Be Prepared (Copy) by user1005549

Format: Commander

Commander: Codie, Ravenous Codex

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 33

Deck overview

This deck is a five-color spellslinger and prepare-tribal deck commanded by Codie, Ravenous Codex. The game plan revolves around casting creature spells with the prepare mechanic, which enter ready to cast their integrated adventure-style instant or sorcery spells. Codie doubles every prepared spell cast, creating massive card advantage, explosive mana bursts, and high-impact board control through doubled spells like Emeritus of Ideation // Ancestral Recall, Emeritus of Woe // Demonic Tutor, and Blazing Firesinger // Seething Song. Assembled by Turn 5, the deck transitions into critical onset on Turn 6 by establishing compounding spellslinger engines such as Fiery Inscription, Shark Typhoon, and Archmage Emeritus. It closes out the game on Turn 8 through a combination of lethal flying Shark tokens, pumped beaters like Thor Odinson, and continuous burn damage dealt across all opponents. While vulnerable to creature removal and lacking proactive stax, the deck demonstrates strong resilience through redundant prepare threats and non-commander spell payoffs.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Adventurous Eater // Have a Bite
  • 1 Arcane Sanctum
  • 1 Archmage Emeritus
  • 1 Archmage of Runes
  • 1 Austere Command
  • 1 Avengers Hangar
  • 1 Bender's Waterskin
  • 1 Blazing Firesinger // Seething Song
  • 1 Campus Composer // Aqueous Aria
  • 1 Canopy Vista
  • 1 Chromatic Lantern
  • 1 Cinder Glade
  • 1 Codie, Ravenous Codex
  • 1 Collective Effort
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Cosmic Crucible
  • 1 Deserted Beach
  • 1 Diabolic Tutor
  • 1 Diary of Dreams
  • 1 Echocasting Symposium
  • 1 Eerie Ultimatum
  • 1 Emeritus of Abundance // Regrowth
  • 1 Emeritus of Conflict // Lightning Bolt
  • 1 Emeritus of Ideation // Ancestral Recall
  • 1 Emeritus of Truce // Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Emeritus of Woe // Demonic Tutor
  • 1 Evolving Wilds
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Extended Absence
  • 1 Fabled Passage
  • 1 Faeburrow Elder
  • 1 Farseek
  • 1 Fatehold Charm
  • 1 Fiery Inscription
  • 2 Forest
  • 1 Fortune Teller's Talent
  • 1 Glacial Fortress
  • 1 Growth Spiral
  • 1 Heartwood Crafter // Soul Tether
  • 1 Hexhaven Dueling Arena
  • 1 Honorbound Page // Forum's Favor
  • 1 Into the Time Vortex
  • 1 Invisible Force Field
  • 4 Island
  • 1 Join Shields
  • 1 Kodama's Reach
  • 1 Konstrari Improviser // Soul Tether
  • 1 Lightning Greaves
  • 1 Lightning Strike
  • 1 Loki Laufeyson
  • 1 Mind Meanderer
  • 2 Mountain
  • 1 Ms. Marvel, Kamala Khan
  • 1 Narset of the Ancient Way
  • 1 Negate
  • 1 No Admittance
  • 1 Path to Exile
  • 4 Plains
  • 1 Prairie Stream
  • 1 Quill-Blade Laureate // Twofold Intent
  • 1 Radiant Summit
  • 1 Reliquary Tower
  • 1 Resonating Lute
  • 1 Restoration Seminar
  • 1 Restorative Technique
  • 1 Rogue's Passage
  • 1 Shark Typhoon
  • 1 Skycoach Waypoint
  • 1 Skyshroud Claim
  • 1 Smoldering Marsh
  • 1 Sodden Verdure
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Sound the Trumpets
  • 1 Stormcatch Mentor
  • 1 Surgical Precision
  • 1 Swamp
  • 1 Swiftfoot Boots
  • 1 Tackle Artist
  • 1 Tam, Observant Sequencer // Deep Sight
  • 1 Terramorphic Expanse
  • 1 Thespian's Stage
  • 1 Thor Odinson
  • 1 Together as One
  • 1 Vernal Fen
  • 1 Vigorbloom Vanguard // Seed Suture
  • 1 Wave Goodbye
  • 1 Way of the Pyromancer
  • 1 We Say Thee Nay!
  • 1 Whirlwind of Thought
  • 1 Wiccan, Rising Magician
  • 1 Wizard's Staff
  • 1 Zealous Lorecaster