Brothers in Arms

Format: Commander

Commander: Marneus Calgar

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 37

Deck overview

This deck is an Esper token-control strategy commanded by Marneus Calgar. It leverages cheap, repeatable token producers to trigger its commander's ability, converting creature creation into continuous card advantage. The game plan focuses on establishing early ramp on Turn 2, deploying efficient token engines like Adeline, Resplendent Cathar or Ophiomancer on Turn 3, and resolving Marneus Calgar on Turn 4. From there, the deck snowballs card flow while developing asymmetric board states. Victory is achieved through wide combat swings enhanced by potent stat-boosting permanents such as Cathars' Crusade, Inspiring Leader, and Elspeth, Storm Slayer. A rich suite of cheap interaction and flexible protection spells, including Clever Concealment and Flawless Maneuver, shields the board from board wipes while the swarm systematically eliminates opponents over two combat cycles.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Adarkar Wastes
  • 1 Adeline, Resplendent Cathar
  • 1 Anointed Procession
  • 1 Arcane Denial
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Arid Mesa
  • 1 Bastion of Remembrance
  • 1 Belisarius Cawl
  • 1 Bleachbone Verge
  • 1 Bloodstained Mire
  • 1 Brainstorm
  • 1 Call the Coppercoats
  • 1 Cathars' Crusade
  • 1 Caves of Koilos
  • 1 Clever Concealment
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Counterspell
  • 1 Darksteel Mutation
  • 1 Deadly Rollick
  • 1 Defenders of Humanity
  • 1 Deserted Beach
  • 1 Dolmen Gate
  • 1 Dovin's Veto
  • 1 Drowned Catacomb
  • 1 Elspeth, Storm Slayer
  • 1 Esper Sentinel
  • 1 Feed the Swarm
  • 1 Fellwar Stone
  • 1 Fetid Heath
  • 1 Flawless Maneuver
  • 1 Flooded Strand
  • 1 Floodfarm Verge
  • 1 Fracture
  • 1 Galadriel's Dismissal
  • 1 Get Lost
  • 1 Glacial Fortress
  • 1 Gloomlake Verge
  • 1 Godless Shrine
  • 1 Grand Abolisher
  • 1 Grand Crescendo
  • 1 Hallowed Fountain
  • 1 Hour of Reckoning
  • 1 Infernal Grasp
  • 1 Inquisitor Greyfax
  • 1 Inspiring Leader
  • 1 Island
  • 1 Isolated Chapel
  • 1 Kambal, Profiteering Mayor
  • 1 Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
  • 1 Mana Drain
  • 1 Marneus Calgar
  • 1 Marsh Flats
  • 1 Mirrormade
  • 1 Mister Fantastic, Reed Richards
  • 1 Misty Rainforest
  • 1 Monastery Mentor
  • 1 Morphic Pool
  • 1 Mystic Gate
  • 1 Ophiomancer
  • 1 Ornithopter of Paradise
  • 1 Otawara, Soaring City
  • 1 Plains
  • 1 Plumb the Forbidden
  • 1 Polluted Delta
  • 1 Raffine's Tower
  • 1 Reanimate
  • 1 Reflecting Pool
  • 1 Renewed Solidarity
  • 1 Ringsight
  • 1 Roaming Throne
  • 1 Scrubland
  • 1 Sea of Clouds
  • 1 Secure the Wastes
  • 1 Securitron Squadron
  • 1 Sejiri Shelter // Sejiri Glacier
  • 1 Sevinne's Reclamation
  • 1 Shattered Sanctum
  • 1 Shipwreck Marsh
  • 1 Sicarian Infiltrator
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Sunken Ruins
  • 1 Swamp
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
  • 1 Talisman of Dominance
  • 1 Talisman of Hierarchy
  • 1 Talisman of Progress
  • 1 Toxic Deluge
  • 1 Training Grounds
  • 1 Tundra
  • 1 Ultramarines Honour Guard
  • 1 Underground River
  • 1 Underground Sea
  • 1 Urza's Incubator
  • 1 Vault of Champions
  • 1 Verdant Catacombs
  • 1 Vexilus Praetor
  • 1 Void Rend
  • 1 Watery Grave
  • 1 Windswept Heath