Rhys by user2561362

Format: Commander

Commander: Rhys the Redeemed

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 34

Deck overview

This Rhys the Redeemed deck is a dedicated Selesnya go-wide token strategy that accelerates mana quickly and multiplies creature tokens exponentially. The early game establishes cheap ramp pieces such as Llanowar Elves, Priest of Titania, and Cryptolith Rite, turning early creature swarms into abundant mana. By Turn 4, the deck deploys active token producers like Adeline, Resplendent Cathar, Felidar Retreat, or Rhys's token creation. On Turn 6, the deck reaches critical onset by deploying massive pump effects such as Beastmaster Ascension, Cathars' Crusade, or Craterhoof Behemoth, or by activating Rhys's 6-mana doubling ability. The deck protects its wide board with instant-speed indestructible effects like Grand Crescendo and Rootborn Defenses, closing the game on Turn 7 via overwhelming combat damage.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Adeline, Resplendent Cathar
  • 1 Akroma's Will
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Aura Shards
  • 1 Austere Command
  • 1 Avacyn's Memorial
  • 1 Avacyn's Pilgrim
  • 1 Basri Ket
  • 1 Beastmaster Ascension
  • 1 Canopy Vista
  • 1 Cathars' Crusade
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Commander's Insignia
  • 1 Commander's Sphere
  • 1 Craterhoof Behemoth
  • 1 Cryptolith Rite
  • 1 Cultivate
  • 1 Darksteel Mutation
  • 1 Darksteel Plate
  • 1 Elvish Archdruid
  • 1 Emmara Tandris
  • 1 Essence Warden
  • 1 Evolving Wilds
  • 1 Farseek
  • 1 Felidar Retreat
  • 1 Finneas, Ace Archer
  • 16 Forest
  • 1 Fortified Village
  • 1 Gaddock Teeg
  • 1 Generous Gift
  • 1 Ghalta and Mavren
  • 1 Glare of Subdual
  • 1 Goldnight Commander
  • 1 Grand Crescendo
  • 1 Hour of Reckoning
  • 1 Imperious Perfect
  • 1 Intangible Virtue
  • 1 Jaheira, Friend of the Forest
  • 1 Kodama's Reach
  • 1 Kutzil, Malamet Exemplar
  • 1 Legion Loyalty
  • 1 Lightning Greaves
  • 1 Llanowar Elves
  • 1 March of the Multitudes
  • 1 Marwyn, the Nurturer
  • 1 Mentor of the Meek
  • 1 Mirari's Wake
  • 1 Mirri, Weatherlight Duelist
  • 1 Moogles' Valor
  • 1 Mycoloth
  • 1 Nature's Claim
  • 1 Nature's Lore
  • 1 Overgrown Farmland
  • 1 Path to Exile
  • 11 Plains
  • 1 Priest of Titania
  • 1 Return to Nature
  • 1 Rhys the Redeemed
  • 1 Rootborn Defenses
  • 1 Second Harvest
  • 1 Seedborn Muse
  • 1 Skullclamp
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Soul Warden
  • 1 Sting, the Glinting Dagger
  • 1 Sungrass Prairie
  • 1 Sunpetal Grove
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Talisman of Unity
  • 1 Temple of Plenty
  • 1 Terramorphic Expanse
  • 1 Trostani, Selesnya's Voice
  • 1 Valor in Akros
  • 1 Winds of Abandon
  • 1 Zanarkand, Ancient Metropolis // Lasting Fayth