Animatou V1 by Matthat

Format: Commander

Commander: Aminatou, Veil Piercer

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 45

Deck overview

Aminatou, Veil Piercer commands an Esper Enchantress deck that leverages topdeck manipulation to cheat mana costs through the miracle mechanic. Aminatou grants every enchantment card in hand miracle at a 4-mana discount, while providing upkeep surveil 2 to prepare draws. Backed by 11 pieces of 2-CMC ramp, the deck curves smoothly into Aminatou on Turn 3. On Turn 4, it begins deploying high-mana enchantments such as Sigil of the Empty Throne, Hallowed Haunting, and Shark Typhoon for single-pip or heavily discounted costs. By Turn 5, these engines flood the battlefield with evasive 4/4 Angels, massive Spirits, and flying Sharks. Defensive tools like Sphere of Safety and Doomwake Giant lock down opposing creature strategies, while cards like Greater Auramancy and Flawless Maneuver protect the board. The deck reliably closes games on Turn 7 through overwhelming evasive combat damage.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Adarkar Wastes
  • 1 Alela, Artful Provocateur
  • 1 Aminatou, Veil Piercer
  • 1 Anguished Unmaking
  • 1 Arcane Denial
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Archon of Sun's Grace
  • 1 Azorius Signet
  • 1 Banishing Light
  • 1 Bleachbone Verge
  • 1 Brainstorm
  • 1 Brainsurge
  • 1 Caves of Koilos
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Counterspell
  • 1 Demon of Fate's Design
  • 1 Deserted Beach
  • 1 Dimir Signet
  • 1 Doomwake Giant
  • 1 Drowned Catacomb
  • 1 Enduring Curiosity
  • 1 Enduring Innocence
  • 1 Entity Tracker
  • 1 Estrid's Invocation
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Extravagant Replication
  • 1 Faerie Mastermind
  • 1 Fear of Sleep Paralysis
  • 1 Fellwar Stone
  • 1 Flawless Maneuver
  • 1 Floodfarm Verge
  • 1 Get Lost
  • 1 Glacial Fortress
  • 1 Gloomlake Verge
  • 1 Godless Shrine
  • 1 Grasp of Fate
  • 1 Greater Auramancy
  • 1 Hall of Heliod's Generosity
  • 1 Hallowed Fountain
  • 1 Hallowed Haunting
  • 1 Heliod, the Radiant Dawn // Heliod, the Warped Eclipse
  • 1 Inquisitive Glimmer
  • 5 Island
  • 1 Isolated Chapel
  • 1 Mesa Enchantress
  • 1 Meticulous Archive
  • 1 Mind Stone
  • 1 Mirrormade
  • 1 Moon-Blessed Cleric
  • 1 Mystic Remora
  • 1 Omen of the Sea
  • 1 Ondu Spiritdancer
  • 1 Opt
  • 1 Orzhov Signet
  • 1 Overlord of the Floodpits
  • 1 Overlord of the Mistmoors
  • 6 Plains
  • 1 Raffine's Tower
  • 1 Redress Fate
  • 1 Rhystic Study
  • 1 Scroll Rack
  • 1 Search for Azcanta // Azcanta, the Sunken Ruin
  • 1 Sensei's Divining Top
  • 1 Shadow of the Second Sun
  • 1 Shadowy Backstreet
  • 1 Shark Typhoon
  • 1 Shattered Sanctum
  • 1 Shipwreck Marsh
  • 1 Sigil of the Empty Throne
  • 1 Soaring Lightbringer
  • 1 Sphere of Safety
  • 1 Starfield Mystic
  • 1 Starfield of Nyx
  • 3 Swamp
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Talisman of Dominance
  • 1 Talisman of Hierarchy
  • 1 Talisman of Progress
  • 1 The Master of Keys
  • 1 The Meathook Massacre
  • 1 Treachery
  • 1 Trouble in Pairs
  • 1 Unbreakable Formation
  • 1 Undercity Sewers
  • 1 Underground River
  • 1 Vanishing Verse
  • 1 Verity Circle
  • 1 Watery Grave
  • 1 Zur, Eternal Schemer