Borderline Izzet CEDH by ricotokenman

Format: Commander

Commander: Kediss, Emberclaw Familiar and Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator

Bracket: 5

DeckCheck Threat Index: 82

Deck overview

This deck is a high-speed, highly resilient cEDH partner list led by Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator and Kediss, Emberclaw Familiar. Its primary game plan revolves around assembling a one-card combo with Malcolm and Glint-Horn Buccaneer. Because Malcolm resides in the command zone, the deck only needs to find and cast Glint-Horn Buccaneer, attack, and activate its ability. This deals 1 damage to each opponent and generates 3 Treasure tokens per activation, creating a deterministic loop that burns the entire table to zero in a single combat step on Turn 3. The deck is backed by premier fast mana, dense cantrip velocity, and format-defining free interaction like Fierce Guardianship, Deflecting Swat, and Force of Will. If the primary route is contested, the deck seamlessly pivots to a standalone Underworld Breach, Brain Freeze, and Thassa's Oracle victory line.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 An Offer You Can't Refuse
  • 1 Ancient Tomb
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Arena of Glory
  • 1 Arid Mesa
  • 1 Birgi, God of Storytelling // Harnfel, Horn of Bounty
  • 1 Bloodstained Mire
  • 1 Borne Upon a Wind
  • 1 Brain Freeze
  • 1 Brainstorm
  • 1 Cavern of Souls
  • 1 Chain of Vapor
  • 1 Chrome Mox
  • 1 City of Brass
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Consider
  • 1 Curiosity
  • 1 Cyclonic Rift
  • 1 Deflecting Swat
  • 1 Dispel
  • 1 Drift of Phantasms
  • 1 Echo of Eons
  • 1 Emergence Zone
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Expressive Iteration
  • 1 Faerie Mastermind
  • 1 Faithless Looting
  • 1 Fellwar Stone
  • 1 Fierce Guardianship
  • 1 Fiery Islet
  • 1 Final Fortune
  • 1 Flare of Duplication
  • 1 Flusterstorm
  • 1 Force of Negation
  • 1 Force of Will
  • 1 Frantic Search
  • 1 Gamble
  • 1 Gemstone Caverns
  • 1 Gitaxian Probe
  • 1 Glint-Horn Buccaneer
  • 1 Grim Monolith
  • 1 Hexing Squelcher
  • 1 Imperial Recruiter
  • 1 Impulse
  • 1 Into the Flood Maw
  • 2 Island
  • 1 Jeska's Will
  • 1 Kediss, Emberclaw Familiar
  • 1 Ledger Shredder
  • 1 Lotus Petal
  • 1 Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator
  • 1 Mana Confluence
  • 1 Mana Drain
  • 1 Mana Vault
  • 1 Mental Misstep
  • 1 Merchant Scroll
  • 1 Mindbreak Trap
  • 3 Mountain
  • 1 Mox Amber
  • 1 Muddle the Mixture
  • 1 Mystic Remora
  • 1 Mystical Tutor
  • 1 Narset's Reversal
  • 1 Opt
  • 1 Otawara, Soaring City
  • 1 Pact of Negation
  • 1 Polluted Delta
  • 1 Ponder
  • 1 Preordain
  • 1 Pyroblast
  • 1 Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
  • 1 Red Elemental Blast
  • 1 Rhystic Study
  • 1 Riverglide Pathway // Lavaglide Pathway
  • 1 Riverpyre Verge
  • 1 Scalding Tarn
  • 1 Seething Song
  • 1 Shivan Reef
  • 1 Silundi Vision // Silundi Isle
  • 1 Simian Spirit Guide
  • 1 Sleight of Hand
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Solve the Equation
  • 1 Spell Pierce
  • 1 Spire of Industry
  • 1 Spirebluff Canal
  • 1 Starting Town
  • 1 Steam Vents
  • 1 Swan Song
  • 1 Talisman of Creativity
  • 1 Tandem Lookout
  • 1 Thassa's Oracle
  • 1 Thundering Falls
  • 1 Training Center
  • 1 Underworld Breach
  • 1 Urza's Saga
  • 1 Windfall