Rafiq by spulik

Format: Commander

Commander: Rafiq of the Many

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 32

Deck overview

This deck is a classic Bant Voltron strategy commanded by Rafiq of the Many. The game plan revolves around accelerating mana in the first two turns, deploying Rafiq on Turn 3 or 4, and using the exalted mechanic alongside high-impact auras and equipment to eliminate opponents with lethal commander damage. Double strike turns modest power buffs into game-ending swings, especially when combined with extra combat steps from Finest Hour or unblockability from Steel of the Godhead and Spirit Mantle. To protect its single-threat strategy, the deck incorporates turn-silencing creatures like Grand Abolisher and Kutzil, Malamet Exemplar, as well as combat stax pieces like Dueling Grounds and Silent Arbiter that break parity in favor of a lone attacker. While vulnerable to repeated removal and board wipes, the deck applies severe, focused combat pressure starting on Turn 5.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Akrasan Squire
  • 1 Aqueous Form
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Ardent Plea
  • 1 Austere Command
  • 1 Aven Squire
  • 1 Azorius Signet
  • 1 Bant Charm
  • 1 Bant Panorama
  • 1 Beast Within
  • 1 Birds of Paradise
  • 1 Brotherhood Regalia
  • 1 Cathedral of War
  • 1 Cold-Eyed Selkie
  • 1 Combat Research
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Counterspell
  • 1 Danitha, New Benalia's Light
  • 1 Dueling Grounds
  • 1 Ethercaste Knight
  • 1 Farseek
  • 1 Favor of the Overbeing
  • 1 Finest Hour
  • 1 Flare of Fortitude
  • 9 Forest
  • 1 Giltspire Avenger
  • 1 Glacial Fortress
  • 1 Grand Abolisher
  • 1 Hindering Light
  • 1 Hinterland Harbor
  • 1 Idolized
  • 9 Island
  • 1 Knight of Glory
  • 1 Kutzil, Malamet Exemplar
  • 1 Lightning Greaves
  • 1 Mesa Enchantress
  • 1 Noble Hierarch
  • 1 Open the Armory
  • 1 Path to Exile
  • 12 Plains
  • 1 Qasali Pridemage
  • 1 Quandrix Charm
  • 1 Rafiq of the Many
  • 1 Rampant Growth
  • 1 Rancor
  • 1 Ranger's Guile
  • 1 Rogue's Passage
  • 1 Seaside Citadel
  • 1 Selesnya Signet
  • 1 Shield of the Oversoul
  • 1 Sighted-Caste Sorcerer
  • 1 Sigiled Paladin
  • 1 Silent Arbiter
  • 1 Simic Signet
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Sovereigns of Lost Alara
  • 1 Spirit Mantle
  • 1 Springleaf Drum
  • 1 Sram, Senior Edificer
  • 1 Staggering Insight
  • 1 Steel of the Godhead
  • 1 Stoic Angel
  • 1 Sublime Archangel
  • 1 Supply // Demand
  • 1 Supreme Verdict
  • 1 Swiftfoot Boots
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Sythis, Harvest's Hand
  • 1 Temple of Plenty
  • 1 Treasure Cruise
  • 1 Vines of Vastwood
  • 1 Winds of Rath
  • 1 Yuriko, Blade of the Mighty