Atla New

Format: Commander

Commander: Atla Palani, Nest Tender

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 47

Deck overview

This deck is a high-power polymorph strategy piloted by Atla Palani, Nest Tender. The primary game plan revolves around accelerating Atla onto the battlefield on Turn 3 or 4, producing 0/1 Egg creature tokens, and sacrificing them to cheat devastating high-mana creatures directly from the library into play. The threat suite includes format-defining bombs such as Blightsteel Colossus, Avacyn, Angel of Hope, Gisela, Blade of Goldnight, Etali, Primal Conqueror, and Zopandrel, Hunger Dominus. The deck can also execute an infinite win condition using Thornbite Staff and Ashnod's Altar, allowing Atla to repeatedly hatch every creature in the library while Terror of the Peaks burns out the entire table. Supported by efficient Naya spot removal and comprehensive board protection spells like Teferi's Protection and Heroic Intervention, the deck transitions rapidly from early setup to an overwhelming board presence that closes games on Turn 6.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Akroma's Will
  • 1 Annie Joins Up
  • 1 Apex Altisaur
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Arid Mesa
  • 1 Ashnod's Altar
  • 1 Atla Palani, Nest Tender
  • 1 Avacyn, Angel of Hope
  • 1 Beast Within
  • 1 Blasphemous Act
  • 1 Blasting Station
  • 1 Blightsteel Colossus
  • 1 Boros Charm
  • 1 Boseiju, Who Endures
  • 1 Bountiful Promenade
  • 1 Chaos Warp
  • 1 Clifftop Retreat
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Deflecting Swat
  • 1 Elemental Bond
  • 1 Etali, Primal Conqueror // Etali, Primal Sickness
  • 1 Fabled Passage
  • 1 Farseek
  • 1 Forerunner of the Empire
  • 4 Forest
  • 1 Garruk's Uprising
  • 1 Generous Gift
  • 1 Ghalta and Mavren
  • 1 Ghalta, Stampede Tyrant
  • 1 Gisela, Blade of Goldnight
  • 1 Gishath, Sun's Avatar
  • 1 Goblin Bombardment
  • 1 Harmonic Prodigy
  • 1 Heroic Intervention
  • 1 High Market
  • 1 Hushwood Verge
  • 1 Jetmir's Garden
  • 1 Jungle Shrine
  • 1 Kessig Wolf Run
  • 1 Kogla and Yidaro
  • 1 Lightning Greaves
  • 1 Marauding Raptor
  • 1 Maskwood Nexus
  • 1 Mirror Entity
  • 1 Mondrak, Glory Dominus
  • 4 Mountain
  • 1 Natural Order
  • 1 Nature's Lore
  • 1 Nesting Dragon
  • 1 Ojer Taq, Deepest Foundation // Temple of Civilization
  • 1 Palani's Hatcher
  • 1 Pantlaza, Sun-Favored
  • 1 Path to Exile
  • 1 Phyrexian Altar
  • 4 Plains
  • 1 Polyraptor
  • 1 Ravenous Tyrannosaurus
  • 1 Rhythm of the Wild
  • 1 Rogue's Passage
  • 1 Rootbound Crag
  • 1 Sacred Foundry
  • 1 Samut, Voice of Dissent
  • 1 Seedborn Muse
  • 1 Skullclamp
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Spawning Pit
  • 1 Spectator Seating
  • 1 Spire Garden
  • 1 Stomping Ground
  • 1 Sunpetal Grove
  • 1 Swiftfoot Boots
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Teferi's Protection
  • 1 Temple Altisaur
  • 1 Temple Garden
  • 1 Terastodon
  • 1 Terror of the Peaks
  • 1 The Great Henge
  • 1 Thornbite Staff
  • 1 Thornspire Verge
  • 1 Thousand-Year Elixir
  • 1 Three Visits
  • 1 Tyrranax Rex
  • 1 Vaultborn Tyrant
  • 1 Verdant Sun's Avatar
  • 1 Windswept Heath
  • 1 Wooded Foothills
  • 1 Worldspine Wurm
  • 1 Wrathful Raptors
  • 1 Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
  • 1 Zopandrel, Hunger Dominus