Connor's Crew by Rudolphosv

Format: Commander

Commander: Ratonhnhaké꞉ton

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 35

Deck overview

This deck is an Esper Equipment and Assassin kindred strategy helmed by Ratonhnhaké꞉ton. The game plan revolves around leveraging the commander's inherent initial hexproof and unblockability to connect safely on turn 4. That first connection creates a 1/1 menace Assassin token and reanimates a high-impact Equipment from the graveyard directly attached to the token, circumventing expensive equip costs. Payoffs such as Colossus Hammer, Argentum Armor, and Excalibur, Sword of Eden turn small Assassins into immediate game-ending threats. Supporting engines like Arna Kennerüd, Skycaptain duplicate attached equipment and counters to rapidly scale pressure. The deck features dense 2-CMC mana ramp and efficient interaction, including spot exile and Desynchronization to clear opposing boards while keeping historic permanents intact. Because it relies on sequential combat steps across multiple turn rotations, it trades raw combo speed for resilient mid-game value and evasive pressure.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Adarkar Wastes
  • 1 Adéwalé, Breaker of Chains
  • 1 An Offer You Can't Refuse
  • 1 Arcane Denial
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Argentum Armor
  • 1 Arna Kennerüd, Skycaptain
  • 1 Assassin Gauntlet
  • 1 Azorius Signet
  • 1 Ballad of the Black Flag
  • 1 Basim Ibn Ishaq
  • 1 Become Anonymous
  • 1 Bojuka Bog
  • 1 Brotherhood Headquarters
  • 1 Brotherhood Regalia
  • 1 Caves of Koilos
  • 1 Chain Assassination
  • 1 Coastal Piracy
  • 1 Colossus Hammer
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Contaminated Landscape
  • 1 Counterspell
  • 1 Cover of Darkness
  • 1 Curator's Ward
  • 1 Desmond Miles
  • 1 Desynchronization
  • 1 Dimir Signet
  • 1 Drowned Catacomb
  • 1 Eagle Vision
  • 1 Emry, Lurker of the Loch
  • 1 Escape Detection
  • 1 Evie Frye
  • 1 Evolving Wilds
  • 1 Excalibur, Sword of Eden
  • 1 Feed the Swarm
  • 1 Fellwar Stone
  • 1 Foundry Inspector
  • 1 Frantic Search
  • 1 Generous Gift
  • 1 Glacial Fortress
  • 1 Go for the Throat
  • 1 Golbez, Crystal Collector
  • 1 Goldvein Pick
  • 1 Haystack
  • 1 Hero's Blade
  • 1 Hidden Blade
  • 1 Invasion of New Capenna // Holy Frazzle-Cannon
  • 11 Island
  • 1 Isolated Chapel
  • 1 Jacob Frye
  • 1 Layla Hassan
  • 1 Loyal Inventor
  • 1 Lydia Frye
  • 1 Mask of Memory
  • 1 Mind Stone
  • 1 Mortify
  • 1 Orzhov Signet
  • 1 Path to Exile
  • 1 Phantom Blade
  • 3 Plains
  • 1 Prying Blade
  • 1 Ratonhnhaké꞉ton
  • 1 Renowned Weaponsmith
  • 1 Restart Sequence
  • 1 Scytheclaw
  • 1 Shattered Sanctum
  • 1 Shay Cormac
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 11 Swamp
  • 1 Sword of Feast and Famine
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Talisman of Dominance
  • 1 Talisman of Hierarchy
  • 1 Talisman of Progress
  • 1 Terramorphic Expanse
  • 1 The Revelations of Ezio
  • 1 Underground River
  • 1 Whirler Rogue