Nahiri, the Lithomancer by rtrudell

Format: Commander

Commander: Nahiri, the Lithomancer

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 31

Deck overview

This deck is a mono-white midrange strategy combining Equipment synergies and Angel tribal beatdown under Nahiri, the Lithomancer. Nahiri acts as the central engine to bypass expensive casting and equip costs on high-impact artifacts like Colossus Hammer and Argentum Armor, turning 1/1 Kor Soldier tokens into immediate lethal threats. The supporting creature suite features resilient flying Angels such as Lyra Dawnbringer, Resplendent Angel, and Sephara, Sky's Blade, which provide aerial evasion, life gain, and defensive keywords. The deck leverages white's premier board wipes and spot removal to manage opposing threats while generating steady card advantage through Skullclamp and Esper Sentinel. Although it lacks dedicated tutors and fast mana, it compensates with strong graveyard recursion from Sun Titan and Emeria Shepherd, flexible board protection spells like Guardian of Faith, and explosive combat finishers like True Conviction and Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Angel of Sanctions
  • 1 Angel of Vitality
  • 1 Angel of the Dire Hour
  • 1 Anti-Venom, Horrifying Healer
  • 1 Argentum Armor
  • 1 Austere Command
  • 1 Bishop of Wings
  • 1 Bruna, the Fading Light
  • 1 Buried Ruin
  • 1 Buster Sword
  • 1 Cathars' Crusade
  • 1 Cave of the Frost Dragon
  • 1 Colossus Hammer
  • 1 Cosmogrand Zenith
  • 1 Danitha Capashen, Paragon
  • 1 Doomskar
  • 1 Drifting Meadow
  • 1 Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
  • 1 Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite
  • 1 Elspeth Conquers Death
  • 1 Elspeth Resplendent
  • 1 Emeria Shepherd
  • 1 Emeria's Call // Emeria, Shattered Skyclave
  • 1 Emeria, the Sky Ruin
  • 1 Enduring Angel // Angelic Enforcer
  • 1 Esper Sentinel
  • 1 Farewell
  • 1 Gideon Blackblade
  • 1 Gisela, the Broken Blade
  • 1 Grand Abolisher
  • 1 Guardian of Faith
  • 1 Heliod, God of the Sun
  • 1 Knight of the White Orchid
  • 1 Land Tax
  • 1 Lyra Dawnbringer
  • 1 March of Otherworldly Light
  • 1 Maul of the Skyclaves
  • 1 Moonsilver Spear
  • 1 Nahiri, the Lithomancer
  • 1 Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
  • 1 Ornithopter of Paradise
  • 1 Path to Exile
  • 1 Pearl Medallion
  • 26 Plains
  • 1 Resplendent Angel
  • 1 Return to Dust
  • 1 Righteous Valkyrie
  • 1 Sanctuary Warden
  • 1 Secluded Steppe
  • 1 Selfless Spirit
  • 1 Sephara, Sky's Blade
  • 1 Serra's Emissary
  • 1 Settle the Wreckage
  • 1 Shadowspear
  • 1 Sigarda's Aid
  • 1 Sigiled Sword of Valeron
  • 1 Skullclamp
  • 1 Skyclave Apparition
  • 1 Smothering Tithe
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Solitude
  • 1 Speaker of the Heavens
  • 1 Sting, the Glinting Dagger
  • 1 Sun Titan
  • 1 Sunblade Angel
  • 1 Swiftfoot Boots
  • 1 Sword of Light and Shadow
  • 1 Sword of Once and Future
  • 1 Sword of Vengeance
  • 1 Sword of the Animist
  • 1 The Book of Exalted Deeds
  • 1 The Wandering Emperor
  • 1 True Conviction
  • 1 Twilight Shepherd
  • 1 Unbreakable Formation