Rise of the True Nephilim by starrcedric

Format: Commander

Commander: Nephilim Epochal

Bracket: 4

DeckCheck Threat Index: 48

Deck overview

This deck is a multi-color midrange and combo strategy commanded by Nephilim Epochal. The commander tutors specialized Nephilim directly from the library while providing static buffs and unblockability against monocolored blockers. The primary game plan deploys Ink-Treader Nephilim and radiates single-target spells like Act of Treason or Sigil Blessing across all creatures to steal opposing boards and launch lethal attacks. In parallel, the deck includes a compact Magecraft infinite combo utilizing Witherbloom Apprentice and Chain of Smog to drain all opponents in a single turn. Backed by potent acceleration from Bloom Tender, massive card draw from Rhystic Study and Glint-Eye Nephilim, and robust protection via Grand Abolisher and Deflecting Swat, the deck transitions rapidly into decisive win attempts on turns 5 to 6.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Act of Treason
  • 1 An Offer You Can't Refuse
  • 1 Animate Dead
  • 1 Aragorn, the Uniter
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Assassin's Trophy
  • 1 Baral, Chief of Compliance
  • 1 Beast Within
  • 1 Bloom Tender
  • 1 Bolt Bend
  • 1 Boros Charm
  • 1 Breeding Pool
  • 1 Buried Alive
  • 1 Cascading Cataracts
  • 1 Chain of Plasma
  • 1 Chain of Smog
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Cyclonic Rift
  • 1 Deflecting Swat
  • 1 Demonic Tutor
  • 1 Dovin's Veto
  • 1 Dune-Brood Nephilim
  • 1 Electrolyze
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Faeburrow Elder
  • 1 Farewell
  • 1 Farseek
  • 1 Finest Hour
  • 4 Forest
  • 1 Gifts Ungiven
  • 1 Glint-Eye Nephilim
  • 1 Grand Abolisher
  • 1 Hero of Precinct One
  • 1 Heroic Intervention
  • 1 Indatha Triome
  • 1 Ink-Treader Nephilim
  • 3 Island
  • 1 Jared Carthalion
  • 1 Jetmir's Garden
  • 1 Kaya's Wrath
  • 1 Ketria Triome
  • 1 Knight of New Alara
  • 1 Leyline of the Guildpact
  • 1 Lightning Greaves
  • 1 Maskwood Nexus
  • 1 Misty Rainforest
  • 1 Mountain
  • 1 Nature's Lore
  • 1 Nephilim Epochal
  • 1 Overgrown Tomb
  • 1 Path to Exile
  • 3 Plains
  • 1 Ramos, Dragon Engine
  • 1 Reanimate
  • 1 Reflecting Pool
  • 1 Rhystic Study
  • 1 Rhythm of the Wild
  • 1 Roaming Throne
  • 1 Sedgemoor Witch
  • 1 Seedborn Muse
  • 1 Sigarda, Font of Blessings
  • 1 Sigil Blessing
  • 1 Slip Out the Back
  • 1 Smothering Tithe
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Spara's Headquarters
  • 1 Stomping Ground
  • 1 Storm-Kiln Artist
  • 1 Stuffy Doll
  • 2 Swamp
  • 1 Swiftfoot Boots
  • 1 Tainted Strike
  • 1 Temple Garden
  • 1 The World Tree
  • 1 Third Path Iconoclast
  • 1 Three Visits
  • 1 Two-Headed Hellkite
  • 1 Verdant Catacombs
  • 1 Veyran, Voice of Duality
  • 1 Willbreaker
  • 1 Windfall
  • 1 Windswept Heath
  • 1 Witch-Maw Nephilim
  • 1 Witherbloom Apprentice
  • 1 Wizard Class
  • 1 Wizards of Thay
  • 1 Wooded Foothills
  • 1 Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
  • 1 Yore-Tiller Nephilim
  • 1 Young Pyromancer
  • 1 Zagoth Triome
  • 1 Ziatora's Proving Ground