Malcolm/Tana by Liberatious

Format: Commander

Commander: Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator and Tana, the Bloodsower

Bracket: 5

DeckCheck Threat Index: 66

Deck overview

This list is a high-powered competitive Commander deck focused on executing a compact two-card infinite combo between Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator and Glint-Horn Buccaneer. By leveraging explosive mana dorks, fast artifacts, and rituals, the deck routinely deploys Malcolm on Turn 2 and searches up Glint-Horn Buccaneer by Turn 3. When Glint-Horn Buccaneer attacks, activating its ability to discard and draw triggers its damage ability against all three opponents, generating three Treasure tokens via Malcolm. Sacrificing two Treasures sustains the loop indefinitely, burning the table out in a single turn. The deck is reinforced by an elite suite of free stack interaction and protection, including Fierce Guardianship, Deflecting Swat, and Veil of Summer. Alternate win lines using Niv-Mizzet, Parun and Curiosity provide backup routes, though the list remains vulnerable to resolved stax pieces such as Collector Ouphe or Cursed Totem.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 An Offer You Can't Refuse
  • 1 Ancient Tomb
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Artificial Evolution
  • 1 Birds of Paradise
  • 1 Birthing Pod
  • 1 Breeding Pool
  • 1 Bring to Light
  • 1 Carpet of Flowers
  • 1 Chord of Calling
  • 1 Chrome Mox
  • 1 City of Brass
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Curiosity
  • 1 Daze
  • 1 Deflecting Swat
  • 1 Delighted Halfling
  • 1 Eldritch Evolution
  • 1 Elvish Spirit Guide
  • 1 Eternal Witness
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Fierce Guardianship
  • 1 Final Fortune
  • 1 Finale of Devastation
  • 1 Flusterstorm
  • 1 Force of Will
  • 5 Forest
  • 1 Fyndhorn Elves
  • 1 Gamble
  • 1 Gemstone Caverns
  • 1 Glint-Horn Buccaneer
  • 1 Hexing Squelcher
  • 1 Hinterland Harbor
  • 1 Hydroelectric Specimen // Hydroelectric Laboratory
  • 1 Imperial Recruiter
  • 1 Invasion of Ikoria // Zilortha, Apex of Ikoria
  • 3 Island
  • 1 Jeska's Will
  • 1 Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker
  • 1 Legolas's Quick Reflexes
  • 1 Leyline of Transformation
  • 1 Llanowar Elves
  • 1 Lotus Petal
  • 1 Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator
  • 1 Mana Vault
  • 1 Mental Misstep
  • 1 Mindbreak Trap
  • 1 Misty Rainforest
  • 3 Mountain
  • 1 Mox Amber
  • 1 Mystic Remora
  • 1 Mystical Tutor
  • 1 Nature's Rhythm
  • 1 Neoform
  • 1 Niv-Mizzet, Parun
  • 1 Orcish Lumberjack
  • 1 Pact of Negation
  • 1 Pinnacle Monk // Mystic Peak
  • 1 Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
  • 1 Reckless Fireweaver
  • 1 Red Elemental Blast
  • 1 Rejuvenating Springs
  • 1 Rhystic Study
  • 1 Rite of Flame
  • 1 Rootbound Crag
  • 1 Scalding Tarn
  • 1 Shivan Reef
  • 1 Simian Spirit Guide
  • 1 Sink into Stupor // Soporific Springs
  • 1 Siren Stormtamer
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Solve the Equation
  • 1 Spell Pierce
  • 1 Spire Garden
  • 1 Spirebluff Canal
  • 1 Steam Vents
  • 1 Stomping Ground
  • 1 Sulfur Falls
  • 1 Sunshot Militia
  • 1 Swan Song
  • 1 Sylvan Library
  • 1 Sylvan Safekeeper
  • 1 Tana, the Bloodsower
  • 1 Tinder Wall
  • 1 Training Center
  • 1 Trickery Charm
  • 1 Underworld Breach
  • 1 Veil of Summer
  • 1 Weftstalker Ardent
  • 1 Wooded Foothills
  • 1 Worldly Tutor
  • 1 Yavimaya Coast