The Birds! by Clasick

Format: Commander

Commander: Choco, Seeker of Paradise

Bracket: 2

DeckCheck Threat Index: 28

Deck overview

This Bant deck is commanded by Choco, Seeker of Paradise and focuses on an aggressive, synergistic Bird tribal and Landfall strategy. The game plan opens by casting cheap, evasive Birds during the first three turns, followed by casting Choco on turn 3 or 4. Attacking with Birds triggers Choco to filter cards into hand and place revealed lands directly onto the battlefield tapped. These land drops trigger Landfall abilities across the board, pumping Choco and fueling cards like Chocobo Racetrack, Ride the Shoopuf, and Sazh's Chocobo. The mid-game leverages high-impact tribal payoffs such as Kastral, the Windcrested, Bartz and Boko, and Eagle of the Great Shelf to overwhelm opponents with large flying attackers. Supported by targeted removal, countermagic, and protective spells like Flare of Fortitude, the deck applies consistent pressure through evasive combat damage to eliminate opponents across turns 6 through 8.

Decklist (100 cards)

• 1 Abundant Countryside
• 1 Ambrosia Whiteheart
• 1 Ancient Ziggurat
• 1 Arcane Signet
• 1 Augury Owl
• 1 Aven Envoy
• 1 Bartz and Boko
• 1 Bridgeworks Battle // Tanglespan Bridgeworks
• 1 Changeling Wayfinder
• 1 Choco, Seeker of Paradise
• 1 Chocobo Racetrack
• 1 Chomping Changeling
• 1 Command Tower
• 1 Counterspell
• 1 Crib Swap
• 1 Cultivate
• 1 Dawn of a New Age
• 1 Demystify
• 1 Eagle of the Great Shelf
• 1 Encouraging Aviator // Jump
• 1 Evolving Wilds
• 1 Exotic Orchard
• 1 Finch Formation
• 1 Firdoch Core
• 1 Flare of Fortitude
• 1 Flock Impostor
• 1 Flooded Strand
• 7 Forest
• 1 Frost Trickster
• 1 Gilded Goose
• 1 Gleaming Bastion
• 1 Gwaihir the Windlord
• 1 Gysahl Greens
• 1 Hallowed Fountain
• 1 Harrow
• 1 Hindering Light
• 1 Hobbit Hole
• 1 Idyllic Tutor
• 7 Island
• 1 Jackdaw Savior
• 1 Kastral, the Windcrested
• 1 Keeper of the Nine Gales
• 1 Knightfisher
• 1 Landroval, Horizon Witness
• 1 Mentor of the Meek
• 1 Mockingbird
• 1 Morningtide's Light
• 1 Murder of Crows
• 1 No More Lies
• 1 Old Thrush
• 1 Pacifism
• 1 Path of Ancestry
• 1 Path to Exile
• 7 Plains
• 1 Plumecreed Escort
• 1 Rain-Slicked Copse
• 1 Ravenhill Flock
• 1 Razorverge Thicket
• 1 Realmwalker
• 1 Reprieve
• 1 Ride the Shoopuf
• 1 Roc Egg
• 1 Sage Aven
• 1 Sage Owl
• 1 Salvation Swan
• 1 Sazh Katzroy
• 1 Sazh's Chocobo
• 1 Sea of Clouds
• 1 Seaside Citadel
• 1 Shrike Force
• 1 Sidequest: Raise a Chocobo // Black Chocobo
• 1 Sol Ring
• 1 Storm, Windrider
• 1 Strixhaven Stadium
• 1 Summon: Fat Chocobo
• 1 Sun Titan
• 1 Terramorphic Expanse
• 1 The Eagles Are Coming!
• 1 Thieving Magpie
• 1 Tranquil Landscape
• 1 Vega, the Watcher
• 1 Vibrant Cityscape