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Format: Commander

Commander: Belisarius Cawl

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 43

Deck overview

This deck is an Azorius artifact-centric strategy commanded by Belisarius Cawl. It leverages cheap artifacts, mana rocks, and cost reducers to deploy its commander by Turn 4. Once established, Belisarius Cawl generates token creatures and filters through the library to find key utility pieces. The deck transitions into winning positions around Turn 6 by assembling combo lines such as Intruder Alarm with artifact creatures, generating infinite mana via Basalt Monolith and Forensic Gadgeteer, or animating wide boards with Cyberdrive Awakener. Strong defensive layers like Bronze Guardian, Padeem, and low-cost countermagic protect key permanents from removal. In the event of disruption, resilient recursion pieces such as Emry and Dance of the Manse enable rapid rebuilding. The deck balances board presence, card velocity, and combo finishes into a unified, high-synergy machine.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Academy Ruins
  • 1 Adarkar Wastes
  • 1 An Offer You Can't Refuse
  • 1 Ancient Den
  • 1 Arcane Denial
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Archway of Innovation
  • 1 Azorius Chancery
  • 1 Azorius Signet
  • 1 Basalt Monolith
  • 1 Belisarius Cawl
  • 1 Bronze Guardian
  • 1 Buried Ruin
  • 1 Cloudsteel Kirin
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Counterspell
  • 1 Cyberdrive Awakener
  • 1 Dance of the Manse
  • 1 Dispatch
  • 1 Dovin's Veto
  • 1 Dramatic Reversal
  • 1 Drumbellower
  • 1 Emry, Lurker of the Loch
  • 1 Encroaching Mycosynth
  • 1 Etherium Sculptor
  • 1 Evolving Wilds
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Fabricate
  • 1 Forensic Gadgeteer
  • 1 Foundry Inspector
  • 1 Generous Gift
  • 1 Glacial Fortress
  • 1 Gold Myr
  • 1 Halo Fountain
  • 1 Intruder Alarm
  • 15 Island
  • 1 James, Wandering Dad // Follow Him
  • 1 Kappa Cannoneer
  • 1 Manifold Key
  • 1 Mechanized Production
  • 1 Mendicant Core, Guidelight
  • 1 Mirrodin Besieged
  • 1 Myr Battlesphere
  • 1 Myriad Landscape
  • 1 Mystic Forge
  • 1 Negate
  • 1 Nimbus Maze
  • 1 Organic Extinction
  • 1 Ornithopter of Paradise
  • 1 Padeem, Consul of Innovation
  • 1 Path of Ancestry
  • 1 Path to Exile
  • 1 Phyrexian Metamorph
  • 4 Plains
  • 1 Platinum Angel
  • 1 Port Town
  • 1 Prairie Stream
  • 1 Razortide Bridge
  • 1 Reliquary Tower
  • 1 Sai, Master Thopterist
  • 1 Seat of the Synod
  • 1 Shimmer Myr
  • 1 Shorikai, Genesis Engine
  • 1 Sicarian Infiltrator
  • 1 Silver Myr
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Solemn Simulacrum
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Talisman of Progress
  • 1 Temple of Enlightenment
  • 1 The Golden Throne
  • 1 Thopter Spy Network
  • 1 Thought Monitor
  • 1 Thoughtcast
  • 1 Unctus, Grand Metatect
  • 1 Unwinding Clock
  • 1 Urza, Lord High Artificer
  • 1 Uthros Research Craft
  • 1 Uthros, Titanic Godcore
  • 1 Vedalken Archmage
  • 1 Voltaic Key
  • 1 Voyage Home
  • 1 Voyager Quickwelder