neriv by HoneyBadger

Format: Commander

Commander: Neriv, Crackling Vanguard

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 42

Deck overview

This deck is a aggressive Mardu token and aristocrats strategy led by Neriv, Crackling Vanguard. The primary game plan generates a wide assortment of distinctly named tokens—such as Goblins, Soldiers, Faeries, Inklings, Gnomes, and Treasures—during the early turns. Deploying Neriv on Turn 5 sets up explosive combat steps on Turn 6, where attacking with the commander exiles multiple cards from the library for immediate play. This burst of card flow fuels scalable burn and drain payoffs, including Mirkwood Bats, Warleader's Call, and Impact Tremors, alongside devastating mass-combat finishers like Akroma's Will. The deck backs up its proactive board development with efficient removal like Swords to Plowshares, one-sided wipes like Hour of Reckoning, and robust protection spells like Teferi's Protection and Grand Crescendo. It functions effectively even without its commander thanks to strong standalone token engines.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Adeline, Resplendent Cathar
  • 1 Agate Instigator
  • 1 Ainok Strike Leader
  • 1 Akroma's Will
  • 1 All-Out Assault
  • 1 Anguished Unmaking
  • 1 Anim Pakal, Thousandth Moon
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Arid Mesa
  • 1 Bastion of Remembrance
  • 1 Belladonna Took
  • 1 Bitterblossom
  • 1 Black Market Connections
  • 1 Blade of Selves
  • 1 Blasphemous Act
  • 1 Blood Crypt
  • 1 Bloodstained Mire
  • 1 Bojuka Bog
  • 1 Cabal Coffers
  • 1 Caesar, Legion's Emperor
  • 1 Canyon Slough
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Curse of Opulence
  • 1 Deadly Dispute
  • 1 Elegant Parlor
  • 1 Elspeth, Storm Slayer
  • 1 Gleaming Splendor
  • 1 Godless Shrine
  • 1 Goldlust Triad
  • 1 Grand Crescendo
  • 1 Hero of Bladehold
  • 1 Hour of Reckoning
  • 1 Impact Tremors
  • 1 Infantry Shield
  • 1 Inkshield
  • 1 Iraxxa, Empress of Mars
  • 1 Ironwill Forger
  • 1 Isshin, Two Heavens as One
  • 1 Jeska's Will
  • 1 Kambal, Profiteering Mayor
  • 1 Kher Keep
  • 1 Lightning Greaves
  • 1 Lindblum, Industrial Regency // Mage Siege
  • 1 Loyal Apprentice
  • 1 Mardu Siegebreaker
  • 1 Marsh Flats
  • 1 Mirkwood Bats
  • 3 Mountain
  • 1 Neriv, Crackling Vanguard
  • 1 Ophiomancer
  • 1 Path to Exile
  • 1 Phyrexian Altar
  • 1 Pia Nalaar, Consul of Revival
  • 1 Pitiless Plunderer
  • 11 Plains
  • 1 Professional Face-Breaker
  • 1 Prosper, Tome-Bound
  • 1 Rakdos Signet
  • 1 Raucous Theater
  • 1 Redoubled Stormsinger
  • 1 Release the Dogs
  • 1 Ruinous Ultimatum
  • 1 Sacred Foundry
  • 1 Savai Triome
  • 1 Selfless Spirit
  • 1 Shadowy Backstreet
  • 1 Skullclamp
  • 1 Smaug, Wicked Worm
  • 1 Smoldering Marsh
  • 1 Smothering Tithe
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 3 Swamp
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Talisman of Conviction
  • 1 Teferi's Protection
  • 1 Thalisse, Reverent Medium
  • 1 The Queen of Dale
  • 1 Thousand Moons Smithy // Barracks of the Thousand
  • 1 Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
  • 1 Vandalblast
  • 1 Voice of Victory
  • 1 Warleader's Call
  • 1 Westvale Abbey // Ormendahl, Profane Prince
  • 1 Will of the Mardu
  • 1 Within Range
  • 1 Zurgo Stormrender