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