Insect Parade by Tman1981

Format: Commander

Commander: The Astonishing Ant-Man

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 41

Deck overview

This Simic deck utilizes The Astonishing Ant-Man to convert steady card draw into +1/+1 counters and wide swarms of 1/1 green Insect tokens. The primary game plan deploys Ant-Man on turn 2, establishes continuous card draw engines such as Rhystic Study or Sylvan Library on turn 3, and begins converting accumulated counters into Insect tokens on turn 4. On turn 5, the deck reaches critical onset by deploying decisive combat multipliers like Beastmaster Ascension, Herald of Secret Streams, or Overwhelming Stampede. This enables a sequence of lethal attacks that closes out the table across turns 5 through 7. The list features dense mana acceleration, exceptional card replenishment, and robust instant-speed protection including Heroic Intervention and Ripples of Potential. While it lacks dedicated tutors to assemble specific pieces on demand, high draw velocity and heavy functional redundancy ensure consistent, explosive execution.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Alchemist's Refuge
  • 1 An Offer You Can't Refuse
  • 1 Arcane Denial
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Archetype of Imagination
  • 1 Arwen, Weaver of Hope
  • 1 Autumn's Veil
  • 1 Banner of Kinship
  • 1 Beastmaster Ascension
  • 1 Brainstorm
  • 1 Branching Evolution
  • 1 Breeding Pool
  • 1 Bristly Bill, Spine Sower
  • 1 Champion of Lambholt
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Counterspell
  • 1 Curiosity Crafter
  • 1 Dreamroot Cascade
  • 1 Ezuri, Claw of Progress
  • 1 Faerie Mastermind
  • 1 Farseek
  • 1 Force of Vigor
  • 1 Force of Will
  • 13 Forest
  • 1 Frantic Search
  • 1 Hardened Scales
  • 1 Harmonized Crescendo
  • 1 Harmonized Trio // Brainstorm
  • 1 Haywire Mite
  • 1 Hedge Maze
  • 1 Herald of Secret Streams
  • 1 Heroic Intervention
  • 1 Hinterland Harbor
  • 1 Intruder Alarm
  • 13 Island
  • 1 Ivy Lane Denizen
  • 1 Kami of Whispered Hopes
  • 1 Kindred Discovery
  • 1 Levitation
  • 1 Lyla, Holographic Assistant
  • 1 Michelangelo, Weirdness to 11
  • 1 Mystic Remora
  • 1 Nature's Lore
  • 1 Ohran Frostfang
  • 1 Overwhelming Stampede
  • 1 Pongify
  • 1 Proft's Eidetic Memory
  • 1 Quest for Renewal
  • 1 Reconnaissance Mission
  • 1 Rejuvenating Springs
  • 1 Reliquary Tower
  • 1 Repulsive Mutation
  • 1 Rhystic Study
  • 1 Ripples of Potential
  • 1 Scute Swarm
  • 1 Seedborn Muse
  • 1 Shang-Chi, Master of Kung Fu
  • 1 Simic Ascendancy
  • 1 Skullclamp
  • 1 Snakeskin Veil
  • 1 Sodden Verdure
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Springleaf Parade
  • 1 Super Intelligence
  • 1 Swiftfoot Boots
  • 1 Sylvan Library
  • 1 Talisman of Curiosity
  • 1 Tamiyo's Safekeeping
  • 1 The Astonishing Ant-Man
  • 1 The Ooze
  • 1 Three Visits
  • 1 Toski, Bearer of Secrets
  • 1 Training Grounds
  • 1 Utopia Sprawl
  • 1 Willowrush Verge
  • 1 Yavimaya Coast