Xannathar by lerog344

Format: Commander

Commander: Xanathar, Guild Kingpin

Bracket: 3

Deck overview

This is a Dimir theft-control deck built to weaponize Xanathar's upkeep lock. The primary plan is to resolve Xanathar, then multiply upkeep triggers with Paradox Haze, Sphinx of the Second Sun, and Shadow of the Second Sun to shut down multiple opponents each turn while casting their cards. Secondary paths go through Tasha and Mind's Dilation to generate demons/extra spells, Bribery/Rise of the Dark Realms to steal the best creatures, and a small clone package (Spark Double, Quantum Misalignment) to multiply Sphinx's extra phase. The deck wins through incremental combat, often with flying threats and stolen permanents. No hidden commander; Tasha acts as a strong supporting payoff rather than the build-around core.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Aetherize
  • 1 Agna Qel'a
  • 1 An Offer You Can't Refuse
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Bad River
  • 1 Baleful Strix
  • 1 Bandit's Haul
  • 1 Beholder's Charm Ray
  • 1 Bender's Waterskin
  • 1 Bitter Triumph
  • 1 Black Widow, Super Spy
  • 1 Boseiju, Who Shelters All
  • 1 Buried Treasure
  • 1 Charcoal Diamond
  • 1 Choked Estuary
  • 1 Coalition Relic
  • 1 Coldsteel Heart
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Commander's Sphere
  • 1 Contaminated Aquifer
  • 1 Control Magic
  • 1 Counterspell
  • 1 Damnation
  • 1 Dark Ritual
  • 1 Darkwater Catacombs
  • 1 Dimir Aqueduct
  • 1 Dimir Signet
  • 1 Drowned Catacomb
  • 1 Ember Island Production
  • 1 Emeritus of Woe // Demonic Tutor
  • 1 Feed the Swarm
  • 1 Fellwar Stone
  • 1 Fetid Pools
  • 1 Gilded Lotus
  • 1 Hope's Aero Magic
  • 10 Island
  • 1 Jet Medallion
  • 1 Kang Prime
  • 1 Lazav, Familiar Stranger
  • 1 Loki's Double
  • 1 Mana Drain
  • 1 Minas Morgul
  • 1 Mind Stone
  • 1 Morphic Pool
  • 1 Negate
  • 1 Paradox Haze
  • 1 Polluted Delta
  • 1 Quantum Misalignment
  • 1 Rapid Hybridization
  • 1 Reanimate
  • 1 Relic of Legends
  • 1 Rise of the Dark Realms
  • 1 Sapphire Medallion
  • 1 Shadow of the Second Sun
  • 1 Siphon Insight
  • 1 Sky Diamond
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Solar Transformer
  • 1 Sphinx of the Second Sun
  • 1 Strionic Resonator
  • 1 Sunken Hollow
  • 10 Swamp
  • 1 Swiftfoot Boots
  • 1 Tainted Isle
  • 1 Talisman of Dominance
  • 1 Tasha, the Witch Queen
  • 1 Temple of Deceit
  • 1 The Watcher's Warning
  • 1 Thief of Sanity
  • 1 Thieving Amalgam
  • 1 Thieving Varmint
  • 1 Thought Vessel
  • 1 Thran Dynamo
  • 1 Time Warp
  • 1 Torment of Hailfire
  • 1 Undercity Sewers
  • 1 Underground River
  • 1 Underground Sea
  • 1 Watery Grave
  • 1 Withering Torment
  • 1 Wizard's Staff
  • 1 Xanathar, Guild Kingpin