Art by Irvin Rodriguez
Saved commander deck
Silver Surfer, Galactus's Herald
Accelerate mana rapidly using colorless rocks and cost reducers to cast colossal Eldrazi, artifact behemoths, and game-ending threats while using Silver Surfer's evasion and combat trigger to force opponent infighting.
Prompt: Silver Surfer, Galactus's Herald commander deck
Commander
1 cards
Silver Surfer, Galactus's Herald
{5}Legendary Creature — Alien Hero
Chosen commander for the requested strategy.
Ramp
13 cards
Basalt Monolith
{3}Artifact
efficient colorless rock that combos with untap effects
Dreamstone Hedron
{6}Artifact
big mana rock that converts to three cards when needed
Forsaken Monument
{5}Legendary Artifact
doubles colorless mana output and buffs creatures
Card Draw
9 cards
The One Ring
{4}Legendary Artifact
unmatched colorless card advantage and protection
Palantír of Orthanc
{3}Legendary Artifact
consistent card draw or heavy mill burn
Sandstone Oracle
{7}Artifact Creature — Sphinx
refills an empty hand off the opponent with the most cards
Removal
12 cards
All Is Dust
{7}Kindred Sorcery — Eldrazi
one-sided board wipe that spares all our colorless permanents
Ugin, the Spirit Dragon
{8}Legendary Planeswalker — Ugin
asymmetric wipe for colored permanents and repeatable bolt
Ugin, the Ineffable
{6}Legendary Planeswalker — Ugin
versatile permanent removal and cost reduction
Introduction to Annihilation
{5}Sorcery — Lesson
unconditional exile removal for any nonland permanent
Scour from Existence
{7}Instant
instant-speed exile for any troublesome permanent
Titan's Presence
{3}Instant
cheap instant creature exile leveraging huge creatures in hand
Meteor Golem
{7}Artifact Creature — Golem
targeted nonland permanent destruction on a creature body
Cityscape Leveler
{8}Artifact Creature — Construct
repeatable nonland destruction on cast and attack
Nevinyrral's Disk
{4}Artifact
classic board clear for creatures, artifacts, and enchantments
Duplicant
{6}Artifact Creature — Shapeshifter
exiles a target creature and copies its power/toughness
Threats/Wincons
20 cards
Kozilek, the Great Distortion
{8}{C}{C}Legendary Creature — Eldrazi
massive body that refills hand and counters spells
Kozilek, Butcher of Truth
{10}Legendary Creature — Eldrazi
draws four cards and annihilates blockers
Ulamog, the Ceaseless Hunger
{10}Legendary Creature — Eldrazi
indestructible titan that exiles two permanents and mills on attack
Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre
{11}Legendary Creature — Eldrazi
indestructible annihilator that destroys a permanent on cast
Ulamog, the Defiler
{10}Legendary Creature — Eldrazi
massive scaling threat that exiles opponents' libraries
Emrakul, the Promised End
{13}Legendary Creature — Eldrazi
controls the most dangerous opponent's next turn
Emrakul, the World Anew
{12}Legendary Creature — Eldrazi
steals all creatures an opponent controls upon casting
Blightsteel Colossus
{12}Artifact Creature — Phyrexian Golem
one-shot lethal infect threat with indestructible
Wurmcoil Engine
{6}Artifact Creature — Phyrexian Wurm
resilient lifelink and deathtouch threat that splits into tokens
Void Winnower
{9}Creature — Eldrazi
shuts down odd-cost spells and blocks across the board
It That Betrays
{12}Creature — Eldrazi
steals all permanents opponents sacrifice to annihilator and wipes
Platinum Angel
{7}Artifact Creature — Angel
prevents game loss and forces removal
Steel Hellkite
{6}Artifact Creature — Dragon
evasive attacker that sweeps away tokens and low-cost permanents
Endbringer
{5}{C}Creature — Eldrazi
untaps every turn to draw cards, ping, or stop attacks
Conduit of Ruin
{6}Creature — Eldrazi
tutors our highest-cost threat and makes it cheaper
Wandering Archaic // Explore the Vastlands
{5}Creature — Avatar // Sorcery
taxes opponents' instants and sorceries or copies them
Zhulodok, Void Gorger
{5}{C}Legendary Creature — Eldrazi
gives colossal spells double cascade for absurd value
Flayer of Loyalties
{8}{C}{C}Creature — Eldrazi
temporarily steals an opponent's best creature and grants annihilator
Roaming Throne
{4}Artifact Creature — Golem
doubles alien/Eldrazi combat and trigger abilities
Darksteel Colossus
{11}Artifact Creature — Golem
classic indestructible trampling game finisher
Utility
8 cards
Lightning Greaves
{2}Artifact — Equipment
protects Silver Surfer and grants immediate haste to titans
Swiftfoot Boots
{2}Artifact — Equipment
hexproof protection and haste enable quick attack triggers
Expedition Map
{1}Artifact
tutors crucial colorless utility lands like Urza's Tower or Tron pieces
Unwinding Clock
{4}Artifact
untaps all mana rocks and artifact creatures on every turn
Urza's Incubator
{3}Artifact
reduces the cost of Eldrazi or artifact creatures dramatically
Sensei's Divining Top
{1}Artifact
topdeck manipulation that combos nicely with Mystic Forge
Whispersilk Cloak
{3}Artifact — Equipment
guarantees combat damage to reliably trigger Silver Surfer's ability
Portal to Phyrexia
{9}Artifact
forces mass sacrifices and reanimates huge threats each upkeep
