Bird Landfall by Dragonslayer

Format: Commander

Commander: Choco, Seeker of Paradise

Bracket: 4

DeckCheck Threat Index: 43

Deck overview

This deck is a high-tempo Bant Midrange strategy that fuses Bird tribal synergies with explosive landfall triggers. Commanded by Choco, Seeker of Paradise, the deck curves out with low-cost flying Birds and premium ramp spells on turns 1 through 3. Once Choco enters combat, each attacking Bird digs through the library to draw gas and place all revealed lands directly onto the battlefield tapped. This continuous land acceleration fuels powerful payoffs such as Bristly Bill, Spine Sower, Mossborn Hydra, Felidar Retreat, and Ancient Greenwarden, rapidly growing an evasive aerial army into a lethal threat by turn 5. The deck backs up its proactive board state with format-staple interaction like Force of Will, Fierce Guardianship, and Cyclonic Rift, alongside card advantage engines such as Rhystic Study and The One Ring to outpace the table and close games through combat by turn 7.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Ambrosia Whiteheart
  • 1 Ancient Greenwarden
  • 1 Arboreal Grazer
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Azorius Chancery
  • 1 Azorius Charm
  • 1 Beast Within
  • 1 Beorn's Hospitality
  • 1 Birds of Paradise
  • 1 Bristly Bill, Spine Sower
  • 1 Broken Bond
  • 1 Burgeoning
  • 1 Canopy Vista
  • 1 Case of the Locked Hothouse
  • 1 Choco, Seeker of Paradise
  • 1 Chocobo Camp
  • 1 Chocobo Kick
  • 1 Chocobo Racetrack
  • 1 Chulane, Teller of Tales
  • 1 Claim the Kingdom
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Court of Bounty
  • 1 Cyclonic Rift
  • 1 Deserted Beach
  • 1 Doubling Season
  • 1 Dreamroot Cascade
  • 1 Druid Class
  • 1 Earthbender Ascension
  • 1 Empyrean Eagle
  • 1 Evolution Sage
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Farseek
  • 1 Felidar Retreat
  • 1 Fierce Guardianship
  • 1 Flooded Strand
  • 1 Force of Will
  • 5 Forest
  • 1 Gaea's Blessing
  • 1 Gilded Goose
  • 1 Glacial Fortress
  • 1 Hexhaven Invigorator
  • 1 Hinterland Harbor
  • 3 Island
  • 1 Jackdaw Savior
  • 1 Kangee, Sky Warden
  • 1 Kodama of the East Tree
  • 1 Laboratory Maniac
  • 1 Lotus Cobra
  • 1 Mistrise Village
  • 1 Misty Rainforest
  • 1 Mossborn Hydra
  • 1 Mox Diamond
  • 1 Murmuration
  • 1 Nature's Lore
  • 1 Nissa, Who Shakes the World
  • 1 Overgrown Farmland
  • 1 Path of Ancestry
  • 1 Path to Exile
  • 3 Plains
  • 1 Prairie Stream
  • 1 Reflecting Pool
  • 1 Reliquary Tower
  • 1 Rhystic Study
  • 1 Ride the Shoopuf
  • 1 Savannah
  • 1 Sazh Katzroy
  • 1 Sazh's Chocobo
  • 1 Seaside Citadel
  • 1 Selesnya Sanctuary
  • 1 Sidequest: Raise a Chocobo // Black Chocobo
  • 1 Simic Growth Chamber
  • 1 Smothering Tithe
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Soulcatchers' Aerie
  • 1 Spara's Headquarters
  • 1 Springheart Nantuko
  • 1 Stone-Seeder Hierophant
  • 1 Sunpetal Grove
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Tawnos, the Toymaker
  • 1 The One Ring
  • 1 Thespian's Stage
  • 1 Three Tree City
  • 1 Traveling Chocobo
  • 1 Trickbind
  • 1 Tropical Island
  • 1 Tundra
  • 1 Urza's Saga
  • 1 Watcher of the Spheres
  • 1 Wheel of Sun and Moon
  • 1 Windswept Heath
  • 1 Worldly Tutor