Picked by Carl
MTG Decklists
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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- Wretched Ranks
- tribal
- aristocrats
- tokens
Sacrifice your own creatures to raise a shambling horde of Zombies and drain the table dry.
IntermediateFoundations 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 - 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 - Mardu Surge
- tokens
- aristocrats
- tribal
Attack every turn, cash in your disposable tokens for cards and drain, and drown the table in Warriors.
BeginnerTarkir: Dragonstorm Commander· 2025 - Squirreled Away
- tokens
- aristocrats
- tribal
Make one Squirrel, end the turn with three, and drown the table in acorns.
IntermediateBloomburrow 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 - 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 - 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 - Maestros Massacre
- spellslinger
- tokens
- aristocrats
Sacrifice small creatures to copy your biggest spells and drown the table in doubled value.
AdvancedNew 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 - Undead Unleashed
- tribal
- aristocrats
- tokens
Endless Zombie horde: every death makes another token, and every token hits harder.
IntermediateMidnight Hunt Commander· 2021 - Plunder the Graves
- aristocrats
- graveyard
- tokens
Sacrifice, reanimate and grind: every dead creature comes back bigger and meaner.
IntermediateCommander Anthology· 2017 - Invent Superiority
- artifacts
- tokens
- aristocrats
Sacrifice trinkets for damage, life and Thopters, then recur them all and swing wide.
AdvancedCommander 2016· 2016 - Sworn To Darkness
- aristocrats
- lifegain
- tribal
Grind the table down with a planeswalker commander, Demons, and endless life drain.
AdvancedCommander 2014· 2014 - Power Hungry
- aristocrats
- tokens
Sacrifice your own Kobolds for value, then swing with a giant flying Dragon.
IntermediateCommander 2013· 2013 - Counterpunch
- tokens
- +1/+1 counters
- aristocrats
Grow an endless Saproling army, then trade tokens for counters and counters for tokens until you overrun the…
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