Bulking Season by deagleman44

Format: Commander

Commander: Kyler, Sigardian Emissary

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 36

Deck overview

This deck is an aggressive Selesnya Human tribal deck commanded by Kyler, Sigardian Emissary. The game plan accelerates mana on early turns with efficient mana dorks like Katilda, Dawnhart Prime and Avacyn's Pilgrim before deploying Kyler on Turn 4. Once Kyler enters the battlefield, every subsequent Human cast or token created places a +1/+1 counter on Kyler, providing a massive static power and toughness buff to your entire board. Token producers like Horn of Gondor and Reverent Hoplite quickly create overwhelming board states that threaten lethal damage by Turn 5. Evasion enablers such as Abzan Falconer and Champion of Lambholt push combat damage past opposing blockers, closing the game around Turn 7. The deck defends its creature investment with efficient protection spells like Teferi's Protection, Flawless Maneuver, and Sylvan Safekeeper. While vulnerable to mass exile sweepers and lacking dedicated creature tutors, the deck excels at compounding wide board pressure.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Abandoned Air Temple
  • 1 Abstergo Entertainment
  • 1 Abzan Falconer
  • 1 Accorder Paladin
  • 1 Adventurer's Inn
  • 1 Aerith, Last Ancient
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Archpriest of Iona
  • 1 Avacyn's Pilgrim
  • 1 Branching Evolution
  • 1 Branchloft Pathway // Boulderloft Pathway
  • 1 Brushland
  • 1 Canopy Vista
  • 1 Carpet of Flowers
  • 1 Castle Garenbrig
  • 1 Champion of Lambholt
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Dauntless Bodyguard
  • 1 Descendants' Path
  • 1 Druid of Purification
  • 1 Eladamri's Vineyard
  • 1 Envoy of the Ancestors
  • 1 Esper Sentinel
  • 1 Flawless Maneuver
  • 1 Force of Vigor
  • 3 Forest
  • 1 Fortified Village
  • 1 Frontline Medic
  • 1 Gatta and Luzzu
  • 1 Greymond, Avacyn's Stalwart
  • 1 Guide of Souls
  • 1 Haliya, Ascendant Cadet
  • 1 Haliya, Guided by Light
  • 1 Hall of Heliod's Generosity
  • 1 Hardened Scales
  • 1 Heronblade Elite
  • 1 Horn of Gondor
  • 1 Humble Naturalist
  • 1 Hydra Trainer
  • 1 Ishgard, the Holy See // Faith & Grief
  • 1 Jennifer Walters // The Sensational She-Hulk
  • 1 Katilda, Dawnhart Prime
  • 1 Kutzil, Malamet Exemplar
  • 1 Kyler, Sigardian Emissary
  • 1 Layla Hassan
  • 1 Leinore, Autumn Sovereign
  • 1 Loran of the Third Path
  • 1 Lurking Predators
  • 1 Lush Portico
  • 1 Mangara, the Diplomat
  • 1 Mikaeus, the Lunarch
  • 1 Monumental Henge
  • 1 Mosswort Bridge
  • 1 Nature's Lore
  • 1 Opal Palace
  • 1 Overgrown Farmland
  • 1 Palazzo Archers
  • 1 Path of Ancestry
  • 1 Path to Exile
  • 5 Plains
  • 1 Pollen Lullaby
  • 1 Radiant Grove
  • 1 Razorgrass Ambush // Razorgrass Field
  • 1 Reconnaissance
  • 1 Reliquary Tower
  • 1 Reluctant Role Model
  • 1 Restoration Magic
  • 1 Reverent Hoplite
  • 1 Rites of Flourishing
  • 1 Rogue's Passage
  • 1 Secluded Courtyard
  • 1 Secluded Steppe
  • 1 Selesnya Sanctuary
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Somberwald Sage
  • 1 Soul Warden
  • 1 Sphere Grid
  • 1 Stalwart Pathlighter
  • 1 Stocking the Pantry
  • 1 Sungrass Prairie
  • 1 Sunpetal Grove
  • 1 Sylvan Safekeeper
  • 1 Talisman of Unity
  • 1 Teferi's Protection
  • 1 Terrasymbiosis
  • 1 The Queen of Dale
  • 1 Three Visits
  • 1 To Arms!
  • 1 Tranquil Thicket
  • 1 Ulvenwald Tracker
  • 1 Unclaimed Territory
  • 1 Veteran Beastrider
  • 1 Winnowing
  • 1 Witch Enchanter // Witch-Blessed Meadow