Heliod Combo by FalseHydra

Format: Commander

Commander: Heliod, Sun-Crowned

Bracket: 4

DeckCheck Threat Index: 50

Deck overview

This mono-white deck combines resilient lifegain engines with a compact two-card infinite combo. Heliod, Sun-Crowned sits in the command zone, providing half of the primary win condition alongside Walking Ballista. The deck controls the tempo of the game using low-cost removal, tap-based stax pieces, and potent card advantage engines tied to lifegain triggers. Multiple creature tutors reliably fetch Walking Ballista, allowing the deck to attempt a same-turn table kill around Turn 5. Powerful silence and protection spells shield the combo from countermagic and instant-speed interaction. If the primary combo is answered, the deck smoothly transitions into alternate win conditions such as Aetherflux Reservoir, Felidar Sovereign, or wide aerial beatdown buffed by Archangel of Thune and Resplendent Angel.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Aetherflux Reservoir
  • 1 Ajani's Welcome
  • 1 Akroma's Will
  • 1 Angel of Vitality
  • 1 Angelic Accord
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Archangel of Thune
  • 1 Archivist of Oghma
  • 1 Auriok Champion
  • 1 Austere Command
  • 1 Authority of the Consuls
  • 1 Blind Obedience
  • 1 Cleric Class
  • 1 Clever Concealment
  • 1 Cosmos Elixir
  • 1 Dawn of Hope
  • 1 Daxos, Blessed by the Sun
  • 1 Demolition Field
  • 1 Disenchant
  • 1 Emeria's Call // Emeria, Shattered Skyclave
  • 1 Emeria, the Sky Ruin
  • 1 Exemplar of Light
  • 1 Felidar Sovereign
  • 1 Flare of Fortitude
  • 1 Flawless Maneuver
  • 1 Fumigate
  • 1 Generous Gift
  • 1 Ghostly Prison
  • 1 Grand Abolisher
  • 1 Haliya, Guided by Light
  • 1 Heliod's Intervention
  • 1 Heliod, Sun-Crowned
  • 1 Idyllic Tutor
  • 1 Land Tax
  • 1 Linden, the Steadfast Queen
  • 1 Mana Tithe
  • 1 Mangara, the Diplomat
  • 1 Mass Calcify
  • 1 Mother of Runes
  • 1 Myriad Landscape
  • 1 Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
  • 1 Oketra's Monument
  • 1 Ondu Inversion // Ondu Skyruins
  • 1 Path to Exile
  • 1 Pearl Medallion
  • 29 Plains
  • 1 Ranger of Eos
  • 1 Ranger-Captain of Eos
  • 1 Rebuff the Wicked
  • 1 Recruiter of the Guard
  • 1 Reprieve
  • 1 Resplendent Angel
  • 1 Sejiri Shelter // Sejiri Glacier
  • 1 Serra Ascendant
  • 1 Silence
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Soul Warden
  • 1 Soul's Attendant
  • 1 Speaker of the Heavens
  • 1 Stroke of Midnight
  • 1 Sunscorch Regent
  • 1 Suture Priest
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 The Wind Crystal
  • 1 Triskelion
  • 1 Vanquish the Horde
  • 1 Voice of the Blessed
  • 1 Walking Ballista
  • 1 War Room
  • 1 Well of Lost Dreams
  • 1 Witch Enchanter // Witch-Blessed Meadow
  • 1 Wrath of God