Mystery Incorporated by JadeGrenade

Format: Commander

Commander: Sophia, Dogged Detective

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 33

Deck overview

This deck is a synergistic Bant midrange deck commanded by Sophia, Dogged Detective. The strategy blends Dog tribal combat with artifact token generation (Clues and Foods) and +1/+1 counter distribution. Early turns focus on accelerating mana with green sorceries and two-mana rocks while casting low-cost Dogs like Yoshimaru, Ever Faithful, Phelia, Exuberant Shepherd, and Pack Leader. On Turn 4, Sophia enters the battlefield with Tiny, establishing an engine that converts Dog combat damage into Food and Clues, which can then be sacrificed to grow your pack. Card draw engines like Bennie Bracks, Zoologist and Tireless Tracker keep your hand full, while Academy Manufactor supercharges token production. The deck closes games around Turn 8 through unblockable combat damage with Herald of Secret Streams, mass token animation via Rise and Shine or Tangletrove Kelp, or an alternate win with Mechanized Production.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Academy Manufactor
  • 1 Ainok Bond-Kin
  • 1 All That Glitters
  • 1 Animal Sanctuary
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Beast Within
  • 1 Bennie Bracks, Zoologist
  • 1 Bountiful Promenade
  • 1 Briarbridge Tracker
  • 1 Brotherhood Regalia
  • 1 Canopy Vista
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Counterspell
  • 1 Deserted Beach
  • 1 Dreamroot Cascade
  • 1 Erdwal Illuminator
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Farseek
  • 1 Fellwar Stone
  • 1 Forensic Gadgeteer
  • 5 Forest
  • 1 Generous Gift
  • 1 Generous Pup
  • 1 Glacial Fortress
  • 1 Hardened Scales
  • 1 Herald of Secret Streams
  • 1 Heroic Intervention
  • 1 Hinterland Harbor
  • 1 Inspiring Call
  • 1 Investigator's Journal
  • 1 Isamaru, Hound of Konda
  • 4 Island
  • 1 K-9, Mark I
  • 1 Kindred Discovery
  • 1 Kutzil, Malamet Exemplar
  • 1 Lonis, Cryptozoologist
  • 1 Lonis, Genetics Expert
  • 1 Loyal Warhound
  • 1 Lucky the Pizza Dog
  • 1 Martha Jones
  • 1 Mechanized Production
  • 1 Mirror Entity
  • 1 Mowu, Loyal Companion
  • 1 Nature's Lore
  • 1 Noble Hierarch
  • 1 Nuka-Cola Vending Machine
  • 1 Officious Interrogation
  • 1 Ongoing Investigation
  • 1 Overgrown Farmland
  • 1 Ozolith, the Shattered Spire
  • 1 Pack Leader
  • 1 Path to Exile
  • 1 Phelia, Exuberant Shepherd
  • 1 Piper Wright, Publick Reporter
  • 4 Plains
  • 1 Prairie Stream
  • 1 Rain-Slicked Copse
  • 1 Rejuvenating Springs
  • 1 Reliquary Tower
  • 1 Resolute Watchdog
  • 1 Rikku, Resourceful Guardian
  • 1 Rise and Shine
  • 1 Rogue's Passage
  • 1 Scattered Groves
  • 1 Sea of Clouds
  • 1 Seaside Citadel
  • 1 Selfless Savior
  • 1 Selvala, Heart of the Wilds
  • 1 Senator Peacock
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Sophia, Dogged Detective
  • 1 Spara's Headquarters
  • 1 Spirited Companion
  • 1 Sungrass Prairie
  • 1 Sunpetal Grove
  • 1 Swiftfoot Boots
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Tamiyo's Journal
  • 1 Tamiyo's Safekeeping
  • 1 Tangletrove Kelp
  • 1 Teferi's Ageless Insight
  • 1 Terrasymbiosis
  • 1 Thorough Investigation
  • 1 Thought Vessel
  • 1 Three Visits
  • 1 Tireless Provisioner
  • 1 Tireless Tracker
  • 1 Urban Retreat
  • 1 Yoshimaru, Beloved Companion
  • 1 Yoshimaru, Ever Faithful