Feel Good Inc. by Shinigami-13

Format: Commander

Commander: Mathas, Fiend Seeker

Bracket: 2

DeckCheck Threat Index: 22

Deck overview

This deck is a political control and attrition strategy built around Mathas, Fiend Seeker, an extensive suite of Curses, and forced combat effects. The early game establishes defensive barriers using pillowfort cards like Mystic Barrier, Nils, Discipline Enforcer, and Noble Heritage. In the midgame, the deck distributes counters to trigger Mathas's bounty card draw while locking out opposing combat with Kulrath Knight. The primary win path focuses on deploying Curse of Misfortunes to tutor damage-amplifying Curses such as Curse of Bloodletting and Curse of Thirst, alongside mass goad spells like Taunt from the Rampart and Disrupt Decorum that force opponents to eliminate each other. The deck excels at redirecting aggression and grinding down life totals, but struggles with a high count of tapped lands, low mana acceleration, prolonged vulnerability to board sweepers, and the state-based loss of Curses when enchanted players are eliminated.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Abraded Bluffs
  • 1 Accursed Witch // Infectious Curse
  • 1 Alexios, Deimos of Kosmos
  • 1 Alpine Meadow
  • 1 Axgard Armory
  • 1 Ballroom
  • 1 Billiard Room
  • 1 Bitter Feud
  • 1 Bitterheart Witch
  • 1 Bounty Board
  • 1 Bounty Hunter
  • 1 Browbeat
  • 1 Clifftop Retreat
  • 1 Comeuppance
  • 1 Crown of Doom
  • 1 Curse of Bloodletting
  • 1 Curse of Chaos
  • 1 Curse of Death's Hold
  • 1 Curse of Exhaustion
  • 1 Curse of Fool's Wisdom
  • 1 Curse of Hospitality
  • 1 Curse of Misfortunes
  • 1 Curse of Oblivion
  • 1 Curse of Obsession
  • 1 Curse of Opulence
  • 1 Curse of Shaken Faith
  • 1 Curse of Silence
  • 1 Curse of Thirst
  • 1 Curse of Vengeance
  • 1 Curse of Vitality
  • 1 Curse of the Forsaken
  • 1 Curse of the Nightly Hunt
  • 1 Curse of the Pierced Heart
  • 1 Dawn Charm
  • 1 Disrupt Decorum
  • 1 Energy Chamber
  • 1 Eye of Doom
  • 1 False Peace
  • 1 Fraying Line
  • 1 Ghoulish Impetus
  • 1 Hall
  • 1 Illusionist's Bracers
  • 1 Immortal Obligation
  • 1 Isolated Chapel
  • 1 Jagged Barrens
  • 1 Kulrath Knight
  • 1 Magnetic Web
  • 1 Mardu Banner
  • 1 Master Warcraft
  • 1 Mathas, Fiend Seeker
  • 1 Maximum Carnage
  • 1 Mesa Enchantress
  • 1 Moment of Silence
  • 6 Mountain
  • 1 Mystic Barrier
  • 1 Nesting Grounds
  • 1 Nils, Discipline Enforcer
  • 1 Noble Heritage
  • 1 Nomad Outpost
  • 1 Norn's Annex
  • 10 Plains
  • 1 Power Conduit
  • 1 Promise of Loyalty
  • 1 Rakdos Carnarium
  • 1 Rakdos Charm
  • 1 Rakdos Signet
  • 1 Rogue's Gloves
  • 1 Scriv, the Obligator
  • 1 Shadowblood Ridge
  • 1 Stonehorn Dignitary
  • 1 Strionic Resonator
  • 8 Swamp
  • 1 Taunt from the Rampart
  • 1 Termination Facilitator
  • 1 Torment of Scarabs
  • 1 Trespasser's Curse
  • 1 Triad of Fates
  • 1 Vault of the Archangel
  • 1 Vow of Duty