Proto 9 Editing by nguyenis
Format: Commander
Commander: Ratonhnhaké꞉ton
Bracket: 3
Deck overview
This is a focused Equipment/Assassin tribal deck helmed by Ratonhnhake ton, built around his unique combination of unblockable first-strike, token generation, and graveyard-to-battlefield Equipment recursion. The primary game plan is to deploy the commander early, connect for the guaranteed first hit, create an Assassin token, and recur a key Equipment from the graveyard onto that token. From there, the deck leverages a dense Equipment suite (19 pieces) and free/cheap equip effects (Sigarda's Aid, Ardenn, Intrepid Archaeologist, Forge Anew, Puresteel Paladin) to rapidly suit up the commander or other Assassins. The primary win condition is commander damage, accelerated by Ramses, Assassin Lord: if any Assassin kills a player, you win the game immediately. Secondary paths include combat damage from other equipped Assassins and value generation through Sword of Feast and Famine and Mask of Memory. The deck is a resilient, recursive combat machine that can rebuild quickly after wipes.
Decklist (100 cards)
- 1 Achilles Davenport
- 1 Ad Nauseam
- 1 Arcane Sanctum
- 1 Arcane Signet
- 1 Ardenn, Intrepid Archaeologist
- 1 Argentum Armor
- 1 Assassin Gauntlet
- 1 Assimilation Aegis
- 1 Austere Command
- 1 Azorius Signet
- 1 Ballad of the Black Flag
- 1 Basim Ibn Ishaq
- 1 Battlefield Improvisation
- 1 Brotherhood Headquarters
- 1 Brotherhood Regalia
- 1 Brotherhood Spy
- 1 Caduceus, Staff of Hermes
- 1 Colossus Hammer
- 1 Command Tower
- 1 Counterspell
- 1 Cover of Darkness
- 1 Dark Ritual
- 1 Darkwater Catacombs
- 1 Demonic Tutor
- 1 Desmond Miles
- 1 Dimir Signet
- 1 Eagle Vision
- 1 Elena, Turk Recruit
- 1 Emry, Lurker of the Loch
- 1 Entomb
- 1 Evie Frye
- 1 Excalibur, Sword of Eden
- 1 Ezio, Blade of Vengeance
- 1 Fetid Heath
- 1 Forge Anew
- 1 Frantic Search
- 1 Glacial Fortress
- 1 Hammer of Nazahn
- 8 Island
- 1 Isolated Chapel
- 1 Jacob Frye
- 1 Leyline Axe
- 1 Loyal Inventor
- 1 Lydia Frye
- 1 Mana Drain
- 1 Mask of Memory
- 1 Masterwork of Ingenuity
- 1 Mjölnir, Storm Hammer
- 1 Morphic Pool
- 1 Mortify
- 1 Nephalia Drownyard
- 1 Orzhov Signet
- 1 Otawara, Soaring City
- 1 Path of Ancestry
- 1 Phantom Blade
- 3 Plains
- 1 Puresteel Paladin
- 1 Quietus Spike
- 1 Ramses, Assassin Lord
- 1 Ratonhnhaké꞉ton
- 1 Reliquary Tower
- 1 Ripples of Undeath
- 1 Rogue's Passage
- 1 Scrubland
- 1 Sea of Clouds
- 1 Sigarda's Aid
- 1 Skycloud Expanse
- 1 Sol Ring
- 1 Steelshaper's Gift
- 1 Surveillance Room
- 6 Swamp
- 1 Swiftfoot Boots
- 1 Sword of Feast and Famine
- 1 Sword of the Animist
- 1 Swords to Plowshares
- 1 Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
- 1 Teferi's Protection
- 1 The Reality Chip
- 1 The Revelations of Ezio
- 1 Trailblazer's Boots
- 1 Tundra
- 1 Underground Sea
- 1 Vault of Champions
- 1 Void Rend
- 1 What Must Be Done
- 1 Withering Torment