Nissa Creature Cannon by skylockvixen

Format: Commander

Commander: Nissa, Leyline Tamer

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 46

Deck overview

This deck leverages Nissa, Leyline Tamer as a four-color powerhouse engine designed to bypass high mana costs. By accelerating early with efficient mana rocks and land fixers, the deck aims to cast Nissa on Turn 5 and trigger Landfall immediately. Each land drop draws a card and puts a massive creature directly from the library onto the battlefield. The creature suite includes heavy hitters like Archon of Cruelty, Moraug, Fury of Akoum, Elesh Norn, Mother of Machines, and Archfiend of Despair. Topdeck manipulation from Scroll Rack, Brainstorm, and Sensei's Divining Top ensures high-cost creatures in hand return to the library for cheating. Robust removal and free protection spells defend the board while successive combat turns eliminate the table by Turn 8.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Anguished Unmaking
  • 1 Arcane Denial
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Archaeomancer's Map
  • 1 Archfiend of Despair
  • 1 Archon of Cruelty
  • 1 Arid Mesa
  • 1 Ashen Rider
  • 1 Avacyn, Angel of Hope
  • 1 Azorius Signet
  • 1 Blood Crypt
  • 1 Bloodstained Mire
  • 1 Brainstorm
  • 1 Chaos Warp
  • 1 Chromatic Lantern
  • 1 City of Brass
  • 1 Coalition Relic
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Counterspell
  • 1 Crucible of Worlds
  • 1 Dimir Signet
  • 1 Elesh Norn, Mother of Machines
  • 1 Emeria Shepherd
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Expedition Map
  • 1 Fabled Passage
  • 1 Faith's Reward
  • 1 Faithless Looting
  • 1 Fellwar Stone
  • 1 Fierce Guardianship
  • 1 Flawless Maneuver
  • 1 Flooded Strand
  • 1 Generous Gift
  • 1 Gisela, Blade of Goldnight
  • 1 Godless Shrine
  • 1 Hallowed Fountain
  • 2 Island
  • 1 Izzet Signet
  • 1 Keeper of the Accord
  • 1 Land Tax
  • 1 Lightning Greaves
  • 1 Mana Confluence
  • 1 Marsh Flats
  • 1 Misty Rainforest
  • 1 Moraug, Fury of Akoum
  • 2 Mountain
  • 1 Myriad Landscape
  • 1 Nezahal, Primal Tide
  • 1 Nissa, Leyline Tamer
  • 1 Oboro, Palace in the Clouds
  • 1 Path to Exile
  • 1 Patron of the Moon
  • 1 Plains
  • 1 Polluted Delta
  • 1 Ponder
  • 1 Preordain
  • 1 Prismatic Vista
  • 1 Raffine's Tower
  • 1 Rakdos Signet
  • 1 Raugrin Triome
  • 1 Reflecting Pool
  • 1 Rune-Scarred Demon
  • 1 Sacred Foundry
  • 1 Savai Triome
  • 1 Scalding Tarn
  • 1 Scroll Rack
  • 1 Sensei's Divining Top
  • 1 Serra's Emissary
  • 1 Sire of Stagnation
  • 1 Smothering Tithe
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Sphinx of the Second Sun
  • 1 Steam Vents
  • 1 Sun Titan
  • 1 Surveyor's Scope
  • 2 Swamp
  • 1 Swan Song
  • 1 Swiftfoot Boots
  • 1 Sword of the Animist
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Talisman of Creativity
  • 1 Talisman of Dominance
  • 1 Talisman of Indulgence
  • 1 Talisman of Progress
  • 1 Teferi's Protection
  • 1 Terrain Generator
  • 1 Thran Dynamo
  • 1 Toxic Deluge
  • 1 Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
  • 1 Verdant Catacombs
  • 1 Vilis, Broker of Blood
  • 1 Watery Grave
  • 1 Wayfarer's Bauble
  • 1 Winds of Abandon
  • 1 Windswept Heath
  • 1 Wooded Foothills
  • 1 Xander's Lounge