Quicksand by The_42nd

Format: Commander

Commander: Sandman, Shifting Scoundrel

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 32

Deck overview

This mono-green deck harnesses Sandman, Shifting Scoundrel to convert rapid land acceleration into lethal combat pressure. By deploying efficient land-searching spells in the early turns, Sandman quickly enters the battlefield with substantial power and toughness while ignoring small chump blockers. The deck supplements its commander with protective equipment like Lightning Greaves and Whispersilk Cloak to ensure safe attacks. Once Sandman reaches high power, burst draw spells like Greater Good and Rishkar's Expertise refill the hand with overrun finishers and additional lands. Built-in graveyard recursion allows Sandman to bypass the command tax while ramping additional lands upon return. Redundant high-power threats like Multani, Yavimaya's Avatar and Ashaya, Soul of the Wild ensure the deck maintains heavy pressure even if the commander is temporarily detained, closing games through overwhelming combat damage.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Alpha Authority
  • 1 Ash Barrens
  • 1 Ashaya, Soul of the Wild
  • 1 Beast Within
  • 1 Broken Bond
  • 1 Cathedral of War
  • 1 Champion's Helm
  • 1 Commune with Beavers
  • 1 Crop Rotation
  • 1 Crystalline Armor
  • 1 Cultivate
  • 1 Cycle of Renewal
  • 1 Damage Control Crew
  • 1 Evolution Charm
  • 1 Field of Ruin
  • 25 Forest
  • 1 Garruk's Uprising
  • 1 Goreclaw, Terror of Qal Sisma
  • 1 Grapple with the Past
  • 1 Greater Good
  • 1 Harmonize
  • 1 Harrow
  • 1 Heaped Harvest
  • 1 Hero's Heirloom
  • 1 Hidden Nursery
  • 1 Hunter's Talent
  • 1 Ka-Zar of the Savage Land
  • 1 Labyrinth of Skophos
  • 1 Lightning Greaves
  • 1 Lizard, Connors's Curse
  • 1 Lumbering Worldwagon
  • 1 Mole Man, Moloid Master
  • 1 Momentous Fall
  • 1 Mosswort Bridge
  • 1 Mulch
  • 1 Multani, Yavimaya's Avatar
  • 1 Myojin of Towering Might
  • 1 Myriad Landscape
  • 1 Nature's Lore
  • 1 Nature's Spiral
  • 1 Omen of the Hunt
  • 1 Overwhelming Stampede
  • 1 Power Fist
  • 1 Psychic Paper
  • 1 Rampant Growth
  • 1 Rancor
  • 1 Reptil, Dinomorpher
  • 1 Return of the Wildspeaker
  • 1 Rhonas the Indomitable
  • 1 Rishkar's Expertise
  • 1 Riveteers Overlook
  • 1 Roamer's Routine
  • 1 Rogue's Passage
  • 1 Sakura-Tribe Elder
  • 1 Sandman, Shifting Scoundrel
  • 1 Scute Swarm
  • 1 Search for Tomorrow
  • 1 Season of Gathering
  • 1 She-Hulk, Jade Defender
  • 1 Shigeki, Jukai Visionary
  • 1 Solemn Simulacrum
  • 1 Spinning Wheel Kick
  • 1 Strength of Will
  • 1 Summon: Fenrir
  • 1 Swiftfoot Boots
  • 1 The Earth King
  • 1 The Weatherseed Treaty
  • 1 Three Visits
  • 1 Thunderfoot Baloth
  • 1 Titania, Nature's Force
  • 1 Titanoth Rex
  • 1 Trailblazer's Boots
  • 1 Tranquil Frillback
  • 1 Triumph of the Hordes
  • 1 Wave of Vitriol
  • 1 Whispersilk Cloak