Who stole my pizza? by Trappy95

Format: Commander

Commander: Talion, the Kindly Lord

Bracket: 5

DeckCheck Threat Index: 90

Deck overview

This deck is a high-powered competitive Dimir Commander list built around Talion, the Kindly Lord. It operates as a cEDH midrange-control strategy that leverages fast mana velocity, cheap universal tutors, and format-defining interaction to control the table before executing a compact, format-ceiling win. In the command zone, Talion provides continuous card flow and steady life drain whenever opponents cast common spells with mana values, power, or toughness matching chosen numbers (typically 1 or 2 in competitive pods). The deck suppresses opposing fast wins using asymmetrical stax pieces like Cursed Totem, Opposition Agent, and Weathered Runestone, backed by a comprehensive suite of free countermagic such as Force of Will and Fierce Guardianship. The primary win condition is the ubiquitous Thassa's Oracle paired with Demonic Consultation or Tainted Pact, capable of closing the game on Turn 3. Resilient backup routes including Bloodchief Ascension with Mindcrank and Laboratory Maniac ensure victory even through heavy disruption.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Amphibian Downpour
  • 1 Ancient Tomb
  • 1 Beseech the Mirror
  • 1 Bloodchief Ascension
  • 1 Bloodstained Mire
  • 1 Brain Freeze
  • 1 Buried Ruin
  • 1 Cabal Ritual
  • 1 Cavern of Souls
  • 1 Cephalid Coliseum
  • 1 Chrome Mox
  • 1 City of Brass
  • 1 Clever Impersonator
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Commandeer
  • 1 Cursed Totem
  • 1 Dark Ritual
  • 1 Deadly Rollick
  • 1 Demonic Consultation
  • 1 Demonic Tutor
  • 1 Diabolic Intent
  • 1 Dispel
  • 1 Dress Down
  • 1 Emergence Zone
  • 1 Entomb
  • 1 Faerie Mastermind
  • 1 Feed the Swarm
  • 1 Fierce Guardianship
  • 1 Flooded Strand
  • 1 Flusterstorm
  • 1 Force of Negation
  • 1 Force of Will
  • 1 Geist of Saint Thalia
  • 1 Gemstone Caverns
  • 1 Gitaxian Probe
  • 1 Gloomlake Verge
  • 1 Grim Monolith
  • 1 Hullbreaker Horror
  • 1 Imperial Seal
  • 1 Imposter Mech
  • 1 Intuition
  • 1 Island
  • 1 Karn, the Great Creator
  • 1 Laboratory Maniac
  • 1 Lotus Petal
  • 1 Mai, Scornful Striker
  • 1 Mana Confluence
  • 1 Mana Vault
  • 1 Mental Misstep
  • 1 Minamo, School at Water's Edge
  • 1 Mindbreak Trap
  • 1 Mindcrank
  • 1 Mirrormade
  • 1 Misdirection
  • 1 Misty Rainforest
  • 1 Mnemonic Betrayal
  • 1 Morphic Pool
  • 1 Mox Amber
  • 1 Mox Diamond
  • 1 Mox Opal
  • 1 Mystic Remora
  • 1 Mystical Tutor
  • 1 Opposition Agent
  • 1 Orcish Bowmasters
  • 1 Otawara, Soaring City
  • 1 Pact of Negation
  • 1 Phyrexian Metamorph
  • 1 Plaza of Heroes
  • 1 Polluted Delta
  • 1 Pollywog Prodigy
  • 1 Praetor's Grasp
  • 1 Reanimate
  • 1 Rhystic Study
  • 1 Sakashima the Impostor
  • 1 Samut, Tyrant of Naktamun
  • 1 Scalding Tarn
  • 1 Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
  • 1 Snow-Covered Island
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Spellskite
  • 1 Superior Spider-Man
  • 1 Swamp
  • 1 Swan Song
  • 1 Tainted Pact
  • 1 Talion, the Kindly Lord
  • 1 Talisman of Dominance
  • 1 Tezzeret, Cruel Captain
  • 1 Thassa's Oracle
  • 1 The One Ring
  • 1 Thought Vessel
  • 1 Trickbind
  • 1 Undercity Sewers
  • 1 Underground River
  • 1 Underground Sea
  • 1 Urza's Saga
  • 1 Vampiric Tutor
  • 1 Watery Grave
  • 1 Weathered Runestone
  • 1 Wishclaw Talisman
  • 1 Yahenni's Expertise