Altaïr by Evanstein93

Format: Commander

Creator: Evanstein93

Commander: Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad

Bracket: 2

DeckCheck Threat Index: 23

Deck overview

This Mardu deck is a thematic kindred strategy centered on Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad and the Assassin creature type. The primary game plan stocks the graveyard with impactful Assassins using red looting spells like Cathartic Reunion, Thrill of Possibility, and Thrilling Discovery, then leverages Altaïr's combat trigger to exile them with memory counters. Each attack replicates every exiled Assassin as a tapped and attacking token, compounding board presence and damage with each passing turn. The deck features a very high land density of 44 lands, guaranteeing consistent land drops and commander recasts, though it plays at an unaccelerated tempo. Win conditions stem purely from fair combat damage, supported by anthems like Arno Dorian, token doubling through Kaya, Geist Hunter, and the chaotic table pressure of Alexios, Deimos of Kosmos. While resilient against commander removal due to permanent memory counters, the deck remains vulnerable to board wipes and graveyard exile.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Abstergo Entertainment
  • 1 Access Tunnel
  • 1 Alexios, Deimos of Kosmos
  • 1 Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad
  • 1 Arbaaz Mir
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Arno Dorian
  • 1 Assassin Initiate
  • 1 Aya of Alexandria
  • 1 Bleeding Effect
  • 1 Brotherhood Ambushers
  • 1 Brotherhood Patriarch
  • 1 Cathartic Reunion
  • 1 Chain Assassination
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Conspiracy
  • 1 Desmond Miles
  • 1 Despark
  • 1 Dimension X
  • 1 Distract the Guards
  • 1 Evolving Wilds
  • 1 Ezio, Brash Novice
  • 1 Fall of the First Civilization
  • 1 Fatal Push
  • 1 Fleshtaker
  • 1 Foot Headquarters
  • 1 Go for the Throat
  • 1 Haystack
  • 1 Headsplitter
  • 1 Hidden Blade
  • 1 Hidden Footblade
  • 1 Hookblade
  • 1 Jacob Frye
  • 1 Kaya, Geist Hunter
  • 1 Layla Hassan
  • 1 Mardu Banner
  • 1 Mari, the Killing Quill
  • 1 Merciless Harlequin
  • 1 Monastery Raid
  • 1 Mortify
  • 14 Mountain
  • 1 Murder
  • 1 Origin of the Hidden Ones
  • 1 Petty Larceny
  • 1 Phantom Blade
  • 11 Plains
  • 1 Poison-Blade Mentor
  • 1 Raven Clan War-Axe
  • 1 Raven Eagle
  • 1 Ravenloft Adventurer
  • 1 Reconnaissance
  • 1 Reconstruct History
  • 1 Restart Sequence
  • 1 Rising of the Day
  • 1 Roshan, Hidden Magister
  • 1 Royal Assassin
  • 1 Senu, Keen-Eyed Protector
  • 1 Shay Cormac
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Stone Quarry
  • 12 Swamp
  • 1 The Revelations of Ezio
  • 1 Thrill of Possibility
  • 1 Thrilling Discovery
  • 1 Towering Viewpoint
  • 1 Unexpected Windfall