Ixalan Checklist

Conqueror's Galleon // Conqueror's Foothold

Conqueror's Galleon

When Conqueror's Galleon attacks, exile it at end of combat, then return it to the battlefield transformed under your control.
Crew 4 (Tap any number of creatures you control with total power 4 or more: This Vehicle becomes an artifact creature until end of turn.)

Conqueror's Foothold

(Transforms from Conqueror's Galleon.)
{T}: Add {C}.
{2}, {T}: Draw a card, then discard a card.
{4}, {T}: Draw a card.
{6}, {T}: Return target card from your graveyard to your hand.

Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx

{T}: Add {C}.
{2}, {T}: Choose a color. Add an amount of mana of that color equal to your devotion to that color. (Your devotion to a color is the number of mana symbols of that color in the mana costs of permanents you control.)

Emeria, the Sky Ruin

Emeria, the Sky Ruin enters tapped.
At the beginning of your upkeep, if you control seven or more Plains, you may return target creature card from your graveyard to the battlefield.
{T}: Add {W}.

Human

Castle Ardenvale

Without Ardenvale's loyalty, the realm would greedily devour itself.

Castle Ardenvale enters tapped unless you control a Plains.
{T}: Add {W}.
{2}{W}{W}, {T}: Create a 1/1 white Human creature token.

"It's me and Gribble's special fort. None of the bad things can get us in there."
—Toby

Command Tower

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

There is no glory to be gained in the kingdom of the dead.
—Vec tomb inscription

Ancient Tomb

{T}: Add {C}{C}. Ancient Tomb deals 2 damage to you.

Secluded Steppe

Secluded Steppe enters tapped.
{T}: Add {W}.
Cycling {W} ({W}, Discard this card: Draw a card.)

New Benalia

New Benalia enters tapped.
When New Benalia enters, scry 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put that card on the bottom.)
{T}: Add {W}.

Mistveil Plains

({T}: Add {W}.)
Mistveil Plains enters tapped.
{W}, {T}: Put target card from your graveyard on the bottom of your library. Activate only if you control two or more white permanents.

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.

Ghost Quarter

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

Buried Ruin

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

Emeria's Call // Emeria, Shattered Skyclave

Angel Warrior

"Iona no longer guards this place. We do."
—Kasla, Emeria shepherd

Emeria's Call

Create two 4/4 white Angel Warrior creature tokens with flying. Non-Angel creatures you control gain indestructible until your next turn.

"You called it the castle of a god. It is less than that, and so much more."
—Kasla, Emeria shepherd

Emeria, Shattered Skyclave

As Emeria, Shattered Skyclave enters, you may pay 3 life. If you don't, it enters tapped.
{T}: Add {W}.

Shefet Dunes

{T}: Add {C}.
{T}, Pay 1 life: Add {W}.
{2}{W}{W}, {T}, Sacrifice a Desert: Creatures you control get +1/+1 until end of turn. Activate only as a sorcery.

Dust-spiked winds eroded the stones, but the ground where they had stood still holds power.

Flagstones of Trokair

{T}: Add {W}.
When Flagstones of Trokair is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, you may search your library for a Plains card, put it onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.

Kor Haven

{T}: Add {C}.
{1}{W}, {T}: Prevent all combat damage that would be dealt by target attacking creature this turn.

Seraph Sanctuary

When Seraph Sanctuary enters, you gain 1 life.
Whenever an Angel you control enters, you gain 1 life.
{T}: Add {C}.

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.

Drifting Meadow

Drifting Meadow enters tapped.
{T}: Add {W}.
Cycling {2} ({2}, Discard this card: Draw a card.)

Desert of the True

Desert of the True enters tapped.
{T}: Add {W}.
Cycling {1}{W} ({1}{W}, Discard this card: Draw a card.)

Some worlds possess a hidden core where life's essence constantly surges.

Mutavault

{T}: Add {C}.
{1}: Mutavault becomes a 2/2 creature with all creature types until end of turn. It's still a land.

Windbrisk Heights

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.)
Windbrisk Heights enters tapped.
{T}: Add {W}.
{W}, {T}: You may play the exiled card without paying its mana cost if you attacked with three or more creatures this turn.

Idyllic Grange

({T}: Add {W}.)
Idyllic Grange enters tapped unless you control three or more other Plains.
When Idyllic Grange enters untapped, put a +1/+1 counter on target creature you control.

Plant

Dowsing Dagger // Lost Vale

Dowsing Dagger

When Dowsing Dagger enters, target opponent creates two 0/2 green Plant creature tokens with defender.
Equipped creature gets +2/+1.
Whenever equipped creature deals combat damage to a player, you may transform Dowsing Dagger.
Equip {2}

The pirates had ventured into the interior for treasure. They found something far greater.

Lost Vale

(Transforms from Dowsing Dagger.)
{T}: Add three mana of any one color.

Plains

Urza and Mishra may have been Tocasia's most famous students, but Loran was the true heir to her legacy.

Loran, Disciple of History

Whenever Loran, Disciple of History or another legendary creature you control enters, return target artifact card from your graveyard to your hand.

The hound sniffed the air and let slip a low growl. General Takeno looked down at the faithful Isamaru and calmed him with a touch. "Alert the guard. The kami are coming."

Isamaru, Hound of Konda

It *wants* to remain a mystery, banishing the curious in favor of less inquisitive company.

Cloudstone Curio

Whenever a nonartifact permanent you control enters, you may return another permanent you control that shares a permanent type with it to its owner's hand.

"Hard to imagine," mused Hanna, stroking the petal, "such a lovely flower inspiring such greed."

Lotus Petal

{T}, Sacrifice Lotus Petal: Add one mana of any color.

Day after day he sat there, knowing that the Wanderer would soon be back for him.

Yoshimaru, Ever Faithful

Whenever another legendary permanent you control enters, put a +1/+1 counter on Yoshimaru, Ever Faithful.
Partner (You can have two commanders if both have partner.)

Path to Exile

Exile target creature. Its controller may search their library for a basic land card, put that card onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.

"The arc of my blade has carved a path of light for the peace that will follow."

Swords to Plowshares

Exile target creature. Its controller gains life equal to its power.

"Trust me, your lost fingers and toes are nothing compared to the lost treasures of Sejiri."
—Zahr Gada, Halimar expedition leader

Brave the Elements

Choose a color. White creatures you control gain protection from the chosen color until end of turn.

Captain of the Watch

Soldier

Vigilance (Attacking doesn't cause this creature to tap.)
Other Soldier creatures you control get +1/+1 and have vigilance.
When Captain of the Watch enters, create three 1/1 white Soldier creature tokens.

Elspeth, Sun's Champion

Elspeth, Sun's Champion Emblem

+1: Create three 1/1 white Soldier creature tokens.
−3: Destroy all creatures with power 4 or greater.
−7: You get an emblem with "Creatures you control get +2/+2 and have flying."

"In these halls there is no pass or fail. Your true test comes with the first full moon."

Mentor of the Meek

Whenever another creature you control with power 2 or less enters, you may pay {1}. If you do, draw a card.

Marshal's Anthem

Multikicker {1}{W} (You may pay an additional {1}{W} any number of times as you cast this spell.)
Creatures you control get +1/+1.
When Marshal's Anthem enters, return up to X target creature cards from your graveyard to the battlefield, where X is the number of times Marshal's Anthem was kicked.

Avacyn's holy warriors kept hope alive in her darkest hours. Now they will carry that hope across Innistrad.

Cathars' Crusade

Whenever a creature you control enters, put a +1/+1 counter on each creature you control.

Bird

Emeria Angel

When the earth shudders, the sky overflows.

Flying
Landfall — Whenever a land you control enters, you may create a 1/1 white Bird creature token with flying.

"Your superstitions and mumblings are useless chaff before my righteousness."

Grand Abolisher

During your turn, your opponents can't cast spells or activate abilities of artifacts, creatures, or enchantments.

Fiendslayer Paladin

First strike (This creature deals combat damage before creatures without first strike.)
Lifelink (Damage dealt by this creature also causes you to gain that much life.)
Fiendslayer Paladin can't be the target of black or red spells your opponents control.

"Fear holds no place in faith's battle plan."

Odric, Master Tactician

First strike (This creature deals combat damage before creatures without first strike.)
Whenever Odric, Master Tactician and at least three other creatures attack, you choose which creatures block this combat and how those creatures block.

Gauntlet of Power

As Gauntlet of Power enters, choose a color.
Creatures of the chosen color get +1/+1.
Whenever a basic land is tapped for mana of the chosen color, its controller adds an additional one mana of that color.

It is a helping hand reaching out to the downtrodden, the acrid-sweet tang of burning incense during prayer, and the harmony of voices uplifted in unison. It is faith.

Pearl Medallion

White spells you cast cost {1} less to cast.

"I'm not saying I'm sure it's a trap. I'm just saying it wasn't there yesterday and I'm pretty sure I heard it whisper my name. If you're so curious, you touch it."
—Angus, survivor scout

Sol Ring

"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.

Urza's metathran children were conceived, birthed, and nurtured by an integrated system of machines.

Thran Dynamo

Elspeth Conquers Death

(As this Saga enters and after your draw step, add a lore counter. Sacrifice after III.)
I — Exile target permanent an opponent controls with mana value 3 or greater.
II — Noncreature spells your opponents cast cost {2} more to cast until your next turn.
III — Return target creature or planeswalker card from your graveyard to the battlefield. Put a +1/+1 counter or a loyalty counter on it.

Oblivion Ring

When Oblivion Ring enters, exile another target nonland permanent.
When Oblivion Ring leaves the battlefield, return the exiled card to the battlefield under its owner's control.

The Champion reached for a stone, and Heliod placed the sun into her hand.
—*The Theriad*

Banishing Light

When this enchantment enters, exile target nonland permanent an opponent controls until this enchantment leaves the battlefield.

No foe is more hated than the former friend.

Glare of Heresy

Karmic Justice

Whenever a spell or ability an opponent controls destroys a noncreature permanent you control, you may destroy target permanent that opponent controls.

Clerics on both sides prayed for divine intervention to end the war. The gods didn't play favorites.

Day of Judgment

Some timelines forever fray, branch, and intermingle. Others end abruptly.

Return to Dust

Exile target artifact or enchantment. If you cast this spell during your main phase, you may exile up to one other target artifact or enchantment.

"The gods here may walk among the people, but they are not with them."
—Gideon Jura

Anointed Procession

If an effect would create one or more tokens under your control, it creates twice that many of those tokens instead.

Angel

Divine Visitation

If one or more creature tokens would be created under your control, that many 4/4 white Angel creature tokens with flying and vigilance are created instead.

Darien, King of Kjeldor

"With his dream of unification fulfilled, Darien became the last king of Kjeldor. Those who followed were known as the kings of New Argive."
—*Kjeldor: Ice Civilization*

Whenever you're dealt damage, you may create that many 1/1 white Soldier creature tokens.

Archangel of Thune

Flying
Lifelink (Damage dealt by this creature also causes you to gain that much life.)
Whenever you gain life, put a +1/+1 counter on each creature you control.

Kithkin Soldier

Cloudgoat Ranger

When Cloudgoat Ranger enters, create three 1/1 white Kithkin Soldier creature tokens.
Tap three untapped Kithkin you control: Cloudgoat Ranger gets +2/+0 and gains flying until end of turn.

Mobilization

Wars are won with strength, valor, and numbers—especially numbers.

Soldier creatures have vigilance.
{2}{W}: Create a 1/1 white Soldier creature token.

Elspeth Tirel

+2: You gain 1 life for each creature you control.
−2: Create three 1/1 white Soldier creature tokens.
−5: Destroy all other permanents except for lands and tokens.

Elspeth, Knight-Errant Emblem

Elspeth, Knight-Errant

+1: Create a 1/1 white Soldier creature token.
+1: Target creature gets +3/+3 and gains flying until end of turn.
−8: You get an emblem with "Artifacts, creatures, enchantments, and lands you control have indestructible."

Launch the Fleet

Strive — This spell costs {1} more to cast for each target beyond the first.
Until end of turn, any number of target creatures each gain "Whenever this creature attacks, create a 1/1 white Soldier creature token that's tapped and attacking."

Warrior

Secure the Wastes

"The Shifting Wastes provide our clan eternal protection. It is our duty to return the favor."
—Kadri, Dromoka warrior

Create X 1/1 white Warrior creature tokens.

Human Soldier

Elspeth, Sun's Nemesis

−1: Up to two target creatures you control each get +2/+1 until end of turn.
−2: Create two 1/1 white Human Soldier creature tokens.
−3: You gain 5 life.
Escape—{4}{W}{W}, Exile four other cards from your graveyard. (You may cast this card from your graveyard for its escape cost.)

Hero of Bladehold

Battle cry (Whenever this creature attacks, each other attacking creature gets +1/+0 until end of turn.)
Whenever Hero of Bladehold attacks, create two 1/1 white Soldier creature tokens that are tapped and attacking.

"Justice isn't done until undeath is undone."

Angel of Glory's Rise

Flying
When Angel of Glory's Rise enters, exile all Zombies, then return all Human creature cards from your graveyard to the battlefield.

"There is no justice when some profit and others go without."

Alms Collector

Flash
If an opponent would draw two or more cards, instead you and that player each draw a card.

Though the spirits' bodies were ethereal, Agnur soon learned that their blades were quite solid—and razor-sharp.

Ghostly Prison

Creatures can't attack you unless their controller pays {2} for each creature they control that's attacking you.

"Salvation will not be granted by the Lunarch Council. It must be earned—at the edge of a sword, if necessary."

Thalia, Heretic Cathar

First strike
Creatures and nonbasic lands your opponents control enter tapped.

Palace Jailer

The Monarch

When Palace Jailer enters, you become the monarch.
When Palace Jailer enters, exile target creature an opponent controls until an opponent becomes the monarch.

"The kingdom is in peril! Who among you is brave enough to defend it?"

Recruiter of the Guard

When Recruiter of the Guard enters, you may search your library for a creature card with toughness 2 or less, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.

"Our people are torn by infighting. Until the two sides reconcile, our laws can carry no meaning."

Leonin Arbiter

Players can't search libraries. Any player may pay {2} for that player to ignore this effect until end of turn.

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: $555.10

Creature (24)

Planeswalker (5)

Instant (5)

Sorcery (4)

Enchantment (12)

Artifact (16)

Land (36)

Recent Decks

Shoutbox