Noctis by user8928900

Format: Commander

Commander: Noctis, Heir Apparent

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 33

Deck overview

This deck is an Esper Voltron strategy commanded by Noctis, Heir Apparent. The game plan revolves around casting high-stat or high-utility Equipment, such as Colossus Hammer, Grafted Exoskeleton, or the Swords of cycle, and utilizing Noctis's Warp-Strike ability. By paying 3 mana to exile Noctis, the commander returns during the declare attackers step tapped, attacking, and unblockable. This combat entry triggers Noctis to attach an Equipment for free, completely bypassing hefty equip costs. The deck leverages this synergy to deliver massive, unblockable commander damage starting on Turn 4. Supporting cards like Candlekeep Sage and Puresteel Paladin provide steady card velocity, while protective Equipment like Lightning Greaves and Hammer of Nazahn shield Noctis from removal. Because the deck focuses on single-target combat damage, it closes games through sequential player eliminations while using white and black removal spells to manage opposing threats.

Decklist (108 cards)

  • 1 Aettir and Priwen
  • 1 Alchemax Slayer-Bots
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Argentum Armor
  • 1 Armored Skyhunter
  • 1 Bilbo, Luckwearer // Burglar's Plot
  • 1 Blitzball
  • 1 Bojuka Bog
  • 1 Breena, the Demagogue
  • 1 Caduceus, Staff of Hermes
  • 1 Candlekeep Sage
  • 1 Cid, Freeflier Pilot
  • 1 Cloudshift
  • 1 Colossus Hammer
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Crackdown Construct
  • 1 Cranial Plating
  • 1 Dancer's Chakrams
  • 1 Danitha Capashen, Paragon
  • 1 Dark Knight's Greatsword
  • 1 Desolate Mire
  • 1 Dimir Guildgate
  • 1 Eclipsed Steppe
  • 1 Ennis, Debate Moderator
  • 1 Escape Tunnel
  • 1 Etherium Sculptor
  • 1 Fetid Heath
  • 1 Final Act
  • 1 Fireshrieker
  • 1 Fleetfeather Sandals
  • 1 Fuel for the Cause
  • 1 Ghostly Prison
  • 1 Glacial Fortress
  • 1 Glorious Protector
  • 1 Grafted Exoskeleton
  • 1 Grim Return
  • 1 Hammer of Nazahn
  • 1 Hero's Heirloom
  • 1 Hraesvelgr of the First Brood
  • 4 Island
  • 1 Isolated Chapel
  • 1 Lightning Greaves
  • 1 Machinist's Arsenal
  • 1 Mind Stone
  • 1 Noctis, Heir Apparent
  • 1 Noxious Gearhulk
  • 1 Open the Armory
  • 1 Pain 101
  • 1 Path of Ancestry
  • 1 Path to Exile
  • 1 Phyresis
  • 5 Plains
  • 1 Plate Armor
  • 1 Prairie Stream
  • 1 Pre-War Formalwear
  • 1 Profane Command
  • 1 Puresteel Paladin
  • 1 Robe of the Archmagi
  • 1 Shadrix Silverquill
  • 1 Shattered Sanctum
  • 1 Shineshadow Snarl
  • 1 Sigarda's Aid
  • 1 Sign in Blood
  • 1 Siren's Ruse
  • 1 Skycoach Conductor // All Aboard
  • 1 Slice from the Shadows
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Spider-Man 2099, Miguel O'Hara
  • 1 Sram, Senior Edificer
  • 1 Steelshaper's Gift
  • 1 Stoneforge Mystic
  • 1 Stormbeacon Blade
  • 1 Study Hall
  • 5 Swamp
  • 1 Sword of Feast and Famine
  • 1 Sword of Light and Shadow
  • 1 Sword of Once and Future
  • 1 Sword of Sinew and Steel
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Talisman of Hierarchy
  • 1 Temple of Enlightenment
  • 1 Temple of Silence
  • 1 Temple of the False God
  • 1 Terramorphic Expanse
  • 1 The Regalia
  • 1 Tragic Trajectory
  • 1 Turn Aside
  • 1 Umbral Expanse
  • 1 Unfinished Business
  • 1 Unknown Shores
  • 1 Vanquish the Horde
  • 1 Voyage Home
  • 1 Watery Grave
  • 1 Whispersilk Cloak
  • 1 White Auracite
  • 1 Wrecking Ball Arm
  • 1 Zack Fair