Estinien Varlineau (Copy) by user6503494

Format: Commander

Commander: Estinien Varlineau

Bracket: 3

Deck overview

Estinien Varlineau is both the deck's engine and its most efficient clock: every noncreature spell makes him bigger and evasive, and every successful attack with him or a Dragon converts into cards in the second main phase. The deck fills the board with evasive, recursive Dragons, uses flexible removal to clear the way, and pumps Estinien with instants, equipment, and utility spells. A thin alternate-win path exists around Zenos yae Galvus // Shinryu, where killing a chosen opponent ends the game immediately. Late-game, Genji Glove or Rogue's Passage lets Estinien deal 21 commander damage in one turn, while Crux of Fate and mass protection keep the Dragon squad alive through wipes.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Anguished Unmaking
  • 1 Ao, the Dawn Sky
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Archaeomancer's Map
  • 1 Ash Barrens
  • 1 Astarion's Thirst
  • 1 Bonders' Enclave
  • 1 Boneyard Scourge
  • 1 Cave of the Frost Dragon
  • 1 Cecil, Dark Knight // Cecil, Redeemed Paladin
  • 1 Champion's Helm
  • 1 Cid, Freeflier Pilot
  • 1 Cleansing Nova
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Crux of Fate
  • 1 Crystal Dragon // Rob the Hoard
  • 1 Deadly Rollick
  • 1 Deathbringer Liege
  • 1 Demolition Field
  • 1 Despark
  • 1 Dion, Bahamut's Dominant // Bahamut, Warden of Light
  • 1 Ebondeath, Dracolich
  • 1 Enlightened Tutor
  • 1 Estinien Varlineau
  • 1 Eye of Nidhogg
  • 1 Fatal Push
  • 1 Fearsome Awakening
  • 1 Feral Deathgorger // Dusk Sight
  • 1 Fetid Heath
  • 2 Forge of Heroes
  • 1 Genji Glove
  • 1 Guardian Scalelord
  • 1 Heartless Summoning
  • 1 Herald's Horn
  • 1 Hero's Blade
  • 1 Icingdeath, Frost Tyrant
  • 1 Ishgard, the Holy See // Faith & Grief
  • 1 Isolated Chapel
  • 1 Junji, the Midnight Sky
  • 1 Lightning Greaves
  • 1 Midgar, City of Mako // Reactor Raid
  • 1 Mortify
  • 1 Night's Whisper
  • 1 Path of Ancestry
  • 1 Path to Exile
  • 11 Plains
  • 1 Protection Magic
  • 1 Purging Stormbrood // Absorb Essence
  • 1 Reanimate
  • 1 Relic of Legends
  • 1 Reprieve
  • 1 Restoration Magic
  • 1 Rogue's Passage
  • 1 Scalelord Reckoner
  • 1 Shineshadow Snarl
  • 1 Sidequest: Hunt the Mark // Yiazmat, Ultimate Mark
  • 1 Snuff Out
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Steelshaper's Gift
  • 1 Stroke of Midnight
  • 1 Sunlit Marsh
  • 1 Sunscorch Regent
  • 11 Swamp
  • 1 Swiftfoot Boots
  • 1 Sword of the Animist
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Talisman of Hierarchy
  • 1 The Final Days
  • 1 The Wind Crystal
  • 1 Tome of Legends
  • 1 Topaz Dragon // Entropic Cloud
  • 1 Trailblazer's Boots
  • 1 Ultimate Magic: Holy
  • 1 Venat, Heart of Hydaelyn // Hydaelyn, the Mothercrystal
  • 1 Vindicate
  • 1 Whispersilk Cloak
  • 1 Worn Powerstone
  • 1 Zack Fair
  • 1 Zenos yae Galvus // Shinryu, Transcendent Rival