Pirates Cedh (B5)(Mox) by Dhale93

Format: Commander

Commander: Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator and Kediss, Emberclaw Familiar

Bracket: 5

DeckCheck Threat Index: 86

Deck overview

This list is a competitive Commander turbo-midrange deck helmed by the partner pairing of Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator and Kediss, Emberclaw Familiar. The commanders create an explosive early-game mana engine: whenever Malcolm deals combat damage to an opponent, Kediss replicates that damage across all other opponents, immediately creating three Treasure tokens each combat. This immense mana velocity accelerates the deck directly into its primary win condition: an infinite damage combo with Glint-Horn Buccaneer, alongside secondary win lines using Street Urchin or Underworld Breach with Lion's Eye Diamond, Brain Freeze, and Thassa's Oracle. Supported by premier fast mana artifacts, persistent card advantage engines like Rhystic Study and The One Ring, and an extensive suite of free defensive counterspells including Fierce Guardianship and Deflecting Swat, the deck consistently threatens protected table-wide finishes as early as turn 2 or 3.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 An Offer You Can't Refuse
  • 1 Ancient Tomb
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Arid Mesa
  • 1 Birgi, God of Storytelling // Harnfel, Horn of Bounty
  • 1 Bloodstained Mire
  • 1 Borne Upon a Wind
  • 1 Brain Freeze
  • 1 Breeches, Eager Pillager
  • 1 Chaos Warp
  • 1 Chrome Mox
  • 1 City of Brass
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Counterspell
  • 1 Dack Fayden
  • 1 Deflecting Swat
  • 1 Dire Fleet Daredevil
  • 1 Fierce Guardianship
  • 1 Flooded Strand
  • 1 Flusterstorm
  • 1 Fomori Vault
  • 1 Force of Negation
  • 1 Force of Will
  • 1 Gemstone Caverns
  • 1 Gilded Drake
  • 1 Glint-Horn Buccaneer
  • 1 Hexing Squelcher
  • 1 Hydroelectric Specimen // Hydroelectric Laboratory
  • 5 Island
  • 1 Jeska's Will
  • 1 Karn, the Great Creator
  • 1 Kediss, Emberclaw Familiar
  • 1 Kitesail Larcenist
  • 1 Leyline of Transformation
  • 1 Lightning-Rig Crew
  • 1 Lion's Eye Diamond
  • 1 Lotus Petal
  • 1 Magda, Brazen Outlaw
  • 1 Magmakin Artillerist
  • 1 Malcolm, Alluring Scoundrel
  • 1 Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator
  • 1 Malcolm, the Eyes
  • 1 Mana Confluence
  • 1 Mana Drain
  • 1 Mana Vault
  • 1 Maskwood Nexus
  • 1 Mental Misstep
  • 1 Minamo, School at Water's Edge
  • 1 Mindbreak Trap
  • 1 Mox Amber
  • 1 Mox Diamond
  • 1 Mox Opal
  • 1 Muddle the Mixture
  • 1 Multiversal Passage
  • 1 Mystic Remora
  • 1 Polluted Delta
  • 1 Prismatic Vista
  • 1 Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
  • 1 Ral, Monsoon Mage // Ral, Leyline Prodigy
  • 1 Reckless Fireweaver
  • 1 Red Elemental Blast
  • 1 Rhystic Study
  • 1 Riverpyre Verge
  • 1 Roaming Throne
  • 1 Shao Jun
  • 1 Shivan Reef
  • 1 Sink into Stupor // Soporific Springs
  • 1 Siren Stormtamer
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Solve the Equation
  • 1 Spectral Sailor
  • 1 Steam Vents
  • 1 Stormcarved Coast
  • 1 Street Urchin
  • 1 Strix Serenade
  • 1 Sulfur Falls
  • 1 Swan Song
  • 1 Talisman of Creativity
  • 1 Tandem Lookout
  • 1 Thassa's Oracle
  • 1 The One Ring
  • 1 Tibalt's Trickery
  • 1 Training Center
  • 1 Transmute Artifact
  • 1 Underworld Breach
  • 1 Urza's Saga
  • 1 Urza, Lord High Artificer
  • 1 Vaan, Street Thief
  • 1 Vexing Bauble
  • 1 Vivi Ornitier
  • 1 Volcanic Island
  • 1 Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
  • 1 Weftstalker Ardent
  • 1 Wheel of Fortune
  • 1 Windfall
  • 1 Wooded Foothills