Goad by JBibble

Format: Commander

Commander: Marisi, Breaker of the Coil

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 33

Deck overview

This deck is a combat-control archetype built around Marisi, Breaker of the Coil and an extensive suite of low-cost shadow creatures. The core game plan establishes unblockable attackers during early turns, casts Marisi on turn 4, and attacks all opponents on turn 5 to initiate a table-wide goad lock. Because shadow prevents normal blocking, the deck reliably deals combat damage each turn to re-apply goad while Marisi prevents opponents from casting spells during combat. Forced attacks quickly deplete opposing life totals and creature boards through mutual combat attrition. High-impact combat payoffs like Aurelia, the Law Above, Arabella, Abandoned Doll, and Sephiroth, Fallen Hero accelerate the damage clock, while versatile instant protection like Clever Concealment and Heroic Intervention shields key permanents from sweepers. The deck wins by letting opponents destroy each other before closing out the final survivor with unblockable strikes.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Airbending Lesson
  • 1 Allay
  • 1 Apothecary White
  • 1 Arabella, Abandoned Doll
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Armadillo Cloak
  • 1 Augur il-Vec
  • 1 Aurelia, the Law Above
  • 1 Battle Menu
  • 1 Battlefield Forge
  • 1 Bilbo's Ring
  • 1 Brotherhood Regalia
  • 1 Brushland
  • 1 Changeling Wayfinder
  • 1 Chrome Companion
  • 1 Clever Concealment
  • 1 Clifftop Retreat
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Cori Mountain Monastery
  • 1 Cryptolith Fragment // Aurora of Emrakul
  • 1 Farewell
  • 1 Feat of Resistance
  • 1 Fire Diamond
  • 1 Fire-Lit Thicket
  • 5 Forest
  • 1 Frontline Rush
  • 1 Glowcap Lantern
  • 1 Grand Crescendo
  • 1 Healer's Hawk
  • 1 Heroic Intervention
  • 1 Howling Golem
  • 1 Jodah's Codex
  • 1 Joshua, Phoenix's Dominant // Phoenix, Warden of Fire
  • 1 Jungle Shrine
  • 1 Lightfoot Technique
  • 1 Lightning Helix
  • 1 Lightning, Army of One
  • 1 Loreseeker's Stone
  • 1 Marble Diamond
  • 1 Marisi, Breaker of the Coil
  • 1 Mossfire Valley
  • 4 Mountain
  • 1 Opal Palace
  • 1 Path of Ancestry
  • 1 Phyrexian Splicer
  • 7 Plains
  • 1 Puppet Master, String Puller
  • 1 Restoration Magic
  • 1 Rootbound Crag
  • 1 Rugged Prairie
  • 1 Ruin-Lurker Bat
  • 1 Secret Rendezvous
  • 1 Sephiroth, Fallen Hero
  • 1 Slate of Ancestry
  • 1 Snakeskin Veil
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Soltari Champion
  • 1 Soltari Crusader
  • 1 Soltari Emissary
  • 1 Soltari Foot Soldier
  • 1 Soltari Guerrillas
  • 1 Soltari Lancer
  • 1 Soltari Monk
  • 1 Soltari Priest
  • 1 Soltari Trooper
  • 1 Soltari Visionary
  • 1 Spirit en-Dal
  • 1 Stirring Hopesinger
  • 1 Sungrace Pegasus
  • 1 Sungrass Prairie
  • 1 Sunpetal Grove
  • 1 Sunscorched Divide
  • 1 Swift Response
  • 1 Tajic, Legion's Edge
  • 1 Thornspire Verge
  • 1 Thriving Bluff
  • 1 Thriving Grove
  • 1 Thriving Heath
  • 1 Trailblazer's Boots
  • 1 Trostani, Three Whispers
  • 1 Vandalblast
  • 1 Vectis Gloves
  • 1 Wakka, Devoted Guardian
  • 3 Wastes
  • 1 Whispersilk Cloak