Dog & Cat by ChiefAwesome

Format: Commander

Commander: Rin and Seri, Inseparable

Bracket: 2

DeckCheck Threat Index: 21

Deck overview

This deck is a casual Naya tribal token swarm strategy commanded by Rin and Seri, Inseparable. The primary plan develops an early board of cheap Dogs and Cats, casts the commander on Turn 4, and leverages tribal triggers on Turn 5 to flood the battlefield with opposing creature tokens. By Turns 6 and 7, mass pump effects such as Anthem of Champions, Leader's Talent, and Sally Pride, Lioness Leader convert this swarm into a lethal combat clock while Rin and Seri burn key targets. The deck features functional spot removal and single-target protection, but runs an exceptionally light land count of 29 lands, which creates mana friction. Because it lacks tutors and mass evasion, the deck wins through fair, multi-turn combat pressure over three opponent response cycles.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Abzan Beastmaster
  • 1 Adamant Will
  • 1 Ainok Bond-Kin
  • 1 Ainok Strike Leader
  • 1 Ajani's Chosen
  • 1 Ajani's Pridemate
  • 1 Ajani, Nacatl Pariah // Ajani, Nacatl Avenger
  • 1 Animal Sanctuary
  • 1 Anthem of Champions
  • 1 Arbor Adherent
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Armored Skyhunter
  • 1 Ash Barrens
  • 1 Blasphemous Act
  • 1 Broken Wings
  • 1 Cait Sith, Fortune Teller
  • 1 Clifftop Retreat
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Cryptolith Rite
  • 1 Dawnwing Marshal
  • 1 Dimension X
  • 1 Dog Umbra
  • 1 Dog Walker
  • 1 Dreadmaw's Ire
  • 1 Dust Bowl
  • 1 Eager Glyphmage
  • 1 East Wind Avatar
  • 1 Equilibrium Adept
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Faithful Watchdog
  • 1 Fangs of Kalonia
  • 1 Felidar Savior
  • 1 Felidar Sovereign
  • 1 Fellwar Stone
  • 4 Forest
  • 1 Fortress Kin-Guard
  • 1 Gift of the Viper
  • 1 Graypelt Refuge
  • 1 Grounded for Life
  • 1 Grumgully, the Generous
  • 1 Helpful Hunter
  • 1 Informed Inkwright
  • 1 Initiate's Companion
  • 1 Keep Out
  • 1 Knight of Wundagore
  • 1 Komainu Battle Armor
  • 1 Leader's Talent
  • 1 Lion Sash
  • 1 Long-Bodied Grey Dog
  • 1 Map the Frontier
  • 4 Mountain
  • 1 Nesting Grounds
  • 1 Nightshade Dryad
  • 1 Old Hob, Alleycat Blues
  • 1 Pack Leader
  • 1 Path of Ancestry
  • 1 Pit of Offerings
  • 5 Plains
  • 1 Prideful Parent
  • 1 Prowling Serpopard
  • 1 Qala, Ajani's Pridemate
  • 1 Release the Dogs
  • 1 Rin and Seri, Inseparable
  • 1 Rinoa Heartilly
  • 1 Rite of Renewal
  • 1 Rugged Highlands
  • 1 Rugged Prairie
  • 1 Sally Pride, Lioness Leader
  • 1 Saltcrusted Steppe
  • 1 Secluded Courtyard
  • 1 Sheltering Landscape
  • 1 Skyknight Squire
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Spire Garden
  • 1 Springleaf Drum
  • 1 Sterling Hound
  • 1 Stirring Hopesinger
  • 1 Summon: Fenrir
  • 1 Super Combo
  • 1 Suplex
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Synchronized Charge
  • 1 Teshar, Ancestor's Apostle
  • 1 Thraben Charm
  • 1 Thriving Heath
  • 1 Trade Route Envoy
  • 1 Trostani's Judgment
  • 1 Waves of Aggression
  • 1 West Wind Avatar
  • 1 Wind-Scarred Crag