Our Decks by Chouchou6

Format: Commander

Commander: The Madcap Jester

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 38

Deck overview

This Grixis midrange deck turns opponents' libraries into its primary resource engine, helmed by The Madcap Jester. The game plan focuses on deploying early mana acceleration and low-cost theft enablers, establishing the commander by Turn 3 or 4. Each attack from the commander exiles the top card of each opponent's library, providing access to three fresh spells every combat step. The deck compounds this advantage through redundant theft engines like Laughing Jasper Flint, Thief of Sanity, and Prosper, Tome-Bound, which flood the exile zone and generate continuous Treasure tokens. Rather than pursuing compact infinite combos, the deck closes games around Turn 8 by leveraging stolen win conditions, overwhelming creature combat amplified by Don Andres, the Renegade, and direct burn from Passionate Archaeologist and Nico Minoru, Runaway. Low-cost counterspells and flexible removal protect the board, while deep redundancy ensures the engine runs smoothly even without the commander.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Access Tunnel
  • 1 An Offer You Can't Refuse
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Ashiok, Nightmare Muse
  • 1 Ashiok, Nightmare Weaver
  • 1 Bilbo, Thief in the Night
  • 1 Bismuth Mindrender
  • 1 Black Widow, Super Spy
  • 1 Blazemire Verge
  • 1 Blood Crypt
  • 1 Bloodsoaked Insight // Sanguine Morass
  • 1 Bojuka Bog
  • 1 City of Brass
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Crumbling Necropolis
  • 1 Dark Ritual
  • 1 Delayed Blast Fireball
  • 1 Dimir Signet
  • 1 Dismember
  • 1 Don Andres, the Renegade
  • 1 Dream Harvest
  • 1 Ensnared by the Mara
  • 1 Etali, Primal Storm
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Fallen Shinobi
  • 1 Fathom Feeder
  • 1 Fell the Profane // Fell Mire
  • 1 Fellwar Stone
  • 1 Fiery Islet
  • 1 Gloomlake Verge
  • 1 Gonti, Lord of Luxury
  • 1 Gonti, Night Minister
  • 1 Grenzo, Havoc Raiser
  • 1 Haunted Ridge
  • 1 Hostage Taker
  • 1 Hydroelectric Specimen // Hydroelectric Laboratory
  • 1 Inside Information
  • 1 Island
  • 1 Izzet Signet
  • 1 Jeleva, Nephalia's Scourge
  • 1 Klaw, Master of Sound
  • 1 Krang & Shredder
  • 1 Laughing Jasper Flint
  • 1 Luxury Suite
  • 1 Malakir Rebirth // Malakir Mire
  • 1 Malboro
  • 1 Mana Confluence
  • 1 Mana Sculpt
  • 1 Mist Intruder
  • 1 Morphic Pool
  • 1 Mountain
  • 1 Nashi, Moon Sage's Scion
  • 1 Nathan Drake, Treasure Hunter
  • 1 Negate
  • 1 Nico Minoru, Runaway
  • 1 Nightscape Familiar
  • 1 Oblivion Sower
  • 1 Ozai, the Phoenix King
  • 1 Party Thrasher
  • 1 Passionate Archaeologist
  • 1 Plargg and Nassari
  • 1 Polluted Delta
  • 1 Professional Face-Breaker
  • 1 Prosper, Tome-Bound
  • 1 Psychic Surgery
  • 1 Pyroblast
  • 1 Rakdos Signet
  • 1 Ramirez DePietro, Pillager
  • 1 Rev, Tithe Extractor
  • 1 Riverpyre Verge
  • 1 Scalding Tarn
  • 1 Scavenger Grounds
  • 1 Shipwreck Marsh
  • 1 Shivan Reef
  • 1 Shizo, Death's Storehouse
  • 1 Sink into Stupor // Soporific Springs
  • 1 Sire of Stagnation
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Steam Vents
  • 1 Stormcarved Coast
  • 1 Sulfurous Springs
  • 1 Swamp
  • 1 Swan Song
  • 1 Talisman of Creativity
  • 1 Talisman of Dominance
  • 1 Talisman of Indulgence
  • 1 Tasha's Hideous Laughter
  • 1 The Madcap Jester
  • 1 Thief of Sanity
  • 1 Thieving Skydiver
  • 1 Thieving Varmint
  • 1 Thundering Falls
  • 1 Training Center
  • 1 Undercity Sewers
  • 1 Underground River
  • 1 Vaan, Street Thief
  • 1 Volatile Stormdrake
  • 1 Watery Grave
  • 1 Xander's Lounge
  • 1 You Find Some Prisoners