Epsilon Project by OblivionArchive

Format: Commander

Commander: Noctis, Heir Apparent

Bracket: 4

DeckCheck Threat Index: 49

Deck overview

This deck is an optimized Esper Equipment Voltron strategy helmed by Noctis, Heir Apparent. The primary game plan revolves around exploiting Noctis's Warp-Strike mechanic, which exiles the commander and returns it directly to combat tapped, unblockable, and attacking. This entry trigger completely bypasses prohibitive equip costs on massive weapons like Colossus Hammer and Excalibur, Sword of Eden, attaching them immediately for free. The deck accelerates quickly with efficient mana rocks and tutors, assembling its lethal unblockable threat by Turn 4. Card advantage engines such as Candlekeep Sage turn the recurring exile-and-return cycle into continuous hand replenishment. Supported by efficient interaction, free protection spells, and explosive amplifiers like Halvar, God of Battle and Arna Kennerüd, Skycaptain, the deck eliminates opponents in rapid sequence while using stax pieces like Trouble in Pairs and Stasis to stifle counterplay, consistently wrapping up the table by Turn 6.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Academy Ruins
  • 1 An Offer You Can't Refuse
  • 1 Ancient Den
  • 1 Anguished Unmaking
  • 1 Arcane Sanctum
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Archway of Innovation
  • 1 Ardenn, Intrepid Archaeologist
  • 1 Arna Kennerüd, Skycaptain
  • 1 Auton Soldier
  • 1 Bleachbone Verge
  • 1 Bojuka Bog
  • 1 Buster Sword
  • 1 Candlekeep Sage
  • 1 City of Brass
  • 1 Cloud, Midgar Mercenary
  • 1 Colossus Hammer
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Commander's Plate
  • 1 Counterspell
  • 1 Cyclonic Rift
  • 1 Dalek Squadron
  • 1 Damn
  • 1 Danitha Capashen, Paragon
  • 1 Deadly Rollick
  • 1 Demonic Tutor
  • 1 Deserted Beach
  • 1 Dispatch
  • 1 Dour Port-Mage
  • 1 Dovin's Veto
  • 1 Emry, Lurker of the Loch
  • 1 Enlightened Tutor
  • 1 Esper Sentinel
  • 1 Etherium Sculptor
  • 1 Excalibur, Sword of Eden
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Faerie Mastermind
  • 1 Fellwar Stone
  • 1 Flawless Maneuver
  • 1 Flooded Strand
  • 1 Floodfarm Verge
  • 1 Forge Anew
  • 1 Gleaming Splendor
  • 1 Gloomlake Verge
  • 1 Godless Shrine
  • 1 Hallowed Fountain
  • 1 Halvar, God of Battle // Sword of the Realms
  • 1 Hammer of Nazahn
  • 1 Hero's Blade
  • 1 Leonin Shikari
  • 1 Mana Confluence
  • 1 Marsh Flats
  • 1 Mithril Coat
  • 1 Mox Opal
  • 1 Noctis, Heir Apparent
  • 1 Noctis, Prince of Lucis
  • 1 Open the Armory
  • 1 Path to Exile
  • 1 Plains
  • 1 Polluted Delta
  • 1 Propaganda
  • 1 Puresteel Paladin
  • 1 Raffine's Tower
  • 1 Rhystic Study
  • 1 Sakashima of a Thousand Faces
  • 1 Scrubland
  • 1 Sea of Clouds
  • 1 Seat of the Synod
  • 1 Shadowspear
  • 1 Shattered Sanctum
  • 1 Shipwreck Marsh
  • 1 Sigarda's Aid
  • 1 Smothering Tithe
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Spark Double
  • 1 Spire of Industry
  • 1 Squall, SeeD Mercenary
  • 1 Sram, Senior Edificer
  • 1 Stasis
  • 1 Steelshaper's Gift
  • 1 Stoneforge Mystic
  • 1 Swamp
  • 1 Swiftfoot Boots
  • 1 Sword of Feast and Famine
  • 1 Sword of Hearth and Home
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Talisman of Dominance
  • 1 Talisman of Hierarchy
  • 1 Talisman of Progress
  • 1 Toxic Deluge
  • 1 Training Grounds
  • 1 Trouble in Pairs
  • 1 Tundra
  • 1 Underground Sea
  • 1 Urza's Saga
  • 1 Uthros, Titanic Godcore
  • 1 Vault of Champions
  • 1 Vault of Whispers
  • 1 Vorpal Sword
  • 1 Watery Grave