Garnet by user2964026

Format: Commander

Commander: Garnet, Princess of Alexandria

Bracket: 2

DeckCheck Threat Index: 29

Deck overview

This deck is a Selesnya midrange strategy centered on Garnet, Princess of Alexandria and a dense suite of Sagas. Garnet manipulates lore counters by attacking, removing counters from active Sagas to pump herself with +1/+1 counters while preventing high-value Sagas from sacrificing. This mechanic allows the deck to repeatedly trigger powerful early-chapter abilities, including creature token creation, stat buffs, card draw, and repeatable exile effects. Enchantress staples such as Enchantress's Presence, Satyr Enchanter, and Mesa Enchantress keep hand sizes full as new enchantments enter the battlefield. The deck wins by converting these recurring chapter benefits into overwhelming combat pressure, swinging with a massive lifelink commander and an army of buffed creature tokens. While the strategy boasts strong value generation and steady recovery, its reliance on combat damage and nonland permanents leaves it vulnerable to well-timed board wipes and mass exile effects.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Ajani Fells the Godsire
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Archon of Sun's Grace
  • 1 Auramancer
  • 1 Austere Command
  • 1 Azusa's Many Journeys // Likeness of the Seeker
  • 1 Battle for Bretagard
  • 1 Beast Within
  • 1 Boseiju Reaches Skyward // Branch of Boseiju
  • 1 Brushland
  • 1 Canopy Vista
  • 1 Clash of the Eikons
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Crystal Fragments // Summon: Alexander
  • 1 Cultivate
  • 1 Dion, Bahamut's Dominant // Bahamut, Warden of Light
  • 1 Elspeth Conquers Death
  • 1 Enchantress's Presence
  • 1 Esper Origins // Summon: Esper Maduin
  • 1 Fall of the First Civilization
  • 1 Fall of the Impostor
  • 12 Forest
  • 1 Fortified Village
  • 1 Garnet, Princess of Alexandria
  • 1 Ian Chesterton
  • 1 Jugan Defends the Temple // Remnant of the Rising Star
  • 1 Jukai Naturalist
  • 1 Love Song of Night and Day
  • 1 Mesa Enchantress
  • 1 Michiko's Reign of Truth // Portrait of Michiko
  • 1 Moon-Blessed Cleric
  • 1 Nesting Grounds
  • 1 Of Herbs and Stewed Rabbit
  • 1 Path to Exile
  • 11 Plains
  • 1 Protection Magic
  • 1 Rampant Growth
  • 1 Restoration Magic
  • 1 Rogue's Passage
  • 1 Satsuki, the Living Lore
  • 1 Satyr Enchanter
  • 1 Scattered Groves
  • 1 Scholar of New Horizons
  • 1 Search for Glory
  • 1 Selesnya Sanctuary
  • 1 Sheltered by Ghosts
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Starfield Mystic
  • 1 Strength of the Harvest // Haven of the Harvest
  • 1 Summon: Choco/Mog
  • 1 Summon: Fat Chocobo
  • 1 Summon: Fenrir
  • 1 Summon: Good King Mog XII
  • 1 Summon: Ixion
  • 1 Summon: Magus Sisters
  • 1 Summon: Primal Garuda
  • 1 Summon: Titan
  • 1 Summon: Yojimbo
  • 1 Sungrass Prairie
  • 1 Sunpetal Grove
  • 1 Swiftfoot Boots
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Sythis, Harvest's Hand
  • 1 Tale of Tinúviel
  • 1 Temple of Plenty
  • 1 The Aesir Escape Valhalla
  • 1 The Birth of Meletis
  • 1 The First Iroan Games
  • 1 The Huntsman's Redemption
  • 1 The Princess Takes Flight
  • 1 The Restoration of Eiganjo // Architect of Restoration
  • 1 The Weatherseed Treaty
  • 1 Three Blind Mice
  • 1 Trial of a Time Lord
  • 1 Triumph of Gerrard
  • 1 Utopia Sprawl
  • 1 Weaver of Harmony
  • 1 Wild Growth
  • 1 Yenna, Redtooth Regent