The Gift Giver

Format: Commander

Commander: Dack Fayden, Helping Hand

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 38

Deck overview

This mono-white deck is commanded by Dack Fayden, Helping Hand, an engine designed to reveal and cheat the top three creatures from the library directly onto the battlefield. Each cheated creature is permanently goaded and placed under the control of an opponent, forcing the table into lethal, mandatory combat trades against one another. Because the creature suite includes devastating threats such as Blightsteel Colossus, Galactus, Devourer of Worlds, Darksteel Colossus, and Pathrazer of Ulamog, opponents quickly demolish each other's life totals. Meanwhile, the pilot remains insulated behind pillowfort staples like Ghostly Prison and Authority of the Consuls. The deck packs nearly twenty flicker effects, such as Ephemerate and Teleportation Circle, which can blink Dack Fayden for repeated creature waves or reset stolen permanents. Homeward Path serves as an all-star utility land, instantly returning all cheated monsters to the pilot's control for an alpha strike.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Airbender Ascension
  • 1 Angel of Serenity
  • 1 Angel of the Ruins
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Archaeomancer's Map
  • 1 Authority of the Consuls
  • 1 Avatar's Wrath
  • 1 Bane of Bala Ged
  • 1 Beza, the Bounding Spring
  • 1 Bilbo's Gambit
  • 1 Blightsteel Colossus
  • 1 Charming Prince
  • 1 Cloudshift
  • 1 Curious Colossus
  • 1 Dack Fayden, Helping Hand
  • 1 Darksteel Colossus
  • 1 Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
  • 1 Ephemerate
  • 1 Erode
  • 1 Felidar Guardian
  • 1 Flawless Maneuver
  • 1 Flicker of Fate
  • 1 Flickering Hound
  • 1 Flickerwisp
  • 1 Galactus, Devourer of Worlds
  • 1 Generous Gift
  • 1 Getaway Glamer
  • 1 Ghostly Prison
  • 1 Gleaming Splendor
  • 1 Glimmerpoint Stag
  • 1 Guardian of Ghirapur
  • 1 Homeward Path
  • 1 Icewind Stalwart
  • 1 Karmic Guide
  • 1 Knight of the White Orchid
  • 1 Land Tax
  • 1 Long Road Home
  • 1 Loran of the Third Path
  • 1 Luminate Primordial
  • 1 Meteor Golem
  • 1 Morningtide's Light
  • 1 Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
  • 1 Ori, Plate Stacker
  • 1 Panharmonicon
  • 1 Path to Exile
  • 1 Pathrazer of Ulamog
  • 1 Pearl Medallion
  • 32 Plains
  • 1 Preston, the Vanisher
  • 1 Reliquary Tower
  • 1 Reprieve
  • 1 Restoration Angel
  • 1 Return to the Light Realms
  • 1 Salvation Swan
  • 1 Sandstone Oracle
  • 1 Stroke of Midnight
  • 1 Swiftfoot Boots
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Teferi's Protection
  • 1 Teleportation Circle
  • 1 The Mind Stone
  • 1 Thran Dynamo
  • 1 Touch the Spirit Realm
  • 1 Tri-Sentinel, Act of Vengeance
  • 1 Trouble in Pairs
  • 1 Urza's Saga
  • 1 Wispweaver Angel
  • 1 Witch Enchanter // Witch-Blessed Meadow
  • 1 Zetalpa, Primal Dawn