The Prince is Here by user2040053

Format: Commander

Commander: Noctis, Prince of Lucis

Bracket: 3

Deck overview

This is an Esper artifact-value deck helmed by Noctis, Prince of Lucis, whose activated ability lets you cast artifact spells from your graveyard for 3 life apiece. The primary game plan is to flood the board with artifacts, fill the graveyard through natural attrition and Emry, Lurker of the Loch's mill, then use Noctis to recast them repeatedly - converting that life expenditure and spell-casting volume into a win through Aetherflux Reservoir, with The Wind Crystal doubling all life gain to accelerate the 50-life kill. Secondary paths include Mirrodin Besieged's Phyrexian mode (15 artifacts in the graveyard) and an equipment-voltron combat finish via Genji Glove extra combats and Buster Sword. The deck leans on a dense artifact package with cost reducers (Etherium Sculptor, Foundry Inspector, Voyager Quickwelder), strong draw engines (Rhystic Study, Esper Sentinel, Mystic Forge, Uthros Research Craft), and multiple recursion outlets. It is a midrange inevitability deck that wins through incremental advantage rather than fast combos.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Aetherflux Reservoir
  • 1 Ancient Den
  • 1 Arcane Sanctum
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Ashe, Princess of Dalmasca
  • 1 Austere Command
  • 1 Baleful Strix
  • 1 Black Mage's Rod
  • 1 Blind Obedience
  • 1 Bronze Guardian
  • 1 Buster Sword
  • 1 Caduceus, Staff of Hermes
  • 1 Chromatic Lantern
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Counterspell
  • 1 Dark Ritual
  • 1 Deadly Rollick
  • 1 Dispatch
  • 1 Dovin's Veto
  • 1 Emet-Selch of the Third Seat
  • 1 Emry, Lurker of the Loch
  • 1 Enlightened Tutor
  • 1 Esper Sentinel
  • 1 Etherium Sculptor
  • 1 Excalibur, Sword of Eden
  • 1 Forge Anew
  • 1 Foundry Inspector
  • 1 Genji Glove
  • 1 Golbez, Crystal Collector
  • 1 Grand Abolisher
  • 1 Ishgard, the Holy See // Faith & Grief
  • 9 Island
  • 1 Lightning Greaves
  • 1 Machinist's Arsenal
  • 1 Mana Drain
  • 1 Mendicant Core, Guidelight
  • 1 Midgar, City of Mako // Reactor Raid
  • 1 Mirrodin Besieged
  • 1 Mithril Coat
  • 1 Mystic Forge
  • 1 Noctis, Prince of Lucis
  • 1 Noxious Gearhulk
  • 1 O'aka, Traveling Merchant
  • 1 Open the Armory
  • 1 Ornithopter of Paradise
  • 1 Overkill
  • 9 Plains
  • 1 Reliquary Tower
  • 1 Restoration Magic
  • 1 Rhystic Study
  • 1 Seat of the Synod
  • 1 Sidequest: Catch a Fish // Cooking Campsite
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Solemn Simulacrum
  • 9 Swamp
  • 1 Swiftfoot Boots
  • 1 Sword of the Animist
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Teferi's Protection
  • 1 Tezzeret, Cruel Captain
  • 1 The Regalia
  • 1 The Wind Crystal
  • 1 Thopter Spy Network
  • 1 Thought Monitor
  • 1 Tidus, Blitzball Star
  • 1 Ultron, Artificial Malevolence
  • 1 Unwinding Clock
  • 1 Uthros Research Craft
  • 1 Uthros, Titanic Godcore
  • 1 Vault of Whispers
  • 1 Vindicate
  • 1 Void Rend
  • 1 Voyage Home
  • 1 Voyager Quickwelder
  • 1 Walking Ballista
  • 1 Wayfarer's Bauble