It works? by DrChurch117

Format: Commander

Commander: Aminatou, the Fateshifter

Bracket: 4

DeckCheck Threat Index: 60

Deck overview

This deck is an Esper blink combo-control strategy commanded by Aminatou, the Fateshifter. It uses Aminatou's loyalty abilities to generate recurring card advantage by flickering value permanents such as Baleful Strix, Wall of Omens, and Aether Channeler. The primary win condition is an infinite blink loop between Aminatou and Felidar Guardian, which generates infinite mana and draws the library to drain the entire table with Corpse Knight. The deck protects this setup with a dense, premier interaction package featuring cheap countermagic and flexible removal. In addition to its primary line, the deck features a devastating alternate win package that pairs Fractured Identity with catastrophic creatures like Phage the Untouchable and Leveler, exiling opponents' libraries or forcing immediate losses. Stax pieces like Drannith Magistrate and Teferi, Time Raveler slow opponents down and keep combo turns completely safe.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Aether Channeler
  • 1 Aminatou, the Fateshifter
  • 1 An Offer You Can't Refuse
  • 1 Ancient Tomb
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Arid Mesa
  • 1 Azorius Signet
  • 1 Baleful Strix
  • 1 Brainstorm
  • 1 Cephalid Coliseum
  • 1 Chain of Vapor
  • 1 City of Brass
  • 1 Cloudblazer
  • 1 Command Beacon
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Corpse Knight
  • 1 Cyclonic Rift
  • 1 Damn
  • 1 Defense Grid
  • 1 Delay
  • 1 Diabolic Intent
  • 1 Dimir Signet
  • 1 Discontinuity
  • 1 Dovin's Veto
  • 1 Drannith Magistrate
  • 1 Dress Down
  • 1 Eater of Days
  • 1 Enlightened Tutor
  • 1 Ephemerate
  • 1 Esper Sentinel
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Felidar Guardian
  • 1 Fellwar Stone
  • 1 Flooded Strand
  • 1 Force of Negation
  • 1 Fractured Identity
  • 1 Gemstone Caverns
  • 1 Gitaxian Probe
  • 1 Godless Shrine
  • 1 Hallowed Fountain
  • 1 Island
  • 1 Leveler
  • 1 Lim-Dûl's Vault
  • 1 Loran of the Third Path
  • 1 Mana Confluence
  • 1 Mana Drain
  • 1 Marsh Flats
  • 1 Mental Misstep
  • 1 Misty Rainforest
  • 1 Morphic Pool
  • 1 Mox Opal
  • 1 Muddle the Mixture
  • 1 Mystic Remora
  • 1 Mystical Tutor
  • 1 Necrodominance
  • 1 Nine Lives
  • 1 Orim's Chant
  • 1 Otawara, Soaring City
  • 1 Phage the Untouchable
  • 1 Polluted Delta
  • 1 Ponder
  • 1 Preordain
  • 1 Rhystic Study
  • 1 Scalding Tarn
  • 1 Scheming Symmetry
  • 1 Scrubland
  • 1 Sea of Clouds
  • 1 Sensei's Divining Top
  • 1 Snow-Covered Island
  • 1 Snow-Covered Plains
  • 1 Snow-Covered Swamp
  • 1 Snuff Out
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Solve the Equation
  • 1 Soulherder
  • 1 Spire of Industry
  • 1 Strict Proctor
  • 1 Sundial of the Infinite
  • 1 Swamp
  • 1 Swan Song
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
  • 1 Talisman of Dominance
  • 1 Talisman of Hierarchy
  • 1 Talisman of Progress
  • 1 Teferi, Time Raveler
  • 1 Teleportation Circle
  • 1 Torpor Orb
  • 1 Toxic Deluge
  • 1 Trouble in Pairs
  • 1 Tundra
  • 1 Underground Sea
  • 1 Urza's Saga
  • 1 Vault of Champions
  • 1 Verdant Catacombs
  • 1 Void Rend
  • 1 Wall of Omens
  • 1 Watery Grave
  • 1 Windswept Heath
  • 1 Wishclaw Talisman