Nissa is taming my leyline by melanch0ly_cl0ud

Format: Commander

Commander: Nissa, Leyline Tamer

Bracket: 5

DeckCheck Threat Index: 90

Deck overview

This deck is a high-powered 5-color competitive Commander shell built for rapid combo finishes and resilient interaction. While Nissa, Leyline Tamer sits in the command zone as a late-game value engine, the 99 is optimized to execute format-leading win conditions such as Thassa's Oracle paired with Demonic Consultation or Tainted Pact, and Underworld Breach lines with Brain Freeze and Lion's Eye Diamond. An extensive suite of 0-to-1 mana acceleration powers early turns, while top-tier tutors ensure rapid assembly by Turn 3. The deck protects its combo turns with proactive silence effects like Silence, Ranger-Captain of Eos, and Voice of Victory, backed by a comprehensive array of free counterspells like Force of Will and Mental Misstep. It can pivot effortlessly between fast combo kills and grindy card-advantage engines.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Aetherflux Reservoir
  • 1 Ancient Tomb
  • 1 Archaeomancer
  • 1 Archaeomancer's Map
  • 1 Arid Mesa
  • 1 Authority of the Consuls
  • 1 Blood Crypt
  • 1 Bloodstained Mire
  • 1 Bolas's Citadel
  • 1 Borne Upon a Wind
  • 1 Brain Freeze
  • 1 Chain of Vapor
  • 1 Chrome Mox
  • 1 City of Brass
  • 1 Cloud of Faeries
  • 1 Command Beacon
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Commandeer
  • 1 Counterspell
  • 1 Curse of Opulence
  • 1 Dark Ritual
  • 1 Dawn's Truce
  • 1 Daze
  • 1 Demonic Consultation
  • 1 Demonic Tutor
  • 1 Diabolic Intent
  • 1 Displacer Kitten
  • 1 Drannith Magistrate
  • 1 Emrakul, the Exigent Doom
  • 1 Entomb
  • 1 Esper Sentinel
  • 1 Faerie Mastermind
  • 1 Flooded Strand
  • 1 Flusterstorm
  • 1 Force of Negation
  • 1 Force of Will
  • 1 Gemstone Caverns
  • 1 Gleaming Splendor
  • 1 Godless Shrine
  • 1 Hallowed Fountain
  • 1 Hexing Squelcher
  • 1 Imperial Seal
  • 1 Island
  • 1 Jeska's Will
  • 1 Lion's Eye Diamond
  • 1 Longshot, Rebel Bowman
  • 1 Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
  • 1 Lotus Petal
  • 1 Mana Confluence
  • 1 Mana Drain
  • 1 Mana Vault
  • 1 Marsh Flats
  • 1 Mental Misstep
  • 1 Minamo, School at Water's Edge
  • 1 Mindbreak Trap
  • 1 Misdirection
  • 1 Mockingbird
  • 1 Mountain
  • 1 Mox Amber
  • 1 Mox Diamond
  • 1 Mox Opal
  • 1 Mystic Remora
  • 1 Mystical Tutor
  • 1 Necropotence
  • 1 Nissa, Leyline Tamer
  • 1 Niv-Mizzet, Ghost Counsel
  • 1 Otawara, Soaring City
  • 1 Phyrexian Metamorph
  • 1 Plains
  • 1 Plateau
  • 1 Polluted Delta
  • 1 Pyretic Ritual
  • 1 Ranger-Captain of Eos
  • 1 Reanimate
  • 1 Redirect Lightning
  • 1 Rhystic Study
  • 1 Samut, Tyrant of Naktamun
  • 1 Scalding Tarn
  • 1 Scrubland
  • 1 Sensei's Divining Top
  • 1 Silence
  • 1 Snap
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Solve the Equation
  • 1 Swamp
  • 1 Swan Song
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Tainted Pact
  • 1 Tataru Taru
  • 1 Teferi's Protection
  • 1 Thassa's Oracle
  • 1 The Queen of Dale
  • 1 Toxic Deluge
  • 1 Tundra
  • 1 Underground Sea
  • 1 Underworld Breach
  • 1 Vampiric Tutor
  • 1 Voice of Victory
  • 1 Volcanic Island
  • 1 Watery Grave