The New Chandra Deck by Acermanta

Format: Commander

Commander: Passionate Archaeologist and Lae'zel, Vlaakith's Champion

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 33

Deck overview

This Boros Superfriends deck leverages the synergy between Lae'zel, Vlaakith's Champion and Passionate Archaeologist to convert planeswalker loyalty into rapid burn and board dominance. Lae'zel enhances counter placement on planeswalkers, accelerating loyalty gains for immediate high-impact activations and rapid ultimates. Supported by a robust pillowfort suite including Sphere of Safety, Ensnaring Bridge, and Silent Arbiter, the deck protects its planeswalkers from creature combat. Once stabilized, it deploys potent noncombat damage engines such as All Will Be One, Chandra, Awakened Inferno, Quintorius Kand, and Fiery Emancipation. These cards trigger massive life loss whenever spells are cast from exile or loyalty counters are added. Card velocity is maintained through impulse exile engines and The One Ring. While the deck lacks instant-speed stack interaction, its dense board wipes, taxing enchantments, and resilient planeswalker engines systematically grind down opponents, culminating in an inevitable noncombat burn finish around turn 8.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Ajani Steadfast
  • 1 Ajani Unrelenting
  • 1 All Will Be One
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Arid Mesa
  • 1 Battlefield Forge
  • 1 Call the Gatewatch
  • 1 Chandra's Incinerator
  • 1 Chandra's Regulator
  • 1 Chandra, Acolyte of Flame
  • 1 Chandra, Awakened Inferno
  • 1 Chandra, Dressed to Kill
  • 1 Chandra, Fire Artisan
  • 1 Chandra, Fire of Kaladesh // Chandra, Roaring Flame
  • 1 Chandra, Flamecaller
  • 1 Chandra, Legacy of Fire
  • 1 Chandra, Pyromaster
  • 1 Chandra, Torch of Defiance
  • 1 City of Brass
  • 1 Clifftop Retreat
  • 1 Comet, Stellar Pup
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Deification
  • 1 Elegant Parlor
  • 1 Elspeth Conquers Death
  • 1 Ensnaring Bridge
  • 1 Fiery Emancipation
  • 1 Gisela, Blade of Goldnight
  • 1 Honor-Worn Shaku
  • 1 Identity Echo
  • 1 Interplanar Beacon
  • 1 Karn's Bastion
  • 1 Koth, the Geomancer
  • 1 Lae'zel, Vlaakith's Champion
  • 1 Lotus Bloom
  • 1 Loyal Tutor
  • 1 Mangara, the Diplomat
  • 1 Maze of Ith
  • 1 Mila, Crafty Companion // Lukka, Wayward Bonder
  • 14 Mountain
  • 1 Mox Amber
  • 1 Mox Tantalite
  • 1 Norn's Annex
  • 1 Oath of Chandra
  • 1 Oath of Gideon
  • 1 Onakke Oathkeeper
  • 1 Passionate Archaeologist
  • 5 Plains
  • 1 Promise of Loyalty
  • 1 Quintorius Kand
  • 1 Radiant Summit
  • 1 Rings of Brighthearth
  • 1 Ruby Medallion
  • 1 Sacred Foundry
  • 1 Semester's End
  • 1 Sensei's Divining Top
  • 1 Silent Arbiter
  • 1 Smothering Tithe
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
  • 1 Spectator Seating
  • 1 Sphere of Safety
  • 1 Spiteful Banditry
  • 1 Staff of Compleation
  • 1 Sunbaked Canyon
  • 1 Sunbillow Verge
  • 1 Sundown Pass
  • 1 Talisman of Conviction
  • 1 Teferi's Protection
  • 1 The Chain Veil
  • 1 The One Ring
  • 1 The Wanderer
  • 1 Tomik, Izzet Sparkmage
  • 1 Turbulent Steppe
  • 1 Unstable Amulet
  • 1 Urza Assembles the Titans
  • 1 Urza's Saga
  • 1 Valakut Awakening // Valakut Stoneforge
  • 1 Valakut Exploration
  • 1 Valakut, the Molten Pinnacle
  • 1 Virtue of Courage // Embereth Blaze
  • 1 Way of the Pyromancer
  • 1 Worzel, the Protector