need a hand? by faarzx

Format: Commander

Commander: Dack Fayden, Helping Hand

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 25

Deck overview

This mono-white midrange deck centers on Dack Fayden, Helping Hand to cheat large, high-impact creatures directly from the library onto the battlefield. By gifting these creatures to opponents under indefinite goad, the deck forces opponents to batter each other while shielding its own life total. A suite of blink effects—such as Flickerwisp, Flicker of Fate, and Parting Gust—alongside utility lands like Homeward Path allows the pilot to either flicker donated creatures back under their own ownership or reclaim the entire board once the opposition is depleted. Supported by dependable artifact ramp and catch-up land engines, the deck ramps smoothly into its 6-mana commander. While explosive when dropping titans like Blightsteel Colossus and Breaker of Armies, it is vulnerable to board sweepers and countermagic targeting Dack Fayden, and relies on combat attrition rather than instantaneous combo finishes.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Angel of the Ruins
  • 1 Another Round
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Archaeomancer's Map
  • 1 Austere Command
  • 1 Avatar's Wrath
  • 1 Basalt Monolith
  • 1 Bilbo's Gambit
  • 1 Blightsteel Colossus
  • 1 Breaker of Armies
  • 1 Claim Jumper
  • 1 Command Beacon
  • 1 Continue?
  • 1 Dack Fayden, Helping Hand
  • 1 Darksteel Colossus
  • 1 Darksteel Mutation
  • 1 Daydream
  • 1 Duelist's Heritage
  • 1 Emeria's Call // Emeria, Shattered Skyclave
  • 1 Emeria, the Sky Ruin
  • 1 Ephemerate
  • 1 Erode
  • 1 Expedition Map
  • 1 Extraplanar Lens
  • 1 Felidar Guardian
  • 1 Fellwar Stone
  • 1 Flicker
  • 1 Flicker of Fate
  • 1 Flickering Hound
  • 1 Flickerwisp
  • 1 Guardian of Ghirapur
  • 1 H.E.R.B.I.E. Scout Unit
  • 1 Homeward Path
  • 1 Hourglass of the Lost
  • 1 Inspiring Overseer
  • 1 Karmic Guide
  • 1 Loyal Warhound
  • 1 Manifold Key
  • 1 Marble Diamond
  • 1 Moonshaker Cavalry
  • 1 Morningtide's Light
  • 1 Northampton Farm
  • 1 Oketra's Monument
  • 1 Palace Jailer
  • 1 Paladin Class
  • 1 Panharmonicon
  • 1 Parting Gust
  • 1 Path to Exile
  • 1 Pathrazer of Ulamog
  • 1 Pearl Medallion
  • 1 Phyrexian Soulgorger
  • 29 Plains
  • 1 Preston, the Vanisher
  • 1 Priest of Ancient Lore
  • 1 Restoration Angel
  • 1 Return to the Light Realms
  • 1 Sandstone Oracle
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Solemn Simulacrum
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Teleportation Circle
  • 1 The Fall of Lord Konda // Fragment of Konda
  • 1 The Restoration of Eiganjo // Architect of Restoration
  • 1 Thran Dynamo
  • 1 Throne of Eldraine
  • 1 Tome of Legends
  • 1 Touch the Spirit Realm
  • 1 Tri-Sentinel, Act of Vengeance
  • 1 Vanquish the Horde
  • 1 Voyager Staff
  • 1 War Room
  • 1 Witch Enchanter // Witch-Blessed Meadow