Knight
fetches a Plains on ETB and blinks for more lands
Kor Cartographer
3WCreature — Kor Scout
searches for Plains directly onto the battlefield when flickered
Card Draw
10
Spirited Companion
1WEnchantment Creature — Dog
cantrips on ETB and provides repeated draw when flickered
Priest of Ancient Lore
2WCreature — Dwarf Cleric
draws a card and gains life whenever flickered
Mentor of the Meek
2WCreature — Human Soldier
draws cards from small creatures entering
Welcoming Vampire
2WCreature — Vampire
steady card draw from creature flickers each turn
Tocasia's Welcome
2WEnchantment
rewards blinking creatures with consistent card draw
Rumor Gatherer
1WWCreature — Elf Wizard
scrys and draws cards from multiple creatures entering
Esper Sentinel
WArtifact Creature — Human Soldier
taxes opponents' noncreature spells for extra cards
Removal
10
Skyclave Apparition
1WWCreature — Kor Spirit
exiles low-cost nonland permanents cleanly
Palace Jailer
2WWCreature — Human Soldier
introduces the monarch and exiles opposing threats
Solitude
3WWCreature — Elemental Incarnation
free interaction that doubles as a blinkable exile creature
Loran of the Third Path
2WLegendary Creature — Human Artificer
destroys artifacts or enchantments on ETB
Sunfall
3WWSorcery
sweeps the board via exile and leaves behind an Incubator token
Cleansing Nova
3WWSorcery
modal board wipe for creatures or artifacts and enchantments
Threats/Wincons
22
Sun Titan
4WWCreature — Giant
reanimates cheap permanents when attacking or entering
Reveillark
4WCreature — Elemental
returns multiple value creatures when leaves the battlefield
Blade Splicer
2WCreature — Phyrexian Human Artificer
makes 3/3 first striking Golems repeatedly
Cloudgoat Ranger
3WWCreature — Giant Warrior Ranger
creates three Kithkin soldiers each time it enters
Evangel of Heliod
4WWCreature — Human Cleric
produces a massive swarm of Soldier tokens based on devotion
Captain of the Watch
4WWCreature — Human Soldier
generates Soldiers and buffs the board with vigilance
Angel of the Ruins
5WWArtifact Creature — Angel
large flyer that exiles two artifacts or enchantments on ETB
Serra Paragon
2WWCreature — Angel
replays value permanents from the graveyard each turn
Archon of Sun's Grace
2WWCreature — Archon
aerial threat that synergizes with key enchantments
Hero of Bladehold
2WWCreature — Human Knight
swarms the battlefield with attacking tokens and battle cry
Adeline, Resplendent Cathar
1WWLegendary Creature — Human Knight
generates tokens on every attack step
Elesh Norn, Mother of Machines
4WLegendary Creature — Phyrexian Praetor
doubles all ETB triggers and shuts down opponents' ETBs
Moonshaker Cavalry
5WWWCreature — Spirit Knight
massive overrun finisher on a flying body
Abdel Adrian, Gorion's Ward
4WLegendary Creature — Human Warrior
exiles your board to make 1/1s and re-triggers all ETBs
Preston, the Vanisher
3WLegendary Creature — Rabbit Wizard
creates illusory 0/1 copies of flickered creatures
Battle Angels of Tyr
2WWCreature — Angel Knight
myriad creature providing ramp, draw, and life gain
Cathars' Crusade
3WWEnchantment
grows the entire army rapidly whenever creatures enter
Horn of Gondor
3Legendary Artifact
exponential Human token generation to overwhelm the board
Myrel, Shield of Argive
3WLegendary Creature — Human Soldier
locks out opponent interaction on your turn and swarms tokens
Geist-Honored Monk
3WWCreature — Human Monk
creates flying Spirit tokens and scales in power
Utility
8
Teleportation Circle
3WEnchantment
end-step flicker engine to compound ETB triggers
Lightning Greaves
2Artifact — Equipment
protects Photon and gives immediate haste to attack
Swiftfoot Boots
2Artifact — Equipment
gives Photon hexproof and haste so she can attack safely
Mother of Runes
WCreature — Human Cleric
on-demand protection for key creatures like Photon
Eldrazi Displacer
2WCreature — Eldrazi
repeatable mana sink to blink any creature at instant speed
Whispersilk Cloak
3Artifact — Equipment
ensures Photon attacks safely without being blocked or targeted
