Lionheart and Trent by Proto

Format: Commander

Commander: Rory Williams

Bracket: 4

DeckCheck Threat Index: 38

Deck overview

This deck executes an Azorius artifact-midrange strategy with strong token generation and Voltron backup lines. Led by Rory Williams, the list leverages early cost-reduction creatures and mana rocks to establish robust board presence by Turn 4. Engines like Sai, Master Thopterist and Thousand Moons Smithy convert artifact casts into expanding armies of Thopters and large Gnome tokens. Simultaneously, lifegain synergies with Light of Promise, Voice of the Blessed, and heavy enhancements like Eldrazi Conscription allow individual creatures to threaten lethal commander or combat damage. The deck defends its development using Padeem, Consul of Innovation, Teferi's Protection, and targeted countermagic. While it lacks infinite combos and relies on fair combat steps across two opponent response cycles, its density of card advantage, recursive lands, and flexible interaction ensures steady board progression and strong mid-to-late game resilience.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Academy Ruins
  • 1 Ancient Den
  • 1 Ancient Tomb
  • 1 Arcane Lighthouse
  • 1 Archivist of Oghma
  • 1 Archway of Innovation
  • 1 Argivian Phalanx
  • 1 Austere Command
  • 1 Automated Artificer
  • 1 Become the Pilot
  • 1 Buried Ruin
  • 1 Chief of the Foundry
  • 1 Cloud Key
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Counterspell
  • 1 Cyclonic Rift
  • 1 Darksteel Citadel
  • 1 Dispatch
  • 1 Dust Bowl
  • 1 Eiganjo Castle
  • 1 Eldrazi Conscription
  • 1 Emry, Lurker of the Loch
  • 1 Enlightened Tutor
  • 1 Esper Sentinel
  • 1 Essence Channeler
  • 1 Etherium Sculptor
  • 1 Fabricate
  • 1 Field Marshal
  • 1 Force of Will
  • 1 Foundry Inspector
  • 1 Fountainport
  • 1 Ghost Quarter
  • 1 Glacial Fortress
  • 1 Gold Myr
  • 1 Hall of Heliod's Generosity
  • 1 Hanweir Militia Captain // Westvale Cult Leader
  • 1 Hargilde, Kindly Runechanter
  • 1 Heliod's Pilgrim
  • 1 Hydroelectric Specimen // Hydroelectric Laboratory
  • 1 Intrepid Hero
  • 1 Inventors' Fair
  • 1 Ishgard, the Holy See // Faith & Grief
  • 5 Island
  • 1 Jhoira's Familiar
  • 1 Keeper of the Accord
  • 1 Knight of the White Orchid
  • 1 Light of Promise
  • 1 Losheel, Clockwork Scholar
  • 1 Mana Vault
  • 1 Mantle of the Ancients
  • 1 Myr Retriever
  • 1 Mystic Forge
  • 1 Mystical Tutor
  • 1 Nettlecyst
  • 1 Nykthos Paragon
  • 1 Omen Hawker
  • 1 Padeem, Consul of Innovation
  • 1 Palladium Myr
  • 5 Plains
  • 1 Radiant Solar
  • 1 Razorgrass Ambush // Razorgrass Field
  • 1 Reliquary Tower
  • 1 Rhystic Study
  • 1 Rory Williams
  • 1 Sai, Master Thopterist
  • 1 Savior of Ollenbock
  • 1 Scavenger Grounds
  • 1 Sea Gate Restoration // Sea Gate, Reborn
  • 1 Seat of the Synod
  • 1 Silver Myr
  • 1 Sink into Stupor // Soporific Springs
  • 1 Smothering Tithe
  • 1 Solemn Simulacrum
  • 1 Soul's Attendant
  • 1 Split Up
  • 1 Steelswarm Operator
  • 1 Suppression Ray // Orderly Plaza
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Teferi's Protection
  • 1 Thalia, Heretic Cathar
  • 1 The One Ring
  • 1 Thought Monitor
  • 1 Thoughtcast
  • 1 Thousand Moons Smithy // Barracks of the Thousand
  • 1 Unwinding Clock
  • 1 Valkyrie Harbinger
  • 1 Voice of the Blessed
  • 1 War Room
  • 1 Welcoming Vampire
  • 1 Witch Enchanter // Witch-Blessed Meadow
  • 1 With Great Power . . .
  • 1 Yotian Tactician