Art by Daarken
Commander deckBGU
Yarok, the Desecrated
Harness bioluminescent horrors, mutagenic anomalies, and Eldrazi titans to trigger overwhelming enter-the-battlefield abilities, doubling cosmic effects to warp reality and dominate the board.
Asked for“Je cherche une esthétique très colorée, étrange et profondément cosmique, à mi-chemin entre solarpunk, science-fiction alien et cosmic horror. Un monde luxuriant, bioluminescent et technologiquement avancé, mais progressivement contaminé par des mutations organiques, des anomalies et des vestiges d’une civilisation disparue. Les créatures doivent être titanesques, incompréhensibles et presque divines, comme des organismes extraterrestres dont on ne comprend ni la forme ni la fonction. L’ensemble doit évoquer Annihilation, les Eldrazi, le weird sci-fi, l’horreur cosmique et les échos d’un passé oublié : magnifique au premier regard, profondément inquiétant au second.”
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.
Colored mana symbols
Commander
1Yarok, the Desecrated
2BGULegendary Creature — Elemental Horror
Chosen commander for the requested strategy.
Ramp
10
Coiling Oracle
GUCreature — Snake Elf Druid
bioluminescent snake elf that puts lands into play on ETB
Card Draw
10
Mulldrifter
4UCreature — Elemental
weird elemental concept drawing double cards with Yarok
Baleful Strix
UBArtifact Creature — Bird
biomechanical bird providing card advantage
Risen Reef
1GUCreature — Elemental
bioluminescent elemental engine drawing lands and cards
Beast Whisperer
2GGCreature — Elf Druid
draws cards whenever creature spells are cast
Tishana, Voice of Thunder
5GULegendary Creature — Merfolk Shaman
titanic cosmic bio-shaman drawing massive hands on ETB
Aether Channeler
2UCreature — Human Wizard
versatile ETB choices including card draw
Rishkar's Expertise
4GGSorcery
massive card draw scaling with huge alien creatures
Removal
10
Acidic Slime
3GGCreature — Ooze
corrosive organism destroying non-creature threats on ETB
Reclamation Sage
2GCreature — Elf Shaman
removes problematic artifacts or enchantments
Ravenous Chupacabra
2BBCreature — Beast Horror
organic predatory horror destroying targeted creatures
Shriekmaw
4BCreature — Elemental
evokable terror that destroys non-black non-artifact creatures
Imprisoned in the Moon
2UEnchantment — Aura
traps threats inside an ethereal celestial prison
Threats/Wincons
24
Ulamog, the Ceaseless Hunger
10Legendary Creature — Eldrazi
ineorable Eldrazi titan destroying opposing reality
Kozilek, Butcher of Truth
10Legendary Creature — Eldrazi
incomprehensible cosmic entity drawing cards and annihilating defenses
It That Betrays
12Creature — Eldrazi
cosmic Eldrazi horror that steals sacrificed permanents
Worldspine Wurm
8GGGCreature — Wurm
titanesque organic organism that splits into multiple creatures
Vorinclex, Monstrous Raider
4GGLegendary Creature — Phyrexian Praetor
terrifying alien Phyrexian doubling counter mutations
Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur
8UULegendary Creature — Phyrexian Praetor
grotesque sci-fi monstrosity crippling enemy hands
Toxrill, the Corrosive
5BBLegendary Creature — Slug Horror
slimy mutated cosmic slug horror melting enemy boards
Apex Altisaur
7GGCreature — Dinosaur
colossal apex predator fighting enemy armies on ETB
Avenger of Zendikar
5GGCreature — Elemental
spawns a bioluminescent army of plant tokens on ETB
Roalesk, Apex Hybrid
2GGULegendary Creature — Human Mutant
genetically engineered bio-mutant titan
Brokkos, Apex of Forever
2BGULegendary Creature — Nightmare Beast Elemental
bioluminescent nightmare mutating onto lower threats
Hydroid Krasis
XGUCreature — Jellyfish Hydra Beast
bio-engineered jellyfish hydra threat
Progenitor Mimic
4GUCreature — Shapeshifter
cloning organism continuously creating bio-copies
Peregrine Drake
4UCreature — Drake
untaps lands on ETB to generate massive mana engine
Agent of Treachery
5UUCreature — Human Rogue
alien entity stealing enemy permanents on ETB
Noxious Gearhulk
4BBArtifact Creature — Construct
ancient mechanical bio-construct destroying creatures and gaining life
Meteor Golem
7Artifact Creature — Golem
ancient construct fallen from space destroying any non-land target
Terastodon
6GGCreature — Elephant
titanesque elephant crushing three non-creature targets
Wandering Archaic // Explore the Vastlands
5Creature — Avatar // Sorcery
ancient alien entity duplicating opponent spells
Thassa, Deep-Dwelling
3ULegendary Enchantment Creature — God
cosmic god flickering creatures at end of turn
Gonti, Lord of Luxury
2BBLegendary Creature — Aetherborn Rogue
steals cards from enemy libraries on ETB
Utility
8
Panharmonicon
4Artifact
ancient relic artifact that stacks with Yarok's ETB duplication
Conjurer's Closet
5Artifact
ancient device that re-triggers creature ETB effects each end step
Birthing Pod
3GPArtifact
biomechanical machine evolving lower creatures into cosmic horrors
Swiftfoot Boots
2Artifact — Equipment
provides haste and hexproof to your commander
Lightning Greaves
2Artifact — Equipment
free haste and shroud for critical creatures
Fierce Empath
2GCreature — Elf
fetches massive cosmic titans directly to your hand on ETB
