Hope by user9308047

Format: Commander

Commander: Hope Estheim

Bracket: 4

DeckCheck Threat Index: 45

Deck overview

This Azorius deck leverages life gain synergies under Hope Estheim to generate steady board control and incidental mill, while pivoting into decisive combo finishes. Its primary win condition is the two-card infinite combo of Heliod, Sun-Crowned and Walking Ballista, supported by a dense tutor network including Enlightened Tutor, Fabricate, and Recruiter of the Guard. A robust backup plan pairs Bruvac the Grandiloquent with a kicked Maddening Cacophony to mill entire libraries in one strike, while cards like Beacon of Immortality and Aetherflux Reservoir offer direct burn outlets. The deck controls the game with efficient spot removal, premier countermagic, and hate pieces like Rest in Peace and Authority of the Consuls. Grand Abolisher and Restoration Magic provide vital shielding during combo turns, resulting in a cohesive, highly resilient game plan.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Adarkar Wastes
  • 1 Adventurer's Inn
  • 1 Aetherflux Reservoir
  • 1 Alhammarret's Archive
  • 1 An Offer You Can't Refuse
  • 1 Ancient Tomb
  • 1 Angel of Destiny
  • 1 Angel of Vitality
  • 1 Approach of the Second Sun
  • 1 Arcane Heist
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Archangel of Thune
  • 1 Arid Mesa
  • 1 Authority of the Consuls
  • 1 Azorius Signet
  • 1 Beacon of Immortality
  • 1 Boon Reflection
  • 1 Bruvac the Grandiloquent
  • 1 City of Brass
  • 1 Cleric Class
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Congregate
  • 1 Counterspell
  • 1 Cruel Calculations
  • 1 Daxos of Meletis
  • 1 Doctor Strange, Surgeon
  • 1 Dovin's Veto
  • 1 Enlightened Tutor
  • 1 Esper Sentinel
  • 1 Exemplar of Light
  • 1 Fabricate
  • 1 Felidar Sovereign
  • 1 Flooded Strand
  • 1 Floodfarm Verge
  • 1 Fractured Sanity
  • 1 Gleaming Bastion
  • 1 Gold-Forged Thopteryx
  • 1 Grand Abolisher
  • 1 Hallowed Fountain
  • 1 Heliod, Sun-Crowned
  • 1 Honor the Fallen
  • 1 Hope Estheim
  • 1 Idyllic Tutor
  • 2 Island
  • 1 Kwain, Itinerant Meddler
  • 1 Maddening Cacophony
  • 1 Mana Confluence
  • 1 Marsh Flats
  • 1 Meticulous Archive
  • 1 Mindcrank
  • 1 Misty Rainforest
  • 1 Mithril Coat
  • 1 Muddle the Mixture
  • 1 Mystic Gate
  • 1 Mystical Tutor
  • 1 Nimbus Maze
  • 1 Nykthos Paragon
  • 1 Otawara, Soaring City
  • 1 Path to Exile
  • 4 Plains
  • 1 Polluted Delta
  • 1 Prismatic Vista
  • 1 Recruiter of the Guard
  • 1 Reenact the Crime
  • 1 Reflecting Pool
  • 1 Reliquary Tower
  • 1 Rest in Peace
  • 1 Restoration Magic
  • 1 Rhox Faithmender
  • 1 Rhystic Study
  • 1 Ruin Crab
  • 1 Sanctify
  • 1 Sea of Clouds
  • 1 Seachrome Coast
  • 1 Serra Ascendant
  • 1 Skycloud Expanse
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Solve the Equation
  • 1 Soul Warden
  • 1 Soul's Attendant
  • 1 Soul-Guide Lantern
  • 1 Space-Time Anomaly
  • 1 Steelshaper's Gift
  • 1 Suture Priest
  • 1 Swiftfoot Boots
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Talisman of Progress
  • 1 The Mindskinner
  • 1 The Water Crystal
  • 1 The Wind Crystal
  • 1 Thought Vessel
  • 1 Tundra
  • 1 Undead Alchemist
  • 1 Walking Ballista
  • 1 Will, Scion of Peace
  • 1 Windswept Heath