Saskia Anthem by MaQleod

Format: Commander

Commander: Saskia the Unyielding

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 27

Deck overview

This four-color aggressive deck is commanded by Saskia the Unyielding and focuses on overwhelming opponents through layered static anthem effects and combat damage doubling. By flooding the board with cards like Flowering of the White Tree, Anthem of Champions, and Warleader's Call, the deck turns modest creatures and tokens into substantial combat threats. Saskia amplifies this damage by reflecting combat damage dealt to any player directly to a chosen target, effectively cutting down two opponents simultaneously. The deck also contains an infinite combat loop using Aurelia, the Warleader and Helm of the Host. While its mana base is exceptionally refined with original dual lands and shocklands, the list features very few card draw spells and almost no instant-speed interaction, leaving it reliant on top-decked threats and vulnerable to well-timed sweepers.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 All-Out Assault
  • 1 Always Watching
  • 1 Amazing Alliance
  • 1 Angel of Invention
  • 1 Anthem of Champions
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Aurelia, the Warleader
  • 1 Badlands
  • 1 Barrensteppe Siege
  • 1 Bastion Protector
  • 1 Bayou
  • 1 Benalish Marshal
  • 1 Blazemire Verge
  • 1 Bleachbone Verge
  • 1 Blood Crypt
  • 1 Brightglass Gearhulk
  • 1 Builder's Blessing
  • 1 Castle
  • 1 Chromatic Lantern
  • 1 Clifftop Retreat
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Commander's Insignia
  • 1 Day of Destiny
  • 1 Dictate of Heliod
  • 1 Dragonskull Summit
  • 1 Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite
  • 1 Ethereal Absolution
  • 1 Fellwar Stone
  • 1 Flowering of the White Tree
  • 1 Force of Virtue
  • 2 Forest
  • 1 Glass of the Guildpact
  • 1 Glissa Sunslayer
  • 1 Glorious Anthem
  • 1 Glory of Warfare
  • 1 Godless Shrine
  • 1 Helm of the Host
  • 1 Hushwood Verge
  • 1 In the Trenches
  • 1 Indatha Triome
  • 1 Isolated Chapel
  • 1 Ixhel, Scion of Atraxa
  • 1 Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord
  • 1 Jetmir's Garden
  • 1 Judith, the Scourge Diva
  • 1 Kaalia, Zenith Seeker
  • 1 Kethis, the Hidden Hand
  • 1 King Darien XLVIII
  • 1 Kutzil, Malamet Exemplar
  • 1 Lotus Petal
  • 1 Lumen-Class Frigate
  • 1 Maja, Bretagard Protector
  • 1 Mayael's Aria
  • 1 Mirari's Wake
  • 2 Mountain
  • 1 Mox Amber
  • 1 Mox Opal
  • 1 Mr. Orfeo, the Boulder
  • 1 Neriv, Heart of the Storm
  • 1 Olivia Voldaren
  • 1 Ornithopter of Paradise
  • 1 Overgrown Tomb
  • 1 Ozai, the Phoenix King
  • 2 Plains
  • 1 Plateau
  • 1 Ravos, Soultender
  • 1 Rienne, Angel of Rebirth
  • 1 Rootbound Crag
  • 1 Sacred Foundry
  • 1 Saskia the Unyielding
  • 1 Savai Triome
  • 1 Savannah
  • 1 Scrubland
  • 1 Shalai and Hallar
  • 1 Shelinda, Yevon Acolyte
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Spear of Heliod
  • 1 Stomping Ground
  • 1 Sunbillow Verge
  • 1 Sunpetal Grove
  • 2 Swamp
  • 1 Taiga
  • 1 Tainted Field
  • 1 Tainted Peak
  • 1 Tainted Wood
  • 1 Temple Garden
  • 1 The Circle of Loyalty
  • 1 Thornspire Verge
  • 1 Trostani Discordant
  • 1 Victory's Envoy
  • 1 Vraska, the Silencer
  • 1 Warleader's Call
  • 1 Wastewood Verge
  • 1 Woodland Cemetery
  • 1 Ziatora's Proving Ground
  • 1 Zurgo Stormrender