First Flight (Starter Commander Decks) by cvest100

Format: Commander

Creator: cvest100

Commander: Isperia, Supreme Judge

Bracket: 2

DeckCheck Threat Index: 19

Deck overview

This deck is a classic Azorius flying-tribal aggro-control deck commanded by Isperia, Supreme Judge. The primary strategy focuses on establishing early evasive presence with cost-efficient flying creatures, bolstering them with static anthem effects like Empyrean Eagle and Favorable Winds, and deterring incoming attacks using Isperia's card-draw ability alongside pillowfort elements like Ever-Watching Threshold. The deck transitions into a lethal clock in the late game through massive aerial power spikes such as True Conviction, Gravitational Shift, or Storm Herd. Without fast mana or tutors, the list plays an honest, on-curve game that relies on reactive interaction (Counterspell, Swords to Plowshares) and mass bounce (Aetherize) to survive until its flyers can systematically whittle down all three opponents across multiple combat phases.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Absorb
  • 1 Aetherize
  • 1 Angler Turtle
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Archon of Redemption
  • 1 Aven Gagglemaster
  • 1 Azorius Signet
  • 1 Banishing Light
  • 1 Bident of Thassa
  • 1 Cartographer's Hawk
  • 1 Cleansing Nova
  • 1 Cloudblazer
  • 1 Coastal Tower
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Commander's Sphere
  • 1 Condemn
  • 1 Counterspell
  • 1 Crush Contraband
  • 1 Diluvian Primordial
  • 1 Disenchant
  • 1 Emeria Angel
  • 1 Empyrean Eagle
  • 1 Ever-Watching Threshold
  • 1 Faerie Formation
  • 1 Favorable Winds
  • 1 Generous Gift
  • 1 Gideon Jura
  • 1 Gravitational Shift
  • 1 Hanged Executioner
  • 1 Hedron Archive
  • 1 Inspired Sphinx
  • 15 Island
  • 1 Isperia, Supreme Judge
  • 1 Jubilant Skybonder
  • 1 Kangee's Lieutenant
  • 1 Kangee, Sky Warden
  • 1 Meandering River
  • 1 Migratory Route
  • 1 Moorland Haunt
  • 1 Negate
  • 1 Pilgrim's Eye
  • 15 Plains
  • 1 Port Town
  • 1 Prairie Stream
  • 1 Rally of Wings
  • 1 Remorseful Cleric
  • 1 Sejiri Refuge
  • 1 Sephara, Sky's Blade
  • 1 Sharding Sphinx
  • 1 Sky Diamond
  • 1 Skycat Sovereign
  • 1 Skyscanner
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Soul Snare
  • 1 Sphinx of Enlightenment
  • 1 Sphinx's Revelation
  • 1 Staggering Insight
  • 1 Steel-Plume Marshal
  • 1 Storm Herd
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Talisman of Progress
  • 1 Temple of Enlightenment
  • 1 Thought Vessel
  • 1 Thunderclap Wyvern
  • 1 Tide Skimmer
  • 1 Time Wipe
  • 1 Tranquil Cove
  • 1 True Conviction
  • 1 Vow of Duty
  • 1 Warden of Evos Isle
  • 1 Windreader Sphinx
  • 1 Winged Words