Polymorph by DrBean

Format: Commander

Commander: Atla Palani, Nest Tender

Bracket: 4

DeckCheck Threat Index: 45

Deck overview

This deck is a high-velocity polymorph stompy list commanded by Atla Palani, Nest Tender. By restricting the creature count in the 99 to exactly three catastrophic threats—Blightsteel Colossus, Worldspine Wurm, and Etali, Primal Conqueror—the deck guarantees a game-ending hit every time an Egg dies. Powered by an elite fast mana suite that includes Chrome Mox, Mox Diamond, and Mana Vault, the deck reliably casts Atla on Turn 3 and hatches an Egg on Turn 4. A massive suite of over 15 cheap and free protection spells, including Deflecting Swat, Silence, and Veil of Summer, shields Atla during vulnerable setup turns. Without tutors for noncreature permanents or infinite combos, the deck converts its early board presence into lethal table elimination across Turns 5 to 7 through devastating combat swings, infect damage, and auxiliary finishers like Chandra's Ignition.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Arid Mesa
  • 1 Ashnod's Altar
  • 1 Atla Palani, Nest Tender
  • 1 Aura of Silence
  • 1 Avoid Fate
  • 1 Beast Within
  • 1 Bilbo's Gambit
  • 1 Blacksmith's Skill
  • 1 Blade of Selves
  • 1 Blightsteel Colossus
  • 1 Bloodstained Mire
  • 1 Boros Signet
  • 1 Boseiju, Who Endures
  • 1 Bountiful Promenade
  • 1 Carpet of Flowers
  • 1 Chandra's Ignition
  • 1 Chaos Warp
  • 1 Chrome Mox
  • 1 City of Brass
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Concordant Crossroads
  • 1 Defense Grid
  • 1 Deflecting Swat
  • 1 Etali, Primal Conqueror // Etali, Primal Sickness
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Faith's Shield
  • 1 Faithless Looting
  • 1 Farseek
  • 1 Fellwar Stone
  • 1 Flawless Maneuver
  • 1 Flooded Strand
  • 1 Forest
  • 1 Generous Gift
  • 1 Goblin Bombardment
  • 1 Gruul Signet
  • 1 Guttural Response
  • 1 Heroic Intervention
  • 1 High Market
  • 1 Inspiring Vantage
  • 1 Land Tax
  • 1 Lightning Greaves
  • 1 Loran's Escape
  • 1 Lotus Petal
  • 1 Mana Confluence
  • 1 Mana Tithe
  • 1 Mana Vault
  • 1 Marsh Flats
  • 1 Mass Hysteria
  • 1 Mirri's Guile
  • 1 Misty Rainforest
  • 1 Mithril Coat
  • 1 Mox Amber
  • 1 Mox Diamond
  • 1 Mox Opal
  • 1 Nature's Claim
  • 1 Orim's Chant
  • 1 Path to Exile
  • 1 Phyrexian Altar
  • 3 Plains
  • 1 Plateau
  • 1 Plaza of Heroes
  • 1 Prismatic Vista
  • 1 Pyroblast
  • 1 Razorverge Thicket
  • 1 Rebuff the Wicked
  • 1 Red Elemental Blast
  • 1 Reprieve
  • 1 Requisition Raid
  • 1 Sacred Foundry
  • 1 Savannah
  • 1 Scalding Tarn
  • 1 Scroll Rack
  • 1 Selesnya Signet
  • 1 Sensei's Divining Top
  • 1 Silence
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Spectator Seating
  • 1 Stomping Ground
  • 1 Swiftfoot Boots
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Sylvan Library
  • 1 Taiga
  • 1 Talisman of Conviction
  • 1 Talisman of Impulse
  • 1 Talisman of Unity
  • 1 Temple Garden
  • 1 Three Visits
  • 1 Utopia Sprawl
  • 1 Vandalblast
  • 1 Veil of Summer
  • 1 Verdant Catacombs
  • 1 Vexing Bauble
  • 1 Wayfarer's Bauble
  • 1 Whispersilk Cloak
  • 1 Windswept Heath
  • 1 Wooded Foothills
  • 1 Worldspine Wurm