Chromium by Psyga315

Format: Commander

Commander: Chromium

Bracket: 2

DeckCheck Threat Index: 29

Deck overview

This deck is a nostalgic Esper showcase deck built around historical Magic lore and mechanics across three decades. Led by the original Elder Dragon Chromium, the list weaves together iconic three-color legends from *Legends* (Dakkon Blackblade, Lady Evangela, Halfdane), *Invasion* Stormscape battlemages, *Shards of Alara* Esper artifact sphinxes, and *Streets of New Capenna* Obscura spells. The game plan focuses on deploying dense 2-drop artifact ramp into mid-game board control with Supreme Verdict and Void Rend, before slamming high-impact aerial finishers like Magister Sphinx, Sphinx of the Steel Wind, and Sphinx Sovereign. While it intentionally embraces historical vanilla legends over fast infinite combos, its solid mana foundation and broad removal suite allow it to contest casual and battlecruiser tables effectively.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Adarkar Wastes
  • 1 Ancient Spring
  • 1 Arcane Sanctum
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Arsenal Thresher
  • 1 Azorius Signet
  • 1 Birth of the Imperium
  • 1 Brilliant Ultimatum
  • 1 Caves of Koilos
  • 1 Cephalid Constable
  • 1 Chromium
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Contaminated Landscape
  • 1 Dakkon Blackblade
  • 1 Dakkon, Shadow Slayer
  • 1 Dance of the Manse
  • 1 Deny the Witch
  • 1 Dimir Signet
  • 1 Dromar's Attendant
  • 1 Dromar's Cavern
  • 1 Dromar's Charm
  • 1 Drowned Catacomb
  • 1 Enigma Sphinx
  • 1 Esper Battlemage
  • 1 Esper Charm
  • 1 Esper Sojourners
  • 1 Esper Stormblade
  • 1 Ethersworn Adjudicator
  • 1 Etherwrought Page
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Flooded Strand
  • 1 Glacial Fortress
  • 1 Godless Shrine
  • 1 Halfdane
  • 1 Hallowed Fountain
  • 8 Island
  • 1 Isolated Chapel
  • 1 Lady Evangela
  • 1 Magister Sphinx
  • 1 Nebuchadnezzar
  • 1 Nimble Larcenist
  • 1 Oath of Teferi
  • 1 Obelisk of Esper
  • 1 Obscura Ascendancy
  • 1 Obscura Charm
  • 1 Obscura Confluence
  • 1 Obscura Initiate
  • 1 Obscura Interceptor
  • 1 Orzhov Signet
  • 3 Plains
  • 1 Polluted Delta
  • 1 Prairie Stream
  • 1 Princess Lucrezia
  • 1 Punish Ignorance
  • 1 Raffine's Tower
  • 1 Ramirez DePietro
  • 1 Ramses Overdark
  • 1 Reliquary Tower
  • 1 Resounding Wave
  • 1 Riven Turnbull
  • 1 Scornful Aether-Lich
  • 1 Shaper Guildmage
  • 1 Shattered Seraph
  • 1 Sivitri Scarzam
  • 1 Sludge Strider
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Sphinx Sovereign
  • 1 Sphinx of the Steel Wind
  • 1 Stormscape Apprentice
  • 1 Stormscape Battlemage
  • 1 Stormscape Master
  • 1 Sunken Hollow
  • 1 Supreme Verdict
  • 3 Swamp
  • 1 Talisman of Dominance
  • 1 Talisman of Hierarchy
  • 1 Talisman of Progress
  • 1 The Flesh Is Weak
  • 1 Thopter Foundry
  • 1 Time Wipe
  • 1 Tower Gargoyle
  • 1 Trial // Error
  • 1 Underground River
  • 1 Ur-Drago
  • 1 Void Rend
  • 1 Wandering Mage
  • 1 Watery Grave
  • 1 Windwright Mage
  • 1 Wizards' School