Art by Jarel Threat
Commander deckG
The Notary Hobbits
Cast The Notary Hobbits to create multiple Halflings that tap for huge colorless mana, untap them with artifacts like Umbral Mantle and Staff of Domination for infinite mana, and sink that mana into colossal threats, token doublers, and game-ending spells.
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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 · 61 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 Notary Hobbits
3GGLegendary Creature — Halfling Advisor
Chosen commander for the requested strategy.
Ramp
11
Delighted Halfling
GCreature — Halfling Citizen
Halfling mana dork that protects legendary spells from countermagic
Kodama's Reach
2GSorcery — Arcane
Ensures land drops and accelerates board development
Skyshroud Claim
3GSorcery
Untapped land ramp perfectly curving into your commander
Elanor Gardner
3GLegendary Creature — Halfling Scout
Halfling creature that repeatedly ramps lands onto the battlefield
Card Draw
10
Rishkar's Expertise
4GGSorcery
Draws cards equal to the commander's power and casts a free spell
Return of the Wildspeaker
4GInstant
Draws cards equal to highest power or acts as an overrun
Garruk's Uprising
2GEnchantment
Grants trample and draws cards as large creatures enter
Elemental Bond
2GEnchantment
Draws cards when The Notary Hobbits and its copies enter
Tribute to the World Tree
GGGEnchantment
Draws cards or buffs tokens when creatures enter
Sylvan Library
1GEnchantment
Top-tier repeatable card selection and card advantage
Greater Good
2GGEnchantment
Sacrifice outlet to draw through your library when needed
The Great Henge
7GGLegendary Artifact
Incredible engine providing mana, life, and card draw
Realmwalker
2GCreature — Shapeshifter
Changeling Halfling that lets you cast Halflings from the top of your library
Removal
9
Kenrith's Transformation
1GEnchantment — Aura
Neutralizes problematic commanders while cantripping
Song of the Dryads
2GEnchantment — Aura
Turns any threatening permanent into a harmless Forest
Ezuri's Predation
5GGGSorcery
Mass creature removal that creates an army of Beasts
All Is Dust
7Kindred Sorcery — Eldrazi
Sweeper that spares your massive colorless mana investments
Masked Vandal
1GCreature — Shapeshifter
Changeling Halfling that exiles an artifact or enchantment
Threats/Wincons
18
Peregrin Took
2GLegendary Creature — Halfling Citizen
Halfling synergy piece that creates extra Food tokens and draws cards
Meriadoc Brandybuck
1GLegendary Creature — Halfling Citizen
Halfling that buffs your board and synergizes with token generation
Chameleon Colossus
2GGCreature — Shapeshifter
Changeling Halfling that acts as a lethal mana sink for colorless mana
Guardian Gladewalker
1GCreature — Shapeshifter
Low-cost changeling Halfling that boosts your Halfling count
Woodland Changeling
1GCreature — Shapeshifter
Efficient two-drop changeling to maximize Halfling mana counts
Webweaver Changeling
3GGCreature — Shapeshifter
Halfling changeling providing reach against flying threats
Walking Ballista
XXArtifact Creature — Construct
Massive colorless mana sink that can machine-gun the table down
Helix Pinnacle
GEnchantment
Alternate win condition powered by massive colorless mana generation
Genesis Wave
XGGGSorcery
Pours limitless mana into putting your entire deck onto the battlefield
Finale of Devastation
XGGSorcery
Tutors any creature and gives massive +X/+X and haste to swing for the win
Craterhoof Behemoth
5GGGCreature — Beast
Finisher that turns your army of Halflings into lethal attackers
Avenger of Zendikar
5GGCreature — Elemental
Floods the board with Plant tokens to build a lethal wide army
Wurmcoil Engine
6Artifact Creature — Phyrexian Wurm
Resilient colorless threat easily cast with Halfling mana
Kozilek, Butcher of Truth
10Legendary Creature — Eldrazi
Enormous colorless threat that draws four cards on cast
Ulamog, the Ceaseless Hunger
10Legendary Creature — Eldrazi
Exiles two permanents and mills opponents with endless mana support
Portal to Phyrexia
9Artifact
Heavy colorless artifact that wipes enemy boards and reanimates threats
Planar Bridge
6Legendary Artifact
Colorless mana sink to tutor any permanent directly onto the battlefield
Akroma's Memorial
7Legendary Artifact
Turns all your Halflings and token copies into flying, hasty powerhouse beaters
Utility
13
Staff of Domination
3Artifact
Goes infinite with any Notary Hobbit tapping for five or more mana
Umbral Mantle
3Artifact — Equipment
Provides infinite mana and infinite power with The Notary Hobbits
Sword of the Paruns
4Artifact — Equipment
Untap engine that generates infinite mana with your Halfling taps
Cloudstone Curio
3Artifact
Bounces The Notary Hobbits to recast and create endless token copies
Temur Sabertooth
2GGCreature — Cat
Reliable bounce outlet to recast the commander for more copies
Erratic Portal
4Artifact
Bounces The Notary Hobbits back to hand to trigger its entry effect again
Conjurer's Closet
5Artifact
Flickers nontoken creatures to re-trigger enter-the-battlefield abilities
Parallel Lives
3GEnchantment
Doubles the token copies created by The Notary Hobbits
Roaming Throne
4Artifact Creature — Golem
Doubles Halfling trigger effects and acts as an additional Halfling
Swiftfoot Boots
2Artifact — Equipment
Grants hexproof and haste so The Notary Hobbits can tap immediately
Lightning Greaves
2Artifact — Equipment
Haste enabler that allows instant tapping for mana upon entering
Thousand-Year Elixir
3Artifact
Allows Halflings to tap for mana immediately and untaps them
