tamiyo shoves you in a locker by PotatoPhish

Format: Commander

Commander: Tamiyo, Upriser Crowned

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 35

Deck overview

This deck is a low-to-the-ground Boros Aggro and Monarch midrange list designed to curve out aggressively in the early turns. It starts by deploying efficient 1-drop and 2-drop creatures to establish early board presence and chip in damage. By Turn 4, it transitions into stable card advantage engines utilizing the Monarch mechanic and token generators. On Turn 6, Tamiyo, Upriser Crowned acts as an evasive, double-striking bomb that enters with haste, immediately seizing the Monarch and punishing crackback attacks with stun counters. Backed by solid spot removal, anti-wipe protection, and attack deterrents like Ghostly Prison and Queen Mother Ramonda, the deck steadily scales its battlefield. It closes out games on Turn 8 through accumulated commander damage, wide token overruns, and burn triggers from cards like Court of Embereth.

Decklist (100 cards)

• 1 Abandoned Air Temple
• 1 Agitator Ant
• 1 Ainok Strike Leader
• 1 Ajani's Anguish
• 1 Ajani, Nacatl Pariah // Ajani, Nacatl Avenger
• 1 Archangel of Thune
• 1 Archetype of Aggression
• 1 Archivist of Oghma
• 1 Arena of Glory
• 1 Arid Mesa
• 1 Authority of the Consuls
• 1 Bastion Protector
• 1 Battlefield Forge
• 1 Bilbo's Gambit
• 1 Black Widow, Agile Avenger
• 1 Bloodstained Mire
• 1 Boros Charm
• 1 Bre of Clan Stoutarm
• 1 Clifftop Retreat
• 1 Coin of Fate
• 1 Command Tower
• 1 Court of Ardenvale
• 1 Court of Embereth
• 1 Court of Grace
• 1 Crown of Gondor
• 1 Curse of Opulence
• 1 Deflecting Palm
• 1 Doc Ock's Tentacles
• 1 Elegant Parlor
• 1 Emberwilde Captain
• 1 Erode
• 1 Esper Sentinel
• 1 Exotic Orchard
• 1 Firemane Commando
• 1 Flawless Maneuver
• 1 Forth Eorlingas!
• 1 Furycalm Snarl
• 1 Ghostly Prison
• 1 Ginger, Queen of Sweets
• 1 Gornog, the Red Reaper
• 1 Grand Abolisher
• 1 Grenzo, Havoc Raiser
• 1 Guide of Souls
• 1 Inspiring Vantage
• 1 Keeper of the Accord
• 1 Knight of the White Orchid
• 1 Laelia, the Blade Reforged
• 1 Lightning Greaves
• 1 Lightning, Army of One
• 1 Lion Sash
• 1 Loran of the Third Path
• 1 Mikaeus, the Lunarch
• 1 Moonshaker Cavalry
• 1 Mother of Runes
• 2 Mountain
• 1 Noble Heritage
• 1 Ocelot Pride
• 1 Phlage, Titan of Fire's Fury
• 14 Plains
• 1 Professional Face-Breaker
• 1 Queen Mother Ramonda
• 1 Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
• 1 Reprieve
• 1 Rogue's Passage
• 1 Sacred Foundry
• 1 Selfless Samurai
• 1 Serra Ascendant
• 1 Settle the Wreckage
• 1 Sevinne's Reclamation
• 1 Skyline Despot
• 1 Slayers' Stronghold
• 1 Sol Ring
• 1 Spectator Seating
• 1 Stadium Headliner
• 1 Sunbillow Verge
• 1 Sundown Pass
• 1 Sword of Feast and Famine
• 1 Swords to Plowshares
• 1 Tamiyo, Upriser Crowned
• 1 The Queen of Dale
• 1 Throne of the High City
• 1 Turbulent Steppe
• 1 Vandalblast
• 1 Voice of Victory
• 1 Windswept Heath
• 1 Witch Enchanter // Witch-Blessed Meadow