Art by Jesper Ejsing
Commander deckBRU
The Madcap Jester
Exile cards from opponents' libraries to steal and cast their best spells, utilizing cast-from-exile payoffs like Prosper and Nalfeshnee to dominate the board.
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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
1The Madcap Jester
1UBRLegendary Creature — Clown Wizard
Chosen commander for the requested strategy.
Ramp
10
Card Draw
10
Removal
10
Feed the Swarm
1BSorcery
answers problematic enchantments and creatures in Grixis
Drown in the Loch
UBInstant
flexible counter or removal spell scaling with graveyards
Threats/Wincons
25
Prosper, Tome-Bound
2BRLegendary Creature — Tiefling Warlock
produces Treasure tokens when playing cards from exile
Passionate Archaeologist
1RLegendary Enchantment — Background
burns opponents whenever you cast cards from exile
Tasha, the Witch Queen
3UBLegendary Planeswalker — Tasha
exiles opponent spells and creates demonic tokens when casting them
Thief of Sanity
1UBCreature — Specter
exiles from opponent's library on combat damage to trigger commander
Gonti, Lord of Luxury
2BBLegendary Creature — Aetherborn Rogue
exiles an opponent's card to expand your options
Brainstealer Dragon
5BBCreature — Dragon Horror
exiles cards from opponents each end step and drains life
Elder Brain
5BBCreature — Horror
exiles an entire hand of an opponent upon attacking
Hostage Taker
2UBCreature — Human Pirate
exiles a creature or artifact to cast later
Dauthi Voidwalker
BBCreature — Dauthi Rogue
exiles opponent cards going to graveyards and casts them free
Siphon Insight
UBInstant
instant-speed library exile triggers the commander's ability
Cunning Rhetoric
2BEnchantment
deters attacks by exiling cards from attacking players
Mind's Dilation
5UUEnchantment
exiles and casts opponent cards when they cast spells
Laughing Jasper Flint
1BRLegendary Creature — Lizard Rogue
exiles cards from opponents' libraries every upkeep based on Outlaws
Breeches, Brazen Plunderer
3RLegendary Creature — Goblin Pirate
exiles top cards of opponents' libraries on Pirate combat damage
Grenzo, Havoc Raiser
RRLegendary Creature — Goblin Rogue
exiles cards from defending players' libraries on combat damage
Talent of the Telepath
2UUSorcery
exiles top cards of opponent's library and casts instants/sorceries
Fallen Shinobi
3UBCreature — Zombie Ninja
ninjutsu threat that exiles two cards from opponent's library
Oblivion Sower
6Creature — Eldrazi
steals all exiled land cards to ramp your mana into the stratosphere
Chaos Wand
3Artifact
exiles into opponent libraries to cast free instants and sorceries
Etali, Primal Storm
4RRLegendary Creature — Elder Dinosaur
attacks to exile and cast cards from all players for free
Evelyn, the Covetous
2UBBBRLegendary Creature — Vampire Rogue
exiles cards from each player's library when Vampires enter
Arvinox, the Mind Flail
4BBBLegendary Enchantment Creature — Horror
exiles cards from opponents' libraries and becomes a massive threat
Utility
7
Lightning Greaves
2Artifact — Equipment
gives haste and shroud to protect the commander on attack
Swiftfoot Boots
2Artifact — Equipment
provides haste and hexproof for safe attacks
Roaming Throne
4Artifact Creature — Golem
doubles Clown and Wizard triggers including the commander's
Strionic Resonator
2Artifact
copies the commander's attack and exile-trigger abilities
Whispersilk Cloak
3Artifact — Equipment
makes commander unblockable to attack safely every turn
Fierce Guardianship
2UInstant
free protection counterspell while controlling the commander
