Jill, Shiva's Dominant by IndCast

Format: Commander

Commander: Jill, Shiva's Dominant // Shiva, Warden of Ice

Bracket: 4

Deck overview

This deck is a mono-blue flicker/tempo control deck commanded by the double-faced card Jill, Shiva's Dominant // Shiva, Warden of Ice. The core strategy revolves around abusing enter-the-battlefield triggers by repeatedly flickering creatures using a dense arsenal of instant-speed blink effects (Ghostly Flicker, Essence Flux, Displace), end-step repeaters (Conjurer's Closet, Thassa, Deep-Dwelling), and soulbond pairing (Deadeye Navigator). The commander itself offers a bounce on ETB and a transformational saga side that locks opponent lands with Shiva, Warden of Ice's third chapter. The primary win condition is the **infinite mana loop** of Peregrine Drake + Deadeye Navigator, dumped into Blue Sun's Zenith to force-draw opponents to death. Secondary paths include combat damage from a Hullbreaker Horror or Ultimecia, Temporal Threat after tapping all opponents' creatures, or a long-term value lock via Shiva, Warden of Ice's land-tap ability. The deck avoids cheap tutors, so it must naturally draw into its combo pieces-this pushes the play pattern to a slower, interactive control game until a critical mass of flicker loops is assembled.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Aether Channeler
  • 1 Agent of Treachery
  • 1 An Offer You Can't Refuse
  • 1 Arcane Denial
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Archaeomancer
  • 1 Archmage Emeritus
  • 1 Archmage's Charm
  • 1 Barrin, Tolarian Archmage
  • 1 Bident of Thassa
  • 1 Blur
  • 1 Brainstorm
  • 1 Circuit Mender
  • 1 Conjurer's Closet
  • 1 Counterspell
  • 1 Cryptic Command
  • 1 Displacer Kitten
  • 1 Dour Port-Mage
  • 1 Eluge, the Shoreless Sea
  • 1 Enduring Curiosity
  • 1 Essence Flux
  • 1 Faerie Mastermind
  • 1 Fear of Sleep Paralysis
  • 1 Floodpits Drowner
  • 1 Frantic Search
  • 1 Frost Titan
  • 1 Gadwick, the Wizened
  • 1 Glasspool Mimic // Glasspool Shore
  • 1 Hraesvelgr of the First Brood
  • 1 Hydroelectric Specimen // Hydroelectric Laboratory
  • 1 Ice Flan
  • 1 Illusionist's Stratagem
  • 32 Island
  • 1 Jill, Shiva's Dominant // Shiva, Warden of Ice
  • 1 Jwari Disruption // Jwari Ruins
  • 1 Loki, God of Mischief
  • 1 Man-o'-War
  • 1 Mystic Remora
  • 1 Narset's Reversal
  • 1 Overlord of the Floodpits
  • 1 Panharmonicon
  • 1 Planar Incision
  • 1 Pongify
  • 1 Propaganda
  • 1 Quistis Trepe
  • 1 Rapid Hybridization
  • 1 Rhystic Study
  • 1 Sapphire Medallion
  • 1 Scourge of Fleets
  • 1 Sea Gate Restoration // Sea Gate, Reborn
  • 1 Silent Hallcreeper
  • 1 Sink into Stupor // Soporific Springs
  • 1 Sky Diamond
  • 1 Snap
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Solemn Simulacrum
  • 1 Starfield Vocalist
  • 1 Summon: Shiva
  • 1 Swan Song
  • 1 Teferi's Time Twist
  • 1 Thassa, Deep-Dwelling
  • 1 The Water Crystal
  • 1 The Wondrous Wasp
  • 1 Thought Vessel
  • 1 Ty Lee, Chi Blocker
  • 1 Ultimecia, Temporal Threat
  • 1 Ultros, Obnoxious Octopus
  • 1 Venser, Shaper Savant
  • 1 Y'shtola Rhul