Art: Chris Rallis · ™ & © Wizards of the Coast
Ajani, Nacatl Pariah // Ajani, Nacatl Avenger
WRLegendary Creature — Cat Warrior · from $10.42
When Ajani enters, create a 2/1 white Cat Warrior creature token.
Whenever one or more other Cats you control die, you may exile Ajani, then return him to the battlefield transformed under his owner's control.
+2: Put a +1/+1 counter on each Cat you control.
0: Create a 2/1 white Cat Warrior creature token. When you do, if you control a red permanent other than Ajani, he deals damage equal to the number of creatures you control to any target.
−4: Each opponent chooses an artifact, a creature, an enchantment, and a planeswalker from among the nonland permanents they control, then sacrifices the rest.
A typical Commander deck
A starting template, not a rule — counts to fill in around the commander.
- Lands3736–38 for most decks; fewer with cheap curves
- Ramp10mana rocks, dorks, land ramp — mostly 2–3 mana
- Card draw10repeatable engines beat one-shot cantrips
- Targeted removal6answers for creatures AND artifacts/enchantments
- Board wipes3sweepers reset boards you've lost
- Synergy & win conditions33the deck's actual plan
Staples in these colors
The 100 cards that fit this color identity in the most EDHREC decklists (EDHREC rank via Scryfall).
Budget
55 of 100 at $5 or less · 37 at $1 or less
Curve of these staples
5
0
13
1
14
2
15
3
8
4
5
2
6
1
7+
Combos with Ajani, Nacatl Pariah // Ajani, Nacatl Avenger
One combo using this commander that fit its color identity, from Commander Spellbook.
Ajani, Nacatl Pariah // Ajani, Nacatl Avenger + Ashnod's Altar + Nim Deathmantle
Infinite death triggers · Infinite creature ETB · Infinite creature LTB · Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Card data and images courtesy of Scryfall; popularity ranking from EDHREC decklist data included in Scryfall bulk. Combo data courtesy of Commander Spellbook. Deckwarden is unofficial Fan Content and is not endorsed by Wizards of the Coast.