Forces of the Imperium $25 Upgrade by Deckhand

Format: Commander

Commander: Inquisitor Greyfax

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 36

Deck overview

This deck is an Esper token-midrange strategy led by Inquisitor Greyfax. It focuses on assembling a wide board of creature tokens while leveraging Greyfax's passive +1/+0 anthem and vigilance to maintain offensive pressure without dropping defenses. The deck converts token generation into continuous card velocity through engines like Marneus Calgar, Skullclamp, and Reconnaissance Mission. Direct life loss engines such as Commissar Severina Raine and Mirkwood Bats bypass traditional combat blockers, providing reach to close out games. While vulnerable to early combo decks due to limited stack interaction, it excels at board presence, token scaling, and sweeping recovery using high-tier phasing and indestructible protection spells.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Adarkar Wastes
  • 1 Adeline, Resplendent Cathar
  • 1 And They Shall Know No Fear
  • 1 Arcane Sanctum
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Ash Barrens
  • 1 Assault Intercessor
  • 1 Baron Bertram Graywater
  • 1 Bastion Protector
  • 1 Belisarius Cawl
  • 1 Birth of the Imperium
  • 1 Caves of Koilos
  • 1 Celestine, the Living Saint
  • 1 Choked Estuary
  • 1 Clever Concealment
  • 1 Collective Effort
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Commander's Sphere
  • 1 Commissar Severina Raine
  • 1 Company Commander
  • 1 Darkwater Catacombs
  • 1 Defenders of Humanity
  • 1 Drowned Catacomb
  • 1 Drumbellower
  • 1 Duty Beyond Death
  • 1 Elspeth, Sun's Champion
  • 1 Endless Foot Assault
  • 1 Epistolary Librarian
  • 1 Ethereal Investigator
  • 1 Everflowing Chalice
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Fell the Mighty
  • 1 For the Emperor!
  • 1 Forensic Gadgeteer
  • 1 Glacial Fortress
  • 1 Guardian of Faith
  • 1 Hero of Bladehold
  • 1 Hour of Reckoning
  • 1 Inquisitor Greyfax
  • 1 Inquisitorial Rosette
  • 5 Island
  • 1 Isolated Chapel
  • 1 Launch the Fleet
  • 1 Lethal Scheme
  • 1 Marneus Calgar
  • 1 Martial Coup
  • 1 Mind Stone
  • 1 Mirkwood Bats
  • 1 Mortify
  • 1 Nadier's Nightblade
  • 1 Path of Ancestry
  • 1 Piper Wright, Publick Reporter
  • 8 Plains
  • 1 Port Town
  • 1 Prairie Stream
  • 1 Primaris Chaplain
  • 1 Primaris Eliminator
  • 1 Reconnaissance Mission
  • 1 Selfless Spirit
  • 1 Sicarian Infiltrator
  • 1 Sister Hospitaller
  • 1 Skullclamp
  • 1 Skycloud Expanse
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Space Marine Devastator
  • 1 Space Marine Scout
  • 1 Starlight Spectacular
  • 1 Sunken Hollow
  • 7 Swamp
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Talisman of Dominance
  • 1 Talisman of Hierarchy
  • 1 Talisman of Progress
  • 1 Teysa, Opulent Oligarch
  • 1 Thousand Moons Smithy // Barracks of the Thousand
  • 1 Thunderhawk Gunship
  • 1 Triumph of Saint Katherine
  • 1 Ultramarines Honour Guard
  • 1 Vanguard Suppressor
  • 1 Vault of the Archangel
  • 1 Vexilus Praetor
  • 1 Void Rend
  • 1 Zephyrim