Commander Archetypes

Dragon tribal is one of the most beloved Commander archetypes. Players love building around massive flying creatures that dominate the board...

Aristocrats decks win by sacrificing creatures for value. The name comes from Falkenrath Aristocrat and Cartel Aristocrat—cards that sacrifi...

Treasure decks use artifact tokens for mana acceleration and value. Treasure has become a major theme in Commander, with cards like Smotheri...

Spellslinger decks win through noncreature spells—instants, sorceries, and sometimes planeswalkers. They avoid combat where possible and lev...

Elfball is an elf tribal strategy that goes wide with tokens and overruns opponents. Lathril, Marwyn, and Ezuri lead armies of elves that ge...

Token strategies flood the board with creature tokens and win through combat, sacrifice, or anthem effects. Commanders like Rhys the Redeeme...

Sacrifice decks use creatures as resources. Sacrifice outlets convert creatures into value—card draw, mana, recursion, or damage. Commanders...

Reanimator decks put creatures into the graveyard and return them to the battlefield cheaply. You cheat on mana by reanimating huge threats ...

Artifact decks build around artifact synergies—mana rocks, recursive pieces, and payoff creatures. Breya, Osgir, and Urza lead artifact-cent...

Enchantress decks draw cards from playing enchantments and build a resilient board of permanents. Sythis, Tuvasa, and Estrid lead enchantmen...