Gandalf Wizard/big spells by WatchmeSalt

Format: Commander

Commander: Vraska, Soul of Stone

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 43

Deck overview

This deck is a Jeskai artifact-tokens and spellslinger strategy commanded by Vraska, Soul of Stone. Vraska turns every noncreature spell into a dual-purpose 1/1 Sculpture Treasure token with vigilance, allowing tokens to attack freely while retaining their mana-producing utility. Supported by dense 1-2 CMC ramp, the deck smoothly deploys Vraska by Turn 3 or 4 and immediately triggers high-velocity card draw engines such as Skullclamp, Whirlwind of Thought, and Caretaker's Talent. As the board swells with artifact tokens, multipliers like Anointed Procession, Academy Manufactor, and Goldspan Dragon generate extreme mana surplus. The deck transitions into a lethal win on Turns 6–7 through evasive overruns with Cyberdrive Awakener and Akroma's Memorial, or by channeling massive Treasure mana into a game-ending Crackle with Power. Efficient interaction and countermagic safeguard the engine against opposing disruption.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Academy Manufactor
  • 1 Akroma's Memorial
  • 1 An Offer You Can't Refuse
  • 1 Ancient Den
  • 1 Anointed Procession
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Arid Mesa
  • 1 Azorius Signet
  • 1 Blightsteel Colossus
  • 1 Boros Signet
  • 1 Canoptek Spyder
  • 1 Caretaker's Talent
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Counterspell
  • 1 Crackle with Power
  • 1 Cyberdrive Awakener
  • 1 Darksteel Citadel
  • 1 Darksteel Forge
  • 1 Deflecting Swat
  • 1 Dispatch
  • 1 Eldrazi Monument
  • 1 Elspeth, Storm Slayer
  • 1 Emry, Lurker of the Loch
  • 1 Enthusiastic Mechanaut
  • 1 Esper Sentinel
  • 1 Fateful Discovery
  • 1 Fellwar Stone
  • 1 Flooded Strand
  • 1 Gleaming Splendor
  • 1 Goldspan Dragon
  • 1 Great Furnace
  • 1 Idol of Oblivion
  • 6 Island
  • 1 Izzet Signet
  • 1 Jhoira, Weatherlight Captain
  • 1 Kappa Cannoneer
  • 1 Lightning Greaves
  • 1 Malcator's Watcher
  • 1 Mana Drain
  • 1 Mister Fantastic, Reed Richards
  • 2 Mountain
  • 1 Mystic Monastery
  • 1 Mystic Remora
  • 1 Otawara, Soaring City
  • 1 Path to Exile
  • 2 Plains
  • 1 Plateau
  • 1 Pongify
  • 1 Portal to Phyrexia
  • 1 Professional Face-Breaker
  • 1 Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
  • 1 Rain of Riches
  • 1 Raugrin Triome
  • 1 Reliquary Tower
  • 1 Rhystic Study
  • 1 Sai, Master Thopterist
  • 1 Samut, Hazoret's Champion
  • 1 Scalding Tarn
  • 1 Sea of Clouds
  • 1 Seat of the Synod
  • 1 Skullclamp
  • 1 Smaug the Magnificent
  • 1 Smothering Tithe
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Spectator Seating
  • 1 Stridehangar Automaton
  • 1 Supreme Verdict
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Talisman of Conviction
  • 1 Talisman of Creativity
  • 1 Talisman of Progress
  • 1 Tataru Taru
  • 1 Third Path Iconoclast
  • 1 Thopter Spy Network
  • 1 Thought Monitor
  • 1 Thought Vessel
  • 1 Thoughtcast
  • 1 Thran Dynamo
  • 1 Training Center
  • 1 Treasure Vault
  • 1 Tundra
  • 1 Unwinding Clock
  • 1 Urza's Saga
  • 1 Urza, Lord High Artificer
  • 1 Uthros Research Craft
  • 1 Vandalblast
  • 1 Volcanic Island
  • 1 Voyage Home
  • 1 Vraska, Soul of Stone
  • 1 Wayfarer's Bauble
  • 1 Whirlwind of Thought
  • 1 Windfall
  • 1 Xorn