D.F traveling freak show by coasterkramer

Format: Commander

Commander: Dack Fayden, Helping Hand

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 37

Deck overview

This deck is an explosive mono-white blink and forced-combat archetype helmed by Dack Fayden, Helping Hand. The primary strategy accelerates into six mana by Turn 5 to cast the commander, revealing and cheating three colossal creatures—such as Blightsteel Colossus, Darksteel Colossus, Pathrazer of Ulamog, and Zetalpa, Primal Dawn—directly onto the battlefield under opponents' control. Because these threats are permanently goaded, opponents are forced to attack one another, rapidly depleting life totals and triggering devastating abilities like annihilator. The deck then breaks parity using Homeward Path (tutored via Expedition Map or Urza's Cave) and owner-returning blink spells like Flickerwisp and Sword of Hearth and Home to reclaim every creature under your control. Supported by robust white protection spells like Teferi's Protection and Flawless Maneuver, plus asymmetric wipes from Ori, Plate Stacker, the deck smoothly transitions from forced multiplayer attrition into an overwhelming lethal alpha strike by Turn 7.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Angel of Serenity
  • 1 Angel of the Ruins
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Archaeomancer's Map
  • 1 Avatar's Wrath
  • 1 Beza, the Bounding Spring
  • 1 Blightsteel Colossus
  • 1 Breaker of Armies
  • 1 Cavern of Souls
  • 1 Charming Prince
  • 1 Chimil, the Inner Sun
  • 1 Claim Jumper
  • 1 Cloudshift
  • 1 Command Beacon
  • 1 Conjurer's Closet
  • 1 Curious Colossus
  • 1 Dack Fayden, Helping Hand
  • 1 Darksteel Colossus
  • 1 Eerie Interlude
  • 1 Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
  • 1 Emeria, the Sky Ruin
  • 1 Emrakul, the Exigent Doom
  • 1 Ephemerate
  • 1 Esper Sentinel
  • 1 Expedition Map
  • 1 Felidar Guardian
  • 1 Fellwar Stone
  • 1 Flawless Maneuver
  • 1 Flayer of Loyalties
  • 1 Flicker of Fate
  • 1 Flickerwisp
  • 1 Generous Gift
  • 1 Guardian of Ghirapur
  • 1 Homeward Path
  • 1 Karmic Guide
  • 1 Loran of the Third Path
  • 1 Loyal Warhound
  • 1 Luminate Primordial
  • 1 Morningtide's Light
  • 1 Ori, Plate Stacker
  • 1 Panharmonicon
  • 1 Parting Gust
  • 1 Path of Ancestry
  • 1 Path to Exile
  • 1 Pathrazer of Ulamog
  • 1 Pearl Medallion
  • 1 Phelia, Exuberant Shepherd
  • 28 Plains
  • 1 Preston, the Vanisher
  • 1 Razorgrass Ambush // Razorgrass Field
  • 1 Restoration Angel
  • 1 Return to the Light Realms
  • 1 Sandstone Oracle
  • 1 Scroll Rack
  • 1 Sensei's Divining Top
  • 1 Smothering Tithe
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Solemn Simulacrum
  • 1 Swiftfoot Boots
  • 1 Sword of Hearth and Home
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Teferi's Protection
  • 1 Teleportation Circle
  • 1 The Eternal Wanderer
  • 1 The Mind Stone
  • 1 The One Ring
  • 1 Trouble in Pairs
  • 1 Ulamog's Crusher
  • 1 Urza's Cave
  • 1 Urza's Saga
  • 1 Wispweaver Angel
  • 1 Witch Enchanter // Witch-Blessed Meadow
  • 1 Zetalpa, Primal Dawn