Haymaker? I Hardly Know Her by user7592202

Format: Commander

Commander: Baylen, the Haymaker

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 50

Deck overview

This deck is a high-synergy Naya tokens midrange engine helmed by Baylen, the Haymaker. The strategy revolves around flooding the board with diverse token types—including creature tokens, Food, Clues, and Treasures—and leveraging Baylen's non-tap activation abilities to turn those permanents into immediate mana acceleration, card draw, and combat buffs. The deck transitions smoothly from early utility pieces into explosive mid-game turns where token production snowballs into overwhelming card advantage. Victory is achieved through wide combat overruns led by Jetmir, Nexus of Revels or Porcelain Gallery, indirect life loss via Warleader's Call and Weftstalker Ardent, alternate win conditions like Halo Fountain, or an infinite token loop with The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl. A robust suite of board-protection spells ensures the wide army survives sweepers.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Academy Manufactor
  • 1 Adeline, Resplendent Cathar
  • 1 Aggravated Assault
  • 1 Ainok Strike Leader
  • 1 Anim Pakal, Thousandth Moon
  • 1 Arachnogenesis
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Archdruid's Charm
  • 1 Aurelia's Fury
  • 1 Avacyn's Pilgrim
  • 1 Aven Interrupter
  • 1 Battlefield Forge
  • 1 Baylen, the Haymaker
  • 1 Beast Within
  • 1 Belladonna Took
  • 1 Boromir, Warden of the Tower
  • 1 Brigid, Clachan's Heart // Brigid, Doun's Mind
  • 1 Brushland
  • 1 Cadira, Caller of the Small
  • 1 Canopy Vista
  • 1 Caretaker's Talent
  • 1 Champion of Lambholt
  • 1 Chord of Calling
  • 1 Cinder Glade
  • 1 Clever Concealment
  • 1 Clifftop Retreat
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Copperline Gorge
  • 1 Curse of Opulence
  • 1 Dazzling Theater // Prop Room
  • 1 Dollmaker's Shop // Porcelain Gallery
  • 1 Drumbellower
  • 1 Exalted Sunborn
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Farmer Cotton
  • 3 Forest
  • 1 Fortified Village
  • 1 Fountainport
  • 1 Furycalm Snarl
  • 1 Gilded Goose
  • 1 Goblin Bombardment
  • 1 Grand Crescendo
  • 1 Haliya, Guided by Light
  • 1 Halo Fountain
  • 1 Hour of Reckoning
  • 1 Inspiring Vantage
  • 1 Jacked Rabbit
  • 1 Jetmir, Nexus of Revels
  • 1 Jungle Shrine
  • 1 Karplusan Forest
  • 1 Llanowar Elves
  • 1 March of the Multitudes
  • 1 Mona Lisa, Ever Adaptable
  • 1 Mountain
  • 1 Overgrown Farmland
  • 1 Peregrin Took
  • 5 Plains
  • 1 Professional Face-Breaker
  • 1 Prosperous Innkeeper
  • 1 Razorverge Thicket
  • 1 Reconnaissance
  • 1 Relic of Legends
  • 1 Rocco, Street Chef
  • 1 Rockfall Vale
  • 1 Rogue's Passage
  • 1 Rootbound Crag
  • 1 Samwise Gamgee
  • 1 Scattered Groves
  • 1 Scavenger Grounds
  • 1 Season of the Burrow
  • 1 Second Harvest
  • 1 Secure the Wastes
  • 1 Sheltering Landscape
  • 1 Shifting Woodland
  • 1 Sokenzan, Crucible of Defiance
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Song of Totentanz
  • 1 Split Up
  • 1 Springheart Nantuko
  • 1 Springleaf Parade
  • 1 Staff of the Storyteller
  • 1 Sunpetal Grove
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 The Shire
  • 1 The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl
  • 1 Tireless Provisioner
  • 1 Touch the Spirit Realm
  • 1 Treasure Vault
  • 1 Twitching Doll
  • 1 Untimely Malfunction
  • 1 Warleader's Call
  • 1 Weftstalker Ardent
  • 1 Wildfire Awakener
  • 1 Will of the Mardu