Art by Riccardo Federici
Saved commander deck
Winter Soldier, Icy Assassin
Suit up Winter Soldier with Equipment to rapidly build a lethal Voltron threat with built-in evasion. Use blink and counter-removal effects to bypass the finality counter downside and continuously recur him for combat dominance.
Prompt: Winter Soldier, Icy Assassin commander deck
Commander
1 cards
Winter Soldier, Icy Assassin
{W}{B}Legendary Creature — Human Assassin Villain
Chosen commander for the requested strategy.
Ramp
9 cards
Sword of the Animist
{2}Legendary Artifact — Equipment
Fetches basic lands on attack while buffing Winter Soldier
Bitterthorn, Nissa's Animus
{3}Legendary Artifact — Equipment
Equipment that ramps every attack and brings a body
Card Draw
10 cards
Puresteel Paladin
{W}{W}Creature — Human Knight
Draws on equipment cast and enables free equips
Sram, Senior Edificer
{1}{W}Legendary Creature — Dwarf Advisor
Draws a card whenever you cast an Equipment
Esper Sentinel
{W}Artifact Creature — Human Soldier
Taxing draw engine that scales with equipment buffs
Mask of Memory
{2}Artifact — Equipment
Cheap equipment that loots two cards upon combat damage
Skullclamp
{1}Artifact — Equipment
Exceptional card draw tool for low toughness or tokens
Morbid Curiosity
{1}{B}{B}Sorcery
Draws large burst of cards off high-cost equipment or revived creatures
Deadly Dispute
{1}{B}Instant
Draws cards and makes mana while sacrificing expiring permanents
Removal
10 cards
Swords to Plowshares
{W}Instant
Premier single-target creature exile for one mana
Anguished Unmaking
{1}{W}{B}Instant
Instant-speed unconditional exile for any nonland permanent
Fracture
{W}{B}Instant
Cheap instant removal targeting artifacts, enchantments, or planeswalkers
Threats/Wincons
24 cards
Stoneforge Mystic
{1}{W}Creature — Kor Artificer
Tutors any Equipment directly and cheats it into play
Ardenn, Intrepid Archaeologist
{2}{W}Legendary Creature — Kor Scout
Attaches all Equipment to Winter Soldier for free at combat
Halvar, God of Battle // Sword of the Realms
{2}{W}{W}Legendary Creature — God // Legendary Artifact — Equipment
Gives double strike and moves Equipment freely between creatures
Balan, Wandering Knight
{2}{W}{W}Legendary Creature — Cat Knight
Backup Voltron threat that equips everything instantly
Danitha Capashen, Paragon
{2}{W}Legendary Creature — Human Knight
Reduces Equipment costs and provides keyword soup
Armored Skyhunter
{3}{W}Creature — Cat Knight
Digs for and cheats Equipment directly into play on attack
Leonin Shikari
{1}{W}Creature — Cat Soldier
Allows instant-speed Equipment attachment for combat tricks and protection
Shadowspear
{1}Legendary Artifact — Equipment
Provides lifelink, trample, and strips hexproof and indestructible
Swiftfoot Boots
{2}Artifact — Equipment
Grants haste and hexproof protection for the commander
Lightning Greaves
{2}Artifact — Equipment
Free equip cost granting haste and shroud
Commander's Plate
{1}Artifact — Equipment
Grants massive protection and power boost against non-WB colors
Blackblade Reforged
{2}Legendary Artifact — Equipment
Massive power boost based on land count for a legendary creature
Sword of Feast and Famine
{3}Artifact — Equipment
Untaps lands, disrupts opponents' hands, and gives protection
Sword of Fire and Ice
{3}Artifact — Equipment
Draws cards, removes utility creatures, and gives evasion
Sword of Forge and Frontier
{3}Artifact — Equipment
Provides impulsive card advantage and extra land drops
Loxodon Warhammer
{3}Artifact — Equipment
Grants significant power boost, trample, and crucial lifelink
Umezawa's Jitte
{2}Legendary Artifact — Equipment
Extremely versatile counters for removal, pump, and lifegain
Cranial Plating
{2}Artifact — Equipment
Scales power exponentially with artifacts and equips at instant speed
Nettlecyst
{3}Artifact — Equipment
Creates a Living Weapon body that scales with artifacts
Batterbone
{2}Artifact — Equipment
Living Weapon granting vigilance, lifelink, and bounce protection
Kaldra Compleat
{7}Legendary Artifact — Equipment
Formidable Living Weapon granting indestructible, trample, haste, and exile
Basilisk Collar
{1}Artifact — Equipment
Grants deathtouch and lifelink to pair with menace
Maul of the Skyclaves
{2}{W}Artifact — Equipment
Equips immediately on ETB and gives flying and first strike
Mithril Coat
{3}Legendary Artifact — Equipment
Flash Equipment that attaches immediately to protect the commander
Utility
8 cards
Open the Armory
{1}{W}Sorcery
Efficient two-mana tutor for any Equipment in the deck
Steelshaper's Gift
{W}Sorcery
One-mana tutor for the exact Equipment piece required
Sigarda's Aid
{W}Enchantment
Enables flash Equipment and attaches them immediately for free
Forge Anew
{2}{W}Enchantment
Recovers Equipment from graveyard and provides a free equip each turn
Power Conduit
{2}Artifact
Removes finality counters from Winter Soldier so he can recur repeatedly
Ephemerate
{W}Instant
Blinks Winter Soldier to reset finality counters and dodge removal
Teferi's Protection
{2}{W}Instant
The ultimate defensive spell to protect board state and life total
Sevinne's Reclamation
{2}{W}Sorcery
Recurs low-cost Equipment, permanents, or the commander with flashback
