Light paw by Kioshi

Format: Commander

Creator: Kioshi

Commander: Light-Paws, Emperor's Voice

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 44

Deck overview

This deck is a focused mono-white Aura Voltron strategy spearheaded by Light-Paws, Emperor's Voice. The deck's primary objective is to deploy Light-Paws on turn 2 and immediately begin chaining Aura spells on turn 3. Because Light-Paws searches the library for an Aura of equal or lesser mana value whenever you cast an Aura, every spell cast represents double the enchantment presence and provides exact answers to the board state. The deck converts this tutor engine into rapid lethal commander damage using scaling power boosts such as All That Glitters, Ethereal Armor, and Sage's Reverie, combined with double strike and evasive protection like Spirit Mantle and Benevolent Blessing. Backup enchantress draw engines maintain hand velocity, while efficient spot removal, defensive instants, and select stax creatures like Drannith Magistrate and Archon of Emeria disrupt opposing plans. The deck eliminates opponents one by one in combat between turns 4 and 6.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 All That Glitters
  • 1 Angelic Destiny
  • 1 Angelic Gift
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Archon of Emeria
  • 1 Armored Ascension
  • 1 Battle Mastery
  • 1 Benevolent Blessing
  • 1 Blacksmith's Skill
  • 1 Chains of Custody
  • 1 Cho-Manno's Blessing
  • 1 Conviction
  • 1 Danitha Capashen, Paragon
  • 1 Darksteel Mutation
  • 1 Daybreak Coronet
  • 1 Drannith Magistrate
  • 1 Drannith Ruins
  • 1 Duelist's Heritage
  • 1 Enlightened Tutor
  • 1 Esper Sentinel
  • 1 Ethereal Armor
  • 1 Face of Divinity
  • 1 Flickering Ward
  • 1 Generous Gift
  • 1 Grand Abolisher
  • 1 Gryff's Boon
  • 1 Hall of Heliod's Generosity
  • 1 Heliod's Pilgrim
  • 1 Holy Mantle
  • 1 Hushbringer
  • 1 Hyena Umbra
  • 1 Idyllic Grange
  • 1 Katilda, Dawnhart Martyr // Katilda's Rising Dawn
  • 1 Kor Spiritdancer
  • 1 Light-Paws, Emperor's Voice
  • 1 Loran's Escape
  • 1 Mantle of the Ancients
  • 1 Marble Diamond
  • 1 Mesa Enchantress
  • 1 Mind Stone
  • 1 Moon-Blessed Cleric
  • 1 On Serra's Wings
  • 1 Open the Armory
  • 1 Path to Exile
  • 1 Pearl Medallion
  • 1 Pearl-Ear, Imperial Advisor
  • 30 Plains
  • 1 Rebuff the Wicked
  • 1 Reprobation
  • 1 Retether
  • 1 Roadside Reliquary
  • 1 Rogue's Passage
  • 1 Sage's Reverie
  • 1 Saving Grace
  • 1 Sejiri Shelter // Sejiri Glacier
  • 1 Sentinel's Eyes
  • 1 Sheltered by Ghosts
  • 1 Shielded by Faith
  • 1 Sigarda's Aid
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Spirit Mantle
  • 1 Sram, Senior Edificer
  • 1 Surge of Salvation
  • 1 Swiftfoot Boots
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Timely Ward
  • 1 Transcendent Envoy
  • 1 Twinblade Blessing
  • 1 Unquestioned Authority
  • 1 War Room
  • 1 Winds of Rath