Everybody will hate you by RedneckMTG

Format: Commander

Creator: RedneckMTG

Commander: Kykar, Zephyr Awakener

Bracket: 4

DeckCheck Threat Index: 53

Deck overview

This deck is an Azorius Blink Midrange strategy commanded by Kykar, Zephyr Awakener. It leverages fast artifact acceleration to deploy Kykar early, converting noncreature spells into immediate battlefield presence and repeated flicker triggers. The core engine links enter-the-battlefield creatures such as Cloudblazer, Aether Channeler, and Riptide Gearhulk with reusable flicker engines like Soulherder, Thassa, Deep-Dwelling, and Teleportation Circle. Massive card advantage fuels a dense suite of free and efficient countermagic, shielding the board from disruption. The deck transitions into a lethal win condition around Turn 5 by resolving token enhancers like Cathars' Crusade or Divine Visitation, transforming spell casts into an evasive army of large fliers that closes out the game over two combat cycles. While lacking compact infinite combos, its sheer card flow, protective pieces like Grand Abolisher and Teferi, Time Raveler, and high-quality removal grant formidable resilience across casual and high-power tables.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Adarkar Wastes
  • 1 Aether Channeler
  • 1 Ancient Tomb
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Azorius Signet
  • 1 Bard, King of Dale
  • 1 Brainstorm
  • 1 Cathars' Crusade
  • 1 Charming Prince
  • 1 Chrome Mox
  • 1 Cloudblazer
  • 1 Cloudshift
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Counterspell
  • 1 Cyclonic Rift
  • 1 Deserted Beach
  • 1 Divine Visitation
  • 1 Dour Port-Mage
  • 1 Dovin's Veto
  • 1 Elesh Norn, Mother of Machines
  • 1 Elspeth, Storm Slayer
  • 1 Enlightened Tutor
  • 1 Ephemerate
  • 1 Esper Sentinel
  • 1 Essence Flux
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Fierce Guardianship
  • 1 Flawless Maneuver
  • 1 Flicker of Fate
  • 1 Flooded Strand
  • 1 Force of Negation
  • 1 Force of Will
  • 1 Ghostly Flicker
  • 1 Glacial Fortress
  • 1 Grand Abolisher
  • 1 Hallowed Fountain
  • 10 Island
  • 1 Kykar, Zephyr Awakener
  • 1 Lotus Petal
  • 1 Mana Drain
  • 1 Mana Vault
  • 1 Mox Diamond
  • 1 Mystic Remora
  • 1 Mystic Sanctuary
  • 1 Mystical Tutor
  • 1 Panharmonicon
  • 1 Parting Gust
  • 1 Path to Exile
  • 1 Pearl Medallion
  • 1 Peregrine Drake
  • 1 Phelia, Exuberant Shepherd
  • 11 Plains
  • 1 Ponder
  • 1 Prairie Stream
  • 1 Preordain
  • 1 Reliquary Tower
  • 1 Restoration Angel
  • 1 Rhystic Study
  • 1 Riptide Gearhulk
  • 1 Rogue's Passage
  • 1 Sapphire Medallion
  • 1 Sea of Clouds
  • 1 Seachrome Coast
  • 1 Silence
  • 1 Skullclamp
  • 1 Skycloud Expanse
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Soulherder
  • 1 Spirited Companion
  • 1 Starfield Vocalist
  • 1 Supreme Verdict
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Talisman of Progress
  • 1 Teferi's Ageless Insight
  • 1 Teferi, Time Raveler
  • 1 Teleportation Circle
  • 1 Thassa, Deep-Dwelling
  • 1 The One Ring
  • 1 Urza's Saga
  • 1 Wayfarer's Bauble
  • 1 Wizard's Staff