Art by Ron Spencer
Commander deckBGRUW
Sliver Queen
Lock down the game with classic Premodern counterspells and sweepers, then assemble an infinite token and mana combo using Sliver Queen with Mana Echoes or Ashnod's Altar.
Asked for“A no-budget combo-control deck using only premodern legal cards.”
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
1Sliver Queen
WUBRGLegendary Creature — Sliver
Chosen commander for the requested strategy.
Ramp
11
Card Draw
10
Future Sight
2UUUEnchantment
virtually draws cards by playing off the top of the library
Removal
14
Pernicious Deed
1BGEnchantment
scalable board wipe for artifacts, enchantments, and creatures
Threats/Wincons
20
Mana Echoes
2RREnchantment
combos with Sliver Queen for infinite mana and Slivers
Ashnod's Altar
3Artifact
combos with Sliver Queen for infinite death triggers and mana
Palinchron
5UUCreature — Illusion
generates infinite mana alongside mana doublers
Morphling
3UUCreature — Shapeshifter
iconic resilient Premodern finisher with shroud and pump
Spiritmonger
3BGCreature — Beast
massive regenerating threat that grows in combat
Psychatog
1UBCreature — Atog
one-shot lethal attacker utilizing graveyard and hand
Masticore
4Artifact Creature — Masticore
repeatable pinging removal on a regenerating body
Eternal Dragon
5WWCreature — Dragon Spirit
reusable evasive threat and early plainsshipper
Genesis
4GCreature — Incarnation
graveyard engine that recurs key creatures every turn
Karmic Guide
3WWCreature — Angel Spirit
reanimates key combo or value creatures on entry
Deranged Hermit
3GGCreature — Elf
wide token threat that floods the board with squirrels
Phantom Nishoba
5GWCreature — Cat Beast Spirit
trampling damage sponge that provides huge life swings
Visara the Dreadful
3BBBLegendary Creature — Gorgon
repeatable creature destruction on an evasive frame
Rith, the Awakener
3RGWLegendary Creature — Dragon
explosive saproling swarm generator on combat damage
Bladewing the Risen
3BBRRLegendary Creature — Zombie Dragon
reanimates dragons and pumps team for alpha strikes
Silvos, Rogue Elemental
3GGGLegendary Creature — Elemental
huge trampling beater that regenerates for one mana
Utility
7
Academy Rector
3WCreature — Human Cleric
fetches Mana Echoes or Mirari's Wake directly into play
Sterling Grove
GWEnchantment
protects combo enchantments and tutors for them when needed
Enlightened Tutor
WInstant
tutors combo enchantments or artifacts to the top of the deck
