Enchanting is what wizards do

Format: Commander

Commander: Gandalf, Westward Voyager

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 34

Deck overview

This Simic deck pairs enchantress card-draw engines with high-mana value stompy finishers, led by Gandalf, Westward Voyager. The game plan accelerates mana in the early turns using dense 1- and 2-mana ramp spells, establishing an enchantress engine or deploying Gandalf by Turn 4. Once assembled, casting enchantments and high-cost spells generates substantial card flow and token copies. The deck transitions into its win condition around Turn 6 by resolving powerhouse threats like Nyxbloom Ancient, Nylea's Colossus, and Archetype of Imagination. These cards grant massive mana, explosive power doubling, and table-wide evasion. Victory is achieved through two decisive combat steps on Turns 7 and 8. The list features strong internal redundancy across card draw and mana doublers, supported by efficient countermagic and protective permanents like Archetype of Endurance and Destiny Spinner. While it lacks nonland tutors and instant-speed combo wins, its compounding board presence and resilient card velocity steadily overwhelm standard multiplayer tables.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 An Offer You Can't Refuse
  • 1 Ancestral Mask
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Archetype of Endurance
  • 1 Archetype of Imagination
  • 1 Argothian Enchantress
  • 1 Auton Soldier
  • 1 Beast Within
  • 1 Birds of Paradise
  • 1 Brave the Wilds
  • 1 Case of the Locked Hothouse
  • 1 Chromatic Lantern
  • 1 Cityscape Leveler
  • 1 Cloud Key
  • 1 Composer of Spring
  • 1 Counterspell
  • 1 Cultivate
  • 1 Cyclonic Rift
  • 1 Destiny Spinner
  • 1 Doubling Season
  • 1 Eidolon of Blossoms
  • 1 Elvish Archivist
  • 1 Elvish Mystic
  • 1 Enchantress's Presence
  • 1 Entity Tracker
  • 1 Extravagant Replication
  • 1 Farseek
  • 1 Fear of Failed Tests
  • 1 Fear of Sleep Paralysis
  • 1 Fellwar Stone
  • 22 Forest
  • 1 Gandalf, Westward Voyager
  • 1 Garruk's Uprising
  • 1 Geistlight Snare
  • 1 Generous Visitor
  • 1 Growth Spiral
  • 1 Herald of the Pantheon
  • 1 Honden of Life's Web
  • 1 Honden of Seeing Winds
  • 1 Humbler of Mortals
  • 10 Island
  • 1 Kodama's Reach
  • 1 Kruphix, God of Horizons
  • 1 Kyoshi Island Plaza
  • 1 Llanowar Elves
  • 1 Mana Reflection
  • 1 Meteor Golem
  • 1 Mind Stone
  • 1 Nature's Lore
  • 1 Negate
  • 1 Nessian Wanderer
  • 1 Nylea's Colossus
  • 1 Nyxbloom Ancient
  • 1 Overlord of the Hauntwoods
  • 1 Psychosis Crawler
  • 1 Rampant Growth
  • 1 Rishkar's Expertise
  • 1 Sanctum Weaver
  • 1 Sanctum of Calm Waters
  • 1 Sanctum of Fruitful Harvest
  • 1 Setessan Champion
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Swan Song
  • 1 The Spirit Oasis
  • 1 The Walls of Ba Sing Se
  • 1 Thought Monitor
  • 1 Thought Vessel
  • 1 Three Visits
  • 1 Verduran Enchantress
  • 1 Wurmcoil Engine