The fairies by Azreal

Format: Commander

Commander: Talion, the Kindly Lord

Bracket: 4

DeckCheck Threat Index: 67

Deck overview

This Dimir control deck leverages Talion, the Kindly Lord in the command zone as an asymmetric draw and life-drain engine that punishes common mana values across 4-player Commander tables. Built around instant-speed flash threats, Faerie synergies, and robust countermagic, the deck dictates the tempo of the game while stockpiling card advantage on opposing turns. It controls the stack with premium counterspells like Force of Will and Mana Drain while restricting opposing resource development through Dauthi Voidwalker, Orcish Bowmasters, and Mistbind Clique. The deck closes the game decisively through a compact two-card infinite combo with Duskmantle Guildmage and Mindcrank (or Bloodchief Ascension), capable of draining and milling all three opponents simultaneously on Turn 4. Supported by top-tier black tutors and versatile protection, the deck smoothly transitions from mid-game attrition to a deterministic same-turn finish.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Alela, Cunning Conqueror
  • 1 An Offer You Can't Refuse
  • 1 Arcane Denial
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Baleful Strix
  • 1 Bitterbloom Bearer
  • 1 Bitterblossom
  • 1 Blightwing Bandit
  • 1 Bloodchief Ascension
  • 1 Bloodstained Mire
  • 1 Bojuka Bog
  • 1 Brazen Borrower // Petty Theft
  • 1 Cavern of Souls
  • 1 Choked Estuary
  • 1 Clearwater Pathway // Murkwater Pathway
  • 1 Cloud of Faeries
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Counterspell
  • 1 Court of Ambition
  • 1 Cunning Nightbonder
  • 1 Cyclonic Rift
  • 1 Dark Ritual
  • 1 Dauthi Voidwalker
  • 1 Deadly Rollick
  • 1 Demonic Tutor
  • 1 Dimir Signet
  • 1 Drown in the Loch
  • 1 Drowned Catacomb
  • 1 Duskmantle Guildmage
  • 1 Ertai Resurrected
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Fabled Passage
  • 1 Faerie Fencing
  • 1 Faerie Mastermind
  • 1 Fellwar Stone
  • 1 Force of Will
  • 1 Frantic Search
  • 1 Glen Elendra Archmage
  • 1 Halo Forager
  • 1 Imperial Seal
  • 6 Island
  • 1 Likeness Looter
  • 1 Mana Confluence
  • 1 Mana Drain
  • 1 Metallic Mimic
  • 1 Mindcrank
  • 1 Mistbind Clique
  • 1 Mox Amber
  • 1 Mox Diamond
  • 1 Muddle the Mixture
  • 1 Mystic Remora
  • 1 Mystic Sanctuary
  • 1 Mystical Tutor
  • 1 Notorious Throng
  • 1 Obyra, Dreaming Duelist
  • 1 Orcish Bowmasters
  • 1 Otawara, Soaring City
  • 1 Pact of Negation
  • 1 Picklock Prankster // Free the Fae
  • 1 Polluted Delta
  • 1 Prismatic Vista
  • 1 Reflecting Pool
  • 1 Reliquary Tower
  • 1 Roaming Throne
  • 1 Scalding Tarn
  • 1 Scion of Oona
  • 1 Secluded Glen
  • 1 Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
  • 1 Shipwreck Marsh
  • 1 Slitherwisp
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Spell Stutter
  • 1 Spellstutter Sprite
  • 1 Sunken Hollow
  • 1 Sunken Ruins
  • 3 Swamp
  • 1 Sword of Feast and Famine
  • 1 Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
  • 1 Talion, the Kindly Lord
  • 1 Talisman of Dominance
  • 1 Tegwyll, Duke of Splendor
  • 1 The One Ring
  • 1 Thought Vessel
  • 1 Toxic Deluge
  • 1 Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
  • 1 Vampiric Tutor
  • 1 Vendilion Clique
  • 1 Verdant Catacombs
  • 1 Voracious Tome-Skimmer
  • 1 War Room
  • 1 Watery Grave
  • 1 Wizard Class
  • 1 Wizard's Staff