White Boarder Retro by user4044940

Format: Commander

Commander: Dakkon Blackblade

Bracket: 2

DeckCheck Threat Index: 16

Deck overview

This deck is an Esper battlecruiser control deck commanded by Dakkon Blackblade. It executes a classic, retro-style strategy centered on steady land drops, spot removal, and incremental combat damage. The deck relies heavily on basic lands to fuel Dakkon's scaling power and toughness, supplemented by evasive beaters such as Mahamoti Djinn, Air Elemental, and Tidal Kraken. Early turns focus on surviving and deploying modest ramp like Sol Ring and mana Diamonds while disrupting aggressive plays with Terror, Disenchant, and Counterspell. In the mid-to-late game, the deck stabilizes the board with sweepers like Wrath of God and Purify, then deploys Dakkon or large flyers to eliminate opponents sequentially. Because the list lacks infinite combos, fast mana bursts, and dedicated card-draw engines, its clock is slow and vulnerable to prolonged interaction, but it provides a steady, traditional control experience.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Abyssal Hunter
  • 1 Air Elemental
  • 1 Angel of Mercy
  • 1 Ankh of Mishra
  • 1 Ashes to Ashes
  • 1 Balance of Power
  • 1 Ballista Squad
  • 1 Beast of Burden
  • 1 Boomerang
  • 1 Brainstorm
  • 1 Charcoal Diamond
  • 1 Cloudchaser Eagle
  • 1 Coastal Tower
  • 1 Counterspell
  • 1 Dakkon Blackblade
  • 1 Dark Ritual
  • 1 Diabolic Tutor
  • 1 Disenchant
  • 1 Diving Griffin
  • 1 Eastern Paladin
  • 1 Ekundu Griffin
  • 1 Fallen Angel
  • 1 Flying Carpet
  • 1 Glacial Wall
  • 1 Gluttonous Zombie
  • 1 Gravedigger
  • 1 Holy Day
  • 1 Hypnotic Specter
  • 12 Island
  • 1 Ivory Mask
  • 1 Mahamoti Djinn
  • 1 Mana Leak
  • 1 Marble Diamond
  • 1 Master Healer
  • 1 Nekrataal
  • 1 Northern Paladin
  • 1 Persecute
  • 1 Phyrexian Hulk
  • 11 Plains
  • 1 Primeval Shambler
  • 1 Prodigal Sorcerer
  • 1 Purify
  • 1 Razorfoot Griffin
  • 1 Remove Soul
  • 1 Reverse Damage
  • 1 Rewind
  • 1 Royal Assassin
  • 1 Salt Marsh
  • 1 Savannah Lions
  • 1 Serra's Embrace
  • 1 Sky Diamond
  • 1 Snapping Drake
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Spiketail Hatchling
  • 1 Storm Crow
  • 1 Stronghold Assassin
  • 1 Sunweb
  • 11 Swamp
  • 1 Syphon Soul
  • 1 Terror
  • 1 Thieving Magpie
  • 1 Tidal Kraken
  • 1 Unsummon
  • 1 Vexing Arcanix
  • 1 Wall of Swords
  • 1 Western Paladin
  • 1 Wind Dancer
  • 1 Wrath of God
  • 1 Zombify