The Magical Army by user1497408

Format: Commander

Commander: Kykar, Wind's Fury

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 42

Deck overview

This deck is a proactive Jeskai spellslinger deck commanded by Kykar, Wind's Fury. The strategy revolves around deploying early mana acceleration, establishing Kykar, Wind's Fury or an interchangeable token generator like Third Path Iconoclast and Monastery Mentor, and chaining low-cost noncreature cantrips. Each spell cast generates creature tokens and refunds mana through Kykar's sacrifice ability. Card velocity engines such as Archmage Emeritus, Whirlwind of Thought, and Rhystic Study keep the hand full of fresh spells. Once a wide board is established on Turn 5, the deck transitions into a lethal combat finish on Turn 6 using team pump effects like Jeskai Ascendancy, Balmor, Battlemage Captain, Leonin Lightscribe, or Akroma's Will. The deck backs up this aggressive clock with efficient spot removal and countermagic to protect its board state and disrupt opposing wins.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Akroma's Will
  • 1 Anointed Procession
  • 1 Arcane Denial
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Archmage Emeritus
  • 1 Arid Mesa
  • 1 Balmor, Battlemage Captain
  • 1 Battle Hymn
  • 1 Bitter Reunion
  • 1 Boros Charm
  • 1 Brainstorm
  • 1 Bria, Riptide Rogue
  • 1 Chaos Warp
  • 1 Chrome Host Seedshark
  • 1 Clifftop Retreat
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Consider
  • 1 Counterspell
  • 1 Crash Through
  • 1 Deflecting Swat
  • 1 Deserted Beach
  • 1 Dovin's Veto
  • 1 Dragon's Rage Channeler
  • 1 Esper Sentinel
  • 1 Expressive Iteration
  • 1 Faerie Mastermind
  • 1 Faithless Looting
  • 1 Fellwar Stone
  • 1 Flooded Strand
  • 1 Frantic Search
  • 1 Generous Gift
  • 1 Gitaxian Probe
  • 1 Glacial Fortress
  • 1 Hallowed Fountain
  • 1 Harmonic Prodigy
  • 1 Invasion of Segovia // Caetus, Sea Tyrant of Segovia
  • 7 Island
  • 1 Jeska's Will
  • 1 Jeskai Ascendancy
  • 1 Kykar, Wind's Fury
  • 1 Leap
  • 1 Ledger Shredder
  • 1 Leonin Lightscribe
  • 1 Monastery Mentor
  • 1 Mondrak, Glory Dominus
  • 6 Mountain
  • 1 Mystic Sanctuary
  • 1 Narset, Enlightened Exile
  • 1 Opt
  • 1 Path to Exile
  • 4 Plains
  • 1 Ponder
  • 1 Preordain
  • 1 Raugrin Triome
  • 1 Reliquary Tower
  • 1 Rhystic Study
  • 1 Sacred Foundry
  • 1 Saheeli, Sublime Artificer
  • 1 Scalding Tarn
  • 1 Sea of Clouds
  • 1 Shadow Rift
  • 1 Shorikai, Genesis Engine
  • 1 Skullclamp
  • 1 Slip Through Space
  • 1 Smothering Tithe
  • 1 Snap
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Sorcerer Class
  • 1 Spectator Seating
  • 1 Steam Vents
  • 1 Storm-Kiln Artist
  • 1 Stormcarved Coast
  • 1 Stormcatch Mentor
  • 1 Sulfur Falls
  • 1 Sundown Pass
  • 1 Swan Song
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Talisman of Conviction
  • 1 Talisman of Creativity
  • 1 Talisman of Progress
  • 1 Third Path Iconoclast
  • 1 Training Center
  • 1 Veyran, Voice of Duality
  • 1 Warlord's Fury
  • 1 Whirlwind of Thought
  • 1 Young Pyromancer