Birb by user9227209

Format: Commander

Commander: Choco, Seeker of Paradise

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 40

Deck overview

This deck is a synergistic Bant Bird kindred and landfall strategy commanded by Choco, Seeker of Paradise. It accelerates early by deploying low-mana flying Birds and efficient ramp spells on turns 1 through 3, setting up Choco on turn 3 or 4. Each attack with Bird creatures triggers Choco's ability to dig deep into the library, drawing selected cards and putting all revealed lands directly onto the battlefield tapped. This rapid land acceleration powers substantial landfall triggers, growing Choco and generating Bird tokens via engines like Emeria Angel, Chocobo Racetrack, and Felidar Retreat. The deck protects its board with instant-speed answers such as Dawn's Truce, Perch Protection, and Dovin's Veto. It closes games around turn 8 through an evasive combat alpha strike boosted by kindred anthems like Banner of Kinship, Murmuration, and Kastral, the Windcrested, or asymmetric disruption from Raise the Palisade.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Ambrosia Whiteheart
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Aven Mindcensor
  • 1 Banner of Kinship
  • 1 Bartz and Boko
  • 1 Birds of Paradise
  • 1 Bower Passage
  • 1 Brushland
  • 1 Canopy Vista
  • 1 Choco, Seeker of Paradise
  • 1 Chocobo Camp
  • 1 Chocobo Kick
  • 1 Chocobo Knights
  • 1 Chocobo Racetrack
  • 1 Chronicle of Victory
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Cultivate
  • 1 Curiosity Crafter
  • 1 Dawn's Truce
  • 1 Dazzling Denial
  • 1 Derevi, Empyrial Tactician
  • 1 Dewdrop Cure
  • 1 Dovin's Veto
  • 1 Emeria Angel
  • 1 Empyrean Eagle
  • 1 Evolving Wilds
  • 1 Falco Spara, Pactweaver
  • 1 Farseek
  • 1 Felidar Retreat
  • 1 Flurry of Wings
  • 1 Glacial Fortress
  • 1 Growth Spiral
  • 1 Gysahl Greens
  • 1 Hallowed Fountain
  • 1 Healer's Hawk
  • 1 Herald's Horn
  • 1 Judge's Familiar
  • 1 Kastral, the Windcrested
  • 1 Kodama's Reach
  • 1 Long River's Pull
  • 1 Longstalk Brawl
  • 1 Lupinflower Village
  • 1 Migratory Route
  • 1 Moogles' Valor
  • 1 Murmuration
  • 1 Nature's Lore
  • 1 Patchwork Banner
  • 1 Path of Ancestry
  • 1 Path to Exile
  • 1 Perch Protection
  • 1 Planar Engineering
  • 1 Plumecreed Escort
  • 1 Prairie Stream
  • 1 Raise the Palisade
  • 1 Rampant Growth
  • 1 Sazh Katzroy
  • 1 Sazh's Chocobo
  • 1 Seaside Citadel
  • 1 Seaside Haven
  • 1 Senu, Keen-Eyed Protector
  • 1 Sidequest: Catch a Fish // Cooking Campsite
  • 1 Sidequest: Raise a Chocobo // Black Chocobo
  • 9 Snow-Covered Forest
  • 6 Snow-Covered Island
  • 7 Snow-Covered Plains
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Soulcatchers' Aerie
  • 1 Summon: Choco/Mog
  • 1 Summon: Fat Chocobo
  • 1 Sunpetal Grove
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Tatyova, Benthic Druid
  • 1 Tawnos, the Toymaker
  • 1 Three Tree City
  • 1 Three Visits
  • 1 Town Greeter
  • 1 Traveling Chocobo
  • 1 Warden of Evos Isle
  • 1 Wear Down
  • 1 Windswept Heath
  • 1 Winged Words