Art by Darren Tan
Commander deckGUW
Sarek, Federation Ambassador
Leverage Changeling creatures and Maskwood Nexus to represent dozens of creature types at once, instantly maxing out Sarek's Federation trigger each combat to draw three cards and blanket the board in +1/+1 counters.
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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
1Sarek, Federation Ambassador
1GWULegendary Creature — Vulcan Advisor
Chosen commander for the requested strategy.
Ramp
10
Birds of Paradise
GCreature — Bird
Provides any color mana and adds the Bird creature type
Noble Hierarch
GCreature — Human Druid
Fixes Bant mana and buffs single attackers via Exalted
Delighted Halfling
GCreature — Halfling Citizen
Casts Sarek uncounterably while ramping
Card Draw
9
Esper Sentinel
WArtifact Creature — Human Soldier
Draws cards off opposing noncreature spells and scales with +1/+1 counters
Beast Whisperer
2GGCreature — Elf Druid
Draws cards for casting our numerous creature spells
The Great Henge
7GGLegendary Artifact
Ramps, draws on creature entry, and adds +1/+1 counters
Toski, Bearer of Secrets
3GLegendary Creature — Squirrel
Uncounterable, indestructible Squirrel that draws on combat damage
Ohran Frostfang
3GGSnow Creature — Snake
Gives the team deathtouch and draws on combat hits
Danny Pink
3ULegendary Creature — Human Soldier Advisor
Draws cards whenever creatures get +1/+1 counters from Sarek
Removal
10
Masked Vandal
1GCreature — Shapeshifter
Changeling that exiles an artifact or enchantment on entry
Threats/Wincons
24
Mirror Entity
2WCreature — Shapeshifter
Changeling that has every creature type and pumps the whole board
Realmwalker
2GCreature — Shapeshifter
Changeling that allows casting matching creature types from library top
Chameleon Colossus
2GGCreature — Shapeshifter
Changeling threat with protection from black that doubles its power
Shapesharer
1UCreature — Shapeshifter
Changeling that copies the best creature on the battlefield
Mothdust Changeling
UCreature — Shapeshifter
Cheap one-drop changeling with evasive flying
Woodland Changeling
1GCreature — Shapeshifter
Efficient two-drop changeling to satisfy Sarek's threshold immediately
Guardian Gladewalker
1GCreature — Shapeshifter
Low-mana changeling that distributes a +1/+1 counter on entry
Universal Automaton
1Artifact Creature — Shapeshifter
Zero-color one-mana changeling that counts for every creature type
Moritte of the Frost
2GUULegendary Snow Creature — Shapeshifter
Changeling clone that enters with two additional +1/+1 counters
Orvar, the All-Form
3ULegendary Creature — Shapeshifter
Changeling that duplicates permanents targeted by friendly spells
Maskwood Nexus
4Artifact
Makes all creatures every creature type and creates changeling tokens
Chulane, Teller of Tales
2GWULegendary Creature — Human Druid
Draws cards and ramps whenever creatures are cast
Volo, Guide to Monsters
2GULegendary Creature — Human Wizard
Rewards our diverse creature type composition with creature copies
Sovereign Okinec Ahau
2GWLegendary Creature — Cat Noble
Massively scales up all creatures buffed by Sarek's counters
Kudo, King Among Bears
GWLegendary Creature — Bear
Sets base power and toughness so Sarek's counters dominate combat
Deep Forest Hermit
3GGCreature — Elf Druid
Brings multiple Squirrel tokens with unique types for federation triggers
Iridescent Hornbeetle
4GCreature — Insect
Spawns swarms of Insect tokens based on counters placed by Sarek
Master of Waves
3UCreature — Merfolk Wizard
Floods the board with Elemental tokens
Champion of Lambholt
1GGCreature — Human Warrior
Grows larger and makes the entire board unblockable
Kodama of the West Tree
2GLegendary Creature — Spirit
Grants trample and basic land ramp to modified creatures
Heronblade Elite
2GCreature — Human Warrior
Human changeling synergy piece that generates massive green mana
Evolution Sage
2GCreature — Elf Druid
Proliferates all +1/+1 counters across the board on landfall
Managorger Hydra
2GCreature — Hydra
Rapidly growing threat that benefits from shared counter synergies
Kalonian Hydra
3GGCreature — Hydra
Doubles all +1/+1 counters across every attacking creature
Utility
9
Unsettled Mariner
WUCreature — Shapeshifter
Changeling that taxes opponent targeted spells and abilities
Roaming Throne
4Artifact Creature — Golem
Names Advisor or any shared type to double Sarek's combat triggers
Shalai, Voice of Plenty
3WLegendary Creature — Angel
Grants hexproof to your team and acts as a mana sink counter engine
Heroic Intervention
1GInstant
Protects the board from removal with hexproof and indestructible
Teferi's Protection
2WInstant
Ultimate board protection phasing all permanents out
Lightning Greaves
2Artifact — Equipment
Zero-cost equip haste and shroud protection
Hardened Scales
GEnchantment
Increases +1/+1 counters placed by Sarek by one each time
The Ozolith
1Legendary Artifact
Retains all +1/+1 counters when creatures leave the battlefield
