Living Weapons by Strife6567

Format: Commander

Commander: Ekthi, Contaminator Priest

Bracket: 4

DeckCheck Threat Index: 39

Deck overview

This mono-white aggressive deck is built around Ekthi, Contaminator Priest, turning every Equipment into an immediate creature threat via living weapon while buffing all Phyrexian tokens. By pairing a comprehensive suite of the Swords of X and Y with cost reducers like Danitha Capashen, Paragon and Cid, Freeflier Pilot, the deck quickly builds a wide and tall board of protected Phyrexian Germs. Card draw engines such as Puresteel Paladin, Sram, Senior Edificer, and Caretaker's Talent ensure continuous replenishment as gear hits the battlefield. The deck applies lethal combat pressure on Turn 5 and closes the game by Turn 7 using overwhelming combat multipliers like Coat of Arms, Bloodforged Battle-Axe, and Halvar, God of Battle. Protection spells like Teferi's Protection and Flawless Maneuver defend against sweepers, while Grand Abolisher locks opponents out of interacting during critical turns.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Adaptive Omnitool
  • 1 Aettir and Priwen
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Armored Skyhunter
  • 1 Bitterthorn, Nissa's Animus
  • 1 Blackblade Reforged
  • 1 Bloodforged Battle-Axe
  • 1 Buried Ruin
  • 1 Caretaker's Talent
  • 1 Cid, Freeflier Pilot
  • 1 Cloud, Midgar Mercenary
  • 1 Coat of Arms
  • 1 Codsworth, Handy Helper
  • 1 Colossus Hammer
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Danitha Capashen, Paragon
  • 1 Darksteel Mutation
  • 1 Dawn Charm
  • 1 Dispatch
  • 1 Ekthi, Contaminator Priest
  • 1 Elesh Norn, Mother of Machines
  • 1 Emeria, the Sky Ruin
  • 1 Enlightened Tutor
  • 1 Envoy of the Ancestors
  • 1 Esper Sentinel
  • 1 Excalibur, Sword of Eden
  • 1 Flawless Maneuver
  • 1 Forge Anew
  • 1 Foundry Inspector
  • 1 Ghostly Prison
  • 1 Grand Abolisher
  • 1 Halvar, God of Battle // Sword of the Realms
  • 1 Helm of the Host
  • 1 Hulkbuster Armor
  • 1 Inspiring Leader
  • 1 Intangible Virtue
  • 1 Land Tax
  • 1 Masterwork of Ingenuity
  • 1 Minas Tirith
  • 1 Mishra's Workshop
  • 1 Monumental Henge
  • 1 Orcrist, Goblin-cleaver
  • 1 Path to Exile
  • 20 Plains
  • 1 Power Depot
  • 1 Puresteel Paladin
  • 1 Reliquary Tower
  • 1 Rogue's Passage
  • 1 Sigarda's Aid
  • 1 Smothering Tithe
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Sram, Senior Edificer
  • 1 Steelshaper's Gift
  • 1 Stoneforge Mystic
  • 1 Stonehewer Giant
  • 1 Suture Priest
  • 1 Sword of Body and Mind
  • 1 Sword of Feast and Famine
  • 1 Sword of Fire and Ice
  • 1 Sword of Forge and Frontier
  • 1 Sword of Hearth and Home
  • 1 Sword of Hours
  • 1 Sword of Kaldra
  • 1 Sword of Light and Shadow
  • 1 Sword of Once and Future
  • 1 Sword of Sinew and Steel
  • 1 Sword of Truth and Justice
  • 1 Sword of War and Peace
  • 1 Sword of Wealth and Power
  • 1 Sword of the Animist
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Swordsman's Steel
  • 1 Teferi's Protection
  • 1 The Aetherspark
  • 1 The Mycosynth Gardens
  • 1 The One Ring
  • 1 Thought Vessel
  • 1 Thran Dynamo
  • 1 Ultimate Magic: Holy
  • 1 Voyager Quickwelder
  • 1 Vulpine Harvester