Garnet by Jazzalchemist

Format: Commander

Commander: Garnet, Princess of Alexandria

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 42

Deck overview

This Selesnya Enchantress deck is commanded by Garnet, Princess of Alexandria, who uses combat attacks to manipulate lore counters on Sagas. By removing lore counters each turn, Garnet resets key chapters on powerful Sagas such as Battle at the Helvault, Summon: Knights of Round, and The Princess Takes Flight. This mechanic produces recurring token swarms, repeated removal, and continuous card advantage while growing Garnet into a formidable lifelinking attacker. A dense suite of enchantress effects ensures a steady stream of cards to fuel mana ramp and protection spells. While the deck relies heavily on permanent-based engines that are vulnerable to mass exile wipes, cards like Heroic Intervention, Sterling Grove, and Brilliant Restoration provide solid resilience. Ultimately, the deck locks down opposing attacks with Sphere of Safety before closing out the game with large Knight armies, animated lands from Destiny Spinner, or massive trample damage.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Azusa's Many Journeys // Likeness of the Seeker
  • 1 Battle at the Helvault
  • 1 Beast Within
  • 1 Bountiful Promenade
  • 1 Brilliant Restoration
  • 1 Brushland
  • 1 Calix, Guided by Fate
  • 1 Canopy Vista
  • 1 Clash of the Eikons
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Crystal Fragments // Summon: Alexander
  • 1 Cultivate
  • 1 Destiny Spinner
  • 1 Eidolon of Blossoms
  • 1 Elspeth Conquers Death
  • 1 Enchantress's Presence
  • 1 Esper Origins // Summon: Esper Maduin
  • 1 Fall of Gil-galad
  • 1 Fall of the First Civilization
  • 1 Farseek
  • 9 Forest
  • 1 Fortified Village
  • 1 Garnet, Princess of Alexandria
  • 1 Hall of Heliod's Generosity
  • 1 Heroic Intervention
  • 1 Hushwood Verge
  • 1 Ishgard, the Holy See // Faith & Grief
  • 1 Jugan Defends the Temple // Remnant of the Rising Star
  • 1 Jukai Naturalist
  • 1 Lightning Greaves
  • 1 Love Song of Night and Day
  • 1 Mesa Enchantress
  • 1 Michiko's Reign of Truth // Portrait of Michiko
  • 1 Moon-Blessed Cleric
  • 1 Nature's Lore
  • 1 Nesting Grounds
  • 1 Of Herbs and Stewed Rabbit
  • 1 Ondu Spiritdancer
  • 1 Overgrown Farmland
  • 1 Path to Exile
  • 10 Plains
  • 1 Power Conduit
  • 1 Reconnaissance
  • 1 Reliquary Tower
  • 1 Restoration Magic
  • 1 Rogue's Passage
  • 1 Sanctum Weaver
  • 1 Satsuki, the Living Lore
  • 1 Satyr Enchanter
  • 1 Setessan Champion
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Song of Freyalise
  • 1 Sphere of Safety
  • 1 Sterling Grove
  • 1 Strength of the Harvest // Haven of the Harvest
  • 1 Summon: Bahamut
  • 1 Summon: Fat Chocobo
  • 1 Summon: Fenrir
  • 1 Summon: Good King Mog XII
  • 1 Summon: Ixion
  • 1 Summon: Knights of Round
  • 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 Garden
  • 1 The Birth of Meletis
  • 1 The First Iroan Games
  • 1 The Huntsman's Redemption
  • 1 The Legend of Yangchen // Avatar Yangchen
  • 1 The Princess Takes Flight
  • 1 The Weatherseed Treaty
  • 1 Weaver of Harmony
  • 1 Windswept Heath
  • 1 Yenna, Redtooth Regent
  • 1 Yuna, Hope of Spira