The Identity Crisis by Tyruleion

Format: Commander

Commander: Toph, the First Metalbender

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 45

Deck overview

This deck is a synergistic Naya Enchantress and Saga Midrange build commanded by Toph, the First Metalbender. The strategy combines classic enchantress card-draw engines with Toph's unique ability to turn nontoken artifacts and lands into resilient, recurring creature threats. Early turns focus on accelerating mana through low-cost cost-reducers like Jukai Naturalist and mana generators like Sanctum Weaver, while establishing draw engines such as Sythis, Harvest's Hand. Once Toph hits the battlefield, every end step animates lands with +1/+1 counters. These earthbent lands provide exceptional resilience because they return to the battlefield tapped if destroyed or exiled. Midgame value is propelled by high-impact Summon Sagas, culminating in an overwhelming combat finish using Jetmir, Nexus of Revels or Beastmaster Ascension. Robust protection spells like Teferi's Protection and Dawn's Truce ensure the board survives until lethal damage is delivered.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 All Will Be One
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Arid Mesa
  • 1 Ashaya, Soul of the Wild
  • 1 Badgermole Cub
  • 1 Barbara Wright
  • 1 Beastmaster Ascension
  • 1 Bitter Reunion
  • 1 Canopy Vista
  • 1 Cinder Glade
  • 1 Comeuppance
  • 1 Cryptolith Rite
  • 1 Dawn's Truce
  • 1 Deflecting Palm
  • 1 Deflecting Swat
  • 1 Destiny Spinner
  • 1 Eidolon of Blossoms
  • 1 Enduring Vitality
  • 1 Enlightened Tutor
  • 1 Evolution Sage
  • 1 Flare of Fortitude
  • 7 Forest
  • 1 Ghostly Prison
  • 1 Grasp of Fate
  • 1 Hall of Heliod's Generosity
  • 1 Herald of the Pantheon
  • 1 Heroic Intervention
  • 1 Historian's Boon
  • 1 Jetmir's Garden
  • 1 Jetmir, Nexus of Revels
  • 1 Jukai Naturalist
  • 1 Karn's Bastion
  • 1 Land Tax
  • 1 Liquimetal Coating
  • 1 Liquimetal Torque
  • 1 Luminous Broodmoth
  • 1 Mesa Enchantress
  • 1 Mirari's Wake
  • 3 Mountain
  • 1 Mycosynth Lattice
  • 1 Nesting Grounds
  • 1 Overgrown Farmland
  • 1 Path to Exile
  • 1 Pia, Aether Ascetic
  • 7 Plains
  • 1 Power Conduit
  • 1 Radiant Summit
  • 1 Restoration Seminar
  • 1 Return the Favor
  • 1 Rockfall Vale
  • 1 Rydia, Summoner of Mist
  • 1 Sacred Foundry
  • 1 Sanctum Weaver
  • 1 Satsuki, the Living Lore
  • 1 Satyr Enchanter
  • 1 Scholar of New Horizons
  • 1 Setessan Champion
  • 1 Smothering Tithe
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Sphere of Safety
  • 1 Springheart Nantuko
  • 1 Starfield of Nyx
  • 1 Stomping Ground
  • 1 Strionic Resonator
  • 1 Summon: Bahamut
  • 1 Summon: Fenrir
  • 1 Summon: Ixion
  • 1 Summon: Knights of Round
  • 1 Summon: Titan
  • 1 Summon: Yojimbo
  • 1 Sundown Pass
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Sythis, Harvest's Hand
  • 1 Teferi's Protection
  • 1 Temple Garden
  • 1 The Ozolith
  • 1 Toph, Earthbending Master
  • 1 Toph, Hardheaded Teacher
  • 1 Toph, the First Metalbender
  • 1 Urza's Saga
  • 1 War of the Last Alliance
  • 1 Weaver of Harmony
  • 1 Windswept Heath
  • 1 Wooded Foothills
  • 1 Yenna, Redtooth Regent
  • 1 Yuna, Hope of Spira