Choco test 1 by JerolinG

Format: Commander

Commander: Choco, Seeker of Paradise

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 40

Deck overview

Choco, Seeker of Paradise helms a Bant aggressive midrange deck combining Bird tribal synergy with explosive Landfall acceleration. The strategy curves low-cost flying creatures into Choco on turn 4, unleashing combat triggers on turn 5 that dig through the library, draw cards, and drop multiple lands directly onto the battlefield. This surge of lands triggers powerful Landfall abilities, pumping Choco and fueling token engines like Emeria Angel and Chocobo Racetrack. The deck closes games through compounding aerial combat damage, backed by anthems from Empyrean Eagle and Murmuration alongside trample from Garruk's Uprising. A robust suite of low-cost interaction and defensive spells, including Dovin's Veto, Beast Within, and Plumecreed Escort, disrupts opposing threats while protecting the airborne flock. While the deck lacks unconditional tutors and infinite combo finishes, its high natural creature density and recurring card flow create a resilient, self-sustaining combat engine.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Aerie Auxiliary
  • 1 Ambrosia Whiteheart
  • 1 An Offer You Can't Refuse
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Aven Mindcensor
  • 1 Bant Charm
  • 1 Bant Panorama
  • 1 Bartz and Boko
  • 1 Beast Within
  • 1 Botanical Sanctum
  • 1 Brokers Charm
  • 1 Brokers Hideout
  • 1 Canopy Vista
  • 1 Choco, Seeker of Paradise
  • 1 Chocobo Kick
  • 1 Chocobo Racetrack
  • 1 Cloudshift
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Contractual Safeguard
  • 1 Council's Judgment
  • 1 Cultivate
  • 1 Curse of the Swine
  • 1 Dazzling Denial
  • 1 Dovin's Veto
  • 1 Dreamroot Cascade
  • 1 Elixir
  • 1 Emeria Angel
  • 1 Empyrean Eagle
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Farseek
  • 1 Finch Formation
  • 1 Flatline
  • 5 Forest
  • 1 Garruk's Uprising
  • 1 Growth Spiral
  • 1 Gwaihir the Windlord
  • 1 Gysahl Greens
  • 1 Harrier Strix
  • 1 Healer's Hawk
  • 1 Inevitable Betrayal
  • 1 Into the Flood Maw
  • 1 Ishai, Ojutai Dragonspeaker
  • 1 Ishgard, the Holy See // Faith & Grief
  • 4 Island
  • 1 Jackdaw Savior
  • 1 Jubilant Skybonder
  • 1 Kastral, the Windcrested
  • 1 Landroval, Horizon Witness
  • 1 Littjara Mirrorlake
  • 1 Lonely Arroyo
  • 1 Meneldor, Swift Savior
  • 1 Mockingbird
  • 1 Murmuration
  • 1 Myriad Landscape
  • 1 Ominous Cemetery
  • 1 Path of Ancestry
  • 1 Pileated Provisioner
  • 5 Plains
  • 1 Plumecreed Escort
  • 1 Plumecreed Mentor
  • 1 Ponder
  • 1 Port Town
  • 1 Prairie Stream
  • 1 Preordain
  • 1 Reliquary Tower
  • 1 Rogue's Passage
  • 1 Sazh Katzroy
  • 1 Sazh's Chocobo
  • 1 Search for Tomorrow
  • 1 Seaside Citadel
  • 1 Seedpod Squire
  • 1 Sevinne's Reclamation
  • 1 Sidequest: Raise a Chocobo // Black Chocobo
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Splash Portal
  • 1 Starting Town
  • 1 Stroke of Midnight
  • 1 Summon: Choco/Mog
  • 1 Summon: Fat Chocobo
  • 1 Tatyova, Benthic Druid
  • 1 Tawnos, the Toymaker
  • 1 Temple of Mystery
  • 1 Temple of the False God
  • 1 Teshar, Ancestor's Apostle
  • 1 Tranquil Landscape
  • 1 Vineglimmer Snarl
  • 1 Vivien Reid
  • 1 Warden of Evos Isle
  • 1 Wingmate Roc