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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- Calling All Angels
- tribal
- +1/+1 counters
- aggro
Flood the sky with Angels that grow bigger with every one you cast.
IntermediateFoundations Commander· 2026 - Keen Engineering
- artifacts
- tokens
Cast artifacts, make Thopters, and win the air with a growing mechanical swarm.
IntermediateFoundations Commander· 2026 - Wretched Ranks
- tribal
- aristocrats
- tokens
Sacrifice your own creatures to raise a shambling horde of Zombies and drain the table dry.
IntermediateFoundations Commander· 2026 - Avengers Assemble
- tribal
- +1/+1 counters
- tokens
Swarm the board with cheap Heroes that all enter hasty and pre-loaded with +1/+1 counters.
IntermediateMarvel Super Heroes Commander· 2026 - The Fantastic Four
- spellslinger
- tokens
- tribal
Cast spells, raise a wall of heroes, then swing with one unstoppable attacker.
IntermediateMarvel Super Heroes Commander· 2026 - Wakanda Forever
- artifacts
- equipment
- +1/+1 counters
Armor up an indestructible king with artifacts and Equipment, then swing for lethal.
IntermediateMarvel Super Heroes Commander· 2026 - Lorehold Spirit
- graveyard
- tokens
- tribal
Turn your graveyard into an endless swarm of Spirits and swing wide with Boros anthems.
IntermediateSecrets of Strixhaven Commander· 2026 - Prismari Artistry
- spellslinger
- tokens
Every spell you cast makes another flying attacker — flood the board and swing.
IntermediateSecrets of Strixhaven Commander· 2026 - Turtle Power!
- +1/+1 counters
- tribal
- aggro
Suit up five heroes and swing: every hit grows your whole squad and draws you cards.
IntermediateTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Eternal· 2026 - Counter Intelligence
- artifacts
- +1/+1 counters
- proliferate
Grow a flying flagship, then make your entire artifact board hexproof and indestructible.
IntermediateEdge of Eternities Commander· 2025 - Everyone's Invited!
- tribal
- tokens
Every creature is every creature type — one commander turns the whole board into a single overwhelming tribe.
IntermediateSecret Lair Drop· 2025 - Sultai Arisen
- self-mill
- graveyard
- tribal
Mill yourself, then turn every card leaving your graveyard into a Zombie and a giant threat.
IntermediateTarkir: Dragonstorm Commander· 2025 - Miracle Worker
- enchantress
- tokens
- ramp
Cheat giant enchantments onto the board for four mana less — every draw is a discount.
IntermediateDuskmourn: House of Horror Commander· 2024 - Peace Offering
- group hug
- +1/+1 counters
- politics
Make friends with gifts of cards, then bury them under counters and a hand too big to stop.
IntermediateBloomburrow Commander· 2024 - Squirreled Away
- tokens
- aristocrats
- tribal
Make one Squirrel, end the turn with three, and drown the table in acorns.
IntermediateBloomburrow Commander· 2024 - Creative Energy
- tokens
- artifacts
- clones
Clone your best creature every attack, then pay the energy bill to keep the copies forever.
IntermediateModern Horizons 3 Commander· 2024 - Graveyard Overdrive
- graveyard
- self-mill
- tribal
Fill your graveyard, grow giant Lhurgoyfs, and swing with an army of Tarmogoyf tokens.
IntermediateModern Horizons 3 Commander· 2024 - Grand Larceny
- theft
- mill
- tribal
Play your opponents' decks against them: steal, exile and cast their best cards for cheap.
IntermediateOutlaws of Thunder Junction Commander· 2024 - Most Wanted
- treasure
- tokens
- aggro
Turn every combat step into Treasure, then spend it to grow your whole board and swing for lethal.
IntermediateOutlaws of Thunder Junction Commander· 2024 - Mutant Menace
- +1/+1 counters
- proliferate
- tribal
Mill everyone, grow everything: every card you mill becomes a +1/+1 counter on your board.
IntermediateFallout· 2024 - Deadly Disguise
- tribal
- aggro
- card draw
Attack with mystery 2/2s, flip them into monsters mid-combat, and draw a card every time.
IntermediateMurders at Karlov Manor Commander· 2024 - Deep Clue Sea
- clues
- tokens
- +1/+1 counters
Turn every Clue into cards and counters, then swing with a commander that never stops growing.
IntermediateMurders at Karlov Manor Commander· 2024 - Revenant Recon
- graveyard
- self-mill
- aristocrats
Surveil, fill your graveyard, and reanimate the dead under a growing Vampire Detective.
IntermediateMurders at Karlov Manor Commander· 2024 - Blood Rites
- aristocrats
- tribal
- tokens
Sacrifice your own Vampires to draw cards and raise an army of flying Demon tokens.
IntermediateThe Lost Caverns of Ixalan Commander· 2023 - Explorers of the Deep
- tribal
- +1/+1 counters
- ramp
Go wide with Merfolk, explore every combat, and grow an unstoppable +1/+1 counter army.
IntermediateThe Lost Caverns of Ixalan Commander· 2023 - Fae Dominion
- tribal
- tokens
Swarm the skies with flash Faeries and turn every fallen flyer into a fresh card.
IntermediateWilds of Eldraine Commander· 2023 - Eldrazi Unbound
- ramp
- big creatures
- tribal
Ramp into giant colorless spells and let double cascade snowball into free Eldrazi titans.
IntermediateCommander Masters· 2023 - Planeswalker Party
- superfriends
- proliferate
Build a board of planeswalkers, grow their loyalty, and burn the table down.
IntermediateCommander Masters· 2023 - Sliver Swarm
- tribal
- graveyard
- aggro
Swarm the table with every Sliver ever printed, then encore them back from the dead.
IntermediateCommander Masters· 2023 - Elven Council
- tribal
- tokens
- politics
Vote every combat: arm a Ring-bearer or draw cards, all while Elves swarm the board.
IntermediateTales of Middle-earth Commander· 2023 - The Hosts of Mordor
- graveyard
- tokens
- tribal
Amass an Orc army, mill yourself, and reanimate huge threats from the graveyard.
IntermediateTales of Middle-earth Commander· 2023 - Call for Backup
- +1/+1 counters
- proliferate
- aggro
Make one creature enormous, then double it every combat and swing unblockable.
IntermediateMarch of the Machine Commander· 2023 - Growing Threat
- proliferate
- +1/+1 counters
- tribal
Turn every Phyrexian you cast into a growing Incubator token, then proliferate into an unstoppable artifact…
IntermediateMarch of the Machine Commander· 2023 - Tinker Time
- artifacts
- tokens
- +1/+1 counters
Make a different trinket every turn, then swing with one absurdly huge trampling Gremlin.
IntermediateMarch of the Machine Commander· 2023 - Chaos Incarnate
- group hug
- politics
- control
Make your opponents fight each other while every death drains their life away.
IntermediateStarter Commander Decks· 2022 - Grave Danger
- tribal
- graveyard
- self-mill
Mill yourself, then raise an endless Zombie horde from your own graveyard.
IntermediateStarter Commander Decks· 2022 - Mishra's Burnished Banner
- artifacts
- tokens
- aristocrats
Copy your artifacts into hasty 4/4 Constructs every combat, then sacrifice them for value.
IntermediateThe Brothers' War Commander· 2022 - Urza's Iron Alliance
- artifacts
- tokens
- +1/+1 counters
Build a growing robot army where every artifact you play makes your tokens bigger and your commander cheaper.
IntermediateThe Brothers' War Commander· 2022 - Necron Dynasties
- artifacts
- graveyard
- tribal
Grind your own graveyard into an endless army of artifact Necrons and rise again and again.
IntermediateWarhammer 40,000 Commander· 2022 - The Ruinous Powers
- tribal
- big creatures
- aggro
Burn the table, then cascade into free Demons — every point of life lost makes your spells bigger.
IntermediateWarhammer 40,000 Commander· 2022 - Tyranid Swarm
- +1/+1 counters
- tribal
- aggro
Grow a swarm of Tyranids, stack +1/+1 counters, and draw cards every time one dies.
IntermediateWarhammer 40,000 Commander· 2022 - Legends' Legacy
- legends
- aggro
Turn every legend you cast into an indestructible, lifelinking attacker and bury opponents in value.
IntermediateDominaria United Commander· 2022 - Painbow
- multicolor
- tokens
- ramp
Play every color at once and turn a rainbow board into an unstoppable stampede.
IntermediateDominaria United Commander· 2022 - Draconic Dissent
- politics
- group hug
- tribal
Make your friends fight each other, then punish whoever survives.
IntermediateCommander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate· 2022 - Exit from Exile
- tokens
- big creatures
- tribal
Turn every exiled card into a Wolf and bury your opponents in a growing pack.
IntermediateCommander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate· 2022 - Mind Flayarrrs
- mill
- tribal
- theft
Mill your foes, then reanimate their best creatures as your own menacing Horror army.
IntermediateCommander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate· 2022 - Bedecked Brokers
- +1/+1 counters
- proliferate
Pile every kind of counter on your board, proliferate them all, and swing with one absurdly huge trampler.
IntermediateNew Capenna Commander· 2022 - Obscura Operation
- aggro
- card draw
- theft
Turn tiny evasive Rogues into unblockable, double-striking card-drawing threats.
IntermediateNew Capenna Commander· 2022 - Riveteers Rampage
- big creatures
- aristocrats
- aggro
Blitz out giant creatures for free value, attack with haste, then sacrifice them to draw more.
IntermediateNew Capenna Commander· 2022 - Coven Counters
- +1/+1 counters
- tribal
- aggro
Spread +1/+1 counters, trigger Coven every combat, and swing with an ever-growing team.
IntermediateMidnight Hunt Commander· 2021 - Undead Unleashed
- tribal
- aristocrats
- tokens
Endless Zombie horde: every death makes another token, and every token hits harder.
IntermediateMidnight Hunt Commander· 2021 - Aura of Courage
- equipment
- enchantress
Play auras and equipment off the top of your library and suit up a vigilant knight for free.
IntermediateForgotten Realms Commander· 2021 - Lorehold Legacies
- artifacts
- graveyard
- tokens
Turn your graveyard into a factory: every dead artifact comes back twice as big.
IntermediateCommander 2021· 2021 - Quantum Quandrix
- tokens
- +1/+1 counters
Double every token you make, then drown the table in an army that never stops growing.
IntermediateCommander 2021· 2021 - Silverquill Statement
- politics
- +1/+1 counters
- group hug
Make your friends fight each other, get paid in cards and counters, then swing with the biggest creature at…
IntermediateCommander 2021· 2021 - Witherbloom Witchcraft
- lifegain
- +1/+1 counters
- tribal
Gain life, grow a monster, and drain the table — every point of life becomes power.
IntermediateCommander 2021· 2021 - Elven Empire
- tribal
- tokens
Swarm the board with Elves, pump them, then tap ten to drain the whole table.
IntermediateKaldheim Commander· 2021 - Phantom Premonition
- blink
- etb value
- tribal
Bank spells face-down, exile everything, and drown the table in free flying Spirits.
IntermediateKaldheim Commander· 2021 - Sneak Attack
- tribal
- mill
- graveyard
Sneak in with unblockable Rogues, mill your foes, and steal their best creatures.
IntermediateZendikar Rising Commander· 2020 - Enhanced Evolution
- +1/+1 counters
- graveyard
Pile every keyword onto one monster and swing with a trampling, flying, life-draining horror.
IntermediateCommander 2020· 2020 - Symbiotic Swarm
- +1/+1 counters
- graveyard
- aggro
Fill your graveyard with keyword creatures, then let Kathril hand out flying, deathtouch and trample to the…
IntermediateCommander 2020· 2020 - Timeless Wisdom
- tokens
- card draw
Cycle for free, draw twice, and bury the table in Dinosaur Cat tokens.
IntermediateCommander 2020· 2020 - Merciless Rage
- discard
- graveyard
- aggro
Discard your hand, draw a new one, and cast it all for cheap — madness never felt so good.
IntermediateCommander 2019· 2019 - Nature's Vengeance
- landfall
- graveyard
- tokens
Turn every land you discard into an army: ramp, reanimate, and bury opponents in tokens.
IntermediateCommander 2018· 2018 - Breed Lethality
- +1/+1 counters
- proliferate
Proliferate every end step and turn small creatures into an unstoppable counter-swollen army.
IntermediateCommander Anthology Volume II· 2018 - Evasive Maneuvers
- tokens
- blink
- theft
Tap and untap your way to an evasive, tricky Bant board that never stays tapped down.
IntermediateCommander Anthology· 2017 - Guided by Nature
- tribal
- tokens
- aggro
Go wide with Elves, pump the team, and trample over everything in your path.
IntermediateCommander Anthology· 2017 - Plunder the Graves
- aristocrats
- graveyard
- tokens
Sacrifice, reanimate and grind: every dead creature comes back bigger and meaner.
IntermediateCommander Anthology· 2017 - Open Hostility
- aggro
- tokens
Name an opponent, then make every swing hit them twice.
IntermediateCommander 2016· 2016 - Stalwart Unity
- group hug
- politics
- control
Hand out cards and lands, hide behind taxes, then punish the whole table for drawing too much.
IntermediateCommander 2016· 2016 - Call the Spirits
- enchantress
- tokens
- tribal
Cast enchantments, grow an army of Spirits, and grind the table down with Orzhov attrition.
IntermediateCommander 2015· 2015 - Swell the Host
- +1/+1 counters
- tokens
- aggro
Grow a tiny swarm into one unstoppable monster with ever-growing experience counters.
IntermediateCommander 2015· 2015 - Forged In Stone
- tokens
- equipment
- aggro
Forge a token army, strap on Equipment, and grind value with a planeswalker commander.
IntermediateCommander 2014· 2014 - Eternal Bargain
- lifegain
- control
Gain life for free from the command zone, then turn every point of it into damage.
IntermediateCommander 2013· 2013 - Nature of the Beast
- tokens
- +1/+1 counters
- tribal
Turn every point of mana into counters, damage or tokens with a commander that does it all.
IntermediateCommander 2013· 2013 - Power Hungry
- aristocrats
- tokens
Sacrifice your own Kobolds for value, then swing with a giant flying Dragon.
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