Creature ramp by willslaw13

Format: Commander

Commander: Ramos, Dragon Engine

Bracket: 2

DeckCheck Threat Index: 24

Deck overview

This deck is a 5-color +1/+1 counters midrange list helmed by Ramos, Dragon Engine. The deck spends its opening turns developing mana through color-fixing artifacts, land enchantments, and mana dorks. Once Ramos lands, multicolored spells rapidly charge Ramos with counters, unlocking an explosive 10-mana burst that floods the board with high-impact threats like Prime Speaker Zegana, Herd Baloth, Shalai and Hallar, and Thunderfoot Baloth. Mass trample enablers such as Garruk's Uprising and Ulvenwald Oddity translate oversized creatures into lethal combat damage. While the deck lacks high-speed tutors and fast mana, it features exceptional thematic redundancy, allowing it to pivot effortlessly into a stompy beatdown plan if Ramos is removed. Defensive spells like Inspiring Call and Divine Resilience protect key assets, while flexible interaction neutralizes problematic opposing permanents as the deck marches toward a combat victory.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Abzan Banner
  • 1 Aetheric Amplifier
  • 1 Ajani, the Greathearted
  • 1 Anthem of Champions
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Baird, Argivian Recruiter
  • 1 Basilisk Collar
  • 1 Big Mother Mouser
  • 1 Blossoming Sands
  • 1 Caradora, Heart of Alacria
  • 1 Clammy Prowler
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Crossroads Village
  • 1 Disenchant
  • 1 Divine Resilience
  • 1 Excavator
  • 1 Fate Transfer
  • 1 Felisa, Fang of Silverquill
  • 1 Fertilid
  • 1 Festering Gulch
  • 6 Forest
  • 1 Garruk's Uprising
  • 1 Gilded Lotus
  • 1 Gnarlid Colony
  • 1 Golgari Guildgate
  • 1 Gruul Guildgate
  • 1 Halana and Alena, Partners
  • 1 Haruspex
  • 1 Herd Baloth
  • 1 Infiltration Lens
  • 1 Inspiring Call
  • 1 Iridescent Hornbeetle
  • 5 Island
  • 1 Kami of Whispered Hopes
  • 1 Lawmage's Binding
  • 1 Lifeblood Hydra
  • 1 Lifecrafter's Gift
  • 1 Longshot Squad
  • 1 Maelstrom Pulse
  • 1 Magma Pummeler
  • 1 Manalith
  • 1 Mardu Banner
  • 1 Market Festival
  • 1 Marketback Walker
  • 1 Mikaeus, the Lunarch
  • 1 Mirari's Wake
  • 1 Mirri, Weatherlight Duelist
  • 1 Mona Lisa, Science Geek
  • 3 Mountain
  • 1 Negate
  • 1 New Horizons
  • 1 Phyrexian Ingester
  • 5 Plains
  • 1 Planar Disruption
  • 1 Prime Speaker Zegana
  • 1 Rainveil Rejuvenator
  • 1 Ramos, Dragon Engine
  • 1 Repulsive Mutation
  • 1 Rogue's Passage
  • 1 Rugged Highlands
  • 1 Sage of Hours
  • 1 Scytheclaw
  • 1 Selesnya Guildgate
  • 1 Shalai and Hallar
  • 1 Simic Guildgate
  • 3 Swamp
  • 1 Sylvok Explorer
  • 1 Temperamental Oozewagg
  • 1 Temple of Mystery
  • 1 Temple of Plenty
  • 1 Temur Banner
  • 1 Tend the Pests
  • 1 Thornwood Falls
  • 1 Thunderfoot Baloth
  • 1 Trostani, Selesnya's Voice
  • 1 Ulvenwald Oddity // Ulvenwald Behemoth
  • 1 Undercover Skrull
  • 1 Veteran Beastrider
  • 1 Wilderland Scrounger
  • 1 Wildgrowth Archaic
  • 1 Wildwood Scourge
  • 1 Wilt-Leaf Liege
  • 1 Witness Protection