Art by Alexander Gering
Commander deckBGRUW
Q, Your Illustrious Host
Swarm the board with cheap, evasive Faeries to activate Q's ability and cascade repeatedly into game-ending bomb spells.
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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 · 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
1Q, Your Illustrious Host
WUBRGLegendary Creature — Q
Chosen commander for the requested strategy.
Ramp
10
Card Draw
10
Esper Sentinel
WArtifact Creature — Human Soldier
Early creature that draws cards off opponent noncreature spells
Bident of Thassa
2UULegendary Enchantment Artifact
Draws cards as evasive Faeries connect
Reconnaissance Mission
2UUEnchantment
Consistent combat damage card draw for flying attackers
Removal
10
Threats/Wincons
24
Bitterblossom
1BKindred Enchantment — Faerie
Generates a Faerie every turn to fuel Q's tap ability
Alela, Artful Provocateur
1WUBLegendary Creature — Faerie Warlock
Produces flying Faeries and buffs your evasive creatures
Obyra, Dreaming Duelist
UBLegendary Creature — Faerie Warrior
Drains opponents each time a Faerie enters
Scion of Oona
2UCreature — Faerie Soldier
Faerie lord that grants shroud to protect your board
Glen Elendra Liege
1UBUBUBCreature — Faerie Knight
Powerful anthem for your black and blue Faeries
Spellstutter Sprite
1UCreature — Faerie Wizard
Faerie creature that doubles as stack interaction
Brazen Borrower // Petty Theft
1UU // 1UCreature — Faerie Rogue // Instant — Adventure
Flexible Faerie providing bounce and an evasive body
Faerie Mastermind
1UCreature — Faerie Rogue
Faerie that draws cards off opponent bonus draws
Rankle, Master of Pranks
2BBLegendary Creature — Faerie Rogue
Hasty Faerie Rogue with versatile modal sacrifice and discard
Tegwyll, Duke of Splendor
1UBLegendary Creature — Faerie Noble
Faerie lord that draws cards whenever your Faeries die
Talion, the Kindly Lord
2UBLegendary Creature — Faerie Noble
Taxing Faerie Noble that drains and draws
Glen Elendra Archmage
3UCreature — Faerie Wizard
Reusable counterspell on an evasive Faerie body
Faerie Bladecrafter
2BCreature — Faerie Rogue
Grows larger and drains opponents when it dies
Malleable Impostor
3UCreature — Faerie Shapeshifter
Faerie clone that copies opposing threats with flying
Notorious Throng
3UKindred Sorcery — Rogue
Doubles your Faerie army and takes an extra turn
Moonshaker Cavalry
5WWWCreature — Spirit Knight
Overwhelming team buff to close out the game
Omniscience
7UUUEnchantment
Ultimate spin hit from Q to cast all future cards for free
Hullbreaker Horror
5UUCreature — Kraken Horror
Devastating control threat to cheat out with Q
Jin-Gitaxias, Progress Tyrant
5UULegendary Creature — Phyrexian Praetor
Copies your free spells while countering opponents' first plays
Etali, Primal Conqueror // Etali, Primal Sickness
5RRLegendary Creature — Elder Dinosaur // Legendary Creature — Phyrexian Elder Dinosaur
Explosive cascade-style creature to hit with Q
Rise of the Dark Realms
7BBSorcery
Reanimates all graveyards as an instant win condition
Utility
8
Intruder Alarm
2UEnchantment
Untaps all Faeries on creature entry for multiple Q activations
Seedborn Muse
3GGCreature — Spirit
Untaps all Faeries every turn to activate Q on each opponent's turn
Swiftfoot Boots
2Artifact — Equipment
Hexproof and haste protection for crucial creatures
Roaming Throne
4Artifact Creature — Golem
Doubles Q's free-cast triggers by naming Q or Faerie
Smothering Tithe
3WEnchantment
Generates massive treasure production in multiplayer
