Amalia 99% Winrate by CrimsonsClaws

Format: Commander

Commander: Amalia Benavides Aguirre

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 40

Deck overview

This Orzhov deck is built around Amalia Benavides Aguirre as an engine for card selection, rapid creature growth, and eventual board clearance. The deck curve opens with low-cost lifegain permanents like Soul Warden, Guide of Souls, and Authority of the Consuls. Every lifegain event triggers Amalia to explore, drawing lands to ensure consistent land drops while filtering nonland cards and stocking the graveyard. As Amalia and secondary beaters like Karlov of the Ghost Council and Voice of the Blessed grow, life drain pieces such as Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose and Marauding Blight-Priest pressure opposing life totals. When Amalia reaches exactly 20 power, she wipes all other creatures, leaving a clear path to eliminate players through commander damage. Mass recursion spells like Raise the Past and Return to the Ranks allow the deck to rapidly rebuild its board, while protection spells like Clever Concealment and Flare of Fortitude guard key turns.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Abandoned Air Temple
  • 1 Accursed Marauder
  • 1 Ad Nauseam
  • 1 Aerith Gainsborough
  • 1 Ajani's Welcome
  • 1 Amalia Benavides Aguirre
  • 1 Ascend from Avernus
  • 1 Aunt May
  • 1 Auriok Champion
  • 1 Authority of the Consuls
  • 1 Black Market Connections
  • 1 Blind Obedience
  • 1 Bolas's Citadel
  • 1 Case of the Uneaten Feast
  • 1 Caves of Koilos
  • 1 Cleric Class
  • 1 Clever Concealment
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Dark Confidant
  • 1 Darkstar Augur
  • 1 Daxos, Blessed by the Sun
  • 1 Desolate Mire
  • 1 Distinguished Conjurer
  • 1 Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
  • 1 Elenda's Hierophant
  • 1 Elesh Norn // The Argent Etchings
  • 1 Essence Channeler
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Fetid Heath
  • 1 Flare of Fortitude
  • 1 Giver of Runes
  • 1 Gix, Yawgmoth Praetor
  • 1 Guide of Souls
  • 1 Haliya, Guided by Light
  • 1 Hinterland Sanctifier
  • 1 Immortal Servitude
  • 1 Isolated Chapel
  • 1 Kambal, Consul of Allocation
  • 1 Karlov of the Ghost Council
  • 1 Lethal Scheme
  • 1 Loran of the Third Path
  • 1 Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
  • 1 Lunarch Veteran // Luminous Phantom
  • 1 Lurrus of the Dream-Den
  • 1 Marauding Blight-Priest
  • 1 Meathook Massacre II
  • 1 Minas Tirith
  • 1 Mother of Runes
  • 13 Plains
  • 1 PuPu UFO
  • 1 Raise the Past
  • 1 Return to the Ranks
  • 1 Selfless Spirit
  • 1 Shattered Sanctum
  • 1 Shineshadow Snarl
  • 1 Shriekmaw
  • 1 Skrelv, Defector Mite
  • 1 Snarling Gorehound
  • 1 Snuff Out
  • 1 Sorin of House Markov // Sorin, Ravenous Neonate
  • 1 Soul Warden
  • 1 Soul's Attendant
  • 1 Spectrum Sentinel
  • 1 Springleaf Drum
  • 1 Starscape Cleric
  • 1 Storm of Souls
  • 1 Suture Priest
  • 10 Swamp
  • 1 Tablet of the Guilds
  • 1 The Gaffer
  • 1 Tymna the Weaver
  • 1 Vault of the Archangel
  • 1 Veinwitch Coven
  • 1 Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
  • 1 Voice of Victory
  • 1 Voice of the Blessed
  • 1 Walking Atlas
  • 1 Windbrisk Heights
  • 1 Witch Enchanter // Witch-Blessed Meadow