Tuvok, Chief Tactical Officer

Art by Flavio Greco Paglia

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Tuvok, Chief Tactical Officer

Manipulate combat steps by flashing in Tuvok to redirect opposing attacks into each other while protecting your life total. Replay Tuvok with bounce and blink synergies, controlling the board with instant-speed interaction and closing out the game with overwhelming evasive threats.

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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

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RampCard drawInteractionThreats & synergy

The working parts

Ramp11
Card draw17
Interaction22
↳ board wipes5
Tutors2

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

U 72
37lands · rule of thumb 35–38
3.76average mana value (nonland)
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The list

Commander

1
Tuvok, Chief Tactical Officer

Tuvok, Chief Tactical Officer

2U

Legendary Creature — Vulcan Officer

Chosen commander for the requested strategy.

Ramp

10
Sol Ring

Sol Ring

1

Artifact

essential format staple mana rock

Arcane Signet

Arcane Signet

2

Artifact

efficient untapped blue mana acceleration

Thought Vessel

Thought Vessel

2

Artifact

mana acceleration with no maximum hand size

Mind Stone

Mind Stone

2

Artifact

early ramp that cycles into card draw later

Sapphire Medallion

Sapphire Medallion

2

Artifact

discounts all blue spells cast at flash speed

Midnight Clock

Midnight Clock

2U

Artifact

mana rock that refills hand after three turns

Worn Powerstone

Worn Powerstone

3

Artifact

solid two-mana acceleration for high-cost threats

Sky Diamond

Sky Diamond

2

Artifact

reliable two-drop blue mana rock

Wayfarer's Bauble

Wayfarer's Bauble

1

Artifact

fetches an Island directly into play

Nyx Lotus

Nyx Lotus

4

Legendary Artifact

generates massive mana off high blue devotion

Card Draw

10
Rhystic Study

Rhystic Study

2U

Enchantment

punishes opponents for casting spells with card draw

Mystic Remora

Mystic Remora

U

Enchantment

explosive early-game card advantage engine

Wavebreak Hippocamp

Wavebreak Hippocamp

2U

Enchantment Creature — Horse Fish

rewards flashing in Tuvok on opponents' turns

Reconnaissance Mission

Reconnaissance Mission

2UU

Enchantment

draws cards whenever your creatures deal combat damage

Bident of Thassa

Bident of Thassa

2UU

Legendary Enchantment Artifact

draws cards on damage and forces attacks into Tuvok

Coastal Piracy

Coastal Piracy

2UU

Enchantment

keeps hand full as evasive threats connect

Mulldrifter

Mulldrifter

4U

Creature — Elemental

flexible card draw body easily recurred or bounced

Archmage Emeritus

Archmage Emeritus

2UU

Creature — Human Wizard

draws cards off your high volume of instant spells

Windfall

Windfall

2U

Sorcery

punishes fast hands and refills your resources

Fact or Fiction

Fact or Fiction

3U

Instant

instant-speed card selection holding up flash mana

Removal

12
Cyclonic Rift

Cyclonic Rift

1U

Instant

premier one-sided board bounce in blue

Pongify

Pongify

U

Instant

cheap instant-speed creature destruction

Rapid Hybridization

Rapid Hybridization

U

Instant

one-mana instant removal for problematic creatures

Resculpt

Resculpt

1U

Instant

exiles dangerous creatures or threatening artifacts

Reality Shift

Reality Shift

1U

Instant

exiles target creature at instant speed

Counterspell

Counterspell

UU

Instant

clean two-mana universal answer

Fierce Guardianship

Fierce Guardianship

2U

Instant

free protection while Tuvok is on the battlefield

Arcane Denial

Arcane Denial

1U

Instant

unconditional counterspell that replaces itself

An Offer You Can't Refuse

An Offer You Can't Refuse

U

Instant

efficient one-mana answer to noncreature spells

Aetherize

Aetherize

3U

Instant

bounces all attacking creatures back to hand

Aetherspouts

Aetherspouts

3UU

Instant

clears attacking creatures to top or bottom of library

Evacuation

Evacuation

3UU

Instant

instant-speed board reset that also returns Tuvok

Threats/Wincons

22
Hullbreaker Horror

Hullbreaker Horror

5UU

Creature — Kraken Horror

game-ending flash threat that bounces opposing permanents

Nezahal, Primal Tide

Nezahal, Primal Tide

5UU

Legendary Creature — Elder Dinosaur

uncounterable threat that draws cards and evades removal

Jin-Gitaxias, Progress Tyrant

Jin-Gitaxias, Progress Tyrant

5UU

Legendary Creature — Phyrexian Praetor

copies your spells while countering opponents' first plays

Scourge of Fleets

Scourge of Fleets

5UU

Creature — Kraken

massive sea creature that one-sidedly bounces smaller boards

Consecrated Sphinx

Consecrated Sphinx

4UU

Creature — Sphinx

commanding flying threat that generates overwhelming card advantage

Thassa, Deep-Dwelling

Thassa, Deep-Dwelling

3U

Legendary Enchantment Creature — God

indestructible threat that blinks Tuvok on end steps

Brineborn Cutthroat

Brineborn Cutthroat

1U

Creature — Merfolk Pirate

grows rapidly as you cast spells on opponents' turns

Faerie Mastermind

Faerie Mastermind

1U

Creature — Faerie Rogue

efficient flash flyer that punishes opponents' extra card draw

Talrand, Sky Summoner

Talrand, Sky Summoner

2UU

Legendary Creature — Merfolk Wizard

generates an army of 2/2 flying drakes from instants

Murmuring Mystic

Murmuring Mystic

3U

Creature — Human Wizard

spits out bird illusion tokens off instant-speed plays

Guile

Guile

3UUU

Creature — Elemental Incarnation

massive evasive beater that steals countered spells

Voracious Greatshark

Voracious Greatshark

3UU

Creature — Shark

flash threat that counters an incoming creature or artifact

Phyrexian Metamorph

Phyrexian Metamorph

3UP

Artifact Creature — Phyrexian Shapeshifter

clones the best creature or artifact on the board

Draining Whelk

Draining Whelk

4UU

Creature — Illusion

flash creature that counters a spell and grows massive

Teferi, Mage of Zhalfir

Teferi, Mage of Zhalfir

2UUU

Legendary Creature — Human Wizard

locks out opponents' instant plays while granting you flash

Tidespout Tyrant

Tidespout Tyrant

5UUU

Creature — Djinn

heavy flying threat that bounces permanents with each cast

Torrential Gearhulk

Torrential Gearhulk

4UU

Artifact Creature — Construct

flash beater that re-casts an instant from the graveyard

Kiora Bests the Sea God

Kiora Bests the Sea God

5UU

Enchantment — Saga

saga generating an 8/8 hexproof kraken and tapping enemy forces

Shark Typhoon

Shark Typhoon

5U

Enchantment

creates flying sharks or cycles into an instant-speed flyer

Ominous Seas

Ominous Seas

1U

Enchantment

passively produces 8/8 krakens off frequent card draws

Portal to Phyrexia

Portal to Phyrexia

9

Artifact

wipes opposing creatures and reanimates threats each turn

Wandering Archaic // Explore the Vastlands

Wandering Archaic // Explore the Vastlands

5

Creature — Avatar // Sorcery

taxes opponents' instant and sorcery spells or copies them

Utility

8
Crystal Shard

Crystal Shard

3

Artifact

bounces Tuvok to hand to redirect attacks again

Erratic Portal

Erratic Portal

4

Artifact

repeatable bounce engine for Tuvok's flash trigger

Displacer Kitten

Displacer Kitten

3U

Creature — Cat Beast

blinks Tuvok whenever you cast noncreature spells

Propaganda

Propaganda

2U

Enchantment

taxes attacks against you and encourages attacking elsewhere

Dissipation Field

Dissipation Field

2UU

Enchantment

bounces permanents that successfully damage you

Sword of Hearth and Home

Sword of Hearth and Home

3

Artifact — Equipment

blinks Tuvok and ramps a basic land on combat damage

Lightning Greaves

Lightning Greaves

2

Artifact — Equipment

protects key engine pieces with shroud

Illusionist's Gambit

Illusionist's Gambit

2UU

Instant

removes attackers from combat and forces them to attack others

Lands

37
Reliquary Tower

Reliquary Tower

Land

No maximum hand size.

War Room

War Room

Land

Card draw from the mana base.

Rogue's Passage

Rogue's Passage

Land

Makes a creature unblockable.

Temple of the False God

Temple of the False God

Land

Extra mana in the late game.

Mystic Sanctuary

Mystic Sanctuary

Land — Island

Recurs an instant or sorcery.

Castle Vantress

Castle Vantress

Land

Mono-color utility land.

Island

Island 31x

Basic Land — Island

Basic land allocated from mana pip counts.