Lyra by Keepsoul

Format: Commander

Commander: Lyra, Tolarian Archangel

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 24

Deck overview

Lyra, Tolarian Archangel rewards drawing three or more cards in a turn by making 3/3 Angels, so the deck combines cheap draw spells with flying-token payoffs. Alandra, Sky Dreamer, Mischievous Mystic, Emrakul's Messenger, and Homunculus Horde add more bodies when cards are drawn, while Psychosis Crawler turns large draw turns into life loss. Mana rocks and cost reducers support an early commander, and the counterspell package can protect important turns. The main problem is that the deck has no broad tutor package and no compact win condition. Its creatures must survive several turns, and the available token damage is not immediately lethal against three opponents at 40 life. Cyclonic Rift and Spectral Deluge provide temporary control but do not create a lock. The deck is therefore a value-oriented general-power strategy: it can build a strong board and generate substantial cards, but its closing speed and access are inconsistent.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Academy Wall
  • 1 Alandra, Sky Dreamer
  • 1 An Offer You Can't Refuse
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Archmage Emeritus
  • 1 Archmage of Runes
  • 1 Archmage's Charm
  • 1 Baral, Chief of Compliance
  • 1 Bender's Waterskin
  • 1 Brainstorm
  • 1 Brainsurge
  • 1 Cephalid Coliseum
  • 1 Chart a Course
  • 1 Coat of Arms
  • 1 Coldsteel Heart
  • 1 Commandeer
  • 1 Counterspell
  • 1 Cyclonic Rift
  • 1 Disrupting Shoal
  • 1 Eluge, the Shoreless Sea
  • 1 Emrakul's Messenger
  • 1 Everflowing Chalice
  • 1 Extraplanar Lens
  • 1 Faerie Mastermind
  • 1 Fellwar Stone
  • 1 Fierce Guardianship
  • 1 Frantic Search
  • 1 Geist of Saint Thalia
  • 1 Gustha Ebbasdotter
  • 1 Harmonized Trio // Brainstorm
  • 1 Haughty Djinn
  • 1 Homunculus Horde
  • 28 Island
  • 1 Keep Watch
  • 1 Ledger Shredder
  • 1 Lonely Sandbar
  • 1 Lyra, Tolarian Archangel
  • 1 Mask of Memory
  • 1 Mind Stone
  • 1 Mischievous Mystic
  • 1 Misdirection
  • 1 Muse Seeker
  • 1 Mystic Sanctuary
  • 1 Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
  • 1 Ominous Seas
  • 1 Pollywog Prodigy
  • 1 Pongify
  • 1 Psychosis Crawler
  • 1 Rapid Hybridization
  • 1 Reliquary Tower
  • 1 Rowdy Research
  • 1 Sapphire Medallion
  • 1 Seraph Sanctuary
  • 1 Sky Diamond
  • 1 Snapback
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Spectral Deluge
  • 1 Star Compass
  • 1 Teferi's Ageless Insight
  • 1 Thassa's Oracle
  • 1 Thirst for Discovery
  • 1 Thirst for Identity
  • 1 Thirst for Knowledge
  • 1 Thirst for Meaning
  • 1 Thought Vessel
  • 1 Thunderclap Drake
  • 1 Twenty-Toed Toad
  • 1 Uncover the Moon-Letters
  • 1 Unwind
  • 1 Windrider Wizard
  • 1 Winged Words
  • 1 Wizard Class
  • 1 Wizard's Staff