Art by Christopher Burdett
Commander deckGU
Rikala, Homarid King
Swarm the battlefield with creature tokens that scale dramatically from Rikala's tide-based power buff, manipulating tide counters with cards like Clockspinning and Chisei to sustain peak combat power and reap explosive mana from Islands.
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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
1Rikala, Homarid King
1GULegendary Creature — Lobster Noble
Chosen commander for the requested strategy.
Ramp
10
Kodama's Reach
2GSorcery — Arcane
fixes mana and ensures consistent land development
Card Draw
10
Toski, Bearer of Secrets
3GLegendary Creature — Squirrel
turns your swarming army into massive card advantage
Ohran Frostfang
3GGSnow Creature — Snake
gives deathtouch to tokens and draws cards on hit
Shamanic Revelation
3GGSorcery
draws massive hands based on your go-wide creature count
Reconnaissance Mission
2UUEnchantment
draws cards whenever your boosted creatures deal combat damage
Bident of Thassa
2UULegendary Enchantment Artifact
draws on combat damage and forces enemy attacks
Rishkar's Expertise
4GGSorcery
draws cards equal to your highest buffed power and casts a free spell
Blue Sun's Zenith
XUUUInstant
sinks surplus mana generated during High Tide turns
Removal
10
Curse of the Swine
XUUSorcery
scales with High Tide mana to exile multiple threats
Threats/Wincons
22
Scute Swarm
2GCreature — Insect
rapidly creates huge token boards to receive tide buffs
Avenger of Zendikar
5GGCreature — Elemental
generates a massive plant army that hits hard with tide bonuses
Chasm Skulker
2UCreature — Squid Horror
grows on draws and leaves behind a sea of Squid tokens
Hornet Queen
4GGGCreature — Insect
generates deathtouch flying tokens that hit hard with Rikala
Koma, Cosmos Serpent
3GGUULegendary Creature — Serpent
unstoppable token generation that controls the board
Rampaging Baloths
4GGCreature — Beast
creates 4/4 Beasts that become massive beaters
Craterhoof Behemoth
5GGGCreature — Beast
classic lethal game ender for token armies
Finale of Devastation
XGGSorcery
tutors key creatures and boosts your army with excess mana
Triumph of the Hordes
2GGSorcery
turns tide-boosted token swarms into immediate kills
Nadir Kraken
1UUCreature — Kraken
generates tentacle tokens whenever you draw cards
Mycoloth
3GGCreature — Fungus
devours small creatures to create exponential Saprolings
Tendershoot Dryad
4GCreature — Dryad
spawns buffed Saprolings every single upkeep
Talrand, Sky Summoner
2UULegendary Creature — Merfolk Wizard
spits out 2/2 flying Drakes from your spells
Jolrael, Mwonvuli Recluse
1GLegendary Creature — Human Druid
creates Cat tokens and turns lands into lethal attackers
Deep Forest Hermit
3GGCreature — Elf Druid
provides an instant burst of four buffable Squirrel tokens
Ezuri's Predation
5GGGSorcery
board wipe that leaves behind a field of buffed Beasts
End-Raze Forerunners
5GGGCreature — Boar
overrun effect to push through lethal trampling damage
Master of Waves
3UCreature — Merfolk Wizard
floods the board with Elemental tokens based on blue devotion
Murkfiend Liege
2GUGUGUCreature — Horror
anthems blue and green creatures and untaps them on opponents' turns
Wolverine Riders
4GGCreature — Elf Warrior
generates an Elf token on each player's upkeep
Meloku the Clouded Mirror
4ULegendary Creature — Moonfolk Wizard
turns surplus Islands into flying Illusion tokens
Utility
10
Clockspinning
UInstant
removes or adds counters to lock Rikala at three tide counters
Power Conduit
2Artifact
removes tide counters to keep High Tide active while buffing creatures
Chisei, Heart of Oceans
2UULegendary Creature — Spirit
removes a tide counter each upkeep to prevent the reset past 3
Roaming Throne
4Artifact Creature — Golem
doubles Rikala's triggered abilities and acts as a strong threat
Heroic Intervention
1GInstant
protects your entire board from wipes and targeted removal
Lightning Greaves
2Artifact — Equipment
protects Rikala from removal with shroud and haste
Swiftfoot Boots
2Artifact — Equipment
hexproof protection to keep Rikala alive to cycle tide counters
Leyline of Anticipation
2UUEnchantment
enables flash speed deployment using burst Island mana
Seedborn Muse
3GGCreature — Spirit
untaps all lands every turn to exploit high tide turns
Wilderness Reclamation
3GEnchantment
untaps your mana every end step for instant-speed mana sinks
