Casual Marneus by blamm1

Format: Commander

Commander: Marneus Calgar

Bracket: 4

DeckCheck Threat Index: 53

Deck overview

This deck is a high-power Esper token-aristocrats control strategy commanded by Marneus Calgar. The game plan revolves around turning every token creation event into card advantage through Marneus's triggered ability. Early turns establish cheap mana acceleration and recurring token generators such as Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff, Ophiomancer, and Bitterblossom. Once Marneus enters on Turn 4, the deck draws multiple extra cards every turn cycle while maintaining interaction via premier spot removal and cheap countermagic. On Turn 5, the deck transitions into a game-ending combo by combining Ashnod's Altar with Training Grounds or token doublers like Anointed Procession, drawing the entire library and draining the table via Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim, Zulaport Cutthroat, or Mirkwood Bats. It also features an alternate commander-independent loop with Warren Soultrader and Stridehangar Automaton.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Adeline, Resplendent Cathar
  • 1 An Offer You Can't Refuse
  • 1 Ancient Tomb
  • 1 Anguished Unmaking
  • 1 Anointed Procession
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Ashnod's Altar
  • 1 Bitterbloom Bearer
  • 1 Bitterblossom
  • 1 Black Market Connections
  • 1 Bloodstained Mire
  • 1 Charismatic Conqueror
  • 1 City of Brass
  • 1 Collective Effort
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Damn
  • 1 Dark Ritual
  • 1 Dawn's Truce
  • 1 Demonic Tutor
  • 1 Diabolic Intent
  • 1 Dovin's Veto
  • 1 Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
  • 1 Elspeth, Storm Slayer
  • 1 Emrakul's Messenger
  • 1 Esper Sentinel
  • 1 Exalted Sunborn
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Faerie Mastermind
  • 1 Fellwar Stone
  • 1 Flooded Strand
  • 1 Gemstone Caverns
  • 1 Gleaming Splendor
  • 1 Godless Shrine
  • 1 Grim Hireling
  • 1 Hallowed Fountain
  • 2 Island
  • 1 Kambal, Profiteering Mayor
  • 1 Kaya's Guile
  • 1 Lightning Greaves
  • 1 Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
  • 1 Mana Confluence
  • 1 Marneus Calgar
  • 1 Marsh Flats
  • 1 Mirkwood Bats
  • 1 Misty Rainforest
  • 1 Monastery Mentor
  • 1 Mondrak, Glory Dominus
  • 1 Monologue Tax
  • 1 Morphic Pool
  • 1 Mox Amber
  • 1 Mox Opal
  • 1 Nadir Kraken
  • 1 Ocelot Pride
  • 1 Ophiomancer
  • 1 Otawara, Soaring City
  • 1 Path to Exile
  • 1 Phyrexian Altar
  • 1 Phyrexian Tower
  • 1 Pitiless Plunderer
  • 6 Plains
  • 1 Polluted Delta
  • 1 Prince Imrahil the Fair
  • 1 Ranger-Captain of Eos
  • 1 Scalding Tarn
  • 1 Scrubland
  • 1 Sea of Clouds
  • 1 Shorikai, Genesis Engine
  • 1 Skullclamp
  • 1 Smothering Tithe
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Stridehangar Automaton
  • 3 Swamp
  • 1 Swan Song
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Talisman of Dominance
  • 1 Talisman of Hierarchy
  • 1 Talisman of Progress
  • 1 Tataru Taru
  • 1 The Queen of Dale
  • 1 Thunderhawk Gunship
  • 1 Toxic Deluge
  • 1 Training Grounds
  • 1 Tundra
  • 1 Underground Sea
  • 1 Urza's Saga
  • 1 Vault of Champions
  • 1 Verdant Catacombs
  • 1 Voice of Victory
  • 1 Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
  • 1 Warren Soultrader
  • 1 Watery Grave
  • 1 Zulaport Cutthroat