Just your friendly neighborhood thief by XanderValore

Format: Commander

Commander: Dack Fayden, Helping Hand

Bracket: 4

DeckCheck Threat Index: 40

Deck overview

This mono-white control and combat deck leverages Dack Fayden, Helping Hand to cheat large, high-impact creatures directly from the library onto the battlefield goaded under opponents' control. Supported by fast mana rocks (Mana Vault, Sol Ring, Chrome Mox, Mox Diamond) and dense 2-CMC ramp, the deck routinely casts Dack Fayden on Turn 4. This immediately forces opponents into mandatory combat against each other while leaving the pilot protected. The deck then reclaims its threats using Homeward Path (tutored by Expedition Map or Urza's Cave) or 'return to owner' flicker effects like Flickerwisp, Touch the Spirit Realm, and Morningtide's Light. Supported by premier white disruption (Drannith Magistrate, Silence, Grand Abolisher) and card advantage engines (The One Ring, Trouble in Pairs), the pilot turns the softened table into a decisive combat victory by Turn 6.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Abandoned Air Temple
  • 1 Ancient Tomb
  • 1 Angel of Serenity
  • 1 Angel of the Ruins
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Austere Command
  • 1 Basalt Monolith
  • 1 Beza, the Bounding Spring
  • 1 Charming Prince
  • 1 Chrome Mox
  • 1 Claim Jumper
  • 1 Dack Fayden, Helping Hand
  • 1 Daydream
  • 1 Drannith Magistrate
  • 1 Duplicant
  • 1 Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
  • 1 Emeria, the Sky Ruin
  • 1 Enlightened Tutor
  • 1 Ennis, Debate Moderator
  • 1 Ephemerate
  • 1 Esper Sentinel
  • 1 Expedition Map
  • 1 Fellwar Stone
  • 1 Flawless Maneuver
  • 1 Flicker of Fate
  • 1 Flickerwisp
  • 1 Getaway Glamer
  • 1 Ghostly Prison
  • 1 Grand Abolisher
  • 1 Guardian of Ghirapur
  • 1 Homeward Path
  • 1 Karmic Guide
  • 1 Krang, Utrom Warlord
  • 1 Liquimetal Torque
  • 1 Loran of the Third Path
  • 1 Loyal Warhound
  • 1 Mana Vault
  • 1 Minas Tirith
  • 1 Mind Stone
  • 1 Monumental Henge
  • 1 Morningtide's Light
  • 1 Mox Diamond
  • 1 Myr Battlesphere
  • 1 Mystifying Maze
  • 1 Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
  • 1 Otherworldly Journey
  • 1 Parallax Wave
  • 1 Parting Gust
  • 1 Path to Exile
  • 1 Pearl Medallion
  • 1 Phelia, Exuberant Shepherd
  • 25 Plains
  • 1 Preston, the Vanisher
  • 1 Prismatic Lens
  • 1 Ranger-Captain of Eos
  • 1 Return to the Light Realms
  • 1 Scroll Rack
  • 1 Silence
  • 1 Smuggler's Share
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Steel Hellkite
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Teleportation Circle
  • 1 The Eternal Wanderer
  • 1 The Irencrag
  • 1 The Mind Stone
  • 1 The One Ring
  • 1 Thought Vessel
  • 1 Tome of Legends
  • 1 Touch the Spirit Realm
  • 1 Trouble in Pairs
  • 1 Urza's Cave
  • 1 Urza's Saga
  • 1 War Room
  • 1 Witch Enchanter // Witch-Blessed Meadow
  • 1 Zetalpa, Primal Dawn