Dream of the Fayth by Imposhibible

Format: Commander

Commander: Tidus, Yuna's Guardian

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 36

Deck overview

This Bant midrange deck leverages Tidus, Yuna's Guardian to orchestrate a modular +1/+1 and keyword counter strategy. The game plan focuses on deploying early counter-bearing creatures and ramp engines, casting Tidus on curve, and generating steady card advantage and proliferation through combat damage triggers. Mana accelerators like Incubation Druid and Gyre Sage scale rapidly when given counters, powering out heavy midrange payoffs such as Court of Garenbrig, Tekuthal, Inquiry Dominus, and Danny Pink. Evasion enablers like Sphere Grid, Rikku, Resourceful Guardian, and flying counters ensure modified attackers connect reliably. Defensive tools such as Ripples of Potential, Mutational Advantage, and shield counters protect key permanents against opposing sweepers, while The Ozolith and Reluctant Role Model retain invested counters across zone changes. The deck closes games through compounding combat damage, eliminating opponents sequentially across Turns 6 through 8 while utilizing stun counters and asymmetric wipes to control the table.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Agent's Toolkit
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Arwen, Mortal Queen
  • 1 Auron, Venerated Guardian
  • 1 Barkchannel Pathway // Tidechannel Pathway
  • 1 Beorn the Fierce
  • 1 Blitzball Stadium
  • 1 Branchloft Pathway // Boulderloft Pathway
  • 1 Brushland
  • 1 Collective Effort
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Court of Garenbrig
  • 1 Crystalline Giant
  • 1 Damning Verdict
  • 1 Danny Pink
  • 1 Dawn of a New Age
  • 1 Denry Klin, Editor in Chief
  • 1 Diamond City
  • 1 Elspeth Resplendent
  • 1 Everflowing Chalice
  • 1 Evolution Witness
  • 1 Evolving Wilds
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Falco Spara, Pactweaver
  • 1 Fathom Mage
  • 1 Flooded Grove
  • 3 Forest
  • 1 Forge of Heroes
  • 1 Forgotten Ancient
  • 1 Gift of the Viper
  • 1 Glacial Fortress
  • 1 Goldberry, River-Daughter
  • 1 Gyre Sage
  • 1 Hengegate Pathway // Mistgate Pathway
  • 1 Hinterland Harbor
  • 1 Hopeful Initiate
  • 1 Incubation Druid
  • 1 Inexorable Tide
  • 1 Innkeeper's Talent
  • 1 Inspiring Call
  • 3 Island
  • 1 Kami of Whispered Hopes
  • 1 Kimahri, Valiant Guardian
  • 1 Loch Mare
  • 1 Lost Jitte
  • 1 Lulu, Stern Guardian
  • 1 Luminous Broodmoth
  • 1 Mikaeus, the Lunarch
  • 1 Mutational Advantage
  • 1 Nesting Grounds
  • 1 O'aka, Traveling Merchant
  • 1 Opal Palace
  • 1 Overflowing Basin
  • 1 Ozolith, the Shattered Spire
  • 1 Path of Ancestry
  • 1 Pensive Professor
  • 3 Plains
  • 1 Port Town
  • 1 Protection Magic
  • 1 Rejuvenating Springs
  • 1 Reluctant Role Model
  • 1 Requisition Raid
  • 1 Rikku, Resourceful Guardian
  • 1 Ripples of Potential
  • 1 Rishkar, Peema Renegade
  • 1 Scholar of New Horizons
  • 1 Seaside Citadel
  • 1 Sin, Unending Cataclysm
  • 1 Skycloud Expanse
  • 1 Slippery Bogbonder
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Sphere Grid
  • 1 Staff of the Storyteller
  • 1 Summon: Knights of Round
  • 1 Summon: Shiva
  • 1 Summon: Valefor
  • 1 Sungrass Prairie
  • 1 Sunpetal Grove
  • 1 Super-Adaptoid
  • 1 Swiftfoot Boots
  • 1 Sword of Truth and Justice
  • 1 Tekuthal, Inquiry Dominus
  • 1 Temple of Enlightenment
  • 1 Temple of Mystery
  • 1 Temple of Plenty
  • 1 Tenacious Pup
  • 1 The Night of the Doctor
  • 1 The Ozolith
  • 1 Tidus, Yuna's Guardian
  • 1 Tome of Legends
  • 1 Vineglimmer Snarl
  • 1 Vivien, Monsters' Advocate
  • 1 Wakka, Devoted Guardian
  • 1 Yuna, Grand Summoner