Anikthea, Hand of Erebos by Wast3

Format: Commander

Commander: Anikthea, Hand of Erebos

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 45

Deck overview

This deck is an Abzan Enchantress Midrange build led by Anikthea, Hand of Erebos. It combines traditional enchantress card velocity with graveyard reanimation, turning milled enchantments into aggressive 3/3 Zombie creature tokens that share menace. Dense low-cost acceleration and self-mill pieces such as Ripples of Undeath and Entomb set up Anikthea's entry on turn 4. Once operational, Anikthea creates token copies of high-impact enchantments like Boon of the Spirit Realm, Hallowed Haunting, and Doomwake Giant. The deck establishes a critical must-answer board state by turn 5 as recurring attack triggers double down on constellation effects and wide token generation. Opponents face escalating combat pressure protected by Sterling Grove and Sphere of Safety. Without relying on infinite combos, the deck overpowers tables through overwhelming card draw, asymmetric attrition from Aura Shards, and massive menace combat damage by turn 7.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Alseid of Life's Bounty
  • 1 Anguished Unmaking
  • 1 Anikthea, Hand of Erebos
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Assassin's Trophy
  • 1 Aura Shards
  • 1 Binding the Old Gods
  • 1 Bojuka Bog
  • 1 Boon of the Spirit Realm
  • 1 Brushland
  • 1 Cacophony Unleashed
  • 1 Calix, Destiny's Hand
  • 1 Calix, Guided by Fate
  • 1 Canopy Vista
  • 1 Caves of Koilos
  • 1 Cemetery Tampering
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Composer of Spring
  • 1 Concordant Crossroads
  • 1 Cultivate
  • 1 Demon of Fate's Design
  • 1 Destiny Spinner
  • 1 Doomwake Giant
  • 1 Doubling Season
  • 1 Dryad of the Ilysian Grove
  • 1 Eerie Ultimatum
  • 1 Eidolon of Blossoms
  • 1 Enchantress's Presence
  • 1 Enduring Vitality
  • 1 Enlightened Tutor
  • 1 Entomb
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Extinguish All Hope
  • 1 Farseek
  • 4 Forest
  • 1 Fortified Village
  • 1 Godless Shrine
  • 1 Grasp of Fate
  • 1 Greater Good
  • 1 Hall of Heliod's Generosity
  • 1 Hallowed Haunting
  • 1 Herald of the Pantheon
  • 1 Heroic Intervention
  • 1 Indatha Triome
  • 1 Isolated Chapel
  • 1 Jukai Naturalist
  • 1 Lightning Greaves
  • 1 Llanowar Wastes
  • 1 Lord Skitter's Blessing
  • 1 Mesa Enchantress
  • 1 Mirari's Wake
  • 1 Necroblossom Snarl
  • 1 Nylea's Colossus
  • 1 Nyxbloom Ancient
  • 1 Ondu Spiritdancer
  • 1 Overgrown Tomb
  • 1 Overlord of the Balemurk
  • 4 Plains
  • 1 Privileged Position
  • 1 Rampant Growth
  • 1 Ripples of Undeath
  • 1 Sanctum Weaver
  • 1 Sandsteppe Citadel
  • 1 Setessan Champion
  • 1 Shigeki, Jukai Visionary
  • 1 Shineshadow Snarl
  • 1 Smothering Tithe
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Sphere of Safety
  • 1 Starfield Mystic
  • 1 Starfield of Nyx
  • 1 Sterling Grove
  • 1 Summon: Titan
  • 1 Sungrass Prairie
  • 1 Sunpetal Grove
  • 4 Swamp
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Sythis, Harvest's Hand
  • 1 Tainted Field
  • 1 Tainted Wood
  • 1 Teleportation Circle
  • 1 Temple Garden
  • 1 Teval's Judgment
  • 1 Undergrowth Stadium
  • 1 Utopia Sprawl
  • 1 Valgavoth's Lair
  • 1 Verduran Enchantress
  • 1 Weaver of Harmony
  • 1 Wild Growth
  • 1 Woodland Cemetery
  • 1 Yuna, Hope of Spira