The Force by Flipper

Format: Commander

Commander: Rafiq of the Many

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 34

Deck overview

This deck executes a focused Bant Voltron strategy commanded by Rafiq of the Many. The game plan accelerates mana in the early turns to deploy Rafiq on Turn 3 or 4, followed by high-impact auras, equipment, and exalted permanents that exploit his double strike ability. The deck transitions into lethal commander damage by Turn 5, systematically knocking out one opponent per turn cycle. To counteract wide boards and aggressive decks that could outpace a single attacker, the list runs asymmetric combat restrictors like Dueling Grounds and Silent Arbiter. Card advantage engines such as Sram, Senior Edificer and combat damage draw effects keep the hand stocked with threats and defensive spells. A robust protection suite featuring Teferi's Protection, Heroic Intervention, and totem armor shields the commander from interaction, while alternate aura carriers ensure the deck remains dangerous even if the commander is removed.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Alchemist's Refuge
  • 1 All That Glitters
  • 1 Ardenn, Intrepid Archaeologist
  • 1 Baird, Steward of Argive
  • 1 Bear Umbra
  • 1 Blackblade Reforged
  • 1 Bountiful Promenade
  • 1 Breeding Pool
  • 1 Brotherhood Regalia
  • 1 Buster Sword
  • 1 Codsworth, Handy Helper
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Commander's Plate
  • 1 Council's Judgment
  • 1 Counterspell
  • 1 Cyclonic Rift
  • 1 Danitha Capashen, Paragon
  • 1 Danitha, Benalia's Hope
  • 1 Danitha, New Benalia's Light
  • 1 Deserted Beach
  • 1 Dueling Grounds
  • 1 Ellivere of the Wild Court
  • 1 Enlightened Tutor
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Farseek
  • 1 Finest Hour
  • 1 Flooded Strand
  • 2 Forest
  • 1 Fortified Village
  • 1 Galea, Kindler of Hope
  • 1 Gift of Immortality
  • 1 Glacial Fortress
  • 1 Hall of Heliod's Generosity
  • 1 Hallowed Fountain
  • 1 Hammer of Nazahn
  • 1 Heroic Intervention
  • 1 Hinterland Harbor
  • 1 Island
  • 1 Knight Exemplar
  • 1 Kutzil, Malamet Exemplar
  • 1 Lavinia, Azorius Renegade
  • 1 Maze of Ith
  • 1 Misty Rainforest
  • 1 Mystic Sanctuary
  • 1 Noble Hierarch
  • 1 Open the Armory
  • 1 Overgrown Farmland
  • 1 Path of Ancestry
  • 1 Path to Exile
  • 1 Pearl-Ear, Imperial Advisor
  • 1 Pippin, Guard of the Citadel
  • 3 Plains
  • 1 Plaza of Heroes
  • 1 Ponder
  • 1 Puresteel Paladin
  • 1 Rafiq of the Many
  • 1 Rancor
  • 1 Rashel, Fist of Torm
  • 1 Rejuvenating Springs
  • 1 Rogue's Passage
  • 1 Savannah
  • 1 Sea of Clouds
  • 1 Seaside Citadel
  • 1 Shadowspear
  • 1 Sheltered by Ghosts
  • 1 Shield of the Oversoul
  • 1 Sigarda's Aid
  • 1 Silent Arbiter
  • 1 Smuggler's Copter
  • 1 Sokrates, Athenian Teacher
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Spara's Headquarters
  • 1 Sphere of Safety
  • 1 Sram, Senior Edificer
  • 1 Staggering Insight
  • 1 Steel of the Godhead
  • 1 Stoic Angel
  • 1 Strong Back
  • 1 Sunpetal Grove
  • 1 Swan Song
  • 1 Swiftfoot Boots
  • 1 Sword of Feast and Famine
  • 1 Sword of Sinew and Steel
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Talisman of Progress
  • 1 Talisman of Unity
  • 1 Teferi's Protection
  • 1 Temple Garden
  • 1 Temple of Plenty
  • 1 Thalia, Heretic Cathar
  • 1 The Council of Four
  • 1 Tropical Island
  • 1 Unflinching Courage
  • 1 Vanquish the Horde
  • 1 Winds of Rath
  • 1 Windswept Heath
  • 1 Yavimaya Coast