Tamiyo Uprising Monarch by UTA

Format: Commander

Commander: Tamiyo, Upriser Crowned

Bracket: 2

DeckCheck Threat Index: 16

Deck overview

This deck uses Tamiyo, Upriser Crowned and several other monarch cards to turn defensive play into cards, token production, and eventual combat pressure. Its strongest ordinary pattern is to develop lands and two-mana rocks, cast a monarch source around turn 6, then protect the monarch with effects such as Ghostly Prison, Kazuul, Tyrant of the Cliffs, or Norn's Annex. Follow-up cards such as Court of Embereth, Court of Grace, Aurelia, the Law Above, and Chief Magistrate of Mercadia can build a board while conditional draw engines replenish the hand. The deck has broad creature and permanent removal, but little stack interaction and no compact win. Its combat finish requires several expensive pieces, multiple attack steps, or a favorable board state. It can create a meaningful late-game threat, but it cannot reliably eliminate three players or establish a total lockout. Its main weaknesses are its six-mana commander, limited tutoring for nonland cards, and reliance on surviving permanents.

Decklist (100 cards)

• 1 Adeline, Resplendent Cathar
• 1 Ajani's Anguish
• 1 Akroma's Will
• 1 Arcane Signet
• 1 Archaeomancer's Map
• 1 Archon of Coronation
• 1 Aurelia, Exemplar of Justice
• 1 Aurelia, the Law Above
• 1 Austere Command
• 1 Bastion Protector
• 1 Black Widow, Agile Avenger
• 1 Blackblade Reforged
• 1 Boros Charm
• 1 Boros Signet
• 1 Brave the Sands
• 1 Champion's Helm
• 1 Chief Magistrate of Mercadia
• 1 Claim Jumper
• 1 Clifftop Retreat
• 1 Command Tower
• 1 Court of Embereth
• 1 Court of Grace
• 1 Dawn's Truce
• 1 Deflecting Palm
• 1 Eerie Interlude
• 1 Emberwilde Captain
• 1 Emeria, the Sky Ruin
• 1 Ephemerate
• 1 Fabled Passage
• 1 Firemane Commando
• 1 Flowering of the White Tree
• 1 Forging the Tyrite Sword
• 1 Forth Eorlingas!
• 1 Furycalm Snarl
• 1 Generous Gift
• 1 Ghostly Prison
• 1 Ginger, Queen of Sweets
• 1 Hexing Squelcher
• 1 Kazuul, Tyrant of the Cliffs
• 1 Keeper of the Accord
• 1 Lightning, Army of One
• 1 Lion Sash
• 1 Loran of the Third Path
• 1 Luminarch Ascension
• 1 Mana Geyser
• 1 Mangara, the Diplomat
• 1 Maze of Ith
• 1 Minas Tirith
• 1 Mjölnir, Storm Hammer
• 1 Mother of Runes
• 7 Mountain
• 1 Nelly Borca, Impulsive Accuser
• 1 Norn's Annex
• 1 Odric, Lunarch Marshal
• 1 Oreskos Explorer
• 1 Parting Gust
• 9 Plains
• 1 Professional Face-Breaker
• 1 Promise of Loyalty
• 1 Radiant Summit
• 1 Rebuff the Wicked
• 1 Redirect Lightning
• 1 Reliquary Tower
• 1 Rogue's Passage
• 1 Rugged Prairie
• 1 Slayers' Stronghold
• 1 Smuggler's Share
• 1 Spectator Seating
• 1 Sunbillow Verge
• 1 Sundown Pass
• 1 Sunscorched Divide
• 1 Sword of Hearth and Home
• 1 Sword of the Animist
• 1 Swords to Plowshares
• 1 Talisman of Conviction
• 1 Tamiyo, Upriser Crowned
• 1 Terrain Generator
• 1 Terramorphic Expanse
• 1 Thought Vessel
• 1 Troop of Ponies
• 1 Trouble in Pairs
• 1 Turbulent Steppe
• 1 Unquenchable Fury
• 1 Vandalblast
• 1 Weathered Wayfarer
• 1 Witch Enchanter // Witch-Blessed Meadow