BATTLE OF WHTZ, BABY! ▶️Gameplay Vid (br3; no infinites) by Killuwats

Format: Commander

Commander: Whtz, the Bibliophile

Bracket: 4

DeckCheck Threat Index: 40

Deck overview

This deck is a specialized exhibition build centered around Whtz, the Bibliophile, utilizing its Rulebreaker ability to field a massive 200+ card library. By meeting the starting deck size threshold, Whtz's ability to draw a card and gain 1 life becomes completely free ({0}, {T}). The deck leverages numerous untap permanents like Drumbellower, Dazzling Theater // Prop Room, and Sting, the Glinting Dagger to tap Whtz on every turn cycle, drawing through dozens of cards effortlessly. Its primary win condition is Battle of Wits, which turns the oversized library directly into a sudden upkeep victory. To survive and assemble this game plan, the deck employs robust Azorius pillowfort elements, board wipes, and a dense suite of free and efficient counterspells. If the primary enchantment win is disrupted, massive threats like Ancient Silver Dragon and Kozilek, Butcher of Truth serve as capable backup win conditions.

Decklist (300 cards)

  • 1 Adarkar Wastes
  • 1 Aerial Extortionist
  • 1 Aether Channeler
  • 1 Alhammarret's Archive
  • 1 An Offer You Can't Refuse
  • 1 Ancient Silver Dragon
  • 1 Aphetto Alchemist
  • 1 Arcane Denial
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Arcanis the Omnipotent
  • 1 Archaeomancer's Map
  • 1 Archivist of Oghma
  • 1 Archmage Emeritus
  • 1 Archmage of Runes
  • 1 Arid Mesa
  • 1 Authority of the Consuls
  • 1 Avatar's Wrath
  • 1 Azorius Chancery
  • 1 Azorius Signet
  • 1 Battle of Wits
  • 1 Blacksmith's Skill
  • 1 Blind Obedience
  • 1 Borne Upon a Wind
  • 1 Brainstorm
  • 1 Brainsurge
  • 1 Capture of Jingzhou
  • 1 Chimil, the Inner Sun
  • 1 City of Brass
  • 1 Clever Concealment
  • 1 Comeuppance
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Confounding Conundrum
  • 1 Consecrated Sphinx
  • 1 Consult the Star Charts
  • 1 Counterspell
  • 1 Cranial Archive
  • 1 Curse of the Swine
  • 1 Cyber Conversion
  • 1 Darksteel Angel
  • 1 Dawn Charm
  • 1 Dawn's Truce
  • 1 Dazzling Theater // Prop Room
  • 1 Deep Gnome Terramancer
  • 1 Demolition Field
  • 1 Deserted Beach
  • 1 Dig Through Time
  • 1 Drumbellower
  • 1 Echo of Eons
  • 1 Eiganjo Castle
  • 1 Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
  • 1 Elrond, Moon-Reader
  • 1 Emergence Zone
  • 1 Emeritus of Truce // Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Esper Sentinel
  • 1 Evacuation
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Fabled Passage
  • 1 Fact or Fiction
  • 1 Faerie Mastermind
  • 1 Fatehold Charm
  • 1 Fatespinner
  • 1 Fellwar Stone
  • 1 Fierce Guardianship
  • 1 Final-Word Phantom
  • 1 Flare of Denial
  • 1 Flare of Fortitude
  • 1 Flash Photography
  • 1 Flooded Strand
  • 1 Floodfarm Verge
  • 1 Flumph
  • 1 Folio of Fancies
  • 1 Fomori Vault
  • 1 Force of Negation
  • 1 Forensic Researcher
  • 1 Frantic Search
  • 1 Geier Reach Sanitarium
  • 1 Generous Gift
  • 1 Ghostly Prison
  • 1 Glacial Fortress
  • 1 Gleaming Bastion
  • 1 Gleaming Splendor
  • 1 Gods Willing
  • 1 Grand Abolisher
  • 1 Hall of Heliod's Generosity
  • 1 Hallowed Fountain
  • 1 Heliod's Intervention
  • 1 Heliod, the Radiant Dawn // Heliod, the Warped Eclipse
  • 1 Hengegate Pathway // Mistgate Pathway
  • 1 Here Comes a New Hero!
  • 1 High Fae Trickster
  • 1 Horizon of Progress
  • 1 Howling Mine
  • 1 Impulse
  • 1 Insight Engine
  • 1 Ioreth of the Healing House
  • 1 Ishgard, the Holy See // Faith & Grief
  • 29 Island
  • 1 Kelpie Guide
  • 1 King T'Challa // Black Panther, Hope Enduring
  • 1 Kitsa, Otterball Elite
  • 1 Knight of the White Orchid
  • 1 Kozilek, Butcher of Truth
  • 1 Land Tax
  • 1 Leadership Vacuum
  • 1 Ledger Shredder
  • 1 Leyline of Anticipation
  • 1 Liliana the Faultless
  • 1 Liquimetal Torque
  • 1 Loran of the Third Path
  • 1 Lunar Insight
  • 1 Lyra, Tolarian Archangel
  • 1 Lórien Revealed
  • 1 Machine God's Effigy
  • 1 Magewright's Stone
  • 1 Mana Confluence
  • 1 Mana Drain
  • 1 Mandate of Peace
  • 1 Mangara, the Diplomat
  • 1 Marang River Regent // Coil and Catch
  • 1 Marsh Flats
  • 1 Marvin, Murderous Mimic
  • 1 Master of Ceremonies
  • 1 Mathemagics
  • 1 Maze of Ith
  • 1 Meticulous Archive
  • 1 Midnight Clock
  • 1 Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
  • 1 Minamo, School at Water's Edge
  • 1 Mind Stone
  • 1 Mistveil Plains
  • 1 Misty Rainforest
  • 1 Molecule Man
  • 1 Monastery Siege
  • 1 Myriad Landscape
  • 1 Mystic Confluence
  • 1 Mystic Gate
  • 1 Mystic Remora
  • 1 Narset's Reversal
  • 1 Nezahal, Primal Tide
  • 1 North Pole Patrol
  • 1 Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
  • 1 Ori, Plate Stacker
  • 1 Otawara, Soaring City
  • 1 Pact of Negation
  • 1 Path to Exile
  • 1 Perch Protection
  • 1 Permission Denied
  • 1 Phyrexian Metamorph
  • 21 Plains
  • 1 Plaza of Heroes
  • 1 Polluted Delta
  • 1 Pollywog Prodigy
  • 1 Ponder
  • 1 Pongify
  • 1 Preordain
  • 1 Prismatic Vista
  • 1 Promise of Loyalty
  • 1 Propaganda
  • 1 PuPu UFO
  • 1 Pull from Tomorrow
  • 1 Rapid Hybridization
  • 1 Reality Shift
  • 1 Rebuff the Wicked
  • 1 Reflecting Pool
  • 1 Reliquary Tower
  • 1 Relm's Sketching
  • 1 Resculpt
  • 1 Restoration Magic
  • 1 Restoration Seminar
  • 1 Rhystic Study
  • 1 Riddles in the Dark
  • 1 Sakashima of a Thousand Faces
  • 1 Sakashima the Impostor
  • 1 Scalding Tarn
  • 1 Scampering Surveyor
  • 1 Scholar of New Horizons
  • 1 Scrawling Crawler
  • 1 Sea Gate Restoration // Sea Gate, Reborn
  • 1 Sea of Clouds
  • 1 Search for Azcanta // Azcanta, the Sunken Ruin
  • 1 Sensei's Divining Top
  • 1 Shadow of the Second Sun
  • 1 Sink into Stupor // Soporific Springs
  • 1 Smuggler's Share
  • 1 Snapcaster Mage
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Solemn Simulacrum
  • 1 Soul Snare
  • 1 Spectral Adversary
  • 1 Spellskite
  • 1 Sphinx of False Conclusions
  • 1 Sphinx of the Second Sun
  • 1 Staff of Domination
  • 1 Starfall Invocation
  • 1 Sting, the Glinting Dagger
  • 1 Stock Up
  • 1 Struggle for Project Purity
  • 1 Summon: Bahamut
  • 1 Suppressor Skyguard
  • 1 Surveyor's Scope
  • 1 Swan Song
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Talisman of Progress
  • 1 Teferi's Ageless Insight
  • 1 Teferi's Protection
  • 1 Teferi, Hero of Dominaria
  • 1 Teferi, Time Raveler
  • 1 Temple of the False God
  • 1 Temporal Manipulation
  • 1 Terrain Generator
  • 1 The Legend of Yangchen // Avatar Yangchen
  • 1 The Mind Stone
  • 1 The One Ring
  • 1 The Queen of Dale
  • 1 The Regalia
  • 1 The Ten Rings
  • 1 The Theorist, Jace Beleren
  • 1 The Unagi of Kyoshi Island
  • 1 The Wondrous Wasp
  • 1 Thought Vessel
  • 1 Thousand-Year Elixir
  • 1 Three Steps Ahead
  • 1 Tidal Barracuda
  • 1 Time Spiral
  • 1 Timetwister
  • 1 Tragic Arrogance
  • 1 Treasure Cruise
  • 1 Troop of Ponies
  • 1 Trouble in Pairs
  • 1 Tundra
  • 1 Turbulent Shore
  • 1 Turn Aside
  • 1 Unbender Tine
  • 1 Unexplained Absence
  • 1 Unstoppable Plan
  • 1 Urza's Cave
  • 1 Urza's Saga
  • 1 Valley Floodcaller
  • 1 Vanquish the Horde
  • 1 Vizier of Tumbling Sands
  • 1 Volatile Stormdrake
  • 1 Walking Atlas
  • 1 Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
  • 1 Wandering Archaic // Explore the Vastlands
  • 1 War Room
  • 1 Wayfarer's Bauble
  • 1 Weathered Wayfarer
  • 1 White Plume Adventurer
  • 1 Whtz, the Bibliophile
  • 1 Will of the Temur
  • 1 Windswept Heath
  • 1 Witch Enchanter // Witch-Blessed Meadow