Art by Paul Scott Canavan
Saved commander deck
Vega, the Watcher
Draw through your library rapidly by triggering Vega with foretell, flashback, and cast-from-exile spells, quickly finding and casting overwhelming high-cost sea monsters, angels, and sphinxes.
Prompt: Vega the watcher focus on rampant card drawing to pull out big monsters
Commander
1 cards
Vega, the Watcher
{1}{W}{U}Legendary Creature — Bird Spirit
Chosen commander for the requested strategy.
Ramp
10 cards
Card Draw
10 cards
Chemister's Insight
{3}{U}Instant
jump-start draw that triggers Vega from graveyard
Faithful Mending
{W}{U}Instant
looting with flashback to feed triggers and graveyard
Removal
11 cards
Cleansing Nova
{3}{W}{W}Sorcery
modal board wipe for creatures or artifacts and enchantments
Threats/Wincons
23 cards
Hullbreaker Horror
{5}{U}{U}Creature — Kraken Horror
game-ending control leviathan that locks out opponents
Nezahal, Primal Tide
{5}{U}{U}Legendary Creature — Elder Dinosaur
uncounterable dinosaur threat with massive card draw
Sphinx of the Second Sun
{6}{U}{U}Creature — Sphinx
massive flyer granting an extra beginning phase
Diluvian Primordial
{5}{U}{U}Creature — Avatar
giant flyer that casts spells from exile to trigger Vega
Luminate Primordial
{5}{W}{W}Creature — Avatar
huge flying body that exiles opposing threats on entry
Scourge of Fleets
{5}{U}{U}Creature — Kraken
gigantic kraken that clears opponents' boards
Stormtide Leviathan
{5}{U}{U}{U}Creature — Leviathan
massive unblockable beater that stops ground attacks
Sun Titan
{4}{W}{W}Creature — Giant
recurs mana rocks and utility permanents upon attacking
Angel of the Ruins
{5}{W}{W}Artifact Creature — Angel
plainscycling threat that exiles two noncreatures on entry
Dream Trawler
{2}{W}{W}{U}{U}Creature — Sphinx
hexproof lifelink flyer that scales with large hands
Medomai the Ageless
{4}{W}{U}Legendary Creature — Sphinx
flyer that grants extra turns to swing lethal
Scholar of the Lost Trove
{5}{U}{U}Creature — Sphinx
re-casts big spells from graveyard triggering Vega
Phyrexian Triniform
{9}Artifact Creature — Phyrexian Golem
huge artifact threat with encore triggering Vega
Tromokratis
{5}{U}{U}Legendary Creature — Kraken
hard-to-block kraken threat with built-in hexproof
Kederekt Leviathan
{6}{U}{U}Creature — Leviathan
resets nonland permanents and unearths to trigger Vega
Baneslayer Angel
{3}{W}{W}Creature — Angel
efficient evasive beater that stabilizes life totals
Angel of Serenity
{4}{W}{W}{W}Creature — Angel
large flyer that temporarily exiles three threats or recycles monsters
Reya Dawnbringer
{6}{W}{W}{W}Legendary Creature — Angel
continually reanimates fallen giant monsters each upkeep
Artisan of Kozilek
{9}Creature — Eldrazi
massive eldrazi beater with cast-triggered reanimation
Inkwell Leviathan
{7}{U}{U}Artifact Creature — Leviathan
shroud and islandwalk ensure safe heavy hits
Myr Battlesphere
{7}Artifact Creature — Myr Construct
wide artifact army producer that hits hard
Platinum Angel
{7}Artifact Creature — Angel
giant flying safeguard keeping you alive
Steel Hellkite
{6}Artifact Creature — Dragon
repeatable flying threat that destroys opposing permanents
Utility
8 cards
Ephemerate
{W}Instant
rebound blinks big enters-the-battlefield monsters and triggers Vega
Ghostly Flicker
{2}{U}Instant
retriggers enters-the-battlefield abilities on giant monsters
Swiftfoot Boots
{2}Artifact — Equipment
grants haste and hexproof to your biggest threats
Lightning Greaves
{2}Artifact — Equipment
free haste and shroud for huge monsters
Quicksilver Amulet
{4}Artifact
cheats high-cost monsters directly into play at instant speed
Thran Temporal Gateway
{4}Legendary Artifact
taps to drop legendary and artifact monsters onto the board
The Reality Chip
{1}{U}Legendary Artifact Creature — Equipment Jellyfish
play cards from the top of library to trigger Vega repeatedly
Approach of the Second Sun
{6}{W}Sorcery
alternate win condition easily redrawn with Vega's engine
