The Council is in Session by LieutenantHound

Format: Commander

Commander: The Council of Four

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 40

Deck overview

This deck is an Azorius token-aggro deck that leverages draw-two synergies and group hug draw engines. Led by The Council of Four, the deck turns symmetrical draw effects like Howling Mine, Kami of the Crescent Moon, and Dictate of Kruphix into an asymmetric advantage. Every time an opponent draws their second card each turn, the commander draws you a card, while double-spelling opponents grant you 2/2 Knight tokens. The deck rapidly fills its hand, filters through answers, and deploys alternate token producers like Alandra, Sky Dreamer and Minn, Wily Illusionist. Once a substantial board forms, the deck closes the game via mass anthem and evasion finishers like Moonshaker Cavalry, Herald of Hoofbeats, and Knowledge Is Power. Robust interaction and defensive tools like Guardian of Faith keep the engine safe until the swarm overwhelms the table.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Abandoned Air Temple
  • 1 Alandra, Sky Dreamer
  • 1 An Offer You Can't Refuse
  • 1 Arcane Denial
  • 1 Archaeomancer's Map
  • 1 Azorius Chancery
  • 1 Azorius Signet
  • 1 Bard, King of Dale
  • 1 Bender's Waterskin
  • 1 Caretaker's Talent
  • 1 Castle Vantress
  • 1 Chasm Skulker
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Council's Judgment
  • 1 Cut a Deal
  • 1 Demolition Field
  • 1 Dictate of Kruphix
  • 1 Dion, Bahamut's Dominant // Bahamut, Warden of Light
  • 1 Enduring Innocence
  • 1 Ephara, God of the Polis
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Faerie Mastermind
  • 1 Flooded Strand
  • 1 Flumph
  • 1 Geier Reach Sanitarium
  • 1 Generous Gift
  • 1 Glacial Floodplain
  • 1 Glacial Fortress
  • 1 Gleaming Bastion
  • 1 Gleaming Splendor
  • 1 Guardian of Faith
  • 1 Haytham Kenway
  • 1 Herald of Hoofbeats
  • 1 Homunculus Horde
  • 1 Howling Mine
  • 1 Hydroelectric Specimen // Hydroelectric Laboratory
  • 1 Idyllic Beachfront
  • 1 Inspiring Leader
  • 1 Intangible Virtue
  • 1 Invasion of New Phyrexia // Teferi Akosa of Zhalfir
  • 1 Irrigated Farmland
  • 1 Island
  • 1 Kami of the Crescent Moon
  • 1 King T'Challa // Black Panther, Hope Enduring
  • 1 Knight Exemplar
  • 1 Knight of the White Orchid
  • 1 Knowledge Is Power
  • 1 Krang, the All-Powerful
  • 1 Kwain, Itinerant Meddler
  • 1 Laboratory Maniac
  • 1 Lonely Sandbar
  • 1 Long River's Pull
  • 1 Loran of the Third Path
  • 1 Marshal of Zhalfir
  • 1 Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
  • 1 Minas Tirith
  • 1 Minn, Wily Illusionist
  • 1 Mischievous Mystic
  • 1 Misleading Signpost
  • 1 Monologue Tax
  • 1 Moonshaker Cavalry
  • 1 Myriad Landscape
  • 1 Ominous Seas
  • 1 Patchwork Banner
  • 1 Path of Ancestry
  • 1 Path to Exile
  • 1 Plains
  • 1 Port Town
  • 1 Prairie Stream
  • 1 Psychosis Crawler
  • 1 Reliquary Tower
  • 1 Requisition Raid
  • 1 Rogue's Passage
  • 1 Scavenger Grounds
  • 1 Sculpted Sunburst
  • 1 Secluded Steppe
  • 1 Secret Rendezvous
  • 1 Sejiri Shelter // Sejiri Glacier
  • 1 Settle the Wreckage
  • 1 Silverwing Squadron
  • 1 Sink into Stupor // Soporific Springs
  • 1 Skycloud Expanse
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Teferi's Ageless Insight
  • 1 Temple Bell
  • 1 Temple of Enlightenment
  • 1 Terramorphic Expanse
  • 1 The Council of Four
  • 1 The Queen of Dale
  • 1 The Unagi of Kyoshi Island
  • 1 Thought Vessel
  • 1 Triskaidekaphile
  • 1 Valiant Knight
  • 1 Vodalian Wave-Knight
  • 1 Welcoming Vampire
  • 1 Windbrisk Heights
  • 1 Witch Enchanter // Witch-Blessed Meadow
  • 1 Wizard Class
  • 1 Your Temple Is Under Attack