Party Time by user7371960

Format: Commander

Commander: Nalia de'Arnise

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 40

Deck overview

This Orzhov deck leverages Nalia de'Arnise to execute a focused tribal aggro-midrange strategy centered on the Party mechanic. By deploying an efficient mixture of Clerics, Rogues, Warriors, and Wizards, the deck consistently achieves a full party by turn 4. Nalia provides card flow by allowing party members to be cast directly from the top of the library while granting team-wide +1/+1 counters and deathtouch during combat. The game plan focuses on establishing a wide board, scaling power through payoffs like Jazal Goldmane, Squad Commander, and Burakos, Party Leader, and wearing down opponents over multiple combat steps. Robust defensive tools including Selfless Spirit, Glorious Protector, and Cosmic Intervention shield against sweepers, while efficient removal like Swords to Plowshares and asymmetric wipes like Stick Together clear blocking paths. Although reliant on combat damage over several turns, the deck maintains steady pressure and resource replenishment.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Anguished Unmaking
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Archpriest of Iona
  • 1 Assault Intercessor
  • 1 Astarion, the Decadent
  • 1 Austere Command
  • 1 Aven Mindcensor
  • 1 Black Market Connections
  • 1 Blackbloom Rogue // Blackbloom Bog
  • 1 Bleachbone Verge
  • 1 Bloodsoaked Champion
  • 1 Burakos, Party Leader
  • 1 Castle Locthwain
  • 1 Caves of Koilos
  • 1 Changeling Outcast
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Cosmic Intervention
  • 1 Coveted Prize
  • 1 Deep Gnome Terramancer
  • 1 Desolate Mire
  • 1 Despark
  • 1 Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
  • 1 Envoy of the Ancestors
  • 1 Felisa, Fang of Silverquill
  • 1 Fetid Heath
  • 1 Folk Hero
  • 1 Frontline Medic
  • 1 Gandalf, White Rider
  • 1 Glorious Protector
  • 1 Grim Haruspex
  • 1 Grim Hireling
  • 1 Harper Recruiter
  • 1 High Priest of Penance
  • 1 Isolated Chapel
  • 1 Jazal Goldmane
  • 1 Lae'zel, Vlaakith's Champion
  • 1 Mikaeus, the Lunarch
  • 1 Minas Tirith
  • 1 Mindblade Render
  • 1 Mirror Entity
  • 1 Mortuary Mire
  • 1 Mother of Runes
  • 1 Multiclass Baldric
  • 1 Mutavault
  • 1 Nalia de'Arnise
  • 1 Nighthawk Scavenger
  • 1 Nullpriest of Oblivion
  • 1 Orzhov Basilica
  • 1 Orzhov Signet
  • 1 Path to Exile
  • 11 Plains
  • 1 Puppeteer Clique
  • 1 Ravenloft Adventurer
  • 1 Reconnaissance
  • 1 Redemption Choir
  • 1 Requisition Raid
  • 1 Rumor Gatherer
  • 1 Sarevok's Tome
  • 1 Seasoned Dungeoneer
  • 1 Selfless Spirit
  • 1 Sevinne's Reclamation
  • 1 Shineshadow Snarl
  • 1 Sigrid, God-Favored
  • 1 Skyclave Cleric // Skyclave Basilica
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Solemn Doomguide
  • 1 Squad Commander
  • 1 Stick Together
  • 7 Swamp
  • 1 Swiftfoot Boots
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Tainted Field
  • 1 Talisman of Hierarchy
  • 1 Temple of Silence
  • 1 Thwart the Grave
  • 1 Tocasia's Welcome
  • 1 Unbreakable Formation
  • 1 Varragoth, Bloodsky Sire
  • 1 Vault of the Archangel
  • 1 Vexilus Praetor
  • 1 Viscera Seer
  • 1 Weathered Wayfarer
  • 1 White Plume Adventurer
  • 1 Windbrisk Heights