bestinien v2 by ianconvenience

Format: Commander

Commander: Estinien Varlineau

Bracket: 2

Deck overview

Estinien Varlineau leads an aggressive Orzhov Dragon-tribal deck that uses cheap noncreature spells and early changelings to trigger card draw and establish aerial superiority. Casting noncreature spells grants Estinien +1/+1 counters and temporary flying, allowing you to deal combat damage across multiple opponents and draw substantial cards during your second main phase. Midgame plans deploy high-impact Dragons like Sylvia Brightspear, Ao, the Dawn Sky, and Sunscorch Regent to scale offensive power. You ultimately win through sweeping aerial beatdown, asymmetrical board clears such as Crux of Fate, or an alternate lethal finish via Zenos yae Galvus transforming into Shinryu.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Anguished Unmaking
  • 1 Ao, the Dawn Sky
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Astarion's Thirst
  • 1 Austere Command
  • 1 Authority of the Consuls
  • 1 Blood Pact
  • 1 Bojuka Bog
  • 1 Cave of the Frost Dragon
  • 1 Caves of Koilos
  • 1 Changeling Outcast
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Commander's Sphere
  • 1 Courageous Resolve
  • 1 Crib Swap
  • 1 Crippling Fear
  • 1 Crux of Fate
  • 1 Crystal Dragon // Rob the Hoard
  • 1 Defiant Strike
  • 1 Despark
  • 1 Destroy Evil
  • 1 Dion, Bahamut's Dominant // Bahamut, Warden of Light
  • 1 Dragon's Disciple
  • 1 Dragon's Hoard
  • 1 Dragonstorm Globe
  • 1 Estinien Varlineau
  • 1 Evolving Wilds
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Eye of Nidhogg
  • 1 Fabled Passage
  • 1 Fearsome Awakening
  • 1 Fellwar Stone
  • 1 Feral Deathgorger // Dusk Sight
  • 1 Fountainport Bell
  • 1 Generous Gift
  • 1 Gravepurge
  • 1 Guardian Scalelord
  • 1 Haven of the Spirit Dragon
  • 1 Icingdeath, Frost Tyrant
  • 1 Ishgard, the Holy See // Faith & Grief
  • 1 Isolated Chapel
  • 1 Junji, the Midnight Sky
  • 1 Mind Stone
  • 1 Night's Whisper
  • 1 Nighthaze
  • 1 Oblivion's Hunger
  • 1 Orzhov Signet
  • 1 Palace Siege
  • 1 Paradise Plume
  • 1 Phyrexian Arena
  • 9 Plains
  • 1 Purging Stormbrood // Absorb Essence
  • 1 Read the Bones
  • 1 Relic of Legends
  • 1 Reprieve
  • 1 Resourceful Defense
  • 1 Rogue's Passage
  • 1 Scalelord Reckoner
  • 1 Scavenger Regent // Exude Toxin
  • 1 Shattered Sanctum
  • 1 Shineshadow Snarl
  • 1 Sign in Blood
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Stalactite Dagger
  • 1 Sunscorch Regent
  • 11 Swamp
  • 1 Swiftfoot Boots
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Sylvia Brightspear
  • 1 Tainted Field
  • 1 Take Up the Shield
  • 1 Talisman of Hierarchy
  • 1 Terramorphic Expanse
  • 1 Thought Vessel
  • 1 Timeless Dragon
  • 1 Universal Automaton
  • 1 Vault of the Archangel
  • 1 Wayfarer's Bauble
  • 1 Witch's Clinic
  • 1 Yosei, the Morning Star
  • 1 You Are Already Dead
  • 1 Zenos yae Galvus // Shinryu, Transcendent Rival