Esper (Voltron & Stax) by user4156514

Format: Commander

Commander: Arna Kennerüd, Skycaptain

Bracket: 4

DeckCheck Threat Index: 22

Deck overview

The deck is an Esper Voltron shell centered on Arna Kennerüd, Skycaptain. Its early game develops lands, cheap mana artifacts, and Aura engines such as Sram, Senior Edificer, Kor Spiritdancer, Light-Paws, Emperor's Voice, and Puresteel Paladin. The primary operational state is Arna Kennerüd, Skycaptain with a modifying Aura and a safe attack. The strongest supported kill uses Eldrazi Conscription: Arna's attack trigger creates a second attached Conscription, producing a 24-power trampling commander attack and annihilator 4. Repeated attacks eliminate opponents one at a time, but the deck does not have a reliable extra-combat or infinite-combo finish. Tutors improve Aura access, while Dovin's Veto, Mana Drain, Grand Abolisher, and protection Auras defend the plan. Taxes such as Ghostly Prison and Propaganda slow opponents but do not create a lock. The major weaknesses are the high commander cost, combat dependence, and limited recovery after a developed board is destroyed.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Adarkar Wastes
  • 1 All That Glitters
  • 1 Ancient Tomb
  • 1 Anguished Unmaking
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Armageddon
  • 1 Armored Skyhunter
  • 1 Arna Kennerüd, Skycaptain
  • 1 Bojuka Bog
  • 1 Cartouche of Knowledge
  • 1 Caves of Koilos
  • 1 Chains of Custody
  • 1 Chrome Mox
  • 1 Combat Research
  • 1 Command Beacon
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Conqueror's Flail
  • 1 Cyclonic Rift
  • 1 Dark Ritual
  • 1 Deafening Silence
  • 1 Dovin's Veto
  • 1 Eclipsed Steppe
  • 1 Eldrazi Conscription
  • 1 Eriette of the Charmed Apple
  • 1 Esper Sentinel
  • 1 Ethereal Armor
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Fabled Passage
  • 1 Felidar Umbra
  • 1 Flickering Ward
  • 1 Flooded Strand
  • 1 Ghostly Prison
  • 1 Glacial Fortress
  • 1 Godless Shrine
  • 1 Grand Abolisher
  • 1 Grand Arbiter Augustin IV
  • 1 Hall of Heliod's Generosity
  • 1 Hallowed Fountain
  • 1 Heliod's Pilgrim
  • 1 Idyllic Tutor
  • 5 Island
  • 1 Isolated Chapel
  • 1 Kor Spiritdancer
  • 1 Land Tax
  • 1 Ledger Shredder
  • 1 Light-Paws, Emperor's Voice
  • 1 Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
  • 1 Lotus Petal
  • 1 Mana Drain
  • 1 Mantle of the Ancients
  • 1 Marsh Flats
  • 1 Mystical Tutor
  • 1 Narset, Parter of Veils
  • 1 Open the Armory
  • 1 Pearl Medallion
  • 1 Pearl-Ear, Imperial Advisor
  • 7 Plains
  • 1 Polluted Delta
  • 1 Port Town
  • 1 Prairie Stream
  • 1 Prismatic Vista
  • 1 Propaganda
  • 1 Puresteel Paladin
  • 1 Raffine, Scheming Seer
  • 1 Reconnaissance
  • 1 Robe of Stars
  • 1 Sevinne's Reclamation
  • 1 Shardmage's Rescue
  • 1 Sheltered by Ghosts
  • 1 Shielded by Faith
  • 1 Sigarda's Aid
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Songbirds' Blessing
  • 1 Sram, Senior Edificer
  • 4 Swamp
  • 1 Swiftfoot Boots
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Talisman of Dominance
  • 1 Talisman of Hierarchy
  • 1 Talisman of Progress
  • 1 Thalia, Heretic Cathar
  • 1 The One Ring
  • 1 Transcendent Envoy
  • 1 Unfinished Business
  • 1 Vampiric Tutor
  • 1 Void Rend
  • 1 Winds of Rath