Baral by arianabipur

Format: Commander

Commander: Baral, Chief of Compliance

Bracket: 5

DeckCheck Threat Index: 76

Deck overview

This Mono-Blue Commander deck operates as a competitive control-combo engine piloted by Baral, Chief of Compliance. Baral discounts the deck's 45 instant and sorcery spells by {1} while converting every countered spell into card filtering. Dense fast mana (Chrome Mox, Mox Diamond, Mana Vault, Sol Ring) enables rapid setup alongside asymmetric stax pieces like Back to Basics, The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale, and Narset, Parter of Veils that stall opposing development. The deck's primary victory route uses Isochron Scepter imprinting Dramatic Reversal alongside mana rocks to generate infinite mana and untap triggers, which immediately feeds Walking Ballista or Blue Sun's Zenith for a table kill. Redundant lines via Power Artifact with Basalt Monolith or Grim Monolith ensure resilience. Backed by 18 counterspells and comprehensive artifact tutoring, the deck reliably establishes dominance and finishes on Turn 4.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Ancient Tomb
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Back to Basics
  • 1 Baral, Chief of Compliance
  • 1 Basalt Monolith
  • 1 Blue Sun's Zenith
  • 1 Brainstorm
  • 1 Brazen Borrower // Petty Theft
  • 1 Cephalid Coliseum
  • 1 Chain of Vapor
  • 1 Chrome Mox
  • 1 Counterbalance
  • 1 Counterspell
  • 1 Cyclonic Rift
  • 1 Daze
  • 1 Delay
  • 1 Dig Through Time
  • 1 Dramatic Reversal
  • 1 Fierce Guardianship
  • 1 Flusterstorm
  • 1 Force of Negation
  • 1 Force of Will
  • 1 Frantic Search
  • 1 Gemstone Caverns
  • 1 Gilded Drake
  • 1 Gitaxian Probe
  • 1 Grim Monolith
  • 1 Hullbreaker Horror
  • 1 Impulse
  • 19 Island
  • 1 Isochron Scepter
  • 1 Lotus Petal
  • 1 Lórien Revealed
  • 1 Mana Drain
  • 1 Mana Vault
  • 1 Memory Lapse
  • 1 Mental Misstep
  • 1 Merchant Scroll
  • 1 Minamo, School at Water's Edge
  • 1 Misdirection
  • 1 Mox Amber
  • 1 Mox Diamond
  • 1 Muddle the Mixture
  • 1 Mystic Remora
  • 1 Mystic Sanctuary
  • 1 Mystical Tutor
  • 1 Narset, Parter of Veils
  • 1 Negate
  • 1 Otawara, Soaring City
  • 1 Pact of Negation
  • 1 Ponder
  • 1 Pongify
  • 1 Power Artifact
  • 1 Preordain
  • 1 Rapid Hybridization
  • 1 Reshape
  • 1 Rhystic Study
  • 1 Sea Gate Restoration // Sea Gate, Reborn
  • 1 Sensei's Divining Top
  • 1 Sink into Stupor // Soporific Springs
  • 1 Snap
  • 1 Snapcaster Mage
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Solve the Equation
  • 1 Spell Pierce
  • 1 Spellseeker
  • 1 Stifle
  • 1 Strip Mine
  • 1 Swan Song
  • 1 Tale's End
  • 1 The One Ring
  • 1 The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale
  • 1 Timetwister
  • 1 Transmute Artifact
  • 1 Treachery
  • 1 Treasure Cruise
  • 1 Urza's Saga
  • 1 Walking Ballista
  • 1 Wash Away
  • 1 Wasteland
  • 1 Whir of Invention
  • 1 Windfall