Baylen by bigyoof

Format: Commander

Commander: Baylen, the Haymaker

Bracket: 4

DeckCheck Threat Index: 50

Deck overview

This deck is a high-synergy Naya token engine commanded by Baylen, the Haymaker. The strategy revolves around flooding the battlefield with creature and artifact tokens—such as Food, Clues, Treasures, Rabbits, and Soldiers—and converting them through Baylen into immense mana ramp, continuous card draw, and substantial commander buffs. Once an extensive token board is established, the deck transitions into lethal combat finishers using Craterhoof Behemoth, Triumph of the Hordes, or Finale of Devastation to eliminate all opponents in one decisive attack. To safeguard its wide board, the deck runs premium protection options including Clever Concealment and Restoration Magic. While vulnerable to repeated sweepers if caught without open mana, its high card velocity and resilient secondary engines allow it to rebuild rapidly and maintain heavy pressure throughout the mid-game.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Academy Manufactor
  • 1 Alicia Masters, Skilled Sculptor
  • 1 Apothecary White
  • 1 Arasta of the Endless Web
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Battlefield Forge
  • 1 Baylen, the Haymaker
  • 1 Belladonna Took
  • 1 Biorhythm
  • 1 Bootleggers' Stash
  • 1 Brigid, Clachan's Heart // Brigid, Doun's Mind
  • 1 Brushland
  • 1 Cadira, Caller of the Small
  • 1 Canopy Vista
  • 1 Caretaker's Talent
  • 1 Clever Concealment
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Craterhoof Behemoth
  • 1 Crop Rotation
  • 1 Doubling Season
  • 1 Drumbellower
  • 1 Duty Beyond Death
  • 1 Elspeth, Storm Slayer
  • 1 Enduring Vitality
  • 1 Erode
  • 1 Exalted Sunborn
  • 1 Finale of Devastation
  • 1 Finneas, Ace Archer
  • 1 Flashback
  • 3 Forest
  • 1 Fortified Village
  • 1 Fountainport
  • 1 Furycalm Snarl
  • 1 Gathering Place
  • 1 Gleaming Splendor
  • 1 Halo Fountain
  • 1 Impact Tremors
  • 1 Inspiring Statuary
  • 1 Jaheira, Friend of the Forest
  • 1 Many Partings
  • 1 March of the Multitudes
  • 1 Mirrormind Crown
  • 8 Mountain
  • 1 Myrel, Shield of Argive
  • 1 Nature's Rhythm
  • 1 Path to Exile
  • 1 Pawpatch Formation
  • 1 Perch Protection
  • 1 Peregrin Took
  • 1 Pest Infestation
  • 7 Plains
  • 1 Quina, Qu Gourmet
  • 1 Rabanastre, Royal City
  • 1 Restoration Magic
  • 1 Rosie Cotton of South Lane
  • 1 Rugged Prairie
  • 1 Second Harvest
  • 1 Seedborn Muse
  • 1 Selesnya Signet
  • 1 Selfless Safewright
  • 1 Smothering Tithe
  • 1 Snakeskin Veil
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Song of Totentanz
  • 1 Springleaf Parade
  • 1 Storm Herd
  • 1 Stridehangar Automaton
  • 1 Sundown Pass
  • 1 Sungrass Prairie
  • 1 Sunpetal Grove
  • 1 Swiftfoot Boots
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Tamiyo's Journal
  • 1 Temple of Plenty
  • 1 Tendershoot Dryad
  • 1 The Eagles Are Coming!
  • 1 The Queen of Dale
  • 1 Thousand Moons Smithy // Barracks of the Thousand
  • 1 Training Compound
  • 1 Triumph of the Hordes
  • 1 United Front
  • 1 Weftstalker Ardent
  • 1 White Sun's Twilight
  • 1 Wind-Scarred Crag
  • 1 Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth