Living Sands by droxics521

Format: Commander

Commander: Hazezon, Shaper of Sand

Bracket: 4

DeckCheck Threat Index: 60

Deck overview

This deck is a high-powered Naya Lands strategy commanded by Hazezon, Shaper of Sand. It focuses on recurring Desert lands from the graveyard to generate an overwhelming army of Sand Warrior tokens. The deck accelerates in the early turns using efficient ramp like Exploration, Lotus Cobra, and Elvish Reclaimer before deploying Hazezon on Turn 4. On Turn 5, it converts resource dominance into a game-ending state through explosive spells like Scapeshift, Splendid Reclamation, Purphoros, God of the Forge, or mass land destruction such as Armageddon. Hazezon breaks parity under land wipes by replaying Deserts straight from the graveyard. Opponents are kept off balance by Aura Shards and targeted interaction, while premium protection spells like Teferi's Protection, Deflecting Swat, and Sylvan Safekeeper shield the board until a decisive attack closes the game on Turn 6.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Ancient Tomb
  • 1 Anointed Procession
  • 1 Argoth, Sanctum of Nature
  • 1 Arid Mesa
  • 1 Armageddon
  • 1 Aura Shards
  • 1 Azusa, Lost but Seeking
  • 1 Ba Sing Se
  • 1 Black Panther, Wakandan King
  • 1 Bumi, Unleashed
  • 1 Burgeoning
  • 1 Canopy Vista
  • 1 Cavern of Souls
  • 1 Cinder Glade
  • 1 Claim the Kingdom
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Crop Rotation
  • 1 Deflecting Swat
  • 1 Desert
  • 1 Desert Warfare
  • 1 Desert of the Fervent
  • 1 Desert of the Indomitable
  • 1 Desert of the True
  • 1 Doubling Season
  • 1 Dryad Arbor
  • 1 Dryad of the Ilysian Grove
  • 1 Dune Chanter
  • 1 Dunes of the Dead
  • 1 Earthbender Ascension
  • 1 Eladamri's Call
  • 1 Elemental Teachings
  • 1 Elvish Reclaimer
  • 1 Endless Sands
  • 1 Enlightened Tutor
  • 1 Exploration
  • 1 Faith's Reward
  • 1 Farewell
  • 1 Flawless Maneuver
  • 1 Force of Vigor
  • 3 Forest
  • 1 Grand Abolisher
  • 1 Green Sun's Zenith
  • 1 Harrow
  • 1 Haru, Hidden Talent
  • 1 Hashep Oasis
  • 1 Hazezon, Shaper of Sand
  • 1 Heroic Intervention
  • 1 Hour of Promise
  • 1 Lazotep Quarry
  • 1 Lotus Cobra
  • 1 Lotus Field
  • 1 Maskwood Nexus
  • 1 Mirage Mesa
  • 1 Mondrak, Glory Dominus
  • 2 Mountain
  • 1 Nahiri's Lithoforming
  • 1 Obliterate
  • 1 Oracle of Mul Daya
  • 1 Parallel Lives
  • 1 Path to Exile
  • 1 Petrified Field
  • 1 Plains
  • 1 Planar Engineering
  • 1 Prismatic Vista
  • 1 Purphoros, God of the Forge
  • 1 Ramunap Excavator
  • 1 Ramunap Ruins
  • 1 Ravages of War
  • 1 Realms Uncharted
  • 1 Sand Scout
  • 1 Sandstorm Verge
  • 1 Scapeshift
  • 1 Scavenger Grounds
  • 1 Scute Swarm
  • 1 Serra Paragon
  • 1 Shang-Chi, Master of Kung Fu
  • 1 Shefet Dunes
  • 1 Six
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Spelunking
  • 1 Splendid Reclamation
  • 1 Springheart Nantuko
  • 1 Strip Mine
  • 1 Sunscorched Desert
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Sylvan Safekeeper
  • 1 Teferi's Protection
  • 1 The Mind Stone
  • 1 The Stasis Coffin
  • 1 The Walls of Ba Sing Se
  • 1 Titania, Voice of Gaea
  • 1 Toph, the First Metalbender
  • 1 Vesuva
  • 1 Warstorm Surge
  • 1 Wasteland
  • 1 Worldly Tutor
  • 1 Zuran Orb