Ghost by Zeltor3103

Format: Commander

Commander: Ghost, Spectral Saboteur

Bracket: 2

DeckCheck Threat Index: 22

Deck overview

This Dimir tempo deck uses Ghost, Spectral Saboteur alongside evasive flyers to establish unblockable combat pressure. The primary game plan revolves around flashing in the commander or an evasive threat, attaching equipment such as Bespoke Bō or encoding Call of the Nightwing, and chipping away at opponents while disrupting their key plays with countermagic and bounce spells. The deck features redundant unblockable and flying creatures like Dimir Infiltrator and Morbius the Living Vampire, ensuring steady pressure even if the commander is removed. However, the deck operates with a lean mana base and limited ramp, meaning high-mana threats like Sphinx of Uthuun and Riddlemaster Sphinx take time to deploy. Without explosive combos or massive team buffs, the deck relies on grinding through opponent life totals over prolonged combat rotations while using tactical interaction to stay ahead.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Accursed Spirit
  • 1 Amazing Acrobatics
  • 1 Aquitect's Defenses
  • 1 Beacon of Unrest
  • 1 Bespoke Bō
  • 1 Blossombind
  • 1 Call of the Nightwing
  • 1 Clairvoyance
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Cumber Stone
  • 1 Devious Cover-Up
  • 1 Dimir Infiltrator
  • 1 Dimir Keyrune
  • 1 Dinrova Horror
  • 1 Disowned Ancestor
  • 1 Divination
  • 1 Essence Scatter
  • 1 Evolving Wilds
  • 1 Fade Away
  • 1 Firdoch Core
  • 1 Flaying Tendrils
  • 1 Fog Bank
  • 1 Frost Breath
  • 1 Gaseous Form
  • 1 Geist of Saint Thalia
  • 1 Geistlight Snare
  • 1 Ghost, Spectral Saboteur
  • 1 Gruesome Deformity
  • 1 House Guildmage
  • 1 Ice Cage
  • 1 Index
  • 11 Island
  • 1 Kasmina, Enigmatic Mentor
  • 1 Kefnet's Last Word
  • 1 Lantern Spirit
  • 1 Lazav, Familiar Stranger
  • 1 Lost Legion
  • 1 Mantle of Tides
  • 1 Matter Reshaper
  • 1 Mnemonic Wall
  • 1 Morbius the Living Vampire
  • 1 Murder
  • 1 Nameless Inversion
  • 1 Negate
  • 1 Niblis of Dusk
  • 1 Nightmare
  • 1 Omenspeaker
  • 1 Omni-Changeling
  • 1 Pain 101
  • 1 Preordain
  • 1 Raise Dead
  • 1 Razaketh's Rite
  • 1 Reality Smasher
  • 1 Retribution of the Ancients
  • 1 Retro-Mutation
  • 1 Riddlemaster Sphinx
  • 1 Rimekin Recluse
  • 1 Rooftop Percher
  • 1 Searchlight Geist
  • 1 Silver Myr
  • 1 Sinister Hideout
  • 1 Soul Read
  • 1 Spell Snare
  • 1 Sphinx of Uthuun
  • 1 Spider-Man No More
  • 1 Splinter's Technique
  • 1 Stalactite Dagger
  • 1 Stealth Mission
  • 1 Stormrider Spirit
  • 1 Surgical Skullbomb
  • 11 Swamp
  • 1 Terramorphic Expanse
  • 1 Torment of Scarabs
  • 1 Traveler's Amulet
  • 1 Unsummon
  • 1 Vibrant Cityscape
  • 1 Whisk Away
  • 1 Whoosh!
  • 1 You See a Guard Approach
  • 1 Zephyr Boots