Ave Cesare by Chris2708

Format: Commander

Commander: Caesar, Legion's Emperor

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 42

Deck overview

This Mardu deck utilizes Caesar, Legion's Emperor to lead an aggressive token and aristocrats strategy. The game plan focuses on deploying efficient early creatures and token generators on Turns 1 through 3, then casting Caesar on Turn 4 to immediately trigger sacrifice synergies. Caesar provides exceptional modal utility by creating attacking Soldier tokens, drawing cards, and burning opponents directly. On Turns 5 through 7, the deck scales rapidly with attack-trigger doublers like Isshin, Two Heavens as One and team-wide drain effects like Commissar Severina Raine and Mirkwood Bats. The deck protects its aggressive turns through absolute silence effects such as Grand Abolisher and Myrel, Shield of Argive, alongside full-board protection spells like Flawless Maneuver and Boros Charm. It overwhelms opponents through unblockable go-wide attacks, non-combat burn, and resilient board states.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Adeline, Resplendent Cathar
  • 1 Ainok Strike Leader
  • 1 Akroma's Will
  • 1 All-Out Assault
  • 1 Anguished Unmaking
  • 1 Anim Pakal, Thousandth Moon
  • 1 Arabella, Abandoned Doll
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Aurelia, the Warleader
  • 1 Authority of the Consuls
  • 1 Bitterbloom Bearer
  • 1 Blazemire Verge
  • 1 Bleachbone Verge
  • 1 Blood Crypt
  • 1 Bojuka Bog
  • 1 Boros Charm
  • 1 Brutal Hordechief
  • 1 Caesar, Legion's Emperor
  • 1 Cathars' Crusade
  • 1 Charismatic Conqueror
  • 1 Clifftop Retreat
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Commissar Severina Raine
  • 1 Company Commander
  • 1 Culling the Weak
  • 1 Delney, Streetwise Lookout
  • 1 Despark
  • 1 Desperate Measures
  • 1 Dihada, Binder of Wills
  • 1 Dismember
  • 1 Divine Visitation
  • 1 Dragonskull Summit
  • 1 Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
  • 1 Flawless Maneuver
  • 1 Full Throttle
  • 1 Ghostly Prison
  • 1 Gleaming Splendor
  • 1 Grand Abolisher
  • 1 Grand Crescendo
  • 1 Grave Pact
  • 1 Hero of Bladehold
  • 1 Hexing Squelcher
  • 1 Horn of Gondor
  • 1 Impact Tremors
  • 1 Iroas, God of Victory
  • 1 Isolated Chapel
  • 1 Isshin, Two Heavens as One
  • 1 Kambal, Profiteering Mayor
  • 1 Land Tax
  • 1 Lightning Greaves
  • 1 Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
  • 1 MacCready, Lamplight Mayor
  • 1 Mahadi, Emporium Master
  • 1 Mirkwood Bats
  • 3 Mountain
  • 1 Myrel, Shield of Argive
  • 1 Orim's Chant
  • 1 Path of Ancestry
  • 1 Path to Exile
  • 1 Pearl Medallion
  • 10 Plains
  • 1 Professional Face-Breaker
  • 1 Reconnaissance
  • 1 Roaming Throne
  • 1 Ruinous Ultimatum
  • 1 Shattered Sanctum
  • 1 Skullclamp
  • 1 Smoldering Marsh
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Stadium Headliner
  • 1 Sunbillow Verge
  • 1 Sundown Pass
  • 4 Swamp
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Teysa Karlov
  • 1 The Queen of Dale
  • 1 Throne of the God-Pharaoh
  • 1 Turbulent Moor
  • 1 Turbulent Steppe
  • 1 Voice of Victory
  • 1 Warleader's Call
  • 1 Will of the Mardu
  • 1 Windbrisk Heights
  • 1 Windcrag Siege
  • 1 Within Range
  • 1 Zurgo Stormrender