Wan Shi Tong’s Armory by R3lativ3

Format: Commander

Commander: Arna Kennerüd, Skycaptain

Bracket: 2

DeckCheck Threat Index: 24

Deck overview

This deck is an Esper Voltron and modified-creature combat deck centered around Arna Kennerüd, Skycaptain. The primary game plan revolves around deploying efficient Equipment and Auras during the opening turns, followed by casting Arna. Once Arna attacks, its ability doubles all counters and creates token copies of every attached nontoken Aura and Equipment. This exponential scaling turns modest stat-boosters into massive lethal threats within a single combat step. Built-in ward and Umbra enchantments offer baseline protection against common spot removal and destruction sweepers. In games where Arna is removed or countered, the deck pivots to backup beaters like Kappa Cannoneer, Heavenly Blademaster, and Nettlecyst, which capitalize on the high density of artifacts and enchantments. The deck operates fairly and transparently through the red zone, eschewing infinite combos and oppressive stax locks in favor of explosive combat damage.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Adaptive Omnitool
  • 1 Adarkar Wastes
  • 1 Alela, Artful Provocateur
  • 1 All That Glitters
  • 1 Arcane Sanctum
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Archon of Sun's Grace
  • 1 Ardenn, Intrepid Archaeologist
  • 1 Armored Skyhunter
  • 1 Arna Kennerüd, Skycaptain
  • 1 Authority of the Consuls
  • 1 Biorganic Carapace
  • 1 Black Mage's Rod
  • 1 Blue Mage's Cane
  • 1 Buster Sword
  • 1 Caves of Koilos
  • 1 Cloud, Midgar Mercenary
  • 1 Colossus Hammer
  • 1 Combat Research
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Conjurer's Mantle
  • 1 Contaminated Landscape
  • 1 Counterspell
  • 1 Dancer's Chakrams
  • 1 Danitha Capashen, Paragon
  • 1 Danitha, Benalia's Hope
  • 1 Dark Knight's Greatsword
  • 1 Dion, Bahamut's Dominant // Bahamut, Warden of Light
  • 1 Doomwake Giant
  • 1 Dragoon's Lance
  • 1 Drowned Catacomb
  • 1 Eel Umbra
  • 1 Enduring Curiosity
  • 1 Evolving Wilds
  • 1 Eye of Nidhogg
  • 1 Fetid Heath
  • 1 Flickering Ward
  • 1 Forge Anew
  • 1 Ghostly Prison
  • 1 Glacial Fortress
  • 1 Gold Pan
  • 1 Halvar, God of Battle // Sword of the Realms
  • 1 Heavenly Blademaster
  • 1 Hyena Umbra
  • 4 Island
  • 1 Isolated Chapel
  • 1 June, Bounty Hunter
  • 1 Kappa Cannoneer
  • 1 Machinist's Arsenal
  • 1 Mantle of the Ancients
  • 1 Mask of Riddles
  • 1 Nettlecyst
  • 1 Ninja's Blades
  • 1 Paladin's Arms
  • 1 Path to Exile
  • 1 Pearl-Ear, Imperial Advisor
  • 12 Plains
  • 1 Prairie Stream
  • 1 Puresteel Paladin
  • 1 Reaper's Scythe
  • 1 Reliquary Tower
  • 1 Sage's Reverie
  • 1 Sheltered by Ghosts
  • 1 Sigarda's Aid
  • 1 Silent Clearing
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Sram, Senior Edificer
  • 1 Sunken Hollow
  • 6 Swamp
  • 1 Swiftfoot Boots
  • 1 Sword of the Animist
  • 1 Talisman of Dominance
  • 1 Talisman of Hierarchy
  • 1 Talisman of Progress
  • 1 Thran Power Suit
  • 1 Uldaros Theorix
  • 1 Unable to Scream
  • 1 Urza, Lord High Artificer
  • 1 Void Rend
  • 1 Wan Shi Tong, All-Knowing
  • 1 Yennett, Cryptic Sovereign