heliod by user7685351

Format: Commander

Commander: Heliod, the Radiant Dawn // Heliod, the Warped Eclipse

Bracket: 4

DeckCheck Threat Index: 52

Deck overview

This deck is a high-synergy Azorius combo-control list commanded by Heliod, the Radiant Dawn. The strategy revolves around accelerating into Heliod on Turn 3, transforming him into Heliod, the Warped Eclipse on Turn 4, and weaponizing symmetrical card draw into astronomical generic mana discounts and flash speed. Once transformed, every card opponents draw reduces the cost of all spells by one generic mana. Symmetrical draw spells like Secret Rendezvous, Words of Wisdom, and wheels like Game Plan or Day's Undoing reduce the generic costs of your entire hand by 9 to 21 mana. This enables an explosive storm turn where you cast virtually your entire deck at instant speed, draining opponents with Psychosis Crawler, bouncing every opposing permanent with Hullbreaker Horror, or overwhelming the table with a massive Finale of Glory. Supported by defensive pillowfort pieces and flexible interaction, the deck transitions smoothly from subtle group-hug politics into an unstoppable game-winning chain.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Adarkar Wastes
  • 1 Arcane Denial
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Artisan of Kozilek
  • 1 Azorius Chancery
  • 1 Azorius Signet
  • 1 Capsize
  • 1 Cast Out
  • 1 Cephalid Coliseum
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Commit // Memory
  • 1 Cut a Deal
  • 1 Day's Undoing
  • 1 Deserted Beach
  • 1 Dictate of Kruphix
  • 1 Diplomatic Immunity
  • 1 Drafna, Founder of Lat-Nam
  • 1 Drown in Dreams
  • 1 Everflowing Chalice
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Faerie Mastermind
  • 1 Fascination
  • 1 Fellwar Stone
  • 1 Finale of Glory
  • 1 Game Plan
  • 1 Geier Reach Sanitarium
  • 1 Ghostly Prison
  • 1 Gilded Lotus
  • 1 Glacial Fortress
  • 1 Grand Crescendo
  • 1 Grasp of Fate
  • 1 Hallowed Fountain
  • 1 Heliod, the Radiant Dawn // Heliod, the Warped Eclipse
  • 1 Hullbreaker Horror
  • 1 Hydroelectric Specimen // Hydroelectric Laboratory
  • 1 Irrigated Farmland
  • 7 Island
  • 1 Keeper of the Accord
  • 1 Krang, the All-Powerful
  • 1 Kwain, Itinerant Meddler
  • 1 Loran of the Third Path
  • 1 Lore Broker
  • 1 Mangara, the Diplomat
  • 1 March of Swirling Mist
  • 1 Martial Coup
  • 1 Minimus Containment
  • 1 Mirrormade
  • 1 Mystic Gate
  • 1 Mystic Sanctuary
  • 1 Negate
  • 1 Ornithopter of Paradise
  • 8 Plains
  • 1 Port Town
  • 1 Prairie Stream
  • 1 Promise of Loyalty
  • 1 Propaganda
  • 1 Prosperity
  • 1 Psychosis Crawler
  • 1 Razorgrass Ambush // Razorgrass Field
  • 1 Reliquary Tower
  • 1 Scrawling Crawler
  • 1 Seachrome Coast
  • 1 Secret Rendezvous
  • 1 Sejiri Shelter // Sejiri Glacier
  • 1 Skycloud Expanse
  • 1 Sokrates, Athenian Teacher
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Spell Burst
  • 1 Stonecoil Serpent
  • 1 Struggle for Project Purity
  • 1 Sunfall
  • 1 Swiftfoot Boots
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Talisman of Progress
  • 1 Tataru Taru
  • 1 Teferi, Time Raveler
  • 1 Temporal Cascade
  • 1 The Council of Four
  • 1 Thought Vessel
  • 1 Tyrite Sanctum
  • 1 Unwind
  • 1 Vision Skeins
  • 1 Wayfarer's Bauble
  • 1 Well of Ideas
  • 1 White Sun's Twilight
  • 1 Witch Enchanter // Witch-Blessed Meadow
  • 1 Words of Wisdom