Denzel Lore by MarcoDiSpirito

Format: Commander

Commander: Denzilore Fatehold

Bracket: 5

DeckCheck Threat Index: 84

Deck overview

This deck is a high-power Azorius combo-control list designed for competitive tables. It leverages format-defining fast mana like Mana Vault and Chrome Mox to accelerate past opponents. The primary strategy centers on assembling infinite mana combos using Power Artifact on Grim Monolith or Isochron Scepter imprinting Dramatic Reversal. Once infinite mana is established, the deck closes the game immediately on Turn 3 via Walking Ballista or by drawing into Thassa's Oracle with Sensei's Divining Top. Proactive protection spells like Grand Abolisher, Silence, and Ranger-Captain of Eos seal the stack during the winning turn, preventing opponents from responding. Asymmetric stax pieces including Drannith Magistrate and Lavinia, Azorius Renegade disrupt fast opposing combo lines without slowing down this deck's own development. Even if the commander Denzilore Fatehold is never cast, the deck operates at full capacity through redundant tutor lines and massive card draw from Rhystic Study and The One Ring.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Adarkar Wastes
  • 1 An Offer You Can't Refuse
  • 1 Ancient Tomb
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Archivist of Oghma
  • 1 Arid Mesa
  • 1 Aven Mindcensor
  • 1 Bilbo's Gambit
  • 1 Brainstorm
  • 1 Chain of Vapor
  • 1 Chrome Mox
  • 1 City of Brass
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Consider
  • 1 Cyclonic Rift
  • 1 Denzilore Fatehold
  • 1 Displacer Kitten
  • 1 Dramatic Reversal
  • 1 Drannith Magistrate
  • 1 Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
  • 1 Enlightened Tutor
  • 1 Esper Sentinel
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Fabricate
  • 1 Faerie Mastermind
  • 1 Fierce Guardianship
  • 1 Flooded Strand
  • 1 Floodfarm Verge
  • 1 Flusterstorm
  • 1 Force of Negation
  • 1 Force of Will
  • 1 Gemstone Caverns
  • 1 Grand Abolisher
  • 1 Grand Arbiter Augustin IV
  • 1 Grim Monolith
  • 1 Hallowed Fountain
  • 1 Hidden Grotto
  • 2 Island
  • 1 Isochron Scepter
  • 1 Lavinia, Azorius Renegade
  • 1 Lightning Greaves
  • 1 Lotus Petal
  • 1 Mana Confluence
  • 1 Mana Drain
  • 1 Mana Vault
  • 1 March of Otherworldly Light
  • 1 Marsh Flats
  • 1 Matoya, Archon Elder
  • 1 Mental Misstep
  • 1 Merchant Scroll
  • 1 Meticulous Archive
  • 1 Misty Rainforest
  • 1 Mox Amber
  • 1 Mox Diamond
  • 1 Mox Opal
  • 1 Mystic Remora
  • 1 Mystical Tutor
  • 1 Narset, Parter of Veils
  • 1 Opt
  • 1 Orim's Chant
  • 1 Otawara, Soaring City
  • 1 Otherworldly Gaze
  • 1 Pact of Negation
  • 1 Plains
  • 1 Polluted Delta
  • 1 Ponder
  • 1 Power Artifact
  • 1 Preordain
  • 1 Prismatic Vista
  • 1 Proctor of Potential
  • 1 Ranger-Captain of Eos
  • 1 Reshape
  • 1 Rhystic Study
  • 1 Rumble Arena
  • 1 Scalding Tarn
  • 1 Sea of Clouds
  • 1 Sensei's Divining Top
  • 1 Silence
  • 1 Smothering Tithe
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Spell Pierce
  • 1 Spellseeker
  • 1 Swan Song
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Talisman of Progress
  • 1 Teferi, Time Raveler
  • 1 Thassa's Oracle
  • 1 The Grey Havens
  • 1 The One Ring
  • 1 Theorist's Proxy
  • 1 Timetwister
  • 1 Transmute Artifact
  • 1 Trinket Mage
  • 1 Tundra
  • 1 Urza's Saga
  • 1 Voice of Victory
  • 1 Walking Ballista
  • 1 Whir of Invention
  • 1 Windswept Heath