New Untitled Deck by Flygel

Format: Commander

Commander: Ardenn, Intrepid Archaeologist and Ludevic, Necro-Alchemist

Bracket: 2

DeckCheck Threat Index: 31

Deck overview

This Jeskai deck pairs Ardenn, Intrepid Archaeologist with Ludevic, Necro-Alchemist to combine Equipment Voltron offense with a political Group Hug and forced-combat shell. The primary plan uses Ardenn's beginning-of-combat ability to bypass massive equip costs on cards like Colossus Hammer, Lizard Blades, and Two-Handed Axe, swinging for lethal commander damage as early as Turn 5. Meanwhile, Ludevic and symmetric draw engines like Howling Mine and Kwain, Itinerant Meddler keep cards flowing and incentivize opponents to direct attacks elsewhere. Stax-lite deterrence and pillowfort pieces including Ghostly Prison, Propaganda, Orzhov Advokist, and Noble Heritage shield the pilot from crackbacks while goad effects whittle down opposing life totals. The deck excels at explosive single-target eliminations and board resilience through Mantle of the Ancients and Robe of Stars, though it remains vulnerable to instant-speed combo decks due to a near absence of countermagic and instant spot removal.

Decklist (100 cards)

• 1 Adarkar Wastes
• 1 Alliance of Arms
• 1 Arcane Signet
• 1 Ardenn, Intrepid Archaeologist
• 1 Assault Suit
• 1 Bastion Protector
• 1 Benevolent Offering
• 1 Bloodforged Battle-Axe
• 1 Braids, Conjurer Adept
• 1 Clifftop Retreat
• 1 Codsworth, Handy Helper
• 1 Colossus Hammer
• 1 Command Tower
• 1 Curse of Opulence
• 1 Curse of Verbosity
• 1 Cut a Deal
• 1 Danitha, Benalia's Hope
• 1 Decanter of Endless Water
• 1 Deserted Beach
• 1 Dowsing Dagger // Lost Vale
• 1 Duelist's Heritage
• 1 Exotic Orchard
• 1 Flumph
• 1 Fractured Identity
• 1 Ghostly Prison
• 1 Glacial Fortress
• 1 Howling Mine
• 1 Humble Defector
• 1 Intellectual Offering
• 6 Island
• 1 Kami of the Crescent Moon
• 1 Kwain, Itinerant Meddler
• 1 Lion Sash
• 1 Lizard Blades
• 1 Loran of the Third Path
• 1 Loxodon Warhammer
• 1 Ludevic, Necro-Alchemist
• 1 Mantle of the Ancients
• 1 Masterwork of Ingenuity
• 1 Mithril Coat
• 1 Moonsilver Spear
• 1 Mother of Runes
• 6 Mountain
• 1 Mystic Monastery
• 1 Nils, Discipline Enforcer
• 1 Noble Heritage
• 1 Open the Armory
• 1 Orzhov Advokist
• 1 Pariah's Shield
• 1 Path of Ancestry
• 1 Pendant of Prosperity
• 7 Plains
• 1 Prairie Stream
• 1 Promise of Loyalty
• 1 Propaganda
• 1 Puresteel Paladin
• 1 Reliquary Tower
• 1 Robe of Stars
• 1 Secret Rendezvous
• 1 Shiny Impetus
• 1 Sol Ring
• 1 Starnheim Courser
• 1 Stormcarved Coast
• 1 Sulfur Falls
• 1 Sun Titan
• 1 Sundown Pass
• 1 Sword of Dungeons & Dragons
• 1 Sword of the Animist
• 1 Swordsman's Steel
• 1 Temple of Enlightenment
• 1 Temple of Epiphany
• 1 Tenuous Truce
• 1 The Reaver Cleaver
• 1 The Second Doctor
• 1 The Sound of Drums
• 1 Two-Handed Axe // Sweeping Cleave
• 1 Vow of Duty
• 1 Vow of Flight
• 1 Vow of Lightning
• 1 Wall of Shards
• 1 Wedding Ring
• 1 Willie Lumpkin, Postman
• 1 Words of Wisdom
• 1 Your Temple Is Under Attack