matt deck by MythicalSleb

Format: Commander

Commander: Choco, Seeker of Paradise

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 48

Deck overview

This Bant deck combines Bird tribal synergy with explosive Landfall engines under Choco, Seeker of Paradise. Early turns deploy low-cost flying Birds and mana accelerators such as Birds of Paradise, Sazh's Chocobo, and Lotus Cobra. Once Choco enters the battlefield, attacking with a flock of Birds triggers a powerful ability that digs deep into the library, draws cards, and cheats all revealed lands directly onto the battlefield. This surge of land drops rapidly triggers landfall engines like Scute Swarm, Emeria Angel, and Felidar Retreat, generating overwhelming token armies while buffing Choco's power. The deck transitions into a lethal win on Turn 6 using mass combat pump effects such as Craterhoof Behemoth and Beastmaster Ascension. A robust suite of protection spells, including Teferi's Protection and Flawless Maneuver, shields the army from sweepers, while graveyard recursion ensures long-term staying power.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Adarkar Wastes
  • 1 Ancient Greenwarden
  • 1 Ascend from Avernus
  • 1 Aven Interrupter
  • 1 Avenger of Zendikar
  • 1 Azusa, Lost but Seeking
  • 1 Beast Within
  • 1 Beastmaster Ascension
  • 1 Birds of Paradise
  • 1 Bountiful Promenade
  • 1 Brushland
  • 1 Choco, Seeker of Paradise
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Counterspell
  • 1 Craterhoof Behemoth
  • 1 Crucible of Worlds
  • 1 Cultivate
  • 1 Demolition Field
  • 1 Derevi, Empyrial Tactician
  • 1 Doubling Season
  • 1 Eladamri's Call
  • 1 Emeria Angel
  • 1 Emeria Shepherd
  • 1 Empyrean Eagle
  • 1 Esper Sentinel
  • 1 Eternal Witness
  • 1 Evolving Wilds
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Exploration
  • 1 Felidar Retreat
  • 1 Fierce Guardianship
  • 1 Flawless Maneuver
  • 1 Flooded Strand
  • 1 Flurry of Wings
  • 4 Forest
  • 1 Generous Gift
  • 1 Gilded Goose
  • 1 Grand Abolisher
  • 1 Hua Tuo, Honored Physician
  • 6 Island
  • 1 Jackdaw Savior
  • 1 Kastral, the Windcrested
  • 1 Keeper of the Nine Gales
  • 1 Kindred Discovery
  • 1 Ledger Shredder
  • 1 Lotus Cobra
  • 1 Misty Rainforest
  • 1 Mockingbird
  • 1 Mossborn Hydra
  • 1 Murmuration
  • 1 Nature's Lore
  • 1 Nimble Obstructionist
  • 1 Path of Ancestry
  • 1 Path to Exile
  • 6 Plains
  • 1 Plumecreed Escort
  • 1 Rampant Growth
  • 1 Ramunap Excavator
  • 1 Rejuvenating Springs
  • 1 Reliquary Tower
  • 1 Restless Anchorage
  • 1 Roaming Throne
  • 1 Sazh's Chocobo
  • 1 Scute Swarm
  • 1 Sea of Clouds
  • 1 Seaside Citadel
  • 1 Seaside Haven
  • 1 Silence
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Soulcatchers' Aerie
  • 1 Sphere Grid
  • 1 Steel-Plume Marshal
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Tatyova, Benthic Druid
  • 1 Teferi's Protection
  • 1 Terramorphic Expanse
  • 1 Tifa Lockhart
  • 1 Tiller Engine
  • 1 Tireless Provisioner
  • 1 Trade Routes
  • 1 Tranquil Landscape
  • 1 Traveling Chocobo
  • 1 Undergrowth Champion
  • 1 Valley Questcaller
  • 1 Windswept Heath
  • 1 Worldly Tutor
  • 1 Yavimaya Coast