Oops all creatures by GoombaJake

Format: Commander

Commander: Nikya of the Old Ways

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 42

Deck overview

This deck is a dedicated creature-only Gruul big mana powerhouse commanded by Nikya of the Old Ways. By strictly omitting noncreature spells, the list turns Nikya's casting restriction into pure upside, doubling mana production from all lands upon deployment on Turn 4. The deck leverages an extensive suite of low-cost mana dorks to guarantee early tempo, quickly transitioning into explosive card-draw engines like Beast Whisperer and top-deck manipulation from Augur of Autumn and Eladamri, Korvecdal. With 8 to 12 mana available on Turn 5, it floods the board with game-ending threats like Apex Devastator, Ghalta, Stampede Tyrant, and Zopandrel, Hunger Dominus. Opponents face immediate pressure from massive trample attacks or an activated Shaman of Forgotten Ways on Turn 6. Disruption is delivered through creature ETBs such as Bane of Progress and Terastodon, while Ruric Thar, the Unbowed severely punishes spell-heavy strategies.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Ancient Ziggurat
  • 1 Apex Devastator
  • 1 Arbor Elf
  • 1 Archetype of Endurance
  • 1 Augur of Autumn
  • 1 Bane of Progress
  • 1 Beast Whisperer
  • 1 Birds of Paradise
  • 1 Boseiju, Who Endures
  • 1 Castle Garenbrig
  • 1 Cinder Glade
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Disciple of Freyalise // Garden of Freyalise
  • 1 Eladamri, Korvecdal
  • 1 Elder Gargaroth
  • 1 Elvish Mystic
  • 1 Etali, Primal Storm
  • 1 Eternal Witness
  • 1 Fanatic of Rhonas
  • 1 Farhaven Elf
  • 1 Fauna Shaman
  • 1 Fierce Empath
  • 18 Forest
  • 1 Frenzied Baloth
  • 1 Fyndhorn Elves
  • 1 Game Trail
  • 1 Ghalta, Stampede Tyrant
  • 1 Goblin Anarchomancer
  • 1 Goreclaw, Terror of Qal Sisma
  • 1 Gwenna, Eyes of Gaea
  • 1 Ilharg, the Raze-Boar
  • 1 Karplusan Forest
  • 1 Kogla and Yidaro
  • 1 Llanowar Elves
  • 1 Magus of the Candelabra
  • 1 Manglehorn
  • 1 Mosswort Bridge
  • 5 Mountain
  • 1 Nikya of the Old Ways
  • 1 Nylea, Keen-Eyed
  • 1 Nyxbloom Ancient
  • 1 Ohran Frostfang
  • 1 Ojer Kaslem, Deepest Growth // Temple of Cultivation
  • 1 Oracle of Mul Daya
  • 1 Outcaster Trailblazer
  • 1 Pathbreaker Ibex
  • 1 Reclamation Sage
  • 1 Rockfall Vale
  • 1 Rootbound Crag
  • 1 Ruric Thar, the Unbowed
  • 1 Sakura-Tribe Elder
  • 1 Seedborn Muse
  • 1 Selvala, Heart of the Wilds
  • 1 Shaman of Forgotten Ways
  • 1 Silverback Elder
  • 1 Simulacrum Shaper
  • 1 Somberwald Sage
  • 1 Soul of the Harvest
  • 1 Spire Garden
  • 1 Springbloom Druid
  • 1 Stomping Ground
  • 1 Surrak and Goreclaw
  • 1 Sylvan Caryatid
  • 1 Temur Sabertooth
  • 1 Terastodon
  • 1 Terror of the Peaks
  • 1 Thornspire Verge
  • 1 Topiary Stomper
  • 1 Toski, Bearer of Secrets
  • 1 Urabrask the Hidden
  • 1 Vaultborn Tyrant
  • 1 Vigor
  • 1 Vizier of the Menagerie
  • 1 Wood Elves
  • 1 Wooded Foothills
  • 1 Xenagos, God of Revels
  • 1 Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
  • 1 Yeva, Nature's Herald
  • 1 Zopandrel, Hunger Dominus