Lyna, Veil of Vengeance by Johnny_Slide

Format: Commander

Commander: Lyna, Veil of Vengeance

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 38

Deck overview

This deck executes an evasive tempo strategy centered on shadow creatures and saboteur card-draw engines. In the early game, it curves out with low-cost, unblockable shadow threats such as Dauthi Slayer, Dauthi Voidwalker, and Soltari Monk. Casting the commander, Lyna, Veil of Vengeance, turns every unblockable combat connection into immediate card advantage, drawing two to four fresh cards per turn. The deck converts this immense card flow into steady board expansion, anthem effects like Soltari Champion and Drana, Liberator of Malakir, and a steady stream of cheap interactive answers. Free and low-cost interaction spells like Fierce Guardianship, Deadly Rollick, and Dovin's Veto protect the board while the shadow squad steadily chips away life totals. Without relying on infinite combos, the deck achieves victory through sustained, unblockable combat damage that closes the game across three combat rotations.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 An Offer You Can't Refuse
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Ashling, the Extinguisher
  • 1 Ayara's Oathsworn
  • 1 Battle Angels of Tyr
  • 1 Bident of Thassa
  • 1 Bojuka Bog
  • 1 Broodbirth Viper
  • 1 Chilling Apparition
  • 1 Coastal Piracy
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Counterspell
  • 1 Damn
  • 1 Dark Ritual
  • 1 Darkness
  • 1 Dauthi Cutthroat
  • 1 Dauthi Embrace
  • 1 Dauthi Ghoul
  • 1 Dauthi Horror
  • 1 Dauthi Jackal
  • 1 Dauthi Mindripper
  • 1 Dauthi Slayer
  • 1 Dauthi Trapper
  • 1 Dauthi Voidwalker
  • 1 Dauthi Warlord
  • 1 Deadly Rollick
  • 1 Dovin's Veto
  • 1 Drana, Liberator of Malakir
  • 1 Drowned Catacomb
  • 1 Enduring Curiosity
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Fallen Shinobi
  • 1 Fierce Guardianship
  • 1 Flooded Strand
  • 1 Ghostly Prison
  • 1 Glacial Fortress
  • 1 Godless Shrine
  • 1 Grim Hireling
  • 1 Hallowed Fountain
  • 3 Island
  • 1 Isolated Chapel
  • 1 Lightning Greaves
  • 1 Looter il-Kor
  • 1 Lyna, Veil of Vengeance
  • 1 Marsh Flats
  • 1 Maze of Ith
  • 1 Maze of Shadows
  • 1 Minas Morgul, Dark Fortress
  • 1 Morphic Pool
  • 1 Nether Traitor
  • 1 Path to Exile
  • 4 Plains
  • 1 Polluted Delta
  • 1 Raffine's Tower
  • 1 Reanimate
  • 1 Reconnaissance
  • 1 Reconnaissance Mission
  • 1 Reliquary Tower
  • 1 Scrubland
  • 1 Sea of Clouds
  • 1 Shadow Rift
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Soltari Champion
  • 1 Soltari Foot Soldier
  • 1 Soltari Monk
  • 1 Soltari Priest
  • 1 Soltari Trooper
  • 1 Soltari Visionary
  • 1 Stronghold Overseer
  • 4 Swamp
  • 1 Swiftfoot Boots
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Talisman of Dominance
  • 1 Talisman of Hierarchy
  • 1 Talisman of Progress
  • 1 Thalakos Deceiver
  • 1 Thalakos Dreamsower
  • 1 Thalakos Seer
  • 1 Thalakos Sentry
  • 1 The Weaver King
  • 1 Thought Vessel
  • 1 Toxic Deluge
  • 1 Training Grounds
  • 1 Tundra
  • 1 Underground Sea
  • 1 Unstoppable Slasher
  • 1 Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
  • 1 Vashta Nerada
  • 1 Vault of Champions
  • 1 Void Rend
  • 1 Watery Grave
  • 1 Wizard Class