Heliod by Gzav

Format: Commander

Commander: Heliod, Sun-Crowned

Bracket: 4

Deck overview

Heliod, Sun-Crowned heads a mono-white life-gain and +1/+1 counter engine that accelerates from incremental triggers into an infinite-damage combo. The primary kill is the compact Heliod + Walking Ballista loop: Heliod gives Ballista lifelink, Ballista pings for 1, the controller gains 1 life, Heliod replaces the removed counter, and the loop repeats without end. Triskelion and The Destined White Mage act as perfect backups for the outlet and for Heliod's role. When the pieces are missing, a beatdown plan with Righteous Valkyrie, Archangel of Thune, Speaker of the Heavens tokens, and a growing army of lifelinkers takes over. Cheap tutors and protection spells like Grand Abolisher and Ranger-Captain of Eos make the combo reliable and resilient.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Abeyance
  • 1 Abzan Battle Priest
  • 1 Akroma's Will
  • 1 Alhammarret's Archive
  • 1 Archangel of Thune
  • 1 Archivist of Oghma
  • 1 Auriok Champion
  • 1 Authority of the Consuls
  • 1 Battle Angels of Tyr
  • 1 Bonders' Enclave
  • 1 Boon Reflection
  • 1 Buried Ruin
  • 1 Chaplain's Blessing
  • 1 Command Beacon
  • 1 Containment Priest
  • 1 Cosmos Elixir
  • 1 Cut a Deal
  • 1 Damning Verdict
  • 1 Dawn Charm
  • 1 Daxos, Blessed by the Sun
  • 1 Dazzling Angel
  • 1 Divine Offering
  • 1 Divine Reckoning
  • 1 Emeria, the Sky Ruin
  • 1 Enlightened Tutor
  • 1 Envoy of the Ancestors
  • 1 Esper Sentinel
  • 1 Exemplar of Light
  • 1 Flawless Maneuver
  • 1 Ghostly Prison
  • 1 Giver of Runes
  • 1 Grand Abolisher
  • 1 Haliya, Guided by Light
  • 1 Hall of Heliod's Generosity
  • 1 Heliod, Sun-Crowned
  • 1 Idyllic Grange
  • 1 Idyllic Tutor
  • 1 Illumination
  • 1 Impassioned Orator
  • 1 Kor Haven
  • 1 Land Tax
  • 1 Light of Hope
  • 1 Linvala, Keeper of Silence
  • 1 Mana Tithe
  • 1 Mangara, the Diplomat
  • 1 Marble Diamond
  • 1 Mikaeus, the Lunarch
  • 1 Minas Tirith
  • 1 Monologue Tax
  • 1 Mother of Runes
  • 1 Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
  • 1 Nyx Lotus
  • 1 Orim's Chant
  • 1 Path to Exile
  • 1 Pearl Medallion
  • 25 Plains
  • 1 Ranger of Eos
  • 1 Ranger-Captain of Eos
  • 1 Rebuff the Wicked
  • 1 Recruiter of the Guard
  • 1 Reprieve
  • 1 Righteous Valkyrie
  • 1 Scrapyard Recombiner
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Soul Warden
  • 1 Soul's Attendant
  • 1 Speaker of the Heavens
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 The Destined White Mage
  • 1 The Wind Crystal
  • 1 Triskelion
  • 1 Union of the Third Path
  • 1 Voice of the Blessed
  • 1 Walking Ballista
  • 1 War Room
  • 1 Weathered Wayfarer