Fetch River Song by cartito_pulgarcito

Format: Commander

Commander: River Song

Bracket: 4

DeckCheck Threat Index: 60

Deck overview

This Izzet deck combines River Song's unique search-punishing triggered ability with a powerful spellslinger combo core. River Song draws cards from the bottom of the library and punishes opponents whenever they search, scry, or surveil. The deck exploits this mechanic using forced-search effects like From the Ashes, Cleansing Wildfire, and Field of Ruin to deal heavy damage and grow the commander. The primary win condition revolves around assembling Niv-Mizzet, Parun with Curiosity or Ophidian Eye, which loops damage and card draws to eliminate all three opponents in a single turn. The deck supports this game plan with a robust tutor suite including Vedalken Aethermage and Muddle the Mixture, backed by free countermagic like Force of Negation, Pact of Negation, and Flare of Denial to protect the win window.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Archmage of Runes
  • 1 Avengers Disassembled
  • 1 Bloodstained Mire
  • 1 Bolt Bend
  • 1 Cascade Bluffs
  • 1 Chandra's Ignition
  • 1 City of Brass
  • 1 Cleansing Wildfire
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Conqueror's Flail
  • 1 Counterspell
  • 1 Curiosity
  • 1 Cyclonic Rift
  • 1 Demolition Field
  • 1 Dig Through Time
  • 1 Drift of Phantasms
  • 1 Expedition Map
  • 1 Fabricate
  • 1 Fellwar Stone
  • 1 Field of Ruin
  • 1 Fiery Islet
  • 1 Flare of Denial
  • 1 Flux Channeler
  • 1 Force of Negation
  • 1 Frantic Search
  • 1 From the Ashes
  • 1 Gamble
  • 1 Geomancer's Gambit
  • 1 Imperial Recruiter
  • 1 Impulse
  • 10 Island
  • 1 Izzet Signet
  • 1 Krenko's Buzzcrusher
  • 1 Lotus Petal
  • 1 Mana Geyser
  • 1 Merchant Scroll
  • 1 Mindbreak Trap
  • 1 Misdirection
  • 6 Mountain
  • 1 Muddle the Mixture
  • 1 Mystic Remora
  • 1 Mystical Tutor
  • 1 Niv-Mizzet, Parun
  • 1 Noble Benefactor
  • 1 Ophidian Eye
  • 1 Pact of Negation
  • 1 Polluted Delta
  • 1 Pongify
  • 1 Proft's Eidetic Memory
  • 1 Radiant Performer
  • 1 Rapid Hybridization
  • 1 Red Elemental Blast
  • 1 Reiterate
  • 1 River Song
  • 1 Riverglide Pathway // Lavaglide Pathway
  • 1 Rogue's Passage
  • 1 Scalding Tarn
  • 1 Seething Song
  • 1 Shivan Reef
  • 1 Slip Out the Back
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Solve the Equation
  • 1 Spark Double
  • 1 Spellseeker
  • 1 Steam Vents
  • 1 Storm-Kiln Artist
  • 1 Stormcarved Coast
  • 1 Stubborn Denial
  • 1 Sulfur Falls
  • 1 Swan Song
  • 1 Swiftfoot Boots
  • 1 Talisman of Creativity
  • 1 Teferi, Mage of Zhalfir
  • 1 The Reality Chip
  • 1 Tolaria West
  • 1 Tomb Trawler
  • 1 Training Center
  • 1 Trenzalore Clocktower
  • 1 Tribute Mage
  • 1 Untimely Malfunction
  • 1 Vedalken Aethermage
  • 1 Volatile Fault
  • 1 Whir of Invention
  • 1 Wizard's Staff
  • 1 Wooded Foothills