On your left by caveman

Format: Commander

Commander: Captain America, First Avenger

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 44

Deck overview

This deck is a focused Jeskai Equipment Voltron strategy commanded by Captain America, First Avenger. The game plan revolves around casting Captain America on turn 3 and leveraging his Catch ability on turn 4 to bypass expensive equip costs on powerhouse artifacts like Colossus Hammer and Excalibur, Sword of Eden. Once armed, Captain America presents an immediate two-turn lethal clock against opponents, accelerated into table-wide kills via Kediss, Emberclaw Familiar and extra combat steps from Genji Glove. A low-curve tutor package including Stoneforge Mystic and Steelshaper's Gift ensures rapid access to required gear, while draw engines like Puresteel Paladin and Sram, Senior Edificer sustain card advantage. Robust permanent-based protection from Mother of Runes, Hammer of Nazahn, and Conqueror's Flail insulates the commander against opposing removal. The deck delivers fast, resilient combat pressure backed by late-game recursion from Mantle of the Ancients and direct burn from Captain America's throwing ability.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Academy Ruins
  • 1 Adarkar Wastes
  • 1 Akiri, Fearless Voyager
  • 1 An Offer You Can't Refuse
  • 1 Ancient Tomb
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Ardenn, Intrepid Archaeologist
  • 1 Batterskull
  • 1 Battlefield Forge
  • 1 Bloodstained Mire
  • 1 Boros Signet
  • 1 Brotherhood Regalia
  • 1 Bruenor Battlehammer
  • 1 Caduceus, Staff of Hermes
  • 1 Captain America, First Avenger
  • 1 Champion of the Flame
  • 1 City of Brass
  • 1 Clifftop Retreat
  • 1 Codsworth, Handy Helper
  • 1 Colossus Hammer
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Conqueror's Flail
  • 1 Dalakos, Crafter of Wonders
  • 1 Deserted Beach
  • 1 Enlightened Tutor
  • 1 Esper Sentinel
  • 1 Excalibur, Sword of Eden
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Fellwar Stone
  • 1 Fighter Class
  • 1 Flooded Strand
  • 1 Forge Anew
  • 1 Genji Glove
  • 1 Giver of Runes
  • 1 Glacial Fortress
  • 1 Great Furnace
  • 1 Hallowed Fountain
  • 1 Hammer of Nazahn
  • 1 Improvised Arsenal
  • 1 Inkmoth Nexus
  • 1 Insight
  • 4 Island
  • 1 Izzet Signet
  • 1 Jhoira, Weatherlight Captain
  • 1 Kediss, Emberclaw Familiar
  • 1 Krenko, Tin Street Kingpin
  • 1 Kíli the Resourceful
  • 1 Leyline Axe
  • 1 Mantle of the Ancients
  • 1 Mjölnir, Hammer of Thor
  • 1 Mother of Runes
  • 4 Mountain
  • 1 Nahiri, Forged in Fury
  • 1 Nettlecyst
  • 1 Nimbus Maze
  • 1 Open the Armory
  • 1 Path to Exile
  • 4 Plains
  • 1 Polluted Delta
  • 1 Port Town
  • 1 Prairie Stream
  • 1 Puresteel Paladin
  • 1 Reverse Engineer
  • 1 Sacred Foundry
  • 1 Shadowspear
  • 1 Sigarda's Aid
  • 1 Skrelv, Defector Mite
  • 1 Smothering Tithe
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Sram, Senior Edificer
  • 1 Steam Vents
  • 1 Steelshaper's Gift
  • 1 Stoneforge Mystic
  • 1 Sulfur Falls
  • 1 Swan Song
  • 1 Swiftfoot Boots
  • 1 Sword of Feast and Famine
  • 1 Sword of Fire and Ice
  • 1 Sword of Sinew and Steel
  • 1 Sword of Truth and Justice
  • 1 Sword of War and Peace
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Temple of Triumph
  • 1 Tenza, Godo's Maul
  • 1 The Reaver Cleaver
  • 1 Thor, God of Thunder
  • 1 Thought Monitor
  • 1 Trailblazer's Boots
  • 1 Umezawa's Jitte
  • 1 Windswept Heath
  • 1 Wooded Foothills