Gnome Sayin' by TevalorNothing

Format: Commander

Commander: Anim Pakal, Thousandth Moon

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 33

Deck overview

This deck is an aggressive Boros token strategy helmed by Anim Pakal, Thousandth Moon. The game plan centers on deploying the commander early, triggering her attack ability with non-Gnome creatures, and compounding Gnome artifact tokens each turn. These tokens synergize with alliance and enter-the-battlefield burn effects such as Impact Tremors, Warleader's Call, and Molten Gatekeeper, converting wide board states into unblockable life loss. In combat, the swarm is weaponized through explosive pump effects like Devilish Valet, Jazal Goldmane, and Moonshaker Cavalry. The deck maintains steady gas through power-restricted draw engines like Welcoming Vampire and Skullclamp, while shielding its board from sweepers using spells like Flawless Maneuver and Akroma's Will. While it lacks infinite combos or stack control, it delivers consistent, compounding pressure.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Adagia, Windswept Bastion
  • 1 Adept Watershaper
  • 1 Akroma's Will
  • 1 Ancient Den
  • 1 Anim Pakal, Thousandth Moon
  • 1 Arabella, Abandoned Doll
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Ash Barrens
  • 1 Austere Command
  • 1 Battlefield Forge
  • 1 Bayek of Siwa
  • 1 Bennie Bracks, Zoologist
  • 1 Claim Jumper
  • 1 Clifftop Retreat
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Demand Answers
  • 1 Devilish Valet
  • 1 Draconic Visitor
  • 1 Duty Beyond Death
  • 1 Enduring Innocence
  • 1 Erode
  • 1 Evolving Wilds
  • 1 Exalted Sunborn
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Farewell
  • 1 Fellwar Stone
  • 1 Ferocification
  • 1 Flawless Maneuver
  • 1 Furycalm Snarl
  • 1 Get Lost
  • 1 Glittering Massif
  • 1 Greatsword of Tyr
  • 1 Guide of Souls
  • 1 Guiding Hydra
  • 1 Impact Tremors
  • 1 Jazal Goldmane
  • 1 Kinbinding
  • 1 Kirol, Attentive First-Year
  • 1 Land Tax
  • 1 Lavaspur Boots
  • 1 Losheel, Clockwork Scholar
  • 1 Mikaeus, the Lunarch
  • 1 Molten Gatekeeper
  • 1 Molten Note
  • 1 Moonshaker Cavalry
  • 6 Mountain
  • 1 On Wings of Gold
  • 1 Ornithopter of Paradise
  • 1 Path of Ancestry
  • 1 Path to Exile
  • 14 Plains
  • 1 Practiced Offense
  • 1 Radiant Summit
  • 1 Ragost, Deft Gastronaut
  • 1 Reconnaissance
  • 1 Requisition Raid
  • 1 Rugged Prairie
  • 1 Sacred Foundry
  • 1 Sami, Wildcat Captain
  • 1 Seize the Spoils
  • 1 Serra Redeemer
  • 1 Skullclamp
  • 1 Slash, Reptile Rampager
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Spectacular Tactics
  • 1 Strionic Resonator
  • 1 Sundown Pass
  • 1 Sunscorched Divide
  • 1 Swiftfoot Boots
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Take Up the Shield
  • 1 Talisman of Conviction
  • 1 Tarrian's Soulcleaver
  • 1 Teferi's Reproach
  • 1 Tempered Steel
  • 1 Thraben Charm
  • 1 Unbreakable Formation
  • 1 Urza's Cave
  • 1 Vision of Love
  • 1 Warleader's Call
  • 1 Welcoming Vampire
  • 1 Windcrag Siege