Arzakon, Scourge of Shandalar by user4830420

Format: Commander

Commander: Arzakon

Bracket: 3

Deck overview

This is a five-color midrange value deck helmed by the planeswalker Arzakon. The core plan is to ramp hard with a dense rock suite, deploy Arzakon to manufacture Black Lotus tokens, then convert that mana into premium planeswalkers, fat threats, and proliferate synergies. Arzakon's +2 pings chip the table and clear small blockers while the -3 Lotus engine funds outsized turns; the -7 is a late symmetrical refill. The deck wins primarily through combat with high-impact bodies (Balefire Dragon, Emrakul, the Promised End, a pumped Serra Ascendant) supported by drain from Blood Artist, direct damage, and planeswalker ultimates. There are no infinite combo lines-the strategy is fair value, explosive mana, and incremental pressure across a well-fixed five-color mana base.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Academy Rector
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Archmage's Charm
  • 1 Arena Rector
  • 1 Arzakon
  • 1 Ash Barrens
  • 1 Atog
  • 1 Badlands
  • 1 Balefire Dragon
  • 1 Bayou
  • 1 Berserk
  • 1 Black Knight
  • 1 Blood Artist
  • 1 Blood Crypt
  • 1 Bog Rats
  • 1 Breeding Pool
  • 1 Chain Lightning
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Contagion Clasp
  • 1 Counterspell
  • 1 Crystal Quarry
  • 1 Dack Fayden
  • 1 Dark Ritual
  • 1 Deadpool, Trading Card
  • 1 Emrakul, the Promised End
  • 1 Esper Sentinel
  • 1 Evolving Wilds
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Faerie Seer
  • 1 Fatestitcher
  • 1 Fireball
  • 1 Forest
  • 1 Fury
  • 1 Giant Growth
  • 1 Glimpse of Tomorrow
  • 1 Godless Shrine
  • 1 Hallowed Fountain
  • 1 Havengul Lich
  • 1 Island
  • 1 Karn's Bastion
  • 1 Lady Zhurong, Warrior Queen
  • 1 Lightning Bolt
  • 1 Llanowar Tribe
  • 1 Lotus Petal
  • 1 Lotus Vale
  • 1 Maze of Ith
  • 1 Metastatic Evangel
  • 1 Meteor Crater
  • 1 Mind Twist
  • 1 Mountain
  • 1 Nesting Grounds
  • 1 Nicol Bolas
  • 1 Overgrown Tomb
  • 1 Plains
  • 1 Plateau
  • 1 Powerleech
  • 1 Preferred Selection
  • 1 Raise Dead
  • 1 Rancor
  • 1 Rhystic Study
  • 1 Sacred Foundry
  • 1 Savannah
  • 1 Scrubland
  • 1 Seedtime
  • 1 Serra Ascendant
  • 1 Serra the Benevolent
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Soul Warden
  • 1 Soul's Attendant
  • 1 Soulherder
  • 1 Steam Vents
  • 1 Stomping Ground
  • 1 Strip Mine
  • 1 Swamp
  • 1 Sword of Truth and Justice
  • 1 Taiga
  • 1 Talisman of Conviction
  • 1 Talisman of Creativity
  • 1 Talisman of Curiosity
  • 1 Talisman of Dominance
  • 1 Talisman of Hierarchy
  • 1 Talisman of Impulse
  • 1 Talisman of Indulgence
  • 1 Talisman of Progress
  • 1 Talisman of Resilience
  • 1 Talisman of Unity
  • 1 Teferi, Time Raveler
  • 1 Temple Garden
  • 1 Tribute Mage
  • 1 Tropical Island
  • 1 Tundra
  • 1 Ugin, the Spirit Dragon
  • 1 Underground Sea
  • 1 Vandalblast
  • 1 Vindictive Lich
  • 1 Volcanic Island
  • 1 Wasteland
  • 1 Watery Grave
  • 1 Wilderness Reclamation
  • 1 Yawgmoth, Thran Physician