Scrying Steven by user2947689

Format: Commander

Commander: Denzilore Fatehold

Bracket: 2

DeckCheck Threat Index: 29

Deck overview

This deck is an Azorius evasive aggro strategy centered on Denzilore Fatehold, utilizing scry and surveil mechanics to distribute +1/+1 counters across a wide army of flying creatures. In the opening turns, the deck deploys low-cost flyers and mana acceleration. At the opportune moment, Denzilore Fatehold flashes in at instant speed, immediately transforming every scry or surveil effect—from cheap cantrips like Opt and Preordain to combat triggers like Nightveil Sprite and Siani, Eye of the Storm—into full-board stat buffs. The flying evasion allows your growing army to bypass ground defenses, while asymmetric board clears such as Wave Goodbye and Damning Verdict wipe away opposing creatures without touching your modified threats. With countermagic and cheap protection spells like Loran's Escape to defend key pieces, the deck systematically pressures life totals, eliminating opponents over several decisive combat steps while continuously filtering draws.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Abandoned Air Temple
  • 1 Adarkar Wastes
  • 1 An Offer You Can't Refuse
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Artificer's Assistant
  • 1 Augury Owl
  • 1 Azorius Chancery
  • 1 Azorius Signet
  • 1 Banishing Betrayal
  • 1 Case of the Shifting Visage
  • 1 Castle Vantress
  • 1 Cathars' Crusade
  • 1 Champions from Beyond
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Conduit Pylons
  • 1 Consider
  • 1 Counterspell
  • 1 Cryptic Annelid
  • 1 Crystal Ball
  • 1 Crystal Grotto
  • 1 Damning Verdict
  • 1 Dazzling Denial
  • 1 Decanter of Endless Water
  • 1 Deliberate
  • 1 Denzilore Fatehold
  • 1 Deserted Beach
  • 1 Dissolve
  • 1 Elminster
  • 1 Empyrean Eagle
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Falcon, Joaquin Torres
  • 1 Fatehold Chronologist // Peer Review
  • 1 Glacial Fortress
  • 1 Gods Willing
  • 1 Gwaihir the Windlord
  • 1 Hallowed Fountain
  • 1 Hengegate Pathway // Mistgate Pathway
  • 1 Hermes, Overseer of Elpis
  • 1 Hidden Grotto
  • 1 High Sentinels of Arashin
  • 8 Island
  • 1 Isolated Watchtower
  • 1 Jace's Sanctum
  • 1 Jackdaw Savior
  • 1 Kangee, Sky Warden
  • 1 Karn's Bastion
  • 1 Loran's Escape
  • 1 Lost Isle Calling
  • 1 Matoya, Archon Elder
  • 1 Murmuration
  • 1 Mystic Sanctuary
  • 1 Mystic Speculation
  • 1 Negate
  • 1 New Benalia
  • 1 Nightveil Sprite
  • 1 Opt
  • 1 Otherworldly Gaze
  • 4 Plains
  • 1 Planetarium of Wan Shi Tong
  • 1 Port Town
  • 1 Prairie Stream
  • 1 Preordain
  • 1 Propaganda
  • 1 Reliquary Tower
  • 1 Retreat to Coralhelm
  • 1 Rivendell
  • 1 Scour All Possibilities
  • 1 Senu, Keen-Eyed Protector
  • 1 Siani, Eye of the Storm
  • 1 Silver Raven
  • 1 Sink into Stupor // Soporific Springs
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Sonic Screwdriver
  • 1 Soulcatchers' Aerie
  • 1 Steel-Plume Marshal
  • 1 Surveillance Phantasm
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Talisman of Progress
  • 1 Temple of Enlightenment
  • 1 Thassa, God of the Sea
  • 1 The Grey Havens
  • 1 The Lord of the Eagles
  • 1 Thought Vessel
  • 1 Thrummingbird
  • 1 Unauthorized Exit
  • 1 Warden of Evos Isle
  • 1 Watcher of the Spheres
  • 1 Wave Goodbye
  • 1 Windbrisk Raptor
  • 1 Zhalfirin Void