Art by John Stanko
Saved commander deck
Raff Capashen, Ship's Mage
This deck focuses on playing at instant speed, using Raff's ability to flash in powerful artifacts, enchantments, and legendary spells to control the board and win through incremental value.
Prompt: Build me a bracket 5 Marath, Raff Capashen, Ship's Mage
Commander
1 cards
Raff Capashen, Ship's Mage
{2}{W}{U}Legendary Creature — Human Wizard
Chosen commander for the requested strategy.
Ramp
14 cards
Thought Vessel
{2}Artifact
Provides mana and unlimited hand size for draw heavy games.
Solemn Simulacrum
{4}Artifact Creature — Golem
Value artifact that ramps and draws.
Etherium Sculptor
{1}{U}Artifact Creature — Vedalken Artificer
Reduces the cost of the many artifacts in the deck.
Foundry Inspector
{3}Artifact Creature — Construct
Reduces artifact costs further.
Card Draw
11 cards
The Reality Chip
{1}{U}Legendary Artifact Creature — Equipment Jellyfish
Legendary artifact that allows playing cards from the top of the library.
Arcanist's Owl
{W/U}{W/U}{W/U}{W/U}Artifact Creature — Bird
Digs for artifacts or enchantments.
Bident of Thassa
{2}{U}{U}Legendary Enchantment Artifact
Legendary artifact that rewards attacking with tokens.
Removal
12 cards
Cleansing Nova
{3}{W}{W}Sorcery
Flexible board wipe for creatures or artifacts/enchantments.
Meteor Golem
{7}Artifact Creature — Golem
Artifact creature that destroys any nonland permanent on ETB.
Urza's Ruinous Blast
{4}{W}Legendary Sorcery
Legendary sorcery that functions as a massive board wipe.
Threats/Wincons
15 cards
Teferi, Who Slows the Sunset
{2}{W}{U}Legendary Planeswalker — Teferi
Utility planeswalker that untaps artifacts and lands.
Teshar, Ancestor's Apostle
{3}{W}Legendary Creature — Bird Cleric
Recursion engine for small creatures when casting historic spells.
Traxos, Scourge of Kroog
{4}Legendary Artifact Creature — Construct
Large legendary artifact creature that untaps frequently.
Lyra Dawnbringer
{3}{W}{W}Legendary Creature — Angel
Powerful flying legendary threat.
Nezahal, Primal Tide
{5}{U}{U}Legendary Creature — Elder Dinosaur
Hard-to-remove legendary threat and card engine.
The Immortal Sun
{6}Legendary Artifact
Legendary artifact that shuts down walkers and buffs the board.
Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite
{5}{W}{W}Legendary Creature — Phyrexian Praetor
Legendary creature that acts as a massive anthem and board wipe.
God-Pharaoh's Statue
{6}Legendary Artifact
Legendary artifact that taxes opponents and drains life.
Steel Hellkite
{6}Artifact Creature — Dragon
Artifact dragon that provides repeatable removal.
Phyrexian Metamorph
{3}{U/P}Artifact Creature — Phyrexian Shapeshifter
Flexible artifact clone.
Sai, Master Thopterist
{2}{U}Legendary Creature — Human Artificer
Generates flying tokens when casting artifacts.
Blackblade Reforged
{2}Legendary Artifact — Equipment
Legendary equipment that scales with lands.
Helm of the Host
{4}Legendary Artifact — Equipment
Legendary artifact that can create copies of powerful creatures.
Mindslaver
{6}Legendary Artifact
Powerful legendary artifact for controlling opponent turns.
Karn's Temporal Sundering
{4}{U}{U}Legendary Sorcery
Legendary extra turn spell that bounces a permanent.
Utility
6 cards
Shimmer Myr
{3}Artifact Creature — Myr
Redundancy for Raff's flash ability for artifacts.
Unwinding Clock
{4}Artifact
Crucial for untapping artifacts on every opponent's turn.
Teyo, Geometric Tactician
{2}{W}Legendary Planeswalker — Teyo
Protects against attacks and provides card draw.
Lightning Greaves
{2}Artifact — Equipment
Protection and haste for key creatures.
Blind Obedience
{1}{W}Enchantment
Taps opponent creatures and artifacts while offering life drain.
