Pierce the Veil? by user9992927

Format: Commander

Commander: Aminatou, Veil Piercer

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 43

Deck overview

Led by Aminatou, Veil Piercer, this deck is an Esper Enchantress Control strategy that leverages topdeck manipulation to cheat mana costs via miracle triggers. The core engine utilizes Aminatou's upkeep surveil 2 alongside cards like Brainstorm, Sensei's Divining Top, and Enlightened Tutor to place expensive enchantments on top of the library, casting high-impact spells like One with the Multiverse, Shark Typhoon, and Overlord of the Mistmoors for a massive four-mana discount. Defensive enchantments such as Ghostly Prison, Propaganda, and Sphere of Safety lock opponents out of productive combat, while Fear of Sleep Paralysis permanently immobilizes opposing utility creatures. Victory is achieved by converting enchantment casts into massive flying armies using Sigil of the Empty Throne and Hallowed Haunting, or animating enchantments with Starfield of Nyx and Zur, Eternal Schemer. A robust interaction suite of counterspells, spot removal, and sweepers preserves board dominance until the table is overwhelmed.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Adarkar Wastes
  • 1 Aminatou, Veil Piercer
  • 1 Aminatou, the Fateshifter
  • 1 Arcane Denial
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Azorius Signet
  • 1 Bleachbone Verge
  • 1 Brainstorm
  • 1 Brainsurge
  • 1 Cast Out
  • 1 Caves of Koilos
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Contaminated Landscape
  • 1 Counterspell
  • 1 Court of Vantress
  • 1 Dimir Signet
  • 1 Doomwake Giant
  • 1 Dovin's Veto
  • 1 Drowned Catacomb
  • 1 Enlightened Tutor
  • 1 Esper Panorama
  • 1 Estrid's Invocation
  • 1 Extravagant Replication
  • 1 Fabled Passage
  • 1 Faerie Mastermind
  • 1 Fear of Sleep Paralysis
  • 1 Flooded Strand
  • 1 Floodfarm Verge
  • 1 Frantic Search
  • 1 Ghostly Prison
  • 1 Gift of Immortality
  • 1 Glacial Fortress
  • 1 Gloomlake Verge
  • 1 Godless Shrine
  • 1 Greed
  • 1 Hall of Heliod's Generosity
  • 1 Hallowed Fountain
  • 1 Hallowed Haunting
  • 1 Heliod, the Radiant Dawn // Heliod, the Warped Eclipse
  • 1 Inquisitive Glimmer
  • 5 Island
  • 1 Isolated Chapel
  • 1 Ledger Shredder
  • 1 Marsh Flats
  • 1 Meticulous Archive
  • 1 Mirrormade
  • 1 Moon-Blessed Cleric
  • 1 Mystic Remora
  • 1 Omen of the Sea
  • 1 Ondu Spiritdancer
  • 1 One with the Multiverse
  • 1 Orzhov Signet
  • 1 Otawara, Soaring City
  • 1 Overlord of the Mistmoors
  • 1 Path to Exile
  • 4 Plains
  • 1 Polluted Delta
  • 1 Propaganda
  • 1 Raffine's Tower
  • 1 Redress Fate
  • 1 Refute
  • 1 Restricted Office // Lecture Hall
  • 1 Rhystic Study
  • 1 Sensei's Divining Top
  • 1 Shadow of the Second Sun
  • 1 Shadowy Backstreet
  • 1 Shark Typhoon
  • 1 Sigil of the Empty Throne
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Sphere of Safety
  • 1 Starfield Mystic
  • 1 Starfield of Nyx
  • 1 Summon: Primal Odin
  • 1 Summon: Valefor
  • 1 Summon: Yojimbo
  • 1 Supreme Verdict
  • 2 Swamp
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Talisman of Dominance
  • 1 Talisman of Hierarchy
  • 1 Talisman of Progress
  • 1 Teferi, Master of Time
  • 1 Teleportation Circle
  • 1 Terminus
  • 1 The Eldest Reborn
  • 1 Timely Ward
  • 1 Undercity Sewers
  • 1 Underground River
  • 1 Vampiric Tutor
  • 1 Void Rend
  • 1 Watery Grave
  • 1 Zur, Eternal Schemer