Astral Planes Ganax by user6448536

Format: Commander

Commander: Ganax, Astral Hunter and Haunted One

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 37

Deck overview

This Rakdos deck pairs Ganax, Astral Hunter with Haunted One to merge aggressive Dragon tribal stompy with an aristocrats engine. By utilizing tap-enablers like Springleaf Drum, Relic of Legends, and Holdout Settlement, the deck taps Ganax outside of combat to grant all Dragons +2/+0 and undying. This synergy turns every Dragon into a resilient recursive threat while Ganax refunds mana through Treasure generation on every entry. Supported by sacrifice outlets (Phyrexian Altar, Ashnod's Altar, Altar of Dementia) and counter manipulators (Retribution of the Ancients, Cauldron of Souls), the deck can assemble loops or pivot into overwhelming aerial combat and direct burn via Terror of the Peaks and Dragon Tempest. Asymmetric board wipes like Crux of Fate and Exude Toxin clear opposing boards while keeping the Dragon engine intact.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Agadeem's Awakening // Agadeem, the Undercrypt
  • 1 Altar of Dementia
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Arena of Glory
  • 1 Ashnod's Altar
  • 1 Black Market Connections
  • 1 Bladewing the Risen
  • 1 Blasphemous Act
  • 1 Blazemire Verge
  • 1 Blood Crypt
  • 1 Boneyard Scourge
  • 1 Buried Ruin
  • 1 Castle Locthwain
  • 1 Cauldron of Souls
  • 1 Cavern-Hoard Dragon
  • 1 Chaos Warp
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Crux of Fate
  • 1 Deadly Dispute
  • 1 Decadent Dragon // Expensive Taste
  • 1 Descendants' Fury
  • 1 Dragon Egg
  • 1 Dragon Tempest
  • 1 Dragon's Hoard
  • 1 Dragon-Cursed Halls
  • 1 Dragonlord's Servant
  • 1 Dragonskull Summit
  • 1 Dragonspeaker Shaman
  • 1 Ebondeath, Dracolich
  • 1 Gadrak, the Crown-Scourge
  • 1 Ganax, Astral Hunter
  • 1 Goldspan Dragon
  • 1 Graven Cairns
  • 1 Haunted One
  • 1 Haunted Ridge
  • 1 Haven of the Spirit Dragon
  • 1 Herigast, Erupting Nullkite
  • 1 High Market
  • 1 Hoarding Broodlord
  • 1 Holdout Settlement
  • 1 Imp's Mischief
  • 1 Inventors' Fair
  • 1 Lathliss, Dragon Queen
  • 1 Luxury Suite
  • 1 Maelstrom of the Spirit Dragon
  • 1 Magda, Brazen Outlaw
  • 1 Malakir Rebirth // Malakir Mire
  • 6 Mountain
  • 1 Nesting Dragon
  • 1 Nesting Grounds
  • 1 Night's Whisper
  • 1 Obsidian Charmaw
  • 1 Orb of Dragonkind
  • 1 Parapet Thrasher
  • 1 Path of Ancestry
  • 1 Patriar's Seal
  • 1 Patron of the Arts
  • 1 Phyrexian Altar
  • 1 Phyrexian Arena
  • 1 Phyrexian Tower
  • 1 Power Conduit
  • 1 Pyre of Heroes
  • 1 Rain of Riches
  • 1 Reckless Barbarian
  • 1 Relic of Legends
  • 1 Retribution of the Ancients
  • 1 Rivaz of the Claw
  • 1 Ryusei, the Falling Star
  • 1 Sarkhan, Dragon Ascendant
  • 1 Scavenger Regent // Exude Toxin
  • 1 Scourge of Valkas
  • 1 Secret Tunnel
  • 1 Sneak Attack
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Spinerock Knoll
  • 1 Springleaf Drum
  • 1 Staff of Domination
  • 1 Stormscale Scion
  • 1 Sulfurous Springs
  • 1 Survivors' Encampment
  • 7 Swamp
  • 1 Swashbuckler Extraordinaire
  • 1 Terror of the Peaks
  • 1 Thousand-Year Elixir
  • 1 Tibalt's Trickery
  • 1 Turbulent Crater
  • 1 Vat of Rebirth
  • 1 Village Rites
  • 1 Wheel of Misfortune