Rhyss / Zuko by MTGIsMyPassion69

Format: Commander

Commander: Rhys the Redeemed

Bracket: 3

Deck overview

Rhys the Redeemed leads a Selesnya token engine that wins by exponential board growth rather than fast combos. The primary plan is to flood the battlefield with small tokens, then use Rhys's second tap ability to double the swarm while layering anthem effects. Secondary paths use landfall token makers and populate tools, plus a conditional White Sun's Twilight as a sweeper/poison finisher. The deck is built tightly around Rhys as the force multiplier; without him it still produces tokens, but the finish gets much slower. Its real advantages are high threat density and several mass-protection instants, while its main costs are low card draw, no countermagic, and a slow, mana-hungry setup.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Beastmaster Ascension
  • 1 Bender's Waterskin
  • 1 Blessed Sanctuary
  • 1 Brought Back
  • 1 Call the Coppercoats
  • 1 Carrot Cake
  • 1 Celestial Flare
  • 1 Commander's Authority
  • 1 Darien, King of Kjeldor
  • 1 Empty City Ruse
  • 1 Entrapment Maneuver
  • 1 Entreat the Angels
  • 1 Felidar Retreat
  • 17 Forest
  • 1 Gather the White Lotus
  • 1 Grand Crescendo
  • 1 Grovetender Druids
  • 1 Herald of Anafenza
  • 1 Hero of Goma Fada
  • 1 Horn of Valhalla // Ysgard's Call
  • 1 Hornet Queen
  • 1 Hyena Umbra
  • 1 Idol of Oblivion
  • 1 Intangible Virtue
  • 1 Invasion Reinforcements
  • 1 Jasmine Dragon Tea Shop
  • 1 Kinbinding
  • 1 Kyoshi Battle Fan
  • 1 Kyoshi Warriors
  • 1 Lita, Mechanical Engineer
  • 1 Magewright's Stone
  • 1 Monkey Cage
  • 1 Munda's Vanguard
  • 1 Murder Investigation
  • 1 Origin of Metalbending
  • 1 Pest Infestation
  • 1 Phyrexian Processor
  • 18 Plains
  • 1 Primal Vigor
  • 1 Raise the Alarm
  • 1 Rampaging Baloths
  • 1 Release to Memory
  • 1 Retreat to Emeria
  • 1 Rhys the Redeemed
  • 1 Rogue's Passage
  • 1 Rootborn Defenses
  • 1 Second Harvest
  • 1 Selesnya Cluestone
  • 1 Skullclamp
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Sphere of Safety
  • 1 Sporemound
  • 1 Springleaf Parade
  • 1 Staff of Domination
  • 1 Suki, Kyoshi Warrior
  • 1 Swiftfoot Boots
  • 1 Tajuru Warcaller
  • 1 Team Avatar
  • 1 The Earth King
  • 1 Thousand Moons Smithy // Barracks of the Thousand
  • 1 Turntimber Ranger
  • 1 Unbreakable Formation
  • 1 Veteran Warleader
  • 1 Vitu-Ghazi Guildmage
  • 1 White Sun's Twilight
  • 1 White Sun's Zenith