Ultimate Showdown of Ultimate Destiny v2 by Zach

Format: Commander

Commander: The Destined Warrior

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 46

Deck overview

This Esper aggro-midrange deck harnesses the Party mechanic to build a versatile, resilient creature board. Commanded by The Destined Warrior, the deck rapidly fills out the four required roles (Cleric, Rogue, Warrior, and Wizard) using low-cost creatures. The commander reduces casting costs for party spells and grants a significant +3/+0 combat pump whenever a full party is assembled. Card flow is sustained through The Destined Thief, Nalia de'Arnise, and Rhystic Study, ensuring continuous gas to replenish the battlefield. Strong asymmetric board wipes like Stick Together and Avatar's Wrath decimate opposing boards while leaving your party untouched. A deep protection suite including Grand Abolisher, Flawless Maneuver, and Selfless Spirit shields the team against wipes and spot removal. The deck steadily pressures life totals over several combat phases, leveraging unblockable attacks, deathtouch counters, and evasion to close out the game.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Abandoned Campground
  • 1 Adagia, Windswept Bastion
  • 1 Aerith Gainsborough
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Avatar's Wrath
  • 1 Battle Menu
  • 1 Beseech the Mirror
  • 1 Bleachbone Verge
  • 1 Bojuka Bog
  • 1 Celestial Armor
  • 1 Chaos Shrine's Black Crystal
  • 1 Chromatic Lantern
  • 1 Command Beacon
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Cornered by Black Mages
  • 1 Counterspell
  • 1 Displacer Kitten
  • 1 Dragonfire Blade
  • 1 Drannith Magistrate
  • 1 Dromar's Cavern
  • 1 Dungeon Delver
  • 1 Dungeon Descent
  • 1 Erode
  • 1 Estinien Varlineau
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Fabled Passage
  • 1 Faerie Mastermind
  • 1 Fellwar Stone
  • 1 Flawless Maneuver
  • 1 Flooded Strand
  • 1 Flowering of the White Tree
  • 1 Fly
  • 1 Gloomlake Verge
  • 1 Godless Shrine
  • 1 Grand Abolisher
  • 1 Hallowed Fountain
  • 1 Hidden Courtyard
  • 1 Ice Magic
  • 1 Irrigated Farmland
  • 4 Island
  • 1 Jill, Shiva's Dominant // Shiva, Warden of Ice
  • 1 Land Tax
  • 1 Lightning Greaves
  • 1 Locke Cole
  • 1 Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
  • 1 Magic Damper
  • 1 Maze of Ith
  • 1 Mother of Runes
  • 1 Nalia de'Arnise
  • 1 No Mercy
  • 1 Obscura Charm
  • 1 Phyrexian Arena
  • 8 Plains
  • 1 Polluted Delta
  • 1 Power Word Kill
  • 1 Protection Magic
  • 1 Raffine's Tower
  • 1 Rebuff the Wicked
  • 1 Relic of Legends
  • 1 Rhystic Study
  • 1 Saw It Coming
  • 1 Seasoned Dungeoneer
  • 1 Sefris of the Hidden Ways
  • 1 Selfless Spirit
  • 1 Sephiroth's Intervention
  • 1 Shay Cormac
  • 1 Sleep Magic
  • 1 Smothering Tithe
  • 1 Snapcaster Mage
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Soul Warden
  • 1 Squad Commander
  • 1 Starting Town
  • 1 Stick Together
  • 2 Swamp
  • 1 Swiftfoot Boots
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Talisman of Hierarchy
  • 1 The Destined Black Mage
  • 1 The Destined Thief
  • 1 The Destined Warrior
  • 1 The Destined White Mage
  • 1 The Wind Crystal
  • 1 Tithing Blade // Consuming Sepulcher
  • 1 Tortured Existence
  • 1 Valgavoth's Lair
  • 1 Varragoth, Bloodsky Sire
  • 1 Venat, Heart of Hydaelyn // Hydaelyn, the Mothercrystal
  • 1 Watery Grave