Rafiq's Day Out by z0rb

Format: Commander

Commander: Rafiq of the Many

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 34

Deck overview

This deck executes a focused Bant Exalted Voltron strategy led by Rafiq of the Many. The game plan accelerates mana on early turns to cast Rafiq on turn 3 or 4, equipping or enchanting him with powerful buffs like Steel of the Godhead, Shield of the Oversoul, or Thran Power Suit. Rafiq's innate exalted and double-strike triggers allow a single attacking creature to deal massive chunks of commander damage, quickly eliminating players in one or two hits. Dense equipment and aura redundancy, along with tutors like Open the Armory and Steelshaper's Gift, ensure consistent offensive scaling. The deck protects its primary attacker using versatile defensive tools like Mithril Coat, Haystack, and Overprotect, while disruptive elements like Silent Arbiter and Stoic Angel break combat parity in your favor. Independent secondary threats like Blighted Agent and Sublime Archangel provide reliable backup win conditions if Rafiq is neutralized.

Decklist (100 cards)

• 1 Aerial Extortionist
• 1 Akrasan Squire
• 1 All That Glitters
• 1 Arcane Signet
• 1 Audacity
• 1 Avacyn's Pilgrim
• 1 Aven Squire
• 1 Battlegrace Angel
• 1 Beast Within
• 1 Bilbo's Ring
• 1 Blighted Agent
• 1 Botanical Plaza
• 1 Bow of Nylea
• 1 Canopy Vista
• 1 Cathedral of War
• 1 Cleansing Nova
• 1 Cold-Eyed Selkie
• 1 Command Tower
• 1 Cultivate
• 1 Deep Gnome Terramancer
• 1 Enduring Curiosity
• 1 Fae Flight
• 1 Finest Hour
• 8 Forest
• 1 Forge Anew
• 1 Fortified Village
• 1 Frontline Sage
• 1 Generous Gift
• 1 Giltspire Avenger
• 1 Glacial Floodplain
• 1 Greatsword of Tyr
• 1 Haystack
• 1 Herd Heirloom
• 1 Idolized
• 1 Ilysian Caryatid
• 7 Island
• 1 Knight of the White Orchid
• 1 Kutzil, Malamet Exemplar
• 1 Long River's Pull
• 1 Mithril Coat
• 1 Nature's Lore
• 1 Negate
• 1 Open the Armory
• 1 Overprotect
• 1 Path to Exile
• 1 Pippin, Guard of the Citadel
• 8 Plains
• 1 Prairie Stream
• 1 Qasali Pridemage
• 1 Rafiq of the Many
• 1 Reprieve
• 1 Rogue's Passage
• 1 Sea Gate
• 1 Seaside Citadel
• 1 Shield of the Oversoul
• 1 Sigiled Paladin
• 1 Silent Arbiter
• 1 Simic Guildgate
• 1 Snakeskin Veil
• 1 Sol Ring
• 1 Sram, Senior Edificer
• 1 Steel of the Godhead
• 1 Steelshaper's Gift
• 1 Stoic Angel
• 1 Sublime Archangel
• 1 Swiftfoot Boots
• 1 Sword of Hearth and Home
• 1 Sword of Vengeance
• 1 Swords to Plowshares
• 1 Tangled Islet
• 1 Thassa, God of the Sea
• 1 Thornwood Falls
• 1 Thran Power Suit
• 1 Three Tree Rootweaver
• 1 Time Wipe
• 1 Trailblazer's Boots
• 1 Tranquil Cove
• 1 Trostani, Three Whispers
• 1 Utter Insignificance
• 1 Winged Boots