Art by Nathaniel Himawan
Saved commander deck
Red Ghost, Intangible Genius
Trigger Red Ghost on your turn and opponents' turns by drawing multiple cards at instant speed, amassing a lethal army of hasty 3/3 Ape Villains backed by draw-step payoffs and burn.
Prompt: Red Ghost, Intangible Genius commander deck
Commander
1 cards
Red Ghost, Intangible Genius
{2}{U}{R}Legendary Creature — Human Scientist Villain
Chosen commander for the requested strategy.
Ramp
10 cards
Goblin Electromancer
{U}{R}Creature — Goblin Wizard
Reduces cost of instant-speed card draw spells
Card Draw
12 cards
Brainstorm
{U}Instant
Instant-speed draw three easily triggers Red Ghost on enemy turns
Frantic Search
{2}{U}Instant
Free instant-speed looting that triggers the commander
Archmage Emeritus
{2}{U}{U}Creature — Human Wizard
Turns every instant and sorcery into card draw
Faerie Mastermind
{1}{U}Creature — Faerie Rogue
Punishes opponent draw and offers an instant draw sink
Teferi's Ageless Insight
{2}{U}{U}Legendary Enchantment
Doubles all draws to effortlessly meet draw thresholds
Removal
10 cards
Threats/Wincons
22 cards
The Locust God
{4}{U}{R}Legendary Creature — God
Floods the board with flying insects from continuous draw
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
{U}{U}{U}{R}{R}{R}Legendary Creature — Dragon Wizard
Deals massive damage and draws cards off spells
Irencrag Pyromancer
{2}{R}Creature — Human Wizard
Bolts a target whenever you draw your second card
Mad Ratter
{3}{R}Creature — Goblin
Generates rat tokens whenever you draw your second card
Improbable Alliance
{U}{R}Enchantment
Generates flying tokens alongside your Apes
Ethereal Investigator
{3}{U}Creature — Spirit
Investigates on second draws and generates Spirit tokens
Minn, Wily Illusionist
{1}{U}{U}Legendary Creature — Gnome Wizard
Creates scaling Illusion tokens on your second draw
Talrand, Sky Summoner
{2}{U}{U}Legendary Creature — Merfolk Wizard
Creates 2/2 Drakes from instant-speed draw spells
Young Pyromancer
{1}{R}Creature — Human Shaman
Go-wide token producer fueled by cantrips
Third Path Iconoclast
{U}{R}Creature — Human Monk
Produces Soldier tokens off noncreature spells
Murmuring Mystic
{3}{U}Creature — Human Wizard
Creates evasive Bird tokens from card draw spells
Ominous Seas
{1}{U}Enchantment
Rapidly amasses counters from draws to spawn 8/8 Krakens
Chasm Skulker
{2}{U}Creature — Squid Horror
Grows huge from card draw and leaves behind Squid tokens
Psychosis Crawler
{5}Artifact Creature — Phyrexian Horror
Drains all opponents every time you draw
Ledger Shredder
{1}{U}Creature — Bird Advisor
Connives on multiple spells per turn cycle
Proft's Eidetic Memory
{1}{U}Legendary Enchantment
Pumps your commander or tokens based on cards drawn
Crackling Drake
{U}{U}{R}{R}Creature — Drake
Large flying threat that replaces itself on ETB
Kiora Bests the Sea God
{5}{U}{U}Enchantment — Saga
Saga powerhouse that creates a threat and taps blockers
Subira, Tulzidi Caravanner
{2}{R}Legendary Creature — Human Shaman
Provides unblockability and bursts of card draw on hit
Shared Animosity
{2}{R}Enchantment
Enormously buffs your swarms of Ape tokens on attack
Purphoros, God of the Forge
{3}{R}Legendary Enchantment Creature — God
Turns every created Ape into direct burn to all foes
Impact Tremors
{1}{R}Enchantment
Pings each opponent whenever an Ape token enters
Utility
7 cards
Reconnaissance Mission
{2}{U}{U}Enchantment
Draws cards when unblockable commander and tokens deal damage
Bident of Thassa
{2}{U}{U}Legendary Enchantment Artifact
Refills your hand on combat damage
Coastal Piracy
{2}{U}{U}Enchantment
Ensures combat damage turns into card draw engines
