machine by ReignbowViking

Format: Commander

Commander: Shalai and Hallar

Bracket: 4

DeckCheck Threat Index: 42

Deck overview

This Naya deck is an explosive creature combo deck commanded by Shalai and Hallar. Its central strategy revolves around placing +1/+1 counters to trigger direct damage to opponents. The list is heavily saturated with infinite damage loops that finish the game immediately upon resolution. Pairing the commander with The Red Terror or War Elemental creates a continuous chain of pings that deals lethal damage across the table. Additionally, the deck contains standalone backup combos that operate independently of the commander, such as Heliod, Sun-Crowned with Walking Ballista and Ivy Lane Denizen with Scurry Oak. While its offensive speed is fast and consistent, the deck trades off defensive interaction, containing almost no instant removal or countermagic. It races toward its own victory conditions while relying on high functional redundancy to overpower opposing disruption.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 All Will Be One
  • 1 Angel's Grace
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Archangel of Thune
  • 1 Arcus Acolyte
  • 1 Basking Broodscale
  • 1 Benevolent Hydra
  • 1 Birds of Paradise
  • 1 Branching Evolution
  • 1 Casey Jones, Back Alley Brute
  • 1 Cathars' Crusade
  • 1 Cleric Class
  • 1 Conclave Mentor
  • 1 Conclave Sledge-Captain
  • 1 Defense of the Heart
  • 1 Devoted Druid
  • 1 Doubling Season
  • 1 Enduring Scalelord
  • 1 Enlightened Tutor
  • 1 Esper Sentinel
  • 1 Fanatic of Rhonas
  • 1 Farseek
  • 12 Forest
  • 1 Gamble
  • 1 Gatta and Luzzu
  • 1 Good-Fortune Unicorn
  • 1 Hardened Scales
  • 1 Heliod, Sun-Crowned
  • 1 Herd Baloth
  • 1 Innkeeper's Talent
  • 1 Ivy Lane Denizen
  • 1 Kami of Whispered Hopes
  • 1 Lae'zel, Vlaakith's Champion
  • 1 Land Tax
  • 1 Light of Promise
  • 1 Loading Zone
  • 1 Lotus Petal
  • 1 Malevolent Rumble
  • 1 Mayael's Aria
  • 12 Mountain
  • 1 Ozolith, the Shattered Spire
  • 11 Plains
  • 1 Quest for Pure Flame
  • 1 Reluctant Role Model
  • 1 Rhythm of the Wild
  • 1 Rite of Passage
  • 1 Sakura-Tribe Elder
  • 1 Scurry Oak
  • 1 Shalai and Hallar
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Soul Warden
  • 1 Spike Feeder
  • 1 Strength of Will
  • 1 Sunbond
  • 1 Sylvan Library
  • 1 Sylvan Tutor
  • 1 The Destined White Mage
  • 1 The Earth Crystal
  • 1 The Red Terror
  • 1 Three Visits
  • 1 Triskelion
  • 1 Underworld Breach
  • 1 Urza's Saga
  • 1 Vigor
  • 1 Walking Ballista
  • 1 War Elemental
  • 1 Wildwood Scourge
  • 1 Worldly Tutor