Baylen by IlGheppioXXV

Format: Commander

Commander: Baylen, the Haymaker

Bracket: 4

DeckCheck Threat Index: 60

Deck overview

This deck is a high-velocity Naya token engine and creature combo deck commanded by Baylen, the Haymaker. The strategy relies on producing a rapid swarm of creature, Food, and Treasure tokens to fuel Baylen's activated abilities, turning idle tokens into mana acceleration and continuous card draw. The primary win condition is a compact infinite creature combo between Basking Broodscale and Rosie Cotton of South Lane. Once both creatures are on the battlefield, creating a token triggers an unbounded loop of +1/+1 counters and 0/1 Eldrazi Spawn tokens. Baylen converts these infinite tokens into infinite colored mana and full library access, finishing the game on Turn 4 via enter-the-battlefield damage outlets like Purphoros, God of the Forge or Impact Tremors. Robust defensive spells like Clever Concealment and Voice of Victory shield the combo from opposing interaction, while alternative combat overruns via Craterhoof Behemoth ensure lethal pressure even without the commander.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Agate Instigator
  • 1 Akroma's Will
  • 1 Anointed Procession
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Arid Mesa
  • 1 Artifact Mutation
  • 1 Aura Mutation
  • 1 Aura Shards
  • 1 Avacyn's Pilgrim
  • 1 Awaken the Woods
  • 1 Basking Broodscale
  • 1 Battlefield Forge
  • 1 Baylen, the Haymaker
  • 1 Beast Within
  • 1 Bilbo's Gambit
  • 1 Birds of Paradise
  • 1 Bloom Tender
  • 1 Boromir, Warden of the Tower
  • 1 Boros Charm
  • 1 Boseiju, Who Endures
  • 1 Bountiful Promenade
  • 1 Brushland
  • 1 Caretaker's Talent
  • 1 Charismatic Conqueror
  • 1 Chord of Calling
  • 1 City of Brass
  • 1 Clever Concealment
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Craterhoof Behemoth
  • 1 Dawn's Truce
  • 1 Delighted Halfling
  • 1 Drumbellower
  • 1 Eladamri's Call
  • 1 Elesh Norn, Mother of Machines
  • 1 Elspeth, Storm Slayer
  • 1 Enlightened Tutor
  • 1 Fabled Passage
  • 1 Farmer Cotton
  • 1 Flawless Maneuver
  • 3 Forest
  • 1 Formidable Speaker
  • 1 Forth Eorlingas!
  • 1 Gamble
  • 1 Gilded Goose
  • 1 Grand Crescendo
  • 1 Grove of the Burnwillows
  • 1 Halo Fountain
  • 1 Hexing Squelcher
  • 1 Horizon Canopy
  • 1 Horizon of Progress
  • 1 Impact Tremors
  • 1 Imperial Recruiter
  • 1 Jetmir's Garden
  • 1 Karplusan Forest
  • 1 Llanowar Elves
  • 1 Mana Confluence
  • 1 March of the Multitudes
  • 1 Minas Tirith
  • 1 Molten Gatekeeper
  • 1 Mondrak, Glory Dominus
  • 1 Mountain
  • 1 Mox Amber
  • 1 Nature's Rhythm
  • 1 Parallel Lives
  • 1 Path to Exile
  • 1 Plains
  • 1 Purphoros, God of the Forge
  • 1 Quest for Renewal
  • 1 Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
  • 1 Razorverge Thicket
  • 1 Rosie Cotton of South Lane
  • 1 Sacred Foundry
  • 1 Scute Swarm
  • 1 Season of the Burrow
  • 1 Second Harvest
  • 1 Secure the Wastes
  • 1 Smothering Tithe
  • 1 Sokenzan, Crucible of Defiance
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Song of Totentanz
  • 1 Spectator Seating
  • 1 Spire Garden
  • 1 Split Up
  • 1 Springleaf Parade
  • 1 Stomping Ground
  • 1 Sunbaked Canyon
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Temple Garden
  • 1 Tempt with Vengeance
  • 1 Throne of the God-Pharaoh
  • 1 Treasure Vault
  • 1 Voice of Victory
  • 1 Warleader's Call
  • 1 Wildfire Awakener
  • 1 Will of the Mardu
  • 1 Windswept Heath
  • 1 Witty Roastmaster
  • 1 Wooded Foothills