Don't Blink by Tman1981

Format: Commander

Commander: Lagrella, the Magpie

Bracket: 4

DeckCheck Threat Index: 53

Deck overview

This deck is a Bant Blink Midrange engine commanded by Lagrella, the Magpie. It focuses on deploying high-utility creatures with powerful enters-the-battlefield abilities, then multiplying their value through repeatable blink engines such as Soulherder, Thassa, Deep-Dwelling, and Teleportation Circle. Early turns focus on establishing mana fixing and card draw through creatures like Wall of Omens and Watcher for Tomorrow. In the mid-game, the deck controls the board with asymmetric removal like Aura Shards, Reflector Mage, and Lagrella, the Magpie while denying opponent combat with Stonehorn Dignitary. It pivots into a win on Turn 6 by resolving game-ending token producers like Avenger of Zendikar and Abdel Adrian, Gorion's Ward, or by executing an infinite mana loop with Emiel the Blessed and Peregrine Drake to bounce all opposing permanents with Aether Channeler. A robust suite of countermagic and protection spells ensures the board survives opposing sweepers.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Abdel Adrian, Gorion's Ward
  • 1 Adarkar Wastes
  • 1 Aether Channeler
  • 1 An Offer You Can't Refuse
  • 1 Arcane Denial
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Archaeomancer
  • 1 Aura Shards
  • 1 Avenger of Zendikar
  • 1 Bala Ged Recovery // Bala Ged Sanctuary
  • 1 Birds of Paradise
  • 1 Bountiful Promenade
  • 1 Brago, King Eternal
  • 1 Breeding Pool
  • 1 Canopy Vista
  • 1 Cloudshift
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Counterspell
  • 1 Displace
  • 1 Dour Port-Mage
  • 1 Dovin's Veto
  • 1 Dreamroot Cascade
  • 1 Eerie Interlude
  • 1 Eladamri's Call
  • 1 Emiel the Blessed
  • 1 Ephara, God of the Polis
  • 1 Ephemerate
  • 1 Essence Flux
  • 1 Eternal Witness
  • 1 Faerie Mastermind
  • 1 Felidar Guardian
  • 1 Flicker of Fate
  • 1 Flickering Hound
  • 1 Force of Will
  • 5 Forest
  • 1 Formidable Speaker
  • 1 Ghostly Flicker
  • 1 Glacial Fortress
  • 1 Guardian Project
  • 1 Hallowed Fountain
  • 1 Hapatra, the Desert Frost
  • 1 Heroic Intervention
  • 1 Hinterland Harbor
  • 1 Hornet Queen
  • 6 Island
  • 1 Jennifer Walters // The Sensational She-Hulk
  • 1 Lagrella, the Magpie
  • 1 Loran of the Third Path
  • 1 Momentary Blink
  • 1 Mulldrifter
  • 1 Mystic Remora
  • 1 Nature's Lore
  • 1 Overgrown Farmland
  • 1 Panharmonicon
  • 1 Path to Exile
  • 1 Peregrine Drake
  • 1 Plagon, Lord of the Beach
  • 6 Plains
  • 1 Prairie Stream
  • 1 Recruiter of the Guard
  • 1 Reflector Mage
  • 1 Rejuvenating Springs
  • 1 Reliquary Tower
  • 1 Rhystic Study
  • 1 Seaside Citadel
  • 1 Sink into Stupor // Soporific Springs
  • 1 Skyclave Apparition
  • 1 Skycoach Conductor // All Aboard
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Soulherder
  • 1 Stonehorn Dignitary
  • 1 Sunpetal Grove
  • 1 Supreme Verdict
  • 1 Suture Priest
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Talisman of Curiosity
  • 1 Talisman of Progress
  • 1 Teleportation Circle
  • 1 Temple Garden
  • 1 Thassa, Deep-Dwelling
  • 1 The Mighty Thor, Jane Foster
  • 1 Three Visits
  • 1 Wall of Omens
  • 1 Watcher for Tomorrow
  • 1 Witch Enchanter // Witch-Blessed Meadow
  • 1 Yavimaya Coast