Art by John Di Giovanni
Commander deckC
U.S.S. Defiant, Tough Little Ship
Ramp into high-power colorless creatures to immediately Station the Defiant to 5+ charge counters, creating an elusive, flying, hexproof threat while repeatedly controlling 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.
Commander
1U.S.S. Defiant, Tough Little Ship
6Legendary Artifact — Spacecraft
Chosen commander for the requested strategy.
Ramp
13
Palladium Myr
3Artifact Creature — Myr
creature ramp that can also crew or station
Card Draw
8
The One Ring
4Legendary Artifact
unmatched recurring card advantage and protection
Kozilek, the Great Distortion
8CCLegendary Creature — Eldrazi
refills hand to seven cards and provides counterspells
Kozilek, Butcher of Truth
10Legendary Creature — Eldrazi
draws four cards on cast
Removal
11
All Is Dust
7Kindred Sorcery — Eldrazi
one-sided board wipe against colored permanents
Meteor Golem
7Artifact Creature — Golem
destroys any problematic nonland permanent
Duplicant
6Artifact Creature — Shapeshifter
exiles a creature and copies its power for stationing
Threats/Wincons
19
Traxos, Scourge of Kroog
4Legendary Artifact Creature — Dragon Construct
four-mana 7/7 that stations Defiant in one tap
Lupine Prototype
2Artifact Creature — Wolf Construct
two-mana 5/5 that reaches the station threshold immediately
Phyrexian Soulgorger
3Snow Artifact Creature — Phyrexian Construct
three-mana 8/8 that easily fully stations Defiant
Metalwork Colossus
11Artifact Creature — Construct
cheap 10/10 body in heavy artifact board states
Wurmcoil Engine
6Artifact Creature — Phyrexian Wurm
resilient 6/6 deathtouch lifelink beater
Blightsteel Colossus
12Artifact Creature — Phyrexian Golem
game-ending infect win condition
Ulamog, the Ceaseless Hunger
10Legendary Creature — Eldrazi
indestructible threat that exiles two permanents on cast
Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre
11Legendary Creature — Eldrazi
annihilator beater that destroys a permanent on cast
Cityscape Leveler
8Artifact Creature — Construct
repeatable nonland destruction on cast and attack
Void Winnower
9Creature — Eldrazi
locks out opponents' even-mana spells and blockers
Triplicate Titan
9Artifact Creature — Golem
large evasive creature that splits into three tokens
Hangarback Walker
XXArtifact Creature — Construct
scalable threat that leaves behind thopter tokens
Walking Ballista
XXArtifact Creature — Construct
scalable threat and creature/player burn
Platinum Emperion
8Artifact Creature — Golem
prevents life total changes and provides an 8/8 body
Matter Reshaper
2CCreature — Eldrazi
efficient early creature that replaces itself upon death
Utility
11
Lithoform Engine
4Legendary Artifact
copies spells, activated abilities, or triggered abilities
Karn, the Great Creator
4Legendary Planeswalker — Karn
shuts down opposing artifacts and animates your own
