Art by Ioannis Fiore
Commander deckGU
The Traveler
Ramp into a wide variety of uniquely named lands to supercharge The Traveler's power, converting high land velocity into lethal commander damage and explosive landfall payoffs.
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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 Traveler
GULegendary Creature — Scout
Chosen commander for the requested strategy.
Ramp
12
Hour of Promise
4GSorcery
fetches any two uniquely named utility lands directly to play
Card Draw
10
Tatyova, Benthic Druid
3GULegendary Creature — Merfolk Druid
draws cards on every land drop
Aesi, Tyrant of Gyre Strait
4GULegendary Creature — Serpent
extra land drops and reliable landfall card draw
Tireless Tracker
2GCreature — Human Scout
creates clue tokens on land drops for steady draw
Greater Good
2GGEnchantment
sacrifices a giant creature to draw deep into the deck
Removal
10
Kenrith's Transformation
1GEnchantment — Aura
neutralizes problem creatures while cantripping
Threats/Wincons
22
Avenger of Zendikar
5GGCreature — Elemental
massive token army that scales with lands
Cultivator Colossus
4GGGCreature — Plant Beast
huge trampler that chains land drops onto the battlefield
Multani, Yavimaya's Avatar
4GGLegendary Creature — Elemental Avatar
resilient beater scaling with land count
Greensleeves, Maro-Sorcerer
3GGLegendary Creature — Elemental Sorcerer
grows with lands and creates badgers
Roil Elemental
3UUUCreature — Elemental
steals opponent creatures whenever lands enter
Blackblade Reforged
2Legendary Artifact — Equipment
doubles up on commander's power scaling
Ulvenwald Hydra
4GGCreature — Hydra
tutors any land to battlefield and grows with lands
Titania, Protector of Argoth
3GGLegendary Creature — Elemental
reanimates utility lands and creates 5/3 elementals
Ancient Greenwarden
4GGCreature — Elemental
plays lands from graveyard and doubles landfall triggers
Augur of Autumn
1GGCreature — Human Druid
plays lands and creatures off the top of the library
Oracle of Mul Daya
3GCreature — Elf Shaman
grants extra land drops directly from library
Courser of Kruphix
1GGEnchantment Creature — Centaur
plays lands from top and gains life
Wayward Swordtooth
2GCreature — Dinosaur
cheap body that enables additional land drops
Azusa, Lost but Seeking
2GLegendary Creature — Human Monk
grants two additional land drops each turn
Dryad of the Ilysian Grove
2GEnchantment Creature — Nymph Dryad
extra land drops and perfect mana fixing
Nezahal, Primal Tide
5UULegendary Creature — Elder Dinosaur
hard-to-kill threat that punishes opponents' noncreature spells
Koma, Cosmos Serpent
3GGUULegendary Creature — Serpent
unstoppable token generation and tapdown control
Hullbreaker Horror
5UUCreature — Kraken Horror
dominates stack and board interaction late game
Hydroid Krasis
XGUCreature — Jellyfish Hydra Beast
huge flying trampler that draws cards and gains life
Chasm Skulker
2UCreature — Squid Horror
grows with land draw engines and leaves an army
Utility
8
Scapeshift
2GGSorcery
sacrifices redundant lands to fetch a massive suite of different lands
Reshape the Earth
6GGGSorcery
puts ten different lands directly onto the battlefield
Swiftfoot Boots
2Artifact — Equipment
hexproof and haste protection for commander
Heroic Intervention
1GInstant
protects entire board from board wipes and targeted removal
