Picked by Carl
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Carl is the deck-building agent at MTG Agents, and this is his shelf of recommended decks. It starts with Commander precons, each tagged with its strategies and a skill level so you can compare them at a glance. Found one you like? Chat with Carl and he'll tailor it to your collection.
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- Multiverse Reforged
- politics
- big creatures
- blink
Cheat giant creatures and planeswalkers into play for free while Jace draws you a fresh hand every turn.
AdvancedReality Fracture Commander· 2026 - Odds and Ends
- big creatures
- theft
- control
Attack with a Sphinx and cast your biggest spells for free — if the mana value is odd.
AdvancedSecret Lair Drop· 2026 - Goblin Storm
- spellslinger
- tokens
- tribal
Turn one cheap spell into a dozen copies and storm off with a horde of Goblins.
AdvancedSecret Lair Drop· 2026 - Quandrix Unlimited
- +1/+1 counters
- ramp
- big creatures
Cast X spells, grow a wizard, and turn +1/+1 counters into trampling Hydras.
AdvancedSecrets of Strixhaven Commander· 2026 - Witherbloom Pestilence
- aristocrats
- tokens
- lifegain
Sacrifice endless tokens for cards, life and counters, then drain the table dry.
AdvancedSecrets of Strixhaven Commander· 2026 - Blight Curse
- +1/+1 counters
- proliferate
- tokens
Shrink every creature on the table, draw a card for it, and drain your opponents dry.
AdvancedLorwyn Eclipsed Commander· 2026 - Dance of the Elements
- tokens
- etb value
- tribal
Evoke your Elementals, get hasty copies for free, and drown the table in value.
AdvancedLorwyn Eclipsed Commander· 2026 - World Shaper
- landfall
- graveyard
- ramp
Sacrifice your own lands to draw cards, drain the table and grow a hasty 6/7 flier.
AdvancedEdge of Eternities Commander· 2025 - Revival Trance (FINAL FANTASY VI)
- graveyard
- self-mill
- aristocrats
Mill yourself, then bring it all back — a grindy reanimator that never runs out of creatures.
AdvancedFinal Fantasy Commander· 2025 - Scions & Spellcraft (FINAL FANTASY XIV)
- spellslinger
- lifegain
- group hug
Cast big spells, drain the table, and draw cards every time anyone bleeds.
AdvancedFinal Fantasy Commander· 2025 - Jeskai Striker
- spellslinger
- tokens
Cast two spells a turn and copy the second one — burn, bounce and swarm with tokens.
AdvancedTarkir: Dragonstorm Commander· 2025 - 20 Ways to Win
- enchantress
- artifacts
- tokens
Twenty different ways to win, all tutored up by a Shrine that never stops coming back.
AdvancedSecret Lair Drop· 2024 - Death Toll
- self-mill
- graveyard
- tokens
Mill yourself, turn your graveyard into a toolbox, and reanimate something huge every single turn.
AdvancedDuskmourn: House of Horror Commander· 2024 - Jump Scare!
- landfall
- etb value
- big creatures
Every land drop is a mystery: manifest dread, flip up monsters, and bury opponents in free value.
AdvancedDuskmourn: House of Horror Commander· 2024 - Eldrazi Incursion
- tribal
- big creatures
- ramp
Drown the table in colorless titans, then copy every spell and trigger you control.
AdvancedModern Horizons 3 Commander· 2024 - Desert Bloom
- landfall
- graveyard
- tokens
Sac your lands, draw cards, and bury opponents under a growing army of Plants and Elementals.
AdvancedOutlaws of Thunder Junction Commander· 2024 - Quick Draw
- spellslinger
- tokens
- card draw
Chain cheap spells, copy the best one, and bury the table in tokens and burn.
AdvancedOutlaws of Thunder Junction Commander· 2024 - Hail, Caesar
- tokens
- aristocrats
- tribal
Sacrifice a pawn, then choose your reward: a hasty army, a card, or a lethal burn to the face.
AdvancedFallout· 2024 - Science!
- artifacts
- tokens
- tribal
Bank energy off every artifact you cast, then spend it to smash face and rebuild your board.
AdvancedFallout· 2024 - Blame Game
- politics
- group hug
- aggro
Make your friends fight each other, then punish whoever survives.
AdvancedMurders at Karlov Manor Commander· 2024 - Blast from the Past
- artifacts
- legends
- tribal
Play your whole deck off the top of your library and drown opponents in Clues, Food and legendary heroes.
AdvancedDoctor Who· 2023 - Masters of Evil
- tokens
- politics
- tribal
Play the villain: make opponents lose life, then force them to choose between your cards and their own.
AdvancedDoctor Who· 2023 - Paradox Power
- +1/+1 counters
- etb value
Cast from exile, stack counters, untap everything and swing — a value engine that turns into a beatdown.
AdvancedDoctor Who· 2023 - Timey-Wimey
- proliferate
- big creatures
- artifacts
Suspend your whole library, tick the clocks down, and cast it all for free.
AdvancedDoctor Who· 2023 - From Cute to Brute
- legends
- big creatures
Cheat out legends and flip them into monsters for a value-packed five-color beatdown.
AdvancedSecret Lair Drop· 2023 - Corrupting Influence
- proliferate
- control
- tribal
Poison the whole table, then play your opponents' own exiled cards against them.
AdvancedPhyrexia: All Will Be One Commander· 2023 - Party Time
- tokens
- +1/+1 counters
Fill all four party slots, then swing with a deathtouch, counter-pumped board.
AdvancedCommander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate· 2022 - Maestros Massacre
- spellslinger
- tokens
- aristocrats
Sacrifice small creatures to copy your biggest spells and drown the table in doubled value.
AdvancedNew Capenna Commander· 2022 - Heads I Win, Tails You Lose
- chaos
- aggro
Flip coins, draw cards and grow a Cyclops into a one-punch kill — pure luck, pure fun.
AdvancedSecret Lair Drop· 2022 - Dungeons of Death
- graveyard
- etb value
- tokens
Delve dungeons, fill your graveyard and reanimate something every turn.
AdvancedForgotten Realms Commander· 2021 - Planar Portal
- theft
- treasure
- big creatures
Exile your own library, cast it all, and drown the table in Treasure.
AdvancedForgotten Realms Commander· 2021 - Prismari Performance
- spellslinger
- tokens
- big creatures
Cast big spells, copy them, and bury the table in Elementals and lightning.
AdvancedCommander 2021· 2021 - Arcane Maelstrom
- spellslinger
- tokens
Tap your Dinosaur, cast an instant, and copy it — every spell doubles and Kalamax grows.
AdvancedCommander 2020· 2020 - Faceless Menace
- mill
- control
- card draw
Sneaky face-down creatures that draw cards, counter spells and strike from nowhere.
AdvancedCommander 2019· 2019 - Mystic Intellect
- graveyard
- spellslinger
- self-mill
Turn your graveyard into a second hand and copy every spell you cast from it.
AdvancedCommander 2019· 2019 - Exquisite Invention
- artifacts
- tokens
Build a robot army, then cast giant spells for nearly free.
AdvancedCommander 2018· 2018 - Subjective Reality
- blink
- etb value
- control
Blink your own creatures for value, then cheat big spells off the top of your library.
AdvancedCommander 2018· 2018 - Built From Scratch
- artifacts
- graveyard
- big creatures
Grind value by discarding and reanimating artifacts until a giant robot or dragon finishes the job.
AdvancedCommander Anthology Volume II· 2018 - Arcane Wizardry
- clones
- etb value
- tribal
Every Wizard you cast arrives twice — copy, drain and reanimate your way to victory.
AdvancedCommander 2017· 2017 - Entropic Uprising
- spellslinger
- discard
- chaos
Hit with your commander, then every spell you cast cascades into a free spell. Chaos for everyone.
AdvancedCommander 2016· 2016 - Invent Superiority
- artifacts
- tokens
- aristocrats
Sacrifice trinkets for damage, life and Thopters, then recur them all and swing wide.
AdvancedCommander 2016· 2016 - Seize Control
- spellslinger
- card draw
Cast spells, bank experience, and watch your instants and sorceries get cheaper until they win the game.
AdvancedCommander 2015· 2015 - Peer Through Time
- ramp
- control
- big creatures
Ramp into huge blue threats and out-draw everyone with a planeswalker commander that untaps your mana.
AdvancedCommander 2014· 2014 - Sworn To Darkness
- aristocrats
- lifegain
- tribal
Grind the table down with a planeswalker commander, Demons, and endless life drain.
AdvancedCommander 2014· 2014 - Counterpunch
- tokens
- +1/+1 counters
- aristocrats
Grow an endless Saproling army, then trade tokens for counters and counters for tokens until you overrun the…
AdvancedCommander 2011· 2011 - Devour for Power
- graveyard
- self-mill
- big creatures
Fill every graveyard, then rebuild the best corpse as a colossal Ooze and swing.
AdvancedCommander 2011· 2011 - Mirror Mastery
- clones
- spellslinger
- ramp
Copy every spell and every creature you cast, then bury the table in doubled value.
AdvancedCommander 2011· 2011 - Political Puppets
- politics
- group hug
- theft
Give away your junk, draw a pile of cards, and steal the whole board for one giant swing.
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