The Twenty First Famine

Format: Commander

Commander: Caesar, Legion's Emperor

Bracket: 4

DeckCheck Threat Index: 29

Deck overview

This deck is a synergistic Mardu token-aggro and aristocrats build helmed by Caesar, Legion's Emperor. Its strategy focuses on establishing early creature presence, deploying Caesar on Turn 4, and utilizing his attack trigger on Turn 5 to generate attacking tokens, draw cards, and burn opponents. The deck transitions into a lethal threat around Turn 6 by resolving force multipliers like Purphoros, God of the Forge, Cathars' Crusade, or Bastion of Remembrance, which convert token generation into massive life loss. While lacking fast mana and cheap tutors, the deck compensates with substantial redundancy among go-wide token generators and anthems. Defensive tools like Myrel, Shield of Argive and Duty Beyond Death shield key combat steps, while heavy sweepers like Ruinous Ultimatum break late-game parity to secure victory around Turn 8.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Abandoned Air Temple
  • 1 All-Out Assault
  • 1 Altar of Bhaal // Bone Offering
  • 1 Angelic Chorus
  • 1 Anointed Procession
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Arch of Orazca
  • 1 Archway Commons
  • 1 Argent Dais
  • 1 Assemble the Legion
  • 1 Bastion of Remembrance
  • 1 Beacon of Immortality
  • 1 Bilbo's Gambit
  • 1 Black Market
  • 1 Blasphemous Edict
  • 1 Braids, Arisen Nightmare
  • 1 Caesar, Legion's Emperor
  • 1 Catastrophe
  • 1 Cathars' Crusade
  • 1 Charisma Bobblehead
  • 1 Colonel Autumn
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Court of Embereth
  • 1 Court of Grace
  • 1 Craig Boone, Novac Guard
  • 1 Damnation
  • 1 Death Pit Offering
  • 1 Decree of Justice
  • 1 Dihada, Binder of Wills
  • 1 Dramatic Finale
  • 1 Duty Beyond Death
  • 1 Edgar, Ancient Bloodlord
  • 1 Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite
  • 1 Elesh Norn, Mother of Machines
  • 1 Elspeth, Storm Slayer
  • 1 Endless Foot Assault
  • 1 Enduring Tenacity
  • 1 Entrapment Maneuver
  • 1 Exalted Sunborn
  • 1 Fervent Charge
  • 1 General's Enforcer
  • 1 Impact Tremors
  • 1 Intangible Virtue
  • 1 Kinbinding
  • 1 Luck Bobblehead
  • 1 Martial Coup
  • 1 Minthara, Merciless Soul
  • 1 Mirage Mesa
  • 1 Mondrak, Glory Dominus
  • 1 Moonshaker Cavalry
  • 1 Morbid Opportunist
  • 3 Mountain
  • 1 Myrel, Shield of Argive
  • 1 Nomad Outpost
  • 1 Oros, the Avenger
  • 1 Overseer of Vault 76
  • 1 Path of Ancestry
  • 1 Pitiless Plunderer
  • 3 Plains
  • 1 Public Thoroughfare
  • 1 Purphoros, God of the Forge
  • 1 Rammas Echor, Ancient Shield
  • 1 Razaketh, the Foulblooded
  • 1 Restoration Magic
  • 1 Rings of Brighthearth
  • 1 Roar of Resistance
  • 1 Ruinous Ultimatum
  • 1 Secure the Wastes
  • 1 Sigarda's Summons
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 South Wind Avatar
  • 1 Spectacular Showdown
  • 1 Storm Herd
  • 1 Strength Bobblehead
  • 3 Swamp
  • 1 Séance Board
  • 1 Test of Endurance
  • 1 The Nipton Lottery
  • 1 The Ten Rings
  • 1 The Wind Crystal
  • 1 Turbulent Steppe
  • 1 Uncharted Haven
  • 1 Urabrask's Forge
  • 1 Vat of Rebirth
  • 1 Vault 75: Middle School
  • 1 Vile Mutilator
  • 1 Well of Lost Dreams
  • 1 Westvale Abbey // Ormendahl, Profane Prince
  • 1 Whispersilk Cloak
  • 1 White Auracite
  • 1 White Lotus Tile
  • 1 Windbrisk Heights
  • 1 Yoshimaru, Beloved Companion
  • 1 Yuriko, Blade of the Mighty