11. YES SERGEANT

Format: Commander

Commander: Sergeant John Benton

Bracket: 4

DeckCheck Threat Index: 51

Deck overview

This deck executes a high-velocity Voltron strategy centered on Sergeant John Benton. By combining natural haste and trample with low-cost pump spells like Invigorate and Groundswell, the commander attacks on Turn 2 or 3 to deal heavy combat damage. Benton's combat trigger draws massive amounts of cards for both you and the defending player. This surge refuels your hand with instant-speed protection, additional pump spells, and removal, allowing you to sustain an explosive offensive. Auras such as Empyrial Armor convert raw hand size directly into lethal commander damage, while Smothering Tithe turns symmetrical card draw into overwhelming mana advantages. The deck seeks to eliminate opponents one by one in rapid succession, using cards like Kutzil, Malamet Exemplar and Conqueror's Flail to shut down opposing interaction on your turns.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Abundance
  • 1 All That Glitters
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Avacyn's Pilgrim
  • 1 Basilisk Collar
  • 1 Beast Within
  • 1 Belt of Giant Strength
  • 1 Blackblade Reforged
  • 1 Bountiful Promenade
  • 1 Brushland
  • 1 Buster Sword
  • 1 Canopy Vista
  • 1 Champion's Helm
  • 1 City of Brass
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Conqueror's Flail
  • 1 Cultivate
  • 1 Duelist's Heritage
  • 1 Elvish Mystic
  • 1 Emerald Medallion
  • 1 Empyrial Armor
  • 1 Flaming Fist
  • 10 Forest
  • 1 Fortified Village
  • 1 Frenzied Baloth
  • 1 Generous Gift
  • 1 Genji Glove
  • 1 Graduation Day
  • 1 Groundswell
  • 1 Gryff's Boon
  • 1 Horizon Canopy
  • 1 Hushwood Verge
  • 1 Hyena Umbra
  • 1 Indomitable Might
  • 1 Invigorate
  • 1 Kodama's Reach
  • 1 Kutzil, Malamet Exemplar
  • 1 Lion Umbra
  • 1 Mana Confluence
  • 1 Nature's Lore
  • 1 Ornithopter of Paradise
  • 1 Overgrown Farmland
  • 1 Overprotect
  • 1 Path to Exile
  • 8 Plains
  • 1 Ram Through
  • 1 Rampant Growth
  • 1 Rancor
  • 1 Reflecting Pool
  • 1 Reliquary Tower
  • 1 Rogue's Passage
  • 1 Seal of Strength
  • 1 Sergeant John Benton
  • 1 Setessan Champion
  • 1 Shardmage's Rescue
  • 1 Sheltered by Ghosts
  • 1 Shield of the Oversoul
  • 1 Sigarda's Aid
  • 1 Skyshroud Claim
  • 1 Smothering Tithe
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Sram, Senior Edificer
  • 1 Strength of the Harvest // Haven of the Harvest
  • 1 Stroke of Midnight
  • 1 Strong Back
  • 1 Sungrass Prairie
  • 1 Sunpetal Grove
  • 1 Swiftfoot Boots
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Tataru Taru
  • 1 Teferi's Protection
  • 1 Temple Garden
  • 1 The One Ring
  • 1 Three Visits
  • 1 Tifa's Limit Break
  • 1 Trostani, Three Whispers
  • 1 Trouble in Pairs
  • 1 Tyvar's Stand
  • 1 Utopia Sprawl
  • 1 Wayward Swordtooth
  • 1 Weathered Wayfarer
  • 1 Wild Growth
  • 1 Windswept Heath
  • 1 Wooded Bastion