Art by Ryan Yee
Commander deckGW
Sythis, Harvest's Hand
Cast low-mana enchantments to continuously draw cards and gain life, locking down opponent actions with potent stax effects while creating a massive army of token threats.
Asked for“I want to play a deck that doesn't require a ton of mana to be able to play cards. I want it to be a commander deck. Bracket 3 in strength. I want to be able to restrict players and control the board and play a lot of 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
1Sythis, Harvest's Hand
GWLegendary Enchantment Creature — Nymph
Chosen commander for the requested strategy.
Ramp
9
Card Draw
8
Argothian Enchantress
1GCreature — Human Druid
shroud-protected enchantress card draw
Mesa Enchantress
1WWCreature — Human Druid
triggers draw on every enchantment cast
Satyr Enchanter
1GWCreature — Satyr Druid
draws a card whenever an enchantment is cast
Verduran Enchantress
1GGCreature — Human Druid
classic enchantress card draw engine
Eidolon of Blossoms
2GGEnchantment Creature — Spirit
constellations trigger for continuous card draw
Setessan Champion
2GCreature — Human Warrior
grows larger while drawing cards on enchantment ETBs
Removal
13
Darksteel Mutation
1WEnchantment — Aura
turns an opposing commander into an inert insect
Lignify
1GKindred Enchantment — Treefolk Aura
cheap enchantment that neutralizes problematic creatures
Song of the Dryads
2GEnchantment — Aura
turns any target permanent into a basic forest
Aura of Silence
1WWEnchantment
taxes opposing artifacts/enchantments and sacrifices to destroy one
Threats/Wincons
18
Sigil of the Empty Throne
3WWEnchantment
creates 4/4 flying Angel tokens whenever you cast enchantments
Archon of Sun's Grace
2WWCreature — Archon
generates Pegasus tokens and grants lifelink
Starfield of Nyx
4WEnchantment
reanimates enchantments and turns them into attacking creatures
Ajani's Chosen
2WWCreature — Cat Soldier
creates 2/2 Cat tokens on enchantment ETBs
Hallowed Haunting
2WWEnchantment
creates Spirit tokens and gives flying and vigilance to your army
Luminarch Ascension
1WEnchantment
cheap enchantment that spawns flying Angels for two mana
All That Glitters
1WEnchantment — Aura
massive power boost based on total artifacts and enchantments
Ancestral Mask
2GEnchantment — Aura
gives huge power boost for every enchantment on the battlefield
Ethereal Armor
WEnchantment — Aura
cheap aura giving first strike and scalable attack power
Heliod, Sun-Crowned
2WLegendary Enchantment Creature — God
combos with Walking Ballista and buff creatures on life gain
Walking Ballista
XXArtifact Creature — Construct
win condition combo piece with Heliod
Nylea's Colossus
6GEnchantment Creature — Giant
doubles a creature's power repeatedly whenever an enchantment enters
Courser of Kruphix
1GGEnchantment Creature — Centaur
enchantment creature that smooths land drops and gains life
Katilda, Dawnhart Martyr // Katilda's Rising Dawn
1WWLegendary Creature — Spirit Warlock // Legendary Enchantment — Aura
grows enormous based on enchantments and grants flying/lifelink
Resurgent Belief
Sorcery
returns all enchantments from your graveyard to the battlefield
Calix, Guided by Fate
1GWLegendary Enchantment Creature — Human Druid
copies powerful enchantments and grows creatures
Utility
14
Blind Obedience
1WEnchantment
forces opposing artifacts and creatures to enter tapped
Sphere of Safety
4WEnchantment
makes attacking you virtually impossible with high enchantment counts
Sterling Grove
GWEnchantment
gives shroud to enchantments and tutors for key pieces
Greater Auramancy
1WEnchantment
protects all enchantments and enchanted creatures with shroud
Privileged Position
2GWGWGWEnchantment
gives hexproof to all other permanents you control
Authority of the Consuls
WEnchantment
taps opposing creatures and gains life on ETB
Destiny Spinner
1GEnchantment Creature — Human
prevents creature and enchantment spells from being countered
Rest in Peace
1WEnchantment
cheap enchantment that completely disables graveyards
Moon-Blessed Cleric
2WCreature — Human Elf Cleric
tutors an enchantment to the top of your library
