Ghost in the Machine (Ekthi, Contaminator Priest) by fattpenguin3

Format: Commander

Commander: Ekthi, Contaminator Priest

Bracket: 3

Deck overview

This is a mono-white Equipment-based deck helmed by Ekthi, Contaminator Priest, who grants every Equipment living weapon and boosts the resulting Phyrexian Germ tokens. The primary game plan is to deploy the commander, then play Equipment to generate a steady stream of 0/0 Germ creatures that grow with Ekthi's +1/+1 anthem. The deck leverages token doublers like Anointed Procession and Elspeth, Storm Slayer to go wide, while Equipment such as Buster Sword and Colossus Hammer enable a tall Voltron finish. It wins through combat damage-either commander damage via a suited-up Ekthi or a swarm of pumped Germs. The deck also includes a significant Urza's Tron package for explosive mana and a handful of blink effects to reuse Equipment enter triggers.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Abandoned Air Temple
  • 1 Against All Odds
  • 1 Akroma's Memorial
  • 1 Akroma's Will
  • 1 Andúril, Narsil Reforged
  • 1 Anointed Procession
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Bloodforged Battle-Axe
  • 1 Brass Knuckles
  • 1 Buster Sword
  • 1 Cathars' Crusade
  • 1 Colossus Hammer
  • 1 Commander's Plate
  • 1 Deserted Temple
  • 1 Divine Visitation
  • 1 Dowsing Dagger // Lost Vale
  • 1 Echoes of Eternity
  • 1 Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
  • 1 Ekthi, Contaminator Priest
  • 1 Eldrazi Confluence
  • 1 Elspeth, Storm Slayer
  • 1 Enlightened Tutor
  • 1 Expedition Map
  • 1 Fishing Gear
  • 1 Flawless Maneuver
  • 1 Flicker
  • 1 Glimmer Lens
  • 1 Grand Crescendo
  • 1 Horn of Valhalla // Ysgard's Call
  • 1 Hulkbuster Armor
  • 1 Inventors' Fair
  • 1 Kemba's Banner
  • 1 Long-Lost Lances
  • 1 Lost Jitte
  • 1 Mace of the Valiant
  • 1 Machinist's Arsenal
  • 1 Mask of Memory
  • 1 Masterwork of Ingenuity
  • 1 Mind Stone
  • 1 Mishra's Workshop
  • 1 Nazgûl Battle-Mace
  • 1 Nettlecyst
  • 1 Orcrist, Goblin-cleaver
  • 1 Panharmonicon
  • 1 Paradise Mantle
  • 1 Patchwork Banner
  • 1 Pip-Boy 3000
  • 19 Plains
  • 1 Planar Nexus
  • 1 Razorgrass Ambush // Razorgrass Field
  • 1 Renewed Solidarity
  • 1 Scrollshift
  • 1 Semblance Anvil
  • 1 Shadowspear
  • 1 Skullclamp
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Steelshaper's Gift
  • 1 Strength-Testing Hammer
  • 1 Sword of Feast and Famine
  • 1 Sword of the Animist
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Talon Gates of Madara
  • 1 Teferi's Protection
  • 1 Teleportation Circle
  • 1 Terrain Generator
  • 1 The Aetherspark
  • 1 The Mind Stone
  • 1 Thespian's Stage
  • 1 Thought Vessel
  • 1 Thousand Moons Smithy // Barracks of the Thousand
  • 1 Three Tree City
  • 1 Touch the Spirit Realm
  • 1 Umezawa's Jitte
  • 1 Urza's Cave
  • 1 Urza's Mine
  • 1 Urza's Power Plant
  • 1 Urza's Saga
  • 1 Urza's Tower
  • 1 Urza's Workshop
  • 1 Vesuva
  • 1 World Map
  • 1 Wrecking Ball Arm