Warp strike by momo2momo

Format: Commander

Commander: Noctis, Heir Apparent

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 43

Deck overview

This deck is an Esper Voltron and Ninjutsu tempo deck commanded by Noctis, Heir Apparent. The strategy pairs cheap, unblockable 1-drop creatures with evasive Ninjas and high-impact Equipment like Colossus Hammer, Kaldra Compleat, and Sword of Feast and Famine. When Ninjas enter the battlefield tapped and attacking during combat, or when Noctis returns from his Warp-Strike exile ability, Noctis triggers to attach heavy Equipment to your attacking creatures for free. This completely bypasses expensive equip costs and immediately threatens massive burst damage on Turn 4. The deck backs up this aggressive tempo pressure with efficient countermagic like Force of Will and Counterspell, targeted exile removal, and protective equipment granting hexproof, shroud, and indestructible. Redundant equip enablers like Ardenn, Intrepid Archaeologist and Forge Anew keep the deck operational even if the commander is removed, allowing the deck to systematically eliminate opponents one by one.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 An Offer You Can't Refuse
  • 1 Arcane Sanctum
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Ardenn, Intrepid Archaeologist
  • 1 Baleful Strix
  • 1 Biting-Palm Ninja
  • 1 Caves of Koilos
  • 1 Changeling Outcast
  • 1 Choked Estuary
  • 1 Cid, Freeflier Pilot
  • 1 Clearwater Pathway // Murkwater Pathway
  • 1 Colossus Hammer
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Conformer Shuriken
  • 1 Counterspell
  • 1 Cover of Darkness
  • 1 Covert Technician
  • 1 Crystal Barricade
  • 1 Cunning Evasion
  • 1 Darkwater Catacombs
  • 1 Dimir Aqueduct
  • 1 Dismal Backwater
  • 1 Dragonfire Blade
  • 1 Drowned Catacomb
  • 1 Esper Sentinel
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Fallen Shinobi
  • 1 Feed the Swarm
  • 1 Fell the Profane // Fell Mire
  • 1 Fishing Gear
  • 1 Force of Will
  • 1 Forge Anew
  • 1 Glacial Fortress
  • 1 Grand Abolisher
  • 1 Hammer of Nazahn
  • 1 Higure, the Still Wind
  • 1 Horizon of Progress
  • 1 Imprisoned in the Moon
  • 1 Ingenious Infiltrator
  • 1 Ink-Eyes, Servant of Oni
  • 1 Inventors' Fair
  • 5 Island
  • 1 Isolated Chapel
  • 1 Kaldra Compleat
  • 1 Lightning Greaves
  • 1 Long River's Pull
  • 1 Moon-Circuit Hacker
  • 1 Mystic Remora
  • 1 Nashi, Moon Sage's Scion
  • 1 Negate
  • 1 Ninja of the Deep Hours
  • 1 Noctis, Heir Apparent
  • 1 Open the Armory
  • 1 Path to Exile
  • 5 Plains
  • 1 Prairie Stream
  • 1 Propaganda
  • 1 Prosperous Thief
  • 1 Puresteel Paladin
  • 1 Return to the Light Realms
  • 1 Rewind
  • 1 Rhystic Study
  • 1 Satoru, the Infiltrator
  • 1 Shark Shredder, Killer Clone
  • 1 Silver-Fur Master
  • 1 Sink into Stupor // Soporific Springs
  • 1 Slither Blade
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Spectral Sailor
  • 1 Splinter, Hamato Yoshi
  • 1 Splinter, Radical Rat
  • 1 Steelshaper's Gift
  • 1 Stoneforge Mystic
  • 1 Sunken Hollow
  • 5 Swamp
  • 1 Swiftfoot Boots
  • 1 Sword of Feast and Famine
  • 1 Sword of Hearth and Home
  • 1 Sword of Wealth and Power
  • 1 Sword of the Animist
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Tainted Isle
  • 1 Tormented Soul
  • 1 Underground River
  • 1 Unstable Molecule Suit
  • 1 Watery Grave
  • 1 Wonder
  • 1 Wrecking Ball Arm