Art by Lindsey Look
Saved commander deck
Proft, Consulting Detective
Capitalize on frequent scrying and surveilling to trigger Proft's ability, growing him into a lethal Commander threat while drawing through the deck into massive card-advantage payoffs.
Prompt: Proft, Consulting Detective commander deck
Commander
1 cards
Proft, Consulting Detective
{1}{U}Legendary Creature — Human Detective
Chosen commander for the requested strategy.
Ramp
10 cards
Thought Vessel
{2}Artifact
Mana rock that grants an unlimited hand size for heavy card draw
Sapphire Medallion
{2}Artifact
Reduces cost of blue spells including many scry cantrips
Liquimetal Torque
{2}Artifact
Reliable two-mana rock with flexible artifact utility
Extraplanar Lens
{3}Artifact
Huge mana doubler to afford multiple Proft trigger payments
Card Draw
12 cards
Consider
{U}Instant
Cheap instant surveil spell to trigger Proft on an opponent's turn
Otherworldly Gaze
{U}Instant
Deep surveil 3 with flashback for two separate Proft triggers
Tamiyo's Epiphany
{3}{U}Sorcery
Scry 4 and draw two for high-efficiency card filtering
Mystic Remora
{U}Enchantment
Early-game burst draw off opponents' noncreature spells
Removal
10 cards
Fierce Guardianship
{2}{U}Instant
Free interaction while Proft is on the battlefield
Threats/Wincons
22 cards
Thassa, God of the Sea
{2}{U}Legendary Enchantment Creature — God
Provides free upkeep scry and makes Proft unblockable
Talrand, Sky Summoner
{2}{U}{U}Legendary Creature — Merfolk Wizard
Produces 2/2 Drakes from all cheap scry/surveil spells
Murmuring Mystic
{3}{U}Creature — Human Wizard
Spits out flying Bird illusions from cantrip casting
Archmage Emeritus
{2}{U}{U}Creature — Human Wizard
Rewards spellcasting with immense card draw
Psychosis Crawler
{5}Artifact Creature — Phyrexian Horror
Drains opponents each time Proft and other cantrips draw cards
Ominous Seas
{1}{U}Enchantment
Accumulates counters quickly into 8/8 Kraken tokens
Chasm Skulker
{2}{U}Creature — Squid Horror
Grows with each draw and leaves an army of Squids upon death
Nadir Kraken
{1}{U}{U}Creature — Kraken
Creates tentacles and grows when cards are drawn
The Watcher in the Water
{3}{U}{U}Legendary Creature — Kraken
Creates tentacle blockers and locks down opposing threats on draw
Triskaidekaphile
{1}{U}Creature — Human Wizard
Alternate win condition and repeatable draw outlet
Prognostic Sphinx
{3}{U}{U}Creature — Sphinx
Evasive threat that scries 3 whenever it attacks
Cavalier of Gales
{2}{U}{U}{U}Creature — Elemental Knight
Large flying body with Brainstorm and scry death trigger
Haughty Djinn
{1}{U}{U}Creature — Djinn
Discounts instants/sorceries and grows into a massive flyer
Hullbreaker Horror
{5}{U}{U}Creature — Kraken Horror
Dominates late game by bouncing opposing permanents and spells
Displacer Kitten
{3}{U}Creature — Cat Beast
Flickers rocks and utility permanents whenever cantrips resolve
Docent of Perfection // Final Iteration
{3}{U}{U}Creature — Insect Horror // Creature — Eldrazi Insect
Builds a Wizard army and transforms into a team-wide anthem
Shark Typhoon
{5}{U}Enchantment
Produces massive flying Sharks from high-mana spells
Alandra, Sky Dreamer
{2}{U}{U}Legendary Creature — Merfolk Wizard
Spawns Drakes and pumps the team on second card drawn each turn
Minn, Wily Illusionist
{1}{U}{U}Legendary Creature — Gnome Wizard
Creates scalable Illusion tokens upon drawing second card each turn
Tolarian Terror
{6}{U}Creature — Serpent
Cheap high-stat threat powered by loaded graveyard
Sphinx of Foresight
{2}{U}{U}Creature — Sphinx
Free upkeep scry 3 to reliably trigger Proft each turn
Faerie Mastermind
{1}{U}Creature — Faerie Rogue
Punishes extra card draw from opponents and provides card advantage
Utility
7 cards
Eyes Everywhere
{2}{U}Enchantment
Repeatable upkeep scry that can steal an opponent's best permanent
The Temporal Anchor
{3}{U}{U}{U}Legendary Artifact
Exiles cards put on bottom via scry to cast later for massive card advantage
Swiftfoot Boots
{2}Artifact — Equipment
Gives Proft haste and hexproof protection
Aqueous Form
{U}Enchantment — Aura
Makes Proft unblockable and scries 1 on every attack
Retreat to Coralhelm
{2}{U}Enchantment
Provides a scry 1 trigger whenever a land enters
