Dogs & Cats by user4077140

Format: Commander

Commander: Rin and Seri, Inseparable

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 38

Deck overview

This Rin and Seri, Inseparable deck runs a synergistic Naya token swarm and tribal beatdown strategy. It leverages the commander's triggered ability to create a wide board of Dog and Cat creature tokens whenever you cast tribal creature spells. A robust early ramp package of ten 1- to 2-mana spells accelerates Rin and Seri onto the battlefield by Turn 3. On Turn 4, casting low-cost Cats and Dogs populates the battlefield with tokens and triggers value engines like Skullclamp or Caretaker's Talent. The primary win condition peaks on Turn 5, when team-wide anthems such as Jetmir, Nexus of Revels, Beastmaster Ascension, Cathars' Crusade, or Akroma's Will convert the token army into lethal combat damage. While the deck lacks stack-based countermagic and direct tutors, it compensates with high functional redundancy, versatile permanent removal, and strong board protection like Heroic Intervention and Boros Charm to close games reliably by Turn 6.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Ainok Strike Leader
  • 1 Ajani, Nacatl Pariah // Ajani, Nacatl Avenger
  • 1 Akroma's Will
  • 1 Annie Joins Up
  • 1 Anointed Procession
  • 1 Arahbo, the First Fang
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Arid Mesa
  • 1 Battlefield Forge
  • 1 Beast Within
  • 1 Beastmaster Ascension
  • 1 Boros Charm
  • 1 Boseiju, Who Endures
  • 1 Bountiful Promenade
  • 1 Brimaz, King of Oreskos
  • 1 Brushland
  • 1 Canopy Vista
  • 1 Caretaker's Talent
  • 1 Cathars' Crusade
  • 1 Cavern of Souls
  • 1 Clifftop Retreat
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Cryptolith Rite
  • 1 Doubling Season
  • 1 Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
  • 1 Enduring Courage
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Farseek
  • 1 Felidar Retreat
  • 1 Feline Sovereign
  • 1 Flawless Maneuver
  • 1 Folk Hero
  • 4 Forest
  • 1 Gavony Township
  • 1 Helpful Hunter
  • 1 Heroic Intervention
  • 1 Hungry Lynx
  • 1 Impact Tremors
  • 1 Jetmir's Garden
  • 1 Jetmir, Nexus of Revels
  • 1 Jinnie Fay, Jetmir's Second
  • 1 Kabira Takedown // Kabira Plateau
  • 1 Kutzil, Malamet Exemplar
  • 1 Leonin Warleader
  • 1 Lion Sash
  • 1 Loyal Warhound
  • 1 Marisi, Breaker of the Coil
  • 1 Masked Vandal
  • 1 Maskwood Nexus
  • 1 Minas Tirith
  • 1 Mirri, Weatherlight Duelist
  • 1 Mirror Entity
  • 1 Mondrak, Glory Dominus
  • 1 Nature's Lore
  • 1 Ocelot Pride
  • 1 Overgrown Farmland
  • 1 Pack Leader
  • 1 Parallel Lives
  • 1 Path to Exile
  • 1 Phelia, Exuberant Shepherd
  • 6 Plains
  • 1 Qasali Pridemage
  • 1 Rampant Growth
  • 1 Realmwalker
  • 1 Rin and Seri, Inseparable
  • 1 Roaming Throne
  • 1 Roxanne, Starfall Savant
  • 1 Sacred Foundry
  • 1 Secluded Courtyard
  • 1 Selfless Savior
  • 1 Shamanic Revelation
  • 1 Skullclamp
  • 1 Skyhunter Strike Force
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Spectator Seating
  • 1 Spire Garden
  • 1 Spirited Companion
  • 1 Stomping Ground
  • 1 Sundown Pass
  • 1 Sunpetal Grove
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Talisman of Unity
  • 1 Temple Garden
  • 1 Three Tree City
  • 1 Three Visits
  • 1 Tocasia's Welcome
  • 1 Utopia Sprawl
  • 1 Warleader's Call
  • 1 Whitemane Lion
  • 1 Wild Growth
  • 1 Windswept Heath
  • 1 Wooded Foothills