Mothman by jhavlicek88

Format: Commander

Commander: The Wise Mothman

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 39

Deck overview

Led by The Wise Mothman, this Sultai midrange deck weaponizes radiation counters to merge self-mill, opponent mill, and explosive +1/+1 counter beatdown. The primary strategy ramps early to deploy the commander on Turn 3, unlocking rad-counter triggers by Turn 4 that distribute +1/+1 counters whenever nonland cards are milled. By Turn 5, flying commander pressure and buffed Mutant beaters present a lethal clock, augmented by passive mill attrition and incidental life loss from radiation. Supporting engines like Mesmeric Orb, Syr Konrad, the Grim, and Bruvac the Grandiloquent accelerate mill velocity, while Muldrotha, the Gravetide and Raul, Trouble Shooter leverage the enriched graveyard into sustained card advantage. The list also harbors a lethal two-card combo in Duskmantle Guildmage and Mindcrank to eliminate the table instantly. Robust defensive tools such as Mutational Advantage and Ripples of Potential shield the creature core against wipes, completing a resilient and aggressive midrange strategy.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Agent Frank Horrigan
  • 1 Alpha Deathclaw
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Ash Barrens
  • 1 Atomize
  • 1 Bloodchief Ascension
  • 1 Bojuka Bog
  • 1 Bruvac the Grandiloquent
  • 1 Champion's Helm
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Contaminated Drink
  • 1 Counterspell
  • 1 Crucible of Worlds
  • 1 Cultivate
  • 1 Cut Your Losses
  • 1 Damnation
  • 1 Darkwater Catacombs
  • 1 Diamond City
  • 1 Drowned Catacomb
  • 1 Duskmantle Guildmage
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Fabled Passage
  • 1 Farseek
  • 1 Feral Ghoul
  • 1 Fertile Ground
  • 1 Fetid Pools
  • 4 Forest
  • 1 Fraying Sanity
  • 1 Glowing One
  • 1 Guardian Project
  • 1 Hancock, Ghoulish Mayor
  • 1 Heroic Intervention
  • 1 Hinterland Harbor
  • 1 Hullbreaker Horror
  • 1 Inexorable Tide
  • 1 Infesting Radroach
  • 4 Island
  • 1 Lightning Greaves
  • 1 Maddening Cacophony
  • 1 Marcus, Mutant Mayor
  • 1 Mariposa Military Base
  • 1 Mesmeric Orb
  • 1 Mindcrank
  • 1 Mirelurk Queen
  • 1 Mortuary Mire
  • 1 Muldrotha, the Gravetide
  • 1 Mutational Advantage
  • 1 Nesting Grounds
  • 1 Nightkin Ambusher
  • 1 Nuclear Fallout
  • 1 Opulent Palace
  • 1 Overflowing Basin
  • 1 Path of Ancestry
  • 1 Power Fist
  • 1 Putrefy
  • 1 Radstorm
  • 1 Rampaging Yao Guai
  • 1 Rampant Growth
  • 1 Raul, Trouble Shooter
  • 1 Reliquary Tower
  • 1 Ripples of Potential
  • 1 Ruin Crab
  • 1 Screeching Scorchbeast
  • 1 Silver Shroud Costume
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Strength Bobblehead
  • 1 Strong, the Brutish Thespian
  • 1 Struggle for Project Purity
  • 1 Sunken Hollow
  • 4 Swamp
  • 1 Swiftfoot Boots
  • 1 Syr Konrad, the Grim
  • 1 Tainted Isle
  • 1 Tainted Wood
  • 1 Talisman of Curiosity
  • 1 Talisman of Dominance
  • 1 Talisman of Resilience
  • 1 Tato Farmer
  • 1 Temple of Deceit
  • 1 Temple of Malady
  • 1 Temple of Mystery
  • 1 The Ghoul, Gunslinger
  • 1 The Master, Transcendent
  • 1 The Wise Mothman
  • 1 V.A.T.S.
  • 1 Vault 12: The Necropolis
  • 1 Vexing Radgull
  • 1 Vigor
  • 1 Viridescent Bog
  • 1 Wild Growth
  • 1 Woodland Cemetery