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Commander deckR
Will Riker, First in the Field
Maximize Will Riker's combat land-fetching ability by chaining extra combat steps, triggering red Landfall payoffs, and using Sundial of the Infinite to keep the fetched lands permanently.
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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.
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Commander
1Will Riker, First in the Field
3RLegendary Creature — Human Officer
Chosen commander for the requested strategy.
Ramp
10
Neheb, the Eternal
3RRLegendary Creature — Zombie Minotaur Warrior
converts combat burn into massive postcombat mana
Treasonous Ogre
3RCreature — Ogre Shaman
burst mana using life to cast game-enders
Card Draw
10
Professional Face-Breaker
2RCreature — Human Warrior
turns combat connections into card advantage
Removal
10
Jaya's Immolating Inferno
XRRLegendary Sorcery
heavy burn hitting three targets funded by land bursts
Threats/Wincons
24
Moraug, Fury of Akoum
4RRLegendary Creature — Minotaur Warrior
creates chained extra combats off fetched lands
Tunneling Geopede
2RCreature — Insect
steady group-slug burn on each land trigger
Akoum Hellkite
4RRCreature — Dragon
converts Will Riker land drops into targeted damage
Embodiment of Fury
3RCreature — Elemental
turns fetched temporary lands into 3/3 attackers
Greater Gargadon
9RCreature — Beast
free sacrifice outlet for lands before end step
Combat Celebrant
2RCreature — Human Warrior
exerts for an extra combat to trigger Will Riker again
Port Razer
3RRCreature — Orc Pirate
chains multiple combat steps and land triggers
Karlach, Fury of Avernus
4RLegendary Creature — Tiefling Barbarian
guarantees an extra combat each turn for double triggers
Scourge of the Throne
4RRCreature — Dragon
dethrone trigger grants an additional combat phase
World at War
3RRSorcery
gives two extra combat steps across two turns via rebound
Drakuseth, Maw of Flames
4RRRLegendary Creature — Dragon
massive combat damage machine
Terror of the Peaks
3RRCreature — Dragon
heavy burn whenever creature threats enter
Hellkite Tyrant
4RRCreature — Dragon
steals artifacts and provides an alternate wincon
Etali, Primal Storm
4RRLegendary Creature — Elder Dinosaur
casts free spells from all libraries during combat
Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
1RRRLegendary Creature — Dwarf Noble
amplifies all red landfall ping triggers by two
Purphoros, God of the Forge
3RLegendary Enchantment Creature — God
indestructible damage engine with tokens
Krenko, Tin Street Kingpin
2RLegendary Creature — Goblin
scales token army rapidly with extra combats
Urabrask the Hidden
3RRLegendary Creature — Phyrexian Praetor
grants haste to attackers and slows down opponents
City on Fire
5RRREnchantment
triples all damage from landfall pings and creatures
Utility
8
Sundial of the Infinite
2Artifact
ends turn with sacrifice trigger on stack to keep lands permanently
Crucible of Worlds
3Artifact
replays sacrificed lands straight from the graveyard
Geode Rager
4RRCreature — Elemental
goads opponent creatures whenever lands enter
Lightning Greaves
2Artifact — Equipment
shroud and free equip haste for your commander
Underworld Breach
1REnchantment
recur key spells and extra combats from the graveyard
