Anikthea, Hand of Erebos by Mistyrainforest77

Format: Commander

Commander: Anikthea, Hand of Erebos

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 46

Deck overview

This deck is an Abzan Enchantress midrange strategy helmed by Anikthea, Hand of Erebos. It combines traditional enchantress card velocity with graveyard reanimation and go-wide token generation. The early turns focus on deploying efficient ramp and low-cost draw engines like Sythis, Harvest's Hand and Argothian Enchantress. Once established, the deck mills and casts high-impact enchantments, using Anikthea to reanimate them as 3/3 Zombie enchantment creatures with menace. Win conditions leverage scaling token generators such as Hallowed Haunting, Sigil of the Empty Throne, and Boon of the Spirit Realm, amplified by token doublers like Doubling Season and Anointed Procession. Opponents face strong asymmetric attrition through Sphere of Safety, Aura Shards, and Doomwake Giant, which suppress opposing attacks, wipe utility creatures, and destroy artifacts and enchantments. The deck demonstrates resilient card flow and strong board recursion via Replenish, closing out the game through overwhelming evasive combat damage.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Anikthea, Hand of Erebos
  • 1 Anointed Procession
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Archon of Sun's Grace
  • 1 Argothian Enchantress
  • 1 Assassin's Trophy
  • 1 Aura Shards
  • 1 Binding the Old Gods
  • 1 Birds of Paradise
  • 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 Command Tower
  • 1 Composer of Spring
  • 1 Courser of Kruphix
  • 1 Delighted Halfling
  • 1 Demonic Tutor
  • 1 Destiny Spinner
  • 1 Dictate of Erebos
  • 1 Doomwake Giant
  • 1 Doubling Season
  • 1 Dryad of the Ilysian Grove
  • 1 Eidolon of Blossoms
  • 1 Enchantress's Presence
  • 1 Entomb
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Extinguish All Hope
  • 1 Farseek
  • 3 Forest
  • 1 Fortified Village
  • 1 Godless Shrine
  • 1 Grasp of Fate
  • 1 Grim Guardian
  • 1 Hall of Heliod's Generosity
  • 1 Hallowed Haunting
  • 1 Herald of the Pantheon
  • 1 Heroic Intervention
  • 1 Indatha Triome
  • 1 Isolated Chapel
  • 1 Jukai Naturalist
  • 1 Lightning Greaves
  • 1 Marsh Flats
  • 1 Mesa Enchantress
  • 1 Mirari's Wake
  • 1 Nature's Lore
  • 1 Nesting Dovehawk
  • 1 Nyx Weaver
  • 1 Ondu Spiritdancer
  • 1 Overgrown Tomb
  • 1 Overlord of the Balemurk
  • 1 Parallel Lives
  • 1 Path to Exile
  • 4 Plains
  • 1 Privileged Position
  • 1 Replenish
  • 1 Ripples of Undeath
  • 1 Sanctum Weaver
  • 1 Sandsteppe Citadel
  • 1 Satyr Enchanter
  • 1 Savannah
  • 1 Setessan Champion
  • 1 Shigeki, Jukai Visionary
  • 1 Shineshadow Snarl
  • 1 Sigil of the Empty Throne
  • 1 Smothering Tithe
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Sphere of Safety
  • 1 Springheart Nantuko
  • 1 Starfield Mystic
  • 1 Starfield of Nyx
  • 1 Sterling Grove
  • 1 Sunpetal Grove
  • 4 Swamp
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Sylvan Library
  • 1 Sythis, Harvest's Hand
  • 1 Temple Garden
  • 1 Three Visits
  • 1 Underground Mortuary
  • 1 Undergrowth Stadium
  • 1 Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
  • 1 Vault of Champions
  • 1 Verdant Catacombs
  • 1 Verduran Enchantress
  • 1 Weaver of Harmony
  • 1 Wild Growth
  • 1 Windswept Heath
  • 1 Woodland Cemetery
  • 1 Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth