Xeno Deck by McJohanz

Format: Commander

Commander: Kotis, the Fangkeeper

Bracket: 3

Deck overview

Kotis, the Fangkeeper is both the engine and the finisher. The deck spends the first turns ramping into him, then attacks with cheap unblockable auras and pump instants so his trigger exiles a huge chunk of an opponent's library. Any spell with mana value equal to the damage dealt can be cast for free, so combat damage converts directly into card advantage and board presence. There is no hidden commander; the plan does not work without Kotis. A small package of counterspells, fight spells, and artifact/enchantment removal keeps the path clear. The closing line is 21 commander damage from Kotis, usually by turns 5-6.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Aether Tunnel
  • 1 An Offer You Can't Refuse
  • 1 Aqueous Form
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Blossoming Defense
  • 1 Broken Bond
  • 1 Bull's Strength
  • 1 Cloak of Mists
  • 1 Contaminated Aquifer
  • 1 Contaminated Drink
  • 1 Darkwater Catacombs
  • 1 Decisive Denial
  • 1 Distortion Strike
  • 1 Edge of Autumn
  • 1 Embiggen
  • 1 Emerald Medallion
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Extraordinary Journey
  • 1 Fae Flight
  • 1 Fanatical Strength
  • 1 Fellwar Stone
  • 1 Fertile Ground
  • 1 Fetid Pools
  • 1 Finale of Revelation
  • 1 Flooded Grove
  • 10 Forest
  • 1 Giant Growth
  • 1 Gift of Strength
  • 1 Gift of the Viper
  • 1 Golgari Signet
  • 1 Groundswell
  • 1 Haywire Mite
  • 1 Hinterland Harbor
  • 1 Hot Soup
  • 1 Hunter's Insight
  • 1 Ingenious Mastery
  • 1 Invigorate
  • 1 Invisibility
  • 4 Island
  • 1 Kotis, the Fangkeeper
  • 1 Long River's Pull
  • 1 Massive Might
  • 1 Mind Spring
  • 1 Moonring Island
  • 1 Nature's Claim
  • 1 Negate
  • 1 Ornithopter of Paradise
  • 1 Overflowing Basin
  • 1 Overprotect
  • 1 Painful Truths
  • 1 Phytoburst
  • 1 Predator's Strike
  • 1 Pull from Tomorrow
  • 1 Rampant Growth
  • 1 Rancor
  • 1 Ranger's Guile
  • 1 Repulsive Mutation
  • 1 Rimewood Falls
  • 1 River of Tears
  • 1 Royal Treatment
  • 1 Runechanter's Pike
  • 1 Sakura-Tribe Elder
  • 1 Season of Growth
  • 1 Simic Signet
  • 1 Snakeskin Veil
  • 1 Solar Transformer
  • 1 Staggering Size
  • 1 Stroke of Genius
  • 1 Sunken Hollow
  • 4 Swamp
  • 1 Swiftfoot Boots
  • 1 Tainted Isle
  • 1 Tainted Wood
  • 1 Tear Asunder
  • 1 Titanic Growth
  • 1 Twilight Mire
  • 1 Tyvar's Stand
  • 1 Vines of Vastwood
  • 1 Viridescent Bog
  • 1 Waterlogged Teachings // Inundated Archive
  • 1 Wild Defiance
  • 1 Wild Shape
  • 1 Woodland Cemetery
  • 1 Yavimaya Coast
  • 1 You See a Guard Approach