The Destined by user2132431

Format: Commander

Commander: The Destined Warrior

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 46

Deck overview

This Esper aggressive deck is commanded by The Destined Warrior, maximizing the party mechanic by assembling Clerics, Rogues, Warriors, and Wizards. The deck features a balanced mix of party creatures, Job Select Equipment that creates creature tokens of specific classes, and wildcards like Burakos, Party Leader and Mirror Entity. By deploying cheap class representatives on early turns, the deck casts its commander on Turn 4, reducing spell costs and granting an immediate +3/+0 pump to all attackers once the party is full. This engine pivots quickly into a fast, evasive combat clock, backed by high-yield card draw engines like The Destined Thief and Spoils of Adventure. Resilient protection spells such as Linvala, Shield of Sea Gate and Restoration Magic shield the board against sweepers, while efficient Esper removal keeps opposing game plans in check.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Adarkar Wastes
  • 1 Aerith Gainsborough
  • 1 Alisaie Leveilleur
  • 1 Alphinaud Leveilleur
  • 1 Anguished Unmaking
  • 1 Arcane Sanctum
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Archpriest of Iona
  • 1 Ardbert, Warrior of Darkness
  • 1 Astrologian's Planisphere
  • 1 Black Mage's Rod
  • 1 Blue Mage's Cane
  • 1 Brainstorm
  • 1 Burakos, Party Leader
  • 1 Caves of Koilos
  • 1 Champions from Beyond
  • 1 Choked Estuary
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Concerted Defense
  • 1 Counterspell
  • 1 Coveted Prize
  • 1 Damn
  • 1 Darkwater Catacombs
  • 1 Desolate Mire
  • 1 Dovin's Veto
  • 1 Emet-Selch, Unsundered // Hades, Sorcerer of Eld
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Fellwar Stone
  • 1 Fetid Heath
  • 1 G'raha Tia, Scion Reborn
  • 1 Glacial Fortress
  • 1 Heirloom Blade
  • 1 Hope Estheim
  • 1 Ishgard, the Holy See // Faith & Grief
  • 6 Island
  • 1 Isolated Chapel
  • 1 Jill, Shiva's Dominant // Shiva, Warden of Ice
  • 1 Joined Researchers // Secret Rendezvous
  • 1 Journey to Oblivion
  • 1 Krile Baldesion
  • 1 Linvala, Shield of Sea Gate
  • 1 Locke Cole
  • 1 Midgar, City of Mako // Reactor Raid
  • 1 Mindblade Render
  • 1 Mirror Entity
  • 1 Morbid Opportunist
  • 1 Multiclass Baldric
  • 1 Nalia de'Arnise
  • 1 Nimble Trapfinder
  • 1 Papalymo Totolymo
  • 1 Path of Ancestry
  • 1 Path to Exile
  • 6 Plains
  • 1 Port Town
  • 1 Prairie Stream
  • 1 Quistis Trepe
  • 1 Reno and Rude
  • 1 Restoration Magic
  • 1 Rumor Gatherer
  • 1 Sage's Nouliths
  • 1 Seasoned Dungeoneer
  • 1 Shattered Sanctum
  • 1 Spoils of Adventure
  • 1 Squad Commander
  • 1 Starting Town
  • 1 Stick Together
  • 1 Sunken Hollow
  • 6 Swamp
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Taborax, Hope's Demise
  • 1 Talisman of Hierarchy
  • 1 Talisman of Progress
  • 1 The Destined Black Mage
  • 1 The Destined Thief
  • 1 The Destined Warrior
  • 1 The Destined White Mage
  • 1 Thief's Knife
  • 1 Thwart the Grave
  • 1 Underground River
  • 1 Varragoth, Bloodsky Sire
  • 1 Venat, Heart of Hydaelyn // Hydaelyn, the Mothercrystal
  • 1 Vindicate
  • 1 Void Rend
  • 1 Weathered Wayfarer
  • 1 White Mage's Staff