Noctis by Wizardly

Format: Commander

Commander: Noctis, Heir Apparent

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 43

Deck overview

This Esper deck is commanded by Noctis, Heir Apparent, blending Equipment Voltron strategies with Ninjutsu and combat-token synergies. Noctis's triggered ability allows you to attach any Equipment you control to a creature whenever a creature enters the battlefield during combat. This bypasses hefty equip costs on game-ending artifacts such as Colossus Hammer, Excalibur, Sword of Eden, Aettir and Priwen, and Buster Sword. Noctis's Warp-Strike ability provides built-in unblockability and dodges sorcery-speed board wipes by exiling Noctis and returning it attacking on your next turn. Complementing Noctis is a suite of Ninjas like Fallen Shinobi, Yuriko, the Tiger's Shadow, and Ingenious Infiltrator, alongside myriad creatures such as Battle Angels of Tyr, which naturally trigger Noctis during declare blockers. Card advantage and mana velocity engines ensure quick recovery and high threat density, closing out games through unblockable commander damage and high-tempo combat damage triggers.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Adaptive Omnitool
  • 1 Adarkar Wastes
  • 1 Adeline, Resplendent Cathar
  • 1 Aettir and Priwen
  • 1 Ainok Strike Leader
  • 1 An Offer You Can't Refuse
  • 1 Andúril, Flame of the West
  • 1 Arcane Denial
  • 1 Arcane Sanctum
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Ash Barrens
  • 1 Austere Command
  • 1 Azorius Signet
  • 1 Bad River
  • 1 Battle Angels of Tyr
  • 1 Biorganic Carapace
  • 1 Bitterbloom Bearer
  • 1 Bitterblossom
  • 1 Blade of Selves
  • 1 Breena, the Demagogue
  • 1 Buster Sword
  • 1 Caduceus, Staff of Hermes
  • 1 Capture of Jingzhou
  • 1 Caves of Koilos
  • 1 Cloud, Midgar Mercenary
  • 1 Colossus Hammer
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Contaminated Aquifer
  • 1 Dalek Squadron
  • 1 Darkwater Catacombs
  • 1 Dimir Signet
  • 1 Doc Ock's Tentacles
  • 1 Dragon Throne of Tarkir
  • 1 Dragonfire Blade
  • 1 Esper Sentinel
  • 1 Evolving Wilds
  • 1 Excalibur, Sword of Eden
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Fallen Shinobi
  • 1 Flood Plain
  • 1 Grim Hireling
  • 1 Halvar, God of Battle // Sword of the Realms
  • 1 Hammer of Nazahn
  • 1 Higure, the Still Wind
  • 1 Idyllic Beachfront
  • 1 Ingenious Infiltrator
  • 1 Ironwill Forger
  • 5 Island
  • 1 Mistblade Shinobi
  • 1 Myriad Landscape
  • 1 Nashi, Moon Sage's Scion
  • 1 Noctis, Heir Apparent
  • 1 Obscura Storefront
  • 1 Orochi Soul-Reaver
  • 1 Path of Ancestry
  • 4 Plains
  • 1 Prairie Stream
  • 1 Prosperous Thief
  • 1 Puresteel Paladin
  • 1 Rev, Tithe Extractor
  • 1 Robe of the Archmagi
  • 1 Silent-Blade Oni
  • 1 Siren Stormtamer
  • 1 Skycloud Expanse
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Starwinder
  • 1 Stoneforge Mystic
  • 1 Stroke of Midnight
  • 1 Sunken Hollow
  • 1 Sunlit Marsh
  • 5 Swamp
  • 1 Swan Song
  • 1 Swiftfoot Boots
  • 1 Sword of Feast and Famine
  • 1 Sword of Hearth and Home
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Talisman of Dominance
  • 1 Talisman of Hierarchy
  • 1 Talisman of Progress
  • 1 Temple of Deceit
  • 1 Temple of Enlightenment
  • 1 Temple of Silence
  • 1 Temporal Manipulation
  • 1 Temporal Mastery
  • 1 The Key to the Vault
  • 1 Toxic Deluge
  • 1 Tymna the Weaver
  • 1 Wrecking Ball Arm
  • 1 Yuriko, the Tiger's Shadow