Belisarius by NekomancerH

Format: Commander

Commander: Belisarius Cawl

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 41

Deck overview

This deck is an Azorius artifact-token combo strategy commanded by Belisarius Cawl. The game plan focuses on establishing early artifact mana acceleration to cast Cawl ahead of curve. Once Cawl is on the battlefield alongside inexpensive artifact creatures, the deck leverages untap synergy pieces to generate massive board advantages and dig deep into the library for key artifacts. The primary win condition revolves around combining Cawl with Intruder Alarm to create an arbitrarily large army of 2/2 Astartes Warrior creature tokens on Turn 5, followed by a lethal alpha strike on Turn 6. Backup plans include an infinite untap loop with Aphetto Alchemist and Illusionist's Bracers, win triggers from Halo Fountain, or massive combat overruns using Cyberdrive Awakener and Moonshaker Cavalry. The deck maintains high resilience and table interaction through cheap exile removal, efficient counterspells, and protective creatures like Cryptothrall.

Decklist (100 cards)

• 1 Adarkar Wastes
• 1 Ancient Den
• 1 And They Shall Know No Fear
• 1 Aphetto Alchemist
• 1 Arcane Signet
• 1 Archway of Innovation
• 1 Azorius Signet
• 1 Banner of Kinship
• 1 Belisarius Cawl
• 1 Collective Effort
• 1 Command Tower
• 1 Counterspell
• 1 Crashing Drawbridge
• 1 Cryptothrall
• 1 Cyberdrive Awakener
• 1 Darksteel Citadel
• 1 Darksteel Mutation
• 1 Deserted Beach
• 1 Dispatch
• 1 Disruption Protocol
• 1 Dovin's Veto
• 1 Dramatic Reversal
• 1 Drift of Phantasms
• 1 Drumbellower
• 1 Epistolary Librarian
• 1 Esper Sentinel
• 1 Etherium Sculptor
• 1 Evolving Wilds
• 1 Fellwar Stone
• 1 Flooded Strand
• 1 Floodfarm Verge
• 1 For the Emperor!
• 1 Glacial Fortress
• 1 Gold Myr
• 1 Hallowed Fountain
• 1 Halo Fountain
• 1 Idyllic Tutor
• 1 Illusionist's Bracers
• 1 Inquisitorial Rosette
• 1 Intruder Alarm
• 6 Island
• 1 Lita, Mechanical Engineer
• 1 Mana Drain
• 1 Marvin, Murderous Mimic
• 1 Moon-Blessed Cleric
• 1 Moonshaker Cavalry
• 1 Myr Retriever
• 1 Mystic Gate
• 1 Nimbus Maze
• 1 Ornithopter of Paradise
• 1 Palladium Myr
• 1 Path to Exile
• 8 Plains
• 1 Port Town
• 1 Prairie Stream
• 1 Razortide Bridge
• 1 Reaver Titan
• 1 Redemptor Dreadnought
• 1 Reliquary Tower
• 1 Sea of Clouds
• 1 Seachrome Coast
• 1 Seat of the Synod
• 1 Sicarian Infiltrator
• 1 Silver Myr
• 1 Skycloud Expanse
• 1 Sol Ring
• 1 Space Marine Devastator
• 1 Space Marine Scout
• 1 Spire of Industry
• 1 Steelswarm Operator
• 1 Stoic Rebuttal
• 1 Stoneforge Masterwork
• 1 Sunfall
• 1 Supreme Verdict
• 1 Swords to Plowshares
• 1 Talisman of Progress
• 1 The Golden Throne
• 1 Thunderhawk Gunship
• 1 To Arms!
• 1 Ultramarines Honour Guard
• 1 Unable to Scream
• 1 Unstoppable Plan
• 1 Unwinding Clock
• 1 Urza, Lord High Artificer
• 1 Vanguard Suppressor
• 1 Vedalken Archmage
• 1 Vexilus Praetor
• 1 White Auracite