Azorius Tempo by chopstixie

Format: Commander

Commander: Denzilore Fatehold

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 31

Deck overview

This Azorius tempo deck leverages Denzilore Fatehold to convert card selection into substantial board presence. By pairing low-cost evasive creatures with an extensive suite of scry and surveil cantrips, the deck systematically grows its entire army with +1/+1 counters every time it filters its library. With flash built into the commander and numerous instant-speed enablers, the deck operates comfortably at instant speed, holding up efficient counterspells and spot removal before committing resources. While it lacks infinite combos or format-ceiling acceleration, it establishes a compounding aerial clock by Turn 6 and shields its key assets with dedicated protection spells, equipment, and reactive interaction.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Aang, Swift Savior // Aang and La, Ocean's Fury
  • 1 Absorb
  • 1 Aerial Extortionist
  • 1 Agna Qel'a
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Archmage of Runes
  • 1 Authority of the Consuls
  • 1 Avengers Hangar
  • 1 Azorius Guildgate
  • 1 Azorius Signet
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Consider
  • 1 Counterspell
  • 1 Curate
  • 1 Daze
  • 1 Deliberate
  • 1 Denzilore Fatehold
  • 1 Desperate Futurescribe
  • 1 Don't Make a Sound
  • 1 Dovin's Veto
  • 1 Dreams of Laguna
  • 1 Enduring Curiosity
  • 1 Ephara's Dispersal
  • 1 Erode
  • 1 Errant and Giada
  • 1 Fading Hope
  • 1 Falcon, Joaquin Torres
  • 1 Farewell
  • 1 Fatehold Annex
  • 1 Fatehold Charm
  • 1 Fatehold Chronologist // Peer Review
  • 1 Fear of Surveillance
  • 1 Floodfarm Verge
  • 1 Geist of Saint Thalia
  • 1 Geist of the Archives
  • 1 Gods Willing
  • 1 Hallowed Fountain
  • 1 Il Mheg Pixie
  • 11 Island
  • 1 Jace's Machinations
  • 1 Kid Loki
  • 1 Ledger Shredder
  • 1 Leyline of Anticipation
  • 1 Lightning Greaves
  • 1 Lita, Little Orphan Amphibian
  • 1 Lyra Dawnbringer
  • 1 Lyra, Tolarian Archangel
  • 1 Matoya, Archon Elder
  • 1 Metropolis Angel
  • 1 North Pole Gates
  • 1 Opt
  • 1 Path to Exile
  • 9 Plains
  • 1 Preordain
  • 1 Proctor of Potential
  • 1 Prophesied End
  • 1 Reliquary Tower
  • 1 Render Silent
  • 1 Semester Foreseer // Peer Review
  • 1 Serum Visions
  • 1 Sharlayan, Nation of Scholars
  • 1 Sheltering Light
  • 1 Sigiled Starfish
  • 1 Skybridge Towers
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Surveillance Phantasm
  • 1 Swiftfoot Boots
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Talisman of Progress
  • 1 Temple of Enlightenment
  • 1 Thalia, the Survivor
  • 1 The Wondrous Wasp
  • 1 Theorist's Sanctum
  • 1 Thriving Isle
  • 1 Tranquil Cove
  • 1 Traxos, Academy Guardian
  • 1 University Campus
  • 1 Wash Away
  • 1 Way of the Cryomancer
  • 1 Wing It
  • 1 Yoshimaru, Beloved Companion
  • 1 Your Fate Ends Here