Anti-Venom Commander by user1333987

Format: Commander

Commander: Anti-Venom, Horrifying Healer

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 28

Deck overview

This deck is a specialized mono-white Voltron and damage-redirection strategy helmed by Anti-Venom, Horrifying Healer. Rather than fearing combat damage or burn, Anti-Venom turns incoming damage into +1/+1 counters through its replacement effect. The list leverages damage-redirection auras such as Pariah and With Great Power . . . to render the pilot immune to life loss from damage while rapidly growing the commander into a lethal threat. Powerful equipment like Genji Glove, Inquisitor's Flail, and Buster Sword accelerate commander damage knockouts, while Wave of Reckoning functions as a one-sided board wipe that simultaneously pumps Anti-Venom. A dense suite of protective equipment and spells like Robe of Stars, Mithril Coat, and Grand Abolisher keeps the commander shielded from exile and removal. As a secondary win condition, Phyrexian Vindicator combos with Guilty Conscience to deal infinite damage to all opponents.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Anti-Venom, Horrifying Healer
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Archaeomancer's Map
  • 1 Austere Command
  • 1 Basilisk Collar
  • 1 Bastion Protector
  • 1 Brave the Sands
  • 1 Buster Sword
  • 1 Champion's Helm
  • 1 Codsworth, Handy Helper
  • 1 Dawnsire, Sunstar Dreadnought
  • 1 Emeria, the Sky Ruin
  • 1 Esper Sentinel
  • 1 Flawless Maneuver
  • 1 Generous Gift
  • 1 Genji Glove
  • 1 Gideon's Sacrifice
  • 1 Giver of Runes
  • 1 Grand Abolisher
  • 1 Guilty Conscience
  • 1 Hall of Heliod's Generosity
  • 1 Haunted Cloak
  • 1 Idyllic Tutor
  • 1 Inquisitor's Flail
  • 1 Ishgard, the Holy See // Faith & Grief
  • 1 Knight of the White Orchid
  • 1 Lightning Greaves
  • 1 Loran of the Third Path
  • 1 Mangara, the Diplomat
  • 1 Martyrdom
  • 1 Mass Calcify
  • 1 Mithril Coat
  • 1 Mother of Runes
  • 1 Nemesis Mask
  • 1 Nomads en-Kor
  • 1 Open the Armory
  • 1 Pariah
  • 1 Pariah's Shield
  • 1 Path to Exile
  • 1 Pearl Medallion
  • 1 Phyrexian Vindicator
  • 34 Plains
  • 1 Puresteel Paladin
  • 1 Resourceful Defense
  • 1 Restoration Magic
  • 1 Robe of Stars
  • 1 Rogue's Passage
  • 1 Saving Grace
  • 1 Shadowspear
  • 1 Shaman en-Kor
  • 1 Sheltered by Ghosts
  • 1 Sigarda's Aid
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Spectacular Spider-Man
  • 1 Spirit Link
  • 1 Sram, Senior Edificer
  • 1 Steelshaper's Gift
  • 1 Stoneforge Mystic
  • 1 Stroke of Midnight
  • 1 Stuffy Doll
  • 1 Super State
  • 1 Swiftfoot Boots
  • 1 Sword of the Animist
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 The Ozolith
  • 1 Wave of Reckoning
  • 1 With Great Power . . .