Ixalan Checklist

Thaumatic Compass // Spires of Orazca

"Clearly, it indicates the aetheric azimuth of . . ."
—Jace Beleren

Thaumatic Compass

{3}, {T}: Search your library for a basic land card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.
At the beginning of your end step, if you control seven or more lands, transform this artifact.

". . . a cryptic objective."
—Jace Beleren

Spires of Orazca

(Transforms from Thaumatic Compass.)
{T}: Add {C}.
{T}: Untap target attacking creature an opponent controls and remove it from combat.

Flamekin Village

As this land enters, you may reveal an Elemental card from your hand. If you don't, this land enters tapped.
{T}: Add {R}.
{R}, {T}: Target creature gains haste until end of turn.

Forgotten Cave

This land enters tapped.
{T}: Add {R}.
Cycling {R} ({R}, Discard this card: Draw a card.)

Smoldering Spires

This land enters tapped.
When this land enters, target creature can't block this turn.
{T}: Add {R}.

On the border of the Chaos Wall that separates the Edge from the Blind Eternities, creation itself still churns.

Terramorphic Expanse

{T}, Sacrifice this land: Search your library for a basic land card, put it onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.

The land is ever resilient. Should it die, it will be reborn.

Evolving Wilds

Myriad Landscape

This land enters tapped.
{T}: Add {C}.
{2}, {T}, Sacrifice this land: Search your library for up to two basic land cards that share a land type, put them onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.

Buried Ruin

{T}: Add {C}.
{2}, {T}, Sacrifice this land: Return target artifact card from your graveyard to your hand.

Ghost Quarter

{T}: Add {C}.
{T}, Sacrifice this land: Destroy target land. Its controller may search their library for a basic land card, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle.

When the last scrap of flesh is scoured away, the Curse of Wandering ends. Then the dead may sleep.

Scavenger Grounds

{T}: Add {C}.
{2}, {T}, Sacrifice a Desert: Exile all graveyards.

Once guarded by the Knights of the Reliquary, the tower stands now protected only by its own remoteness, its dusty treasures open to plunder by anyone.

Reliquary Tower

You have no maximum hand size.
{T}: Add {C}.

Field of Ruin

{T}: Add {C}.
{2}, {T}, Sacrifice this land: Destroy target nonbasic land an opponent controls. Each player searches their library for a basic land card, puts it onto the battlefield, then shuffles.

Smoldering Crater

This land enters tapped.
{T}: Add {R}.
Cycling {2} ({2}, Discard this card: Draw a card.)

Those who bring nothing to the temple take nothing away.

Temple of the False God

{T}: Add {C}{C}. Activate only if you control five or more lands.

Mountain

Interplanar Beacon

Whenever you cast a planeswalker spell, you gain 1 life.
{T}: Add {C}.
{1}, {T}: Add two mana of different colors. Spend this mana only to cast planeswalker spells.

Terrain Generator

{T}: Add {C}.
{2}, {T}: You may put a basic land card from your hand onto the battlefield tapped.

Desert of the Fervent

This land enters tapped.
{T}: Add {R}.
Cycling {1}{R} ({1}{R}, Discard this card: Draw a card.)

Snow-Covered Mountain

Demolition Field

{T}: Add {C}.
{2}, {T}, Sacrifice this land: Destroy target nonbasic land an opponent controls. That land's controller may search their library for a basic land card, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle. You may search your library for a basic land card, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle.

Spinerock Knoll

Hideaway 4 (When this land enters, look at the top four cards of your library, exile one face down, then put the rest on the bottom in a random order.)
This land enters tapped.
{T}: Add {R}.
{R}, {T}: You may play the exiled card without paying its mana cost if an opponent was dealt 7 or more damage this turn.

Dormant Volcano

This land enters tapped.
When this land enters, sacrifice it unless you return an untapped Mountain you control to its owner's hand.
{T}: Add {C}{R}.

Inferno Titan

{R}: This creature gets +1/+0 until end of turn.
Whenever this creature enters or attacks, it deals 3 damage divided as you choose among one, two, or three targets.

Elemental

Young Pyromancer

The hydrorats were soon eradicated from the monastery.

Whenever you cast an instant or sorcery spell, create a 1/1 red Elemental creature token.

Runaway Steam-Kin

Whenever you cast a red spell, if this creature has fewer than three +1/+1 counters on it, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.
Remove three +1/+1 counters from this creature: Add {R}{R}{R}.

If you're going to have a gimmick, embrace it.

Shock

Lightning Bolt

Toralf's Disciple

Thayan Evokers

Indris, the Hydrostatic Surge

The sparkmage shrieked, calling on the rage of the storms of his youth. To his surprise, the sky responded with a fierce energy he'd never thought to see again.

Lightning Bolt deals 3 damage to any target.

"In my younger days, I would meticulously catalog all the terrors I encountered. These days, I mostly just kill them with fire."
—Rip, spawn hunter

Pyroclasm

Pyroclasm deals 2 damage to each creature.

After millennia asleep, the Eldrazi had forgotten about Zendikar's fiery temper and dislike of strangers.

Flame Slash

Flame Slash deals 4 damage to target creature.

"It has been my experience that disasters like to strike in pairs."

Dualcaster Mage

Flash
When this creature enters, copy target instant or sorcery spell. You may choose new targets for the copy.

"Through me the rage of Tilonalli burns twice as bright."

Dual Shot

Dual Shot deals 1 damage to each of up to two target creatures.

"I have calculated that a dragon in flight, in a single strafing run, can cover an area of—"
—Thaedus the Clever, last words

Flame Sweep

Flame Sweep deals 2 damage to each creature except for creatures you control with flying.

"What's your plan?" Gideon asked.
"Are you serious?" Chandra replied.

Incendiary Flow

Incendiary Flow deals 3 damage to any target. If a creature dealt damage this way would die this turn, exile it instead.

Everyone who could still lift a weapon had a part in retaking Sea Gate.

Outnumber

Outnumber deals damage to target creature equal to the number of creatures you control.

"Holy places are no longer sanctuary from death, and death is no longer sanctuary from anything."
—Thalia, Knight-Cathar

Blasphemous Act

This spell costs {1} less to cast for each creature on the battlefield.
Blasphemous Act deals 13 damage to each creature.

Chandra's Regulator

Whenever you activate a loyalty ability of a Chandra planeswalker, you may pay {1}. If you do, copy that ability. You may choose new targets for the copy.
{1}, {T}, Discard a Mountain card or a red card: Draw a card.

"All creation in a single point, the point of all creation in all."
—Sunstar loop-mantra

Sol Ring

Every facet aglow like iron in Moradin's mighty forge.

Fire Diamond

This artifact enters tapped.
{T}: Add {R}.

"An ordered Sothera is a peaceful Sothera. Join the Strategic Corps today and proudly turn the gears of progress!"
—Pinnacle recruitment ad

Arcane Signet

{T}: Add one mana of any color in your commander's color identity.

Druids hold certain plants to be sacred and use their leaves and wood as a spellcasting focus.

Wayfarer's Bauble

{2}, {T}, Sacrifice this artifact: Search your library for a basic land card, put that card onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.

"You've begun to understand the hedrons' true purpose," said Ugin. "The Eldrazi can be imprisoned."
"And how did that work out last time?" asked Jace.

Hedron Archive

{T}: Add {C}{C}.
{2}, {T}, Sacrifice this artifact: Draw two cards.

Flamekin Harbinger

When this creature enters, you may search your library for an Elemental card, reveal it, then shuffle and put that card on top.

Ball Lightning

Stormforged Armor

Trample (This creature can deal excess combat damage to the player or planeswalker it's attacking.)
Haste (This creature can attack and {T} as soon as it comes under your control.)
At the beginning of the end step, sacrifice this creature.

Hell's Thunder

Flying, haste
At the beginning of the end step, sacrifice this creature.
Unearth {4}{R} ({4}{R}: Return this card from your graveyard to the battlefield. It gains haste. Exile it at the beginning of the next end step or if it would leave the battlefield. Unearth only as a sorcery.)

Ice exploded into steam in its wake, hissing like a thousand serpents hailing their blazing master.

Lightning Serpent

Trample, haste
This creature enters with X +1/+0 counters on it.
At the beginning of the end step, sacrifice this creature.

Its emotions run high. You should just run.

Spitebellows

When this creature leaves the battlefield, it deals 6 damage to target creature.
Evoke {1}{R}{R} (You may cast this spell for its evoke cost. If you do, it's sacrificed when it enters.)

Swifter than an angel, crueler than a demon, and relentless as a ghoul.

Archwing Dragon

Flying, haste
At the beginning of the end step, return this creature to its owner's hand.

Kargan Dragonlord

Level up {R} ({R}: Put a level counter on this. Level up only as a sorcery.)
LEVEL 4-7
4/4
Flying
LEVEL 8+
8/8
Flying, trample
{R}: This creature gets +1/+0 until end of turn.

Comet Storm

Multikicker {1} (You may pay an additional {1} any number of times as you cast this spell.)
Choose any target, then choose another target for each time this spell was kicked. Comet Storm deals X damage to each of them.

Bonfire of the Damned

Bonfire of the Damned deals X damage to target player or planeswalker and each creature that player or that planeswalker's controller controls.
Miracle {X}{R} (You may cast this card for its miracle cost when you draw it if it's the first card you drew this turn.)

Insult

Damage can't be prevented this turn. If a source you control would deal damage this turn, it deals double that damage instead.

Injury

Aftermath (Cast this spell only from your graveyard. Then exile it.)
Injury deals 2 damage to target creature and 2 damage to target player or planeswalker.

Insult // Injury

An empire can take centuries to build but mere moments to destroy.

Rolling Earthquake

Rolling Earthquake deals X damage to each creature without horsemanship and each player.

We live on the serpent's back.
—Viashino saying

Fault Line

Fault Line deals X damage to each creature without flying and each player.

Chandra, Novice Pyromancer

+1: Elementals you control get +2/+0 until end of turn.
−1: Add {R}{R}.
−2: Chandra deals 2 damage to any target.

Chandra, Fire Artisan

Whenever one or more loyalty counters are removed from Chandra, she deals that much damage to target opponent or planeswalker.
+1: Exile the top card of your library. You may play it this turn.
−7: Exile the top seven cards of your library. You may play them this turn.

Chandra, Pyromaster

+1: Chandra deals 1 damage to target player or planeswalker and 1 damage to up to one target creature that player or that planeswalker's controller controls. That creature can't block this turn.
0: Exile the top card of your library. You may play it this turn.
−7: Exile the top ten cards of your library. Choose an instant or sorcery card exiled this way and copy it three times. You may cast the copies without paying their mana costs.

Chandra, Torch of Defiance

Chandra, Torch of Defiance Emblem

+1: Exile the top card of your library. You may cast that card. If you don't, Chandra deals 2 damage to each opponent.
+1: Add {R}{R}.
−3: Chandra deals 4 damage to target creature.
−7: You get an emblem with "Whenever you cast a spell, this emblem deals 5 damage to any target."

Chandra, Acolyte of Flame

0: Put a loyalty counter on each red planeswalker you control.
0: Create two 1/1 red Elemental creature tokens. They gain haste. Sacrifice them at the beginning of the next end step.
−2: You may cast target instant or sorcery card with mana value 3 or less from your graveyard. If that spell would be put into your graveyard, exile it instead.

Chandra, Heart of Fire

+1: Discard your hand, then exile the top three cards of your library. Until end of turn, you may play cards exiled this way.
+1: Chandra deals 2 damage to any target.
−9: Search your graveyard and library for any number of red instant and/or sorcery cards, exile them, then shuffle. You may cast them this turn. Add six {R}.

Flamekin Brawler

{R}: This creature gets +1/+0 until end of turn.

Embermage Goblin

When this creature enters, you may search your library for a card named Embermage Goblin, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.
{T}: This creature deals 1 damage to any target.

He's boss because he's smart enough to get out of the way.

Skirk Fire Marshal

Protection from red
Tap five untapped Goblins you control: This creature deals 10 damage to each creature and each player.

"Tilonalli's searing rays carry the spark of life's eventual destruction as all light fades."
—Chitlati, Lightning Rider

Burning Sun's Avatar

When this creature enters, it deals 3 damage to target opponent or planeswalker and 3 damage to up to one target creature.

Magma Phoenix

Flying
When this creature dies, it deals 3 damage to each creature and each player.
{3}{R}{R}: Return this card from your graveyard to your hand.

Avacyn's Judgment

Madness {X}{R} (If you discard this card, discard it into exile. When you do, cast it for its madness cost or put it into your graveyard.)
Avacyn's Judgment deals 2 damage divided as you choose among any number of targets. If this spell's madness cost was paid, it deals X damage divided as you choose among those permanents and/or players instead.

Wheel of Fate

Suspend 4—{1}{R} (Rather than cast this card from your hand, pay {1}{R} and exile it with four time counters on it. At the beginning of your upkeep, remove a time counter. When the last is removed, you may cast it without paying its mana cost.)
Each player discards their hand, then draws seven cards.

Hazoret's disappointment at initiates who fail their final trials can manifest in terrible ways.

Anger of the Gods

Anger of the Gods deals 3 damage to each creature. If a creature dealt damage this way would die this turn, exile it instead.

"We won't sit like lazy gob-slugs waiting for death to come to us. We'll bring death, shiny sharp, to our enemies."
—Krenko, mob boss

Fervor

Creatures you control have haste. (They can attack and {T} as soon as they come under your control.)

"Listen to the roar! Feel the thunder! The Immersturm shouts its approval with every bolt of lightning!"

Warstorm Surge

Whenever a creature you control enters, it deals damage equal to its power to any target.

Fanatic of Mogis

When this creature enters, it deals damage to each opponent equal to your devotion to red. (Each {R} in the mana costs of permanents you control counts toward your devotion to red.)

Some flamekin warriors explore the art of coherence, an ancient discipline that harnesses the chaos of fire and focuses it with pinpoint precision.

Flamekin Spitfire

{3}{R}: This creature deals 1 damage to any target.

Elemental Shaman

Hostility

Haste
If a spell you control would deal damage to an opponent, prevent that damage. Create a 3/1 red Elemental Shaman creature token with haste for each 1 damage prevented this way.
When Hostility is put into a graveyard from anywhere, shuffle it into its owner's library.

Embermaw Hellion

Trample (This creature can deal excess combat damage to the player or planeswalker it's attacking.)
If another red source you control would deal damage to a permanent or player, it deals that much damage plus 1 to that permanent or player instead.

Obsidian Fireheart

{1}{R}{R}: Put a blaze counter on target land without a blaze counter on it. For as long as that land has a blaze counter on it, it has "At the beginning of your upkeep, this land deals 1 damage to you." (The land continues to burn after this creature has left the battlefield.)

"If the whole world burns, I'll never grow cold."

Cinder Pyromancer

{T}: This creature deals 1 damage to target player or planeswalker.
Whenever you cast a red spell, you may untap this creature.

Jaya Ballard Emblem

Jaya Ballard

+1: Add {R}{R}{R}. Spend this mana only to cast instant or sorcery spells.
+1: Discard up to three cards, then draw that many cards.
−8: You get an emblem with "You may cast instant and sorcery spells from your graveyard. If a spell cast this way would be put into your graveyard, exile it instead."

Daretti, Scrap Savant Emblem

Daretti, Scrap Savant

+2: Discard up to two cards, then draw that many cards.
−2: Sacrifice an artifact. If you do, return target artifact card from your graveyard to the battlefield.
−10: You get an emblem with "Whenever an artifact is put into your graveyard from the battlefield, return that card to the battlefield at the beginning of the next end step."
Daretti, Scrap Savant can be your commander.

Thopter

Pia and Kiran Nalaar

When Pia and Kiran Nalaar enters, create two 1/1 colorless Thopter artifact creature tokens with flying.
{2}{R}, Sacrifice an artifact: Pia and Kiran Nalaar deals 2 damage to any target.

MTG Deck Builder: Generate your next Commander deck with ease using AI

Prompt (Optional)

Deck Type

Commander (Optional)

Commander (1/1)

Deck (99/99)

Total Price: $70.25

Creature (31)

Planeswalker (8)

Instant (8)

Sorcery (10)

Enchantment (3)

Artifact (7)

Land (33)

Recent Decks

Shoutbox