Pauws. by Shadowkaisa

Format: Commander

Commander: Light-Paws, Emperor's Voice

Bracket: 4

DeckCheck Threat Index: 55

Deck overview

This deck is an optimized mono-white Aura Voltron build commanded by Light-Paws, Emperor's Voice. The primary game plan revolves around rapidly deploying Light-Paws on turn two and chaining low-mana Auras on turn three. Each cast Aura triggers Light-Paws to search the library for another Aura of equal or lesser mana value, placing it directly onto the battlefield attached to the commander. This tutor engine enables explosive stat scaling through All That Glitters and Ethereal Armor, guaranteed evasion via Spirit Mantle, and robust protection through modular color wards like Shield of Duty and Reason and Benevolent Blessing. Early disruptive pieces such as Drannith Magistrate and Deafening Silence stall opposing combo strategies while the deck aggressively eliminates one player per turn via lethal commander damage. Backed by recursion spells like Mantle of the Ancients and secondary threats like Kor Spiritdancer, the deck presents a resilient and highly focused aggro clock.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Aetherflux Reservoir
  • 1 All That Glitters
  • 1 Angelic Destiny
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Benevolent Blessing
  • 1 Benevolent Bodyguard
  • 1 Brilliant Wings
  • 1 Cartouche of Solidarity
  • 1 Cavern of Souls
  • 1 Chains of Custody
  • 1 Cho-Manno's Blessing
  • 1 Conclave's Blessing
  • 1 Curse of Silence
  • 1 Daybreak Coronet
  • 1 Deafening Silence
  • 1 Detainment Spell
  • 1 Drannith Magistrate
  • 1 Eiganjo Castle
  • 1 Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
  • 1 Enlightened Tutor
  • 1 Enter the Avatar State
  • 1 Esper Sentinel
  • 1 Ethereal Armor
  • 1 Favorable Destiny
  • 1 Feather of Flight
  • 1 Flickering Ward
  • 1 Galadriel's Dismissal
  • 1 Gauntlets of Light
  • 1 Gemstone Caverns
  • 1 Gift of Granite
  • 1 Giver of Runes
  • 1 Gryff's Boon
  • 1 Heliod's Punishment
  • 1 Hyena Umbra
  • 1 Idolized
  • 1 Kor Spiritdancer
  • 1 Land Tax
  • 1 Lashknife
  • 1 Light-Paws, Emperor's Voice
  • 1 Loran's Escape
  • 1 Lotus Petal
  • 1 Mantle of the Ancients
  • 1 Mask of Law and Grace
  • 1 Military Discipline
  • 1 Mortal Obstinacy
  • 1 Mother of Runes
  • 1 Mox Amber
  • 1 Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
  • 1 On Thin Ice
  • 1 Open the Armory
  • 1 Optimistic Scavenger
  • 1 Pearl-Ear, Imperial Advisor
  • 1 Plaza of Heroes
  • 1 Replenish
  • 1 Restoration Magic
  • 1 Reverent Mantra
  • 1 Roadside Reliquary
  • 1 Sage's Reverie
  • 1 Saving Grace
  • 1 Sentinel's Eyes
  • 1 Serra's Sanctum
  • 1 Shardmage's Rescue
  • 1 Sheltered by Ghosts
  • 1 Shield of Duty and Reason
  • 1 Sigarda's Aid
  • 1 Skrelv, Defector Mite
  • 21 Snow-Covered Plains
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Solid Footing
  • 1 Spirit Mantle
  • 1 Springleaf Drum
  • 1 Sram, Senior Edificer
  • 1 Stoneskin
  • 1 Swift Reconfiguration
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Timely Ward
  • 1 Triclopean Sight
  • 1 Twinblade Blessing
  • 1 Urza's Saga
  • 1 With Great Power . . .