politics with cirdan by Aripash

Format: Commander

Commander: Círdan the Shipwright

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 47

Deck overview

This Simic deck leverages Círdan the Shipwright to weaponize voting mechanics and political resource distribution. By deploying dense 2-drop and 3-drop land ramp, the deck casts Círdan reliably on Turn 4. Secret Council triggers place opponents in a dilemma: vote for Círdan to hand you multiple fresh cards, or vote elsewhere and allow you to cheat massive permanents directly onto the battlefield from your hand. High-impact bombs like Koma, World-Eater, Caller of the Pack, Dawnglade Regent, and One with the Multiverse rapidly overwhelm opposing life totals. A complementary suite of blink spells such as Ghostly Flicker and Blur re-triggers council abilities while dodging single-target removal. The deck protects its board through efficient countermagic, wide mass bounces, and global monarch hexproof, closing out games through scaling combat damage.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Aetherize
  • 1 Bladegriff Prototype
  • 1 Blur
  • 1 Braids, Conjurer Adept
  • 1 Caller of the Pack
  • 1 Clone
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Counterspell
  • 1 Cultivate
  • 1 Círdan the Shipwright
  • 1 Dawnglade Regent
  • 1 Disorienting Choice
  • 1 Displace
  • 1 Double Major
  • 1 Druid of Purification
  • 1 Edric, Spymaster of Trest
  • 1 Elrond of the White Council
  • 1 Emissary Green
  • 1 Erestor of the Council
  • 1 Essence Flux
  • 1 Extravagant Replication
  • 1 Farseek
  • 15 Forest
  • 1 Galadriel, Elven-Queen
  • 1 Ghostly Flicker
  • 1 Gor Muldrak, Amphinologist
  • 1 Growth Spiral
  • 1 Hithlain Rope
  • 1 Inspired Sphinx
  • 1 Intellectual Offering
  • 20 Island
  • 1 Kodama's Reach
  • 1 Koma, World-Eater
  • 1 Lilysplash Mentor
  • 1 Long River's Pull
  • 1 Master of Predicaments
  • 1 Minds Aglow
  • 1 Mirkwood Elk
  • 1 Negate
  • 1 One with the Multiverse
  • 1 Party Dude
  • 1 Pendant of Prosperity
  • 1 Perplexing Chimera
  • 1 Pir's Whim
  • 1 Planar Incision
  • 1 Plea for Power
  • 1 Progenitor Mimic
  • 1 Rampant Growth
  • 1 Reliquary Tower
  • 1 Rootweaver Druid
  • 1 Sail into the West
  • 1 Sakura-Tribe Elder
  • 1 Scourge of Fleets
  • 1 Selvala's Stampede
  • 1 Skullwinder
  • 1 Skyserpent Seeker
  • 1 Sphinx of the Second Sun
  • 1 Split Decision
  • 1 Teferi's Time Twist
  • 1 Topiary Stomper
  • 1 Trap the Trespassers
  • 1 Travel Through Caradhras
  • 1 Troop of Ponies
  • 1 Undercover Operative
  • 1 Well of Ideas
  • 1 Windfall
  • 1 Zndrsplt's Judgment