anikthea by PotatoPhish

Format: Commander

Commander: Anikthea, Hand of Erebos

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 40

Deck overview

This deck is an Abzan enchantress reanimator strategy commanded by Anikthea, Hand of Erebos. The primary game plan focuses on stocking the graveyard with powerful non-Aura enchantments via self-mill cards like Commune with the Gods and Overlord of the Balemurk, then casting Anikthea to reanimate them as 3/3 Zombie enchantment creature tokens with menace. Draw engines like Sythis, Harvest's Hand and Eidolon of Blossoms provide continuous card advantage, while cost reducers and mana dorks ensure smooth curve progression. The deck closes games through scaling combat pressure, combining token population, anthem effects from Boon of the Spirit Realm, and unblockable combat via Familiar Ground. Pillowfort elements such as Sphere of Safety and Ghostly Prison stall opposing aggression, and protective pieces like Sterling Grove and Heroic Intervention safeguard the board. If disrupted, mass reanimation spells like Eerie Ultimatum and Resurgent Belief provide rapid recovery.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Anguished Unmaking
  • 1 Anikthea, Hand of Erebos
  • 1 Archon of Sun's Grace
  • 1 Binding the Old Gods
  • 1 Bleachbone Verge
  • 1 Blind Obedience
  • 1 Bojuka Bog
  • 1 Boon of the Spirit Realm
  • 1 Boseiju, Who Endures
  • 1 Bountiful Promenade
  • 1 Calix, Guided by Fate
  • 1 Canopy Vista
  • 1 Caretaker's Talent
  • 1 Cast Out
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Commune with the Gods
  • 1 Composer of Spring
  • 1 Damn
  • 1 Demon of Fate's Design
  • 1 Destiny Spinner
  • 1 Doomwake Giant
  • 1 Dryad of the Ilysian Grove
  • 1 Eerie Ultimatum
  • 1 Eidolon of Blossoms
  • 1 Enchantress's Presence
  • 1 Enduring Vitality
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Extinguish All Hope
  • 1 Familiar Ground
  • 1 Felidar Retreat
  • 5 Forest
  • 1 Ghostly Prison
  • 1 Godless Shrine
  • 1 Grasp of Fate
  • 1 Growing Ranks
  • 1 Heroic Intervention
  • 1 Hushwood Verge
  • 1 Indatha Triome
  • 1 Jukai Naturalist
  • 1 Kruphix's Insight
  • 1 Lightning Greaves
  • 1 Lush Portico
  • 1 Malevolent Rumble
  • 1 Marsh Flats
  • 1 Mesa Enchantress
  • 1 Mesmeric Orb
  • 1 Mindwrack Harpy
  • 1 Mirari's Wake
  • 1 Nyx Weaver
  • 1 Ondu Spiritdancer
  • 1 Overgrown Tomb
  • 1 Overlord of the Balemurk
  • 1 Path to Exile
  • 1 Pia, Aether Ascetic
  • 6 Plains
  • 1 Privileged Position
  • 1 Resurgent Belief
  • 1 Rootborn Defenses
  • 1 Sanctum Weaver
  • 1 Satyr Enchanter
  • 1 Setessan Champion
  • 1 Shigeki, Jukai Visionary
  • 1 Sigil of the Empty Throne
  • 1 Soaring Lightbringer
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Song of the Worldsoul
  • 1 Sphere of Safety
  • 1 Springheart Nantuko
  • 1 Starfield Mystic
  • 1 Starfield of Nyx
  • 1 Sterling Grove
  • 1 Summon: Titan
  • 1 Sundering Growth
  • 1 Swamp
  • 1 Sythis, Harvest's Hand
  • 1 Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
  • 1 Temple Garden
  • 1 The Queen of Dale
  • 1 Three Blind Mice
  • 1 Underground Mortuary
  • 1 Undergrowth Stadium
  • 1 Unmarked Grave
  • 1 Vault of Champions
  • 1 Verdant Catacombs
  • 1 Verduran Enchantress
  • 1 Wastewood Verge
  • 1 Weaver of Harmony
  • 1 Whip of Erebos
  • 1 Wild Growth
  • 1 Windswept Heath
  • 1 Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth