First deck by KittehONaLeash

Format: Commander

Commander: Dihada, Binder of Wills

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 35

Deck overview

This deck is a synergistic Mardu midrange build centered on Dihada, Binder of Wills. The primary strategy uses Dihada's -3 loyalty ability on Turn 3 or 4 to dig through the library, load the graveyard with powerful creatures, and generate a burst of Treasure tokens. These resources accelerate overwhelming threats like Archon of Cruelty, Sheoldred, Whispering One, and Dragonhawk, Fate's Tempest ahead of curve on Turn 5. Dihada protects key creatures with indestructible and lifelink while damage amplifiers like Lightning, Army of One close out games through combat. A deep suite of efficient removal handles opposing threats, while built-in recursion ensures longevity.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Ajani Resolute
  • 1 Alesha, Who Laughs at Fate
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Archfiend of Depravity
  • 1 Archon of Cruelty
  • 1 Arena of Glory
  • 1 Artifist Acumen
  • 1 Avacyn, Angel of Horror
  • 1 Ayara, First of Locthwain
  • 1 Battlefield Forge
  • 1 Bitter Reunion
  • 1 Bloodfell Caves
  • 1 Bojuka Bog
  • 1 Break Under Pressure
  • 1 Cast Away Doubt
  • 1 Castle Locthwain
  • 1 Caves of Koilos
  • 1 Chromatic Lantern
  • 1 Clifftop Retreat
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Currency Converter
  • 1 Cursed Mirror
  • 1 Despark
  • 1 Dihada, Binder of Wills
  • 1 Dragonfire Blade
  • 1 Dragonhawk, Fate's Tempest
  • 1 Eden, Seat of the Sanctum
  • 1 Elspeth, Sun's Champion
  • 1 Etali, Primal Storm
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Fellwar Stone
  • 1 Fetid Heath
  • 1 Fields of Strife
  • 1 Flamescroll Celebrant // Revel in Silence
  • 1 Flawless Maneuver
  • 1 Foreboding Ruins
  • 1 Geier Reach Sanitarium
  • 1 Generous Revival
  • 1 Hall of Echoes
  • 1 Haunted Ridge
  • 1 Helpful Hunter
  • 1 Inevitable Defeat
  • 1 Isolated Chapel
  • 1 Lightning Greaves
  • 1 Lightning, Army of One
  • 1 Liliana the Faultless
  • 1 Liliana the Repentant
  • 1 Loyal Tutor
  • 1 Mabel, Bitter Recluse
  • 1 Massacre Girl, Most Wanted
  • 1 Meticulous Commons
  • 3 Mountain
  • 1 Multiply by Zero
  • 1 Night's Whisper
  • 1 Niv-Mizzet, Ghost Counsel
  • 1 Ornithopter of Paradise
  • 1 Path to Exile
  • 1 Phyrexian Arena
  • 1 Pinnacle Monk // Mystic Peak
  • 3 Plains
  • 1 Rakdos Charm
  • 1 Rakdos Signet
  • 1 Reflecting Pool
  • 1 Rewrite Regrets
  • 1 Rogue's Passage
  • 1 Room of Refuge
  • 1 Ruinous Ultimatum
  • 1 Samut, Hazoret's Champion
  • 1 Serra's Emissary
  • 1 Sheoldred, Whispering One
  • 1 Smoldering Marsh
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Solve for Disappointment
  • 1 Squall, SeeD Mercenary
  • 1 Stargaze
  • 1 Stensian Sanguinist // Exsanguinate
  • 1 Stingerquill Annex
  • 1 Stingerquill Charm
  • 1 Sulfurous Springs
  • 4 Swamp
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Talisman of Indulgence
  • 1 Temple of Malice
  • 1 Terminal Criticism
  • 1 Terminate
  • 1 Teyo, Lightshield Expert
  • 1 Thalia, the Survivor
  • 1 Tomik, Orzhov Lawmage
  • 1 Turbulent Crater
  • 1 Virtue of Persistence // Locthwain Scorn
  • 1 Way of the Necromancer
  • 1 Wind-Scarred Crag
  • 1 Yuriko, Blade of the Mighty