Insekt by user2989349

Format: Commander

Commander: Szarel, Genesis Shepherd

Bracket: 2

DeckCheck Threat Index: 31

Deck overview

This deck is a classic Jund Lands Midrange strategy commanded by Szarel, Genesis Shepherd. The game plan revolves around accelerating mana early with land-based ramp and sacrifice fetchlands, deploying Szarel on Turn 4 to replay lands directly from the graveyard, and turning permanent sacrifices into massive +1/+1 counter buffs. In the midgame, the deck leverages powerhouse payoffs like Titania, Protector of Argoth, Omnath, Locus of Rage, Rampaging Baloths, and The Gitrog Monster to generate overwhelming token armies and massive card advantage. Mass land return spells such as Splendid Reclamation and Aftermath Analyst trigger explosive landfall turns that close out games through multi-creature combat or extra combat phases from Moraug, Fury of Akoum. While the deck possesses immense engine resilience and redundant threats, its reliance on combat damage over multiple turn cycles and its complete lack of instant-speed protection leave it susceptible to well-timed board wipes and graveyard interaction.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Aftermath Analyst
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Augur of Autumn
  • 1 Baloth Prime
  • 1 Beast Within
  • 1 Binding the Old Gods
  • 1 Blasphemous Act
  • 1 Bojuka Bog
  • 1 Braids, Arisen Nightmare
  • 1 Cabaretti Courtyard
  • 1 Canyon Slough
  • 1 Centaur Vinecrasher
  • 1 Cinder Glade
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Cultivate
  • 1 Dakmor Salvage
  • 1 Escape Tunnel
  • 1 Escape to the Wilds
  • 1 Eumidian Hatchery
  • 1 Eumidian Wastewaker
  • 1 Evendo Brushrazer
  • 1 Evolving Wilds
  • 1 Exploration Broodship
  • 1 Fabled Passage
  • 1 Farseek
  • 1 Festering Thicket
  • 8 Forest
  • 1 Formless Genesis
  • 1 Gaze of Granite
  • 1 God-Eternal Bontu
  • 1 Groundskeeper
  • 1 Hammer of Purphoros
  • 1 Harrow
  • 1 Hearthhull, the Worldseed
  • 1 Horizon Explorer
  • 1 Infernal Grasp
  • 1 Juri, Master of the Revue
  • 1 Karplusan Forest
  • 1 Korvold, Fae-Cursed King
  • 1 Llanowar Wastes
  • 1 Loamcrafter Faun
  • 1 Maestros Theater
  • 1 Mayhem Devil
  • 1 Mazirek, Kraul Death Priest
  • 1 Moraug, Fury of Akoum
  • 3 Mountain
  • 1 Mountain Valley
  • 1 Multani, Yavimaya's Avatar
  • 1 Myriad Landscape
  • 1 Nature's Lore
  • 1 Night's Whisper
  • 1 Omnath, Locus of Rage
  • 1 Oracle of Mul Daya
  • 1 Pest Infestation
  • 1 Planetary Annihilation
  • 1 Putrefy
  • 1 Rakdos Charm
  • 1 Rampaging Baloths
  • 1 Riveteers Overlook
  • 1 Rocky Tar Pit
  • 1 Roiling Regrowth
  • 1 Satyr Wayfinder
  • 1 Scouring Swarm
  • 1 Sheltered Thicket
  • 1 Skyshroud Claim
  • 1 Smoldering Marsh
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Soul of Windgrace
  • 1 Splendid Reclamation
  • 1 Springbloom Druid
  • 1 Sprouting Goblin
  • 1 Sulfurous Springs
  • 5 Swamp
  • 1 Szarel, Genesis Shepherd
  • 1 Tear Asunder
  • 1 Terramorphic Expanse
  • 1 The Gitrog Monster
  • 1 Tireless Tracker
  • 1 Titania, Protector of Argoth
  • 1 Twilight Mire
  • 1 Uurg, Spawn of Turg
  • 1 Vernal Fen
  • 1 Viridescent Bog
  • 1 Wastes
  • 1 Windgrace's Judgment
  • 1 World Breaker
  • 1 Worldsoul's Rage