Upgraded Lands by AndrewWa178

Format: Commander

Commander: Caesar, Legion's Emperor

Bracket: 2

DeckCheck Threat Index: 29

Deck overview

This deck is a Mardu tokens and aristocrats strategy led by Caesar, Legion's Emperor. It builds an overwhelming army of small creature tokens to dominate combat and burn opponents down directly. The deck curves early token generators like Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia, Skrelv's Hive, and Loyal Apprentice into a Turn 4 Caesar. Attacking with Caesar converts expendable tokens into card draw, fresh hasty soldiers, and direct damage scaling with your token count. In the mid-game, token multipliers such as Adeline, Resplendent Cathar, Anim Pakal, Thousandth Moon, and Rabble Rousing swell your ranks, while anthem and damage effects like Warleader's Call, Neyali, Suns' Vanguard, and Arabella, Abandoned Doll convert token quantity into lethal pressure. Aristocrats like Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim and Bastion of Remembrance ensure that opposing sweepers trigger lethal drain. With resilient protection spells and asymmetric finishers like Ruinous Ultimatum, the deck steadily grinds down the table.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Adeline, Resplendent Cathar
  • 1 Ajani, Nacatl Pariah // Ajani, Nacatl Avenger
  • 1 Anguished Unmaking
  • 1 Anim Pakal, Thousandth Moon
  • 1 Arabella, Abandoned Doll
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Ash Barrens
  • 1 Bastion of Remembrance
  • 1 Battlefield Forge
  • 1 Belladonna Took
  • 1 Blightstep Pathway // Searstep Pathway
  • 1 Bloodsoaked Champion
  • 1 Brightclimb Pathway // Grimclimb Pathway
  • 1 Caesar, Legion's Emperor
  • 1 Castle Ardenvale
  • 1 Caves of Koilos
  • 1 Citizen's Crowbar
  • 1 Clifftop Retreat
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Company Commander
  • 1 Concealed Courtyard
  • 1 Coppercoat Vanguard
  • 1 Crackling Doom
  • 1 Deadly Dispute
  • 1 Desolate Mire
  • 1 Diamond City
  • 1 Divine Visitation
  • 1 Dragonskull Summit
  • 1 Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
  • 1 Elegant Parlor
  • 1 Fellwar Stone
  • 1 Forsaken Miner
  • 1 General's Enforcer
  • 1 Idol of Oblivion
  • 1 Inkshield
  • 1 Isolated Chapel
  • 1 Isshin, Two Heavens as One
  • 1 Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia
  • 1 Kaya, Geist Hunter
  • 1 Krenko, Tin Street Kingpin
  • 1 Lagomos, Hand of Hatred
  • 1 Lavaclaw Reaches
  • 1 Lingering Souls
  • 1 Loyal Apprentice
  • 1 Mahadi, Emporium Master
  • 1 Make a Stand
  • 1 Mardu Ascendancy
  • 1 Marshal's Anthem
  • 1 Memorial to Glory
  • 1 Moogles' Valor
  • 1 Morbid Opportunist
  • 2 Mountain
  • 1 Needleverge Pathway // Pillarverge Pathway
  • 1 Neyali, Suns' Vanguard
  • 1 Nomad Outpost
  • 1 Ophiomancer
  • 1 Orzhov Signet
  • 1 Path to Exile
  • 1 Pitiless Plunderer
  • 10 Plains
  • 1 Powder Ganger
  • 1 Prava of the Steel Legion
  • 1 Rabble Rousing
  • 1 Rose, Cutthroat Raider
  • 1 Ruinous Ultimatum
  • 1 Rumor Gatherer
  • 1 Secure the Wastes
  • 1 Shadowy Backstreet
  • 1 Shineshadow Snarl
  • 1 Skrelv's Hive
  • 1 Skullclamp
  • 1 Smoldering Marsh
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Staff of the Storyteller
  • 1 Sulfurous Springs
  • 1 Sunlit Marsh
  • 1 Swamp
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Talisman of Conviction
  • 1 Talisman of Hierarchy
  • 1 Talisman of Indulgence
  • 1 Temple of Silence
  • 1 Teysa Karlov
  • 1 Thalisse, Reverent Medium
  • 1 Toby, Beastie Befriender
  • 1 Transmogrant's Crown
  • 1 V.A.T.S.
  • 1 Village Rites
  • 1 Warleader's Call
  • 1 Zulaport Cutthroat