Baylen, the Haymaker (version 3) by angelodacer

Format: Commander

Commander: Baylen, the Haymaker

Bracket: 4

DeckCheck Threat Index: 62

Deck overview

This Naya deck is an optimized token engine and combo powerhouse piloted by Baylen, the Haymaker. The strategy revolves around early token generation via low-cost permanents like Ocelot Pride, Gilded Goose, and Prosperous Partnership, enabling Baylen to immediately accelerate mana and draw dense card volume without paying mana activation costs. The deck quickly translates this card velocity into decisive compact two-card combos, notably Rosie Cotton of South Lane paired with Basking Broodscale for infinite tokens, mana, and direct damage via Purphoros, God of the Forge or Goblin Bombardment, alongside Dualcaster Mage and Twinflame. Backed by format-defining protection spells such as Silence, Deflecting Swat, and Heroic Intervention, and board control through Aura Shards, the deck consistently closes out games on Turn 4 with zero response cycles while retaining an overwhelming combat backup plan through Jetmir, Nexus of Revels.

Decklist (100 cards)

• 1 Adeline, Resplendent Cathar
• 1 Agate Instigator
• 1 Aggravated Assault
• 1 Anim Pakal, Thousandth Moon
• 1 Anointed Procession
• 1 Ant Queen
• 1 Arcane Signet
• 1 Arid Mesa
• 1 Aura Shards
• 1 Avacyn's Pilgrim
• 1 Awaken the Woods
• 1 Basking Broodscale
• 1 Baylen, the Haymaker
• 1 Beast Within
• 1 Birds of Paradise
• 1 Bloom Tender
• 1 Bolt Bend
• 1 Boros Charm
• 1 Boseiju, Who Endures
• 1 Bountiful Promenade
• 1 Brushland
• 1 Chord of Calling
• 1 Clever Concealment
• 1 Command Tower
• 1 Cryptolith Rite
• 1 Dazzling Theater // Prop Room
• 1 Deflecting Swat
• 1 Delney, Streetwise Lookout
• 1 Dryad Arbor
• 1 Dualcaster Mage
• 1 Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
• 1 Eladamri's Call
• 1 Elspeth, Storm Slayer
• 1 Esper Sentinel
• 1 Farmer Cotton
• 1 Flare of Fortitude
• 1 Flawless Maneuver
• 2 Forest
• 1 Forth Eorlingas!
• 1 Fountainport
• 1 Galadriel's Dismissal
• 1 Ghired, Mirror of the Wilds
• 1 Gilded Goose
• 1 Gleaming Splendor
• 1 Goblin Bombardment
• 1 Grand Crescendo
• 1 Heroic Intervention
• 1 Imperial Recruiter
• 1 Jaheira, Friend of the Forest
• 1 Jetmir's Garden
• 1 Jetmir, Nexus of Revels
• 1 Mana Confluence
• 1 Marsh Flats
• 1 Misty Rainforest
• 1 Mondrak, Glory Dominus
• 1 Mountain
• 1 Ocelot Pride
• 1 Ohran Frostfang
• 1 Ojer Taq, Deepest Foundation // Temple of Civilization
• 1 Parallel Lives
• 1 Path to Exile
• 1 Peregrin Took
• 4 Plains
• 1 Plaza of Heroes
• 1 Prismatic Vista
• 1 Prosperous Partnership
• 1 Purphoros, God of the Forge
• 1 Reflecting Pool
• 1 Rosie Cotton of South Lane
• 1 Sacred Foundry
• 1 Samut, Hazoret's Champion
• 1 Scute Swarm
• 1 Seedborn Muse
• 1 Shared Summons
• 1 Silence
• 1 Skullclamp
• 1 Smothering Tithe
• 1 Sokenzan, Crucible of Defiance
• 1 Sol Ring
• 1 Spectator Seating
• 1 Spire Garden
• 1 Springheart Nantuko
• 1 Stomping Ground
• 1 Swords to Plowshares
• 1 Temple Garden
• 1 The Shire
• 1 Tireless Provisioner
• 1 Twinflame
• 1 Verdant Catacombs
• 1 Village Bell-Ringer
• 1 Warleader's Call
• 1 Windswept Heath
• 1 Witch Enchanter // Witch-Blessed Meadow
• 1 Wooded Bastion
• 1 Wooded Foothills
• 1 Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth