Dismas by SeaGoat

Format: Commander

Commander: Kellan, the Kid

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 34

Deck overview

Led by Kellan, the Kid, this Bant deck leverages cast-from-exile mechanics—including Plot, Foretell, Adventure, Rebound, and Retrace—to bypass mana restrictions and flood the board with high-impact permanents. Early turns focus on accelerating mana with low-cost dorks and artifacts while banking spells into exile. Once Kellan resolves, casting these exiled cards for zero mana triggers free permanent deployments and rapid land ramp straight from hand. The mid-game capitalizes on synergistic power multipliers such as Railway Brawler, Galadriel, Light of Valinor, and Outlaw Stitcher, transforming modest plays into overwhelming boards with massive power, trample, and flying. While the deck lacks instant two-card infinite combos or oppressive hard stax, its dense redundancy in exile enablers and compounding stat engines establish a formidable Turn 6 critical onset that closes the game across consecutive combat steps by Turn 8. Defensive countermagic and Cosmic Intervention shield key assets from disruption.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Adarkar Wastes
  • 1 Aetherflux Reservoir
  • 1 Aloe Alchemist
  • 1 Alrund's Epiphany
  • 1 An Offer You Can't Refuse
  • 1 Arcane Heist
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Archangel of Tithes
  • 1 Augur of Autumn
  • 1 Austere Command
  • 1 Avacyn's Pilgrim
  • 1 Aven Interrupter
  • 1 Beastbond Outcaster
  • 1 Behold the Multiverse
  • 1 Bilbo Baggins, Burglar // Take a Glance
  • 1 Bilbo, Thief in the Night
  • 1 Birds of Paradise
  • 1 Bountiful Promenade
  • 1 Brokers Hideout
  • 1 Brushland
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Cosmic Intervention
  • 1 Dazzling Sphinx
  • 1 Deserted Beach
  • 1 Doc Aurlock, Grizzled Genius
  • 1 Doomskar
  • 1 Dreamroot Cascade
  • 1 Dust Animus
  • 1 Emerald Dragon // Dissonant Wave
  • 1 Ethereal Valkyrie
  • 1 Fblthp, Lost on the Range
  • 1 Flooded Grove
  • 1 Flooded Strand
  • 4 Forest
  • 1 Galadriel, Light of Valinor
  • 1 Gathering Place
  • 1 Gleaming Bastion
  • 1 Guardian Naga // Banishing Coils
  • 4 Island
  • 1 Jace Reawakened
  • 1 Kellan Joins Up
  • 1 Kellan, the Kid
  • 1 Make Your Own Luck
  • 1 Misty Rainforest
  • 1 Mystic Gate
  • 1 Outcaster Trailblazer
  • 1 Outlaw Stitcher
  • 1 Overflowing Basin
  • 1 Overgrown Farmland
  • 1 Path to Exile
  • 4 Plains
  • 1 Plan the Heist
  • 1 Quantum Misalignment
  • 1 Railway Brawler
  • 1 Ravenform
  • 1 Rejuvenating Springs
  • 1 Rise of the Varmints
  • 1 Rosethorn Acolyte // Seasonal Ritual
  • 1 Sage of the Beyond
  • 1 Sapphire Dragon // Psionic Pulse
  • 1 Savvy Trader
  • 1 Saw It Coming
  • 1 Sea of Clouds
  • 1 Seaside Citadel
  • 1 Selvala, Eager Trailblazer
  • 1 Six
  • 1 Skycloud Expanse
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Spara's Headquarters
  • 1 Stagecoach Security
  • 1 Step Between Worlds
  • 1 Sungrass Prairie
  • 1 Surge of Brilliance
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Tales of the Ancestors
  • 1 Talisman of Curiosity
  • 1 Talisman of Progress
  • 1 Talisman of Unity
  • 1 The Arkenstone // Seek the Heart
  • 1 The Key to the Vault
  • 1 The Reality Chip
  • 1 Tranquil Landscape
  • 1 Urban Retreat
  • 1 Vega, the Watcher
  • 1 Virtue of Knowledge // Vantress Visions
  • 1 Visage Bandit
  • 1 Windswept Heath
  • 1 Wooded Bastion
  • 1 Woodland Acolyte // Mend the Wilds
  • 1 Yavimaya Coast
  • 1 Young Blue Dragon // Sand Augury