abzan slop by ChaoticUrsus

Format: Commander

Commander: Kethis, the Hidden Hand

Bracket: 5

DeckCheck Threat Index: 82

Deck overview

This competitive Commander deck utilizes Kethis, the Hidden Hand at the helm of an Abzan turbo-midrange shell. Powered by elite fast mana and unconditional black and green tutors, the deck aims to assemble a decisive win on Turns 2–3 via the two-card combo of Witherbloom Apprentice and Chain of Smog, or through massive card advantage engines like Ad Nauseam, Necropotence, and Necrodominance. The deck shields its combo turns using legendary Grand Abolisher variants like Jennifer Walters // The Sensational She-Hulk, Voice of Victory, and Kutzil, Malamet Exemplar, completely locking opponents out of casting interaction during critical execution windows. With secondary lines utilizing Doctor Doom, Unrivaled with Demonic Consultation or Sedgemoor Witch Magecraft tokens, the deck maintains high resilience, seamless backup routes, and formidable graveyard recursion.

Decklist (100 cards)

• 1 Abrupt Decay
• 1 Ad Nauseam
• 1 Agatha's Soul Cauldron
• 1 Ancient Tomb
• 1 Arcane Signet
• 1 Assassin's Trophy
• 1 Avacyn's Pilgrim
• 1 Badgermole Cub
• 1 Bayou
• 1 Birds of Paradise
• 1 Bloodstained Mire
• 1 Boseiju, Who Endures
• 1 Brigid, Clachan's Heart // Brigid, Doun's Mind
• 1 Cabal Coffers
• 1 Cabal Ritual
• 1 Cavern of Souls
• 1 Chain of Smog
• 1 Chrome Mox
• 1 City of Brass
• 1 Command Tower
• 1 Crop Rotation
• 1 Culling Ritual
• 1 Culling the Weak
• 1 Dark Ritual
• 1 Delighted Halfling
• 1 Demonic Consultation
• 1 Demonic Tutor
• 1 Devoted Druid
• 1 Diabolic Intent
• 1 Doctor Doom, Unrivaled
• 1 Dryad Arbor
• 1 Elves of Deep Shadow
• 1 Elvish Spirit Guide
• 1 Enduring Vitality
• 1 Esper Sentinel
• 1 Exotic Orchard
• 1 Fellwar Stone
• 1 Finale of Devastation
• 1 Flooded Strand
• 1 Gaea's Cradle
• 1 Gemstone Caverns
• 1 Godless Shrine
• 1 Green Sun's Zenith
• 1 Grinding Station
• 1 Growing Rites of Itlimoc // Itlimoc, Cradle of the Sun
• 1 Hazel's Brewmaster
• 1 Imperial Seal
• 1 Jennifer Walters // The Sensational She-Hulk
• 1 Kambal, Profiteering Mayor
• 1 Kethis, the Hidden Hand
• 1 Kutzil, Malamet Exemplar
• 1 Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
• 1 Lotus Petal
• 1 Mana Confluence
• 1 Mana Vault
• 1 Marsh Flats
• 1 Misty Rainforest
• 1 Mox Amber
• 1 Mox Diamond
• 1 Nature's Rhythm
• 1 Necrodominance
• 1 Necropotence
• 1 Opposition Agent
• 1 Orcish Bowmasters
• 1 Overgrown Tomb
• 1 Paradise Mantle
• 1 Phyrexian Tower
• 1 Praetor's Grasp
• 1 Sacrifice
• 1 Savannah
• 1 Scrubland
• 1 Sedgemoor Witch
• 1 Shang-Chi, Master of Kung Fu
• 1 Silence
• 1 Sol Ring
• 1 Springleaf Drum
• 1 Starting Town
• 1 Stridehangar Automaton
• 1 Survival of the Fittest
• 1 Sylvan Library
• 1 Sylvan Scrying
• 1 Tainted Pact
• 1 Temple Garden
• 1 The Cabbage Merchant
• 1 The Master of Lake-town
• 1 The One Ring
• 1 The Queen of Dale
• 1 The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl
• 1 Tyvar, Jubilant Brawler
• 1 Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
• 1 Utopia Sprawl
• 1 Vampiric Tutor
• 1 Veil of Summer
• 1 Verdant Catacombs
• 1 Vexing Bauble
• 1 Voice of Victory
• 1 Wild Growth
• 1 Windswept Heath
• 1 Witherbloom Apprentice
• 1 Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth