spectator of war by user5465680

Format: Commander

Commander: Killian, Decisive Mentor

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 41

Deck overview

This deck is an Orzhov enchantress and forced-combat engine commanded by Killian, Decisive Mentor. Killian turns every enchantment entry into a tactical tool by tapping and goading key opposing creatures while generating steady card advantage whenever enchanted creatures attack. The deck leverages cheap, high-impact Auras to build an evasive, heavily protected Voltron threat while simultaneously cursing opposing beaters with Impetuses and forced-combat auras. This diverts hostile attacks toward other players and drains their life totals. Supported by powerhouses like Light-Paws, Emperor's Voice and Eriette of the Charmed Apple, the deck rapidly scales commander damage and locks down opposing combat lanes. If opponents manage to wipe the board, mass-recursion spells like Replenish, Retether, and Mantle of the Ancients instantly rebuild the entire enchantment package in a single turn, making the deck exceptionally resilient.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 All That Glitters
  • 1 Ancient Tomb
  • 1 Arcane Lighthouse
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Black Market Connections
  • 1 Boggart Trawler // Boggart Bog
  • 1 Breena, the Demagogue
  • 1 Brilliant Wings
  • 1 Caves of Koilos
  • 1 Changing Loyalty
  • 1 Codsworth, Handy Helper
  • 1 Coercive Impetus
  • 1 Combat Calligrapher
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Condemn
  • 1 Damn
  • 1 Delney, Streetwise Lookout
  • 1 Demon of Fate's Design
  • 1 Detection Tower
  • 1 Doomwake Giant
  • 1 Duelist's Heritage
  • 1 Eiganjo Dynastorian // Replenish
  • 1 Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
  • 1 Eldrazi Conscription
  • 1 Eriette of the Charmed Apple
  • 1 Ethereal Armor
  • 1 Eye of Nidhogg
  • 1 Fabled Passage
  • 1 Fell the Profane // Fell Mire
  • 1 Flickering Ward
  • 1 Ghoulish Impetus
  • 1 Glasswing Grace // Age-Graced Chapel
  • 1 Gleaming Splendor
  • 1 Godless Shrine
  • 1 Hagra Mauling // Hagra Broodpit
  • 1 Hall of Heliod's Generosity
  • 1 Hateful Eidolon
  • 1 Immortal Obligation
  • 1 Inkshield
  • 1 Ishgard, the Holy See // Faith & Grief
  • 1 Jailbreak
  • 1 Kaya's Ghostform
  • 1 Killian, Decisive Mentor
  • 1 Killian, Ink Duelist
  • 1 Kor Spiritdancer
  • 1 Light-Paws, Emperor's Voice
  • 1 Lord Skitter's Blessing
  • 1 Malakir Rebirth // Malakir Mire
  • 1 Mantle of the Ancients
  • 1 Marsh Flats
  • 1 Martial Impetus
  • 1 Minion's Return
  • 1 Miss Highwater
  • 1 Nowhere to Run
  • 1 Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
  • 1 Orzhov Signet
  • 1 Parasitic Impetus
  • 1 Pariah
  • 3 Plains
  • 1 Prismatic Vista
  • 1 Psemilla, Meletian Poet
  • 1 Redemption Arc
  • 1 Replenish
  • 1 Retether
  • 1 Sage's Reverie
  • 1 Screams from Within
  • 1 Scriv, the Obligator
  • 1 Serra's Sanctum
  • 1 Shadowy Backstreet
  • 1 Shadrix Silverquill
  • 1 Shattered Sanctum
  • 1 Sheltered by Ghosts
  • 1 Shizo, Death's Storehouse
  • 1 Smothering Tithe
  • 1 Soaring Lightbringer
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Songbirds' Blessing
  • 1 Spirit Link
  • 1 Spirit Mantle
  • 1 Squall, SeeD Mercenary
  • 3 Swamp
  • 1 Talisman of Hierarchy
  • 1 Tempest Technique
  • 1 Tenuous Truce
  • 1 The Black Gate
  • 1 The Sentry, Golden Guardian
  • 1 Thought Vessel
  • 1 Turbulent Moor
  • 1 Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
  • 1 Urza's Saga
  • 1 Valgavoth's Lair
  • 1 Vampiric Link
  • 1 Vault of Champions
  • 1 Visions of Brutality
  • 1 Witch Enchanter // Witch-Blessed Meadow
  • 1 Zenos yae Galvus // Shinryu, Transcendent Rival