Lyna, Veil of Vengeance: Shadowlands by Calico

Format: Commander

Commander: Lyna, Veil of Vengeance

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 45

Deck overview

This deck is an Esper tempo-aggro strategy centered around unblockable shadow creatures and saboteur card advantage. Commanded by Lyna, Veil of Vengeance, the deck establishes early board presence with low-mana shadow creatures such as Dauthi Slayer, Dauthi Voidwalker, and Nether Traitor. Once Lyna is on the battlefield, every unblocked hit draws cards, creating a steady stream of fresh resources without demanding mana investment during combat. The deck converts this card advantage into decisive victory through mass team buffs like Akroma's Will and Mirror Entity, alongside asymmetric life drain from Commissar Severina Raine and Throne of the God-Pharaoh. A robust defensive suite featuring Kira, Great Glass-Spinner, Adept Watershaper, Flawless Maneuver, and Boromir, Warden of the Tower shields fragile creatures from removal and sweepers. Asymmetric hate pieces like Opposition Agent and Retribution of the Meek control the table while the deck steadily eliminates opponents.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Adarkar Wastes
  • 1 Adept Watershaper
  • 1 Aetherize
  • 1 Agadeem's Awakening // Agadeem, the Undercrypt
  • 1 Akroma's Will
  • 1 Arcane Sanctum
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Bojuka Bog
  • 1 Boromir, Warden of the Tower
  • 1 Caves of Koilos
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Commissar Severina Raine
  • 1 Concealed Courtyard
  • 1 Counterspell
  • 1 Crawlspace
  • 1 Cunning Rhetoric
  • 1 Dark Ritual
  • 1 Darkslick Shores
  • 1 Dauthi Cutthroat
  • 1 Dauthi Embrace
  • 1 Dauthi Ghoul
  • 1 Dauthi Slayer
  • 1 Dauthi Trapper
  • 1 Dauthi Voidwalker
  • 1 Dauthi Warlord
  • 1 Deadly Rollick
  • 1 Demonic Tutor
  • 1 Diabolic Intent
  • 1 Dovin's Veto
  • 1 Drana, Liberator of Malakir
  • 1 Dream-Thief's Bandana
  • 1 Drowned Catacomb
  • 1 Esper Sentinel
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Fabled Passage
  • 1 Faith's Reward
  • 1 Fell the Profane // Fell Mire
  • 1 Fetid Heath
  • 1 Fix What's Broken
  • 1 Flawless Maneuver
  • 1 Gix, Yawgmoth Praetor
  • 1 Godless Shrine
  • 1 Grim Hireling
  • 3 Island
  • 1 Isolated Chapel
  • 1 Kira, Great Glass-Spinner
  • 1 Looter il-Kor
  • 1 Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
  • 1 Lyna, Veil of Vengeance
  • 1 Maze of Ith
  • 1 Maze of Shadows
  • 1 Minas Morgul, Dark Fortress
  • 1 Mirror Entity
  • 1 Nashi, Moon Sage's Scion
  • 1 Nether Traitor
  • 1 No More Lies
  • 1 Opposition Agent
  • 1 Orim's Chant
  • 1 Outrageous Robbery
  • 1 Path to Exile
  • 1 Phyrexian Altar
  • 3 Plains
  • 1 Predators' Hour
  • 1 Propaganda
  • 1 Reanimate
  • 1 Recruiter of the Guard
  • 1 Requisition Raid
  • 1 Retribution of the Meek
  • 1 Rev, Tithe Extractor
  • 1 Sevinne's Reclamation
  • 1 Shadow Rift
  • 1 Shattered Sanctum
  • 1 Shipwreck Marsh
  • 1 Skullclamp
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Soltari Champion
  • 1 Soltari Visionary
  • 1 Sudden Spoiling
  • 1 Sunken Ruins
  • 6 Swamp
  • 1 Talisman of Dominance
  • 1 Talisman of Hierarchy
  • 1 Thief of Sanity
  • 1 Throne of the God-Pharaoh
  • 1 Tinybones, the Pickpocket
  • 1 Undercity Sewers
  • 1 Underground River
  • 1 Varragoth, Bloodsky Sire
  • 1 Victimize
  • 1 Watery Grave
  • 1 Witch Enchanter // Witch-Blessed Meadow