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Aminatou, the Fateshifter

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Legendary Planeswalker — Aminatou · from $2.44

+1: Draw a card, then put a card from your hand on top of your library. −1: Exile another target permanent you own, then return it to the battlefield under your control. −6: Choose left or right. Each player gains control of all nonland permanents other than Aminatou controlled by the next player in the chosen direction. Aminatou, the Fateshifter can be your commander.

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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

56 of 100 at $5 or less · 39 at $1 or less

#	Card	Type	MV	Price
1	Sol Ring	Artifact	1	$1.07
2	Command Tower	Land	0	$0.26
3	Arcane Signet	Artifact	2	$0.34
4	Exotic Orchard	Land	0	$0.19
5	Reliquary Tower	Land	0	$4.28
6	Swords to Plowshares	Instant	1	$0.98
7	Swiftfoot Boots	Artifact	2	$1.43
8	Lightning Greaves	Artifact	2	$3.86
9	Path of Ancestry	Land	0	$0.16
10	Path to Exile	Instant	1	$0.71
11	Counterspell	Instant	2	$1.33
12	Fellwar Stone	Artifact	2	$0.47
13	Rogue's Passage	Land	0	$0.31
14	Evolving Wilds	Land	0	$0.09
15	Thought Vessel	Artifact	2	$2.23
16	Bojuka Bog	Land	0	$1.12
17	Terramorphic Expanse	Land	0	$0.10
18	Myriad Landscape	Land	0	$0.25
19	Mind Stone	Artifact	2	$0.21
20	Dark Ritual	Instant	1	$0.44
21	An Offer You Can't Refuse	Instant	1	$3.01
22	Polluted Delta	Land	0	$19.85
23	Flooded Strand	Land	0	$12.78
24	Skullclamp	Artifact	1	$4.85
25	Solemn Simulacrum	Creature	4	$0.27
26	Misty Rainforest	Land	0	$35.98
27	Bloodstained Mire	Land	0	$14.54
28	Fabled Passage	Land	0	$0.65
29	Windswept Heath	Land	0	$11.19
30	Rhystic Study	Enchantment	3	$61.06
31	Wooded Foothills	Land	0	$17.96
32	Verdant Catacombs	Land	0	$29.16
33	Scalding Tarn	Land	0	$36.86
34	Watery Grave	Land	0	$9.86
35	Marsh Flats	Land	0	$32.04
36	Arcane Denial	Instant	2	$1.88
37	Commander's Sphere	Artifact	3	$0.19
38	Reanimate	Sorcery	1	$6.56
39	Negate	Instant	2	$0.12
40	Arid Mesa	Land	0	$31.40
41	Cyclonic Rift	Instant	2	$29.75
42	Godless Shrine	Land	0	$8.47
43	Hallowed Fountain	Land	0	$6.97
44	Generous Gift	Instant	3	$0.93
45	Demonic Tutor	Sorcery	2	$62.80
46	Smothering Tithe	Enchantment	4	$56.09
47	Toxic Deluge	Sorcery	3	$5.04
48	Swan Song	Instant	1	$10.72
49	Ancient Tomb	Land	0	$56.94
50	Brainstorm	Instant	1	$0.56
51	Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth	Land	0	$56.13
52	Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth	Land	0	$16.76
53	Esper Sentinel	Creature	1	$58.03
54	Fierce Guardianship	Instant	3	$59.21
55	Temple of the False God	Land	0	$0.19
56	Chromatic Lantern	Artifact	3	$0.38
57	Sunken Hollow	Land	0	$0.29
58	Otawara, Soaring City	Land	0	$26.57
59	Glacial Fortress	Land	0	$0.21
60	Isolated Chapel	Land	0	$0.21
61	Feed the Swarm	Sorcery	2	$0.19
62	Talisman of Dominance	Artifact	2	$0.49
63	City of Brass	Land	0	$9.17
64	The One Ring	Artifact	4	$109.88
65	Frantic Search	Instant	3	$0.82
66	Mystic Remora	Enchantment	1	$10.97
67	Prairie Stream	Land	0	$0.19
68	Phyrexian Arena	Enchantment	3	$1.92
69	Drowned Catacomb	Land	0	$0.50
70	Deadly Rollick	Instant	4	$26.52
71	Teferi's Protection	Instant	3	$34.90
72	Cavern of Souls	Land	0	$47.72
73	Propaganda	Enchantment	3	$1.84
74	Vampiric Tutor	Instant	1	$48.13
75	Mana Confluence	Land	0	$34.75
76	Urza's Saga	Enchantment	0	$34.67
77	Mana Drain	Instant	2	$50.65
78	Lotus Petal	Artifact	0	$35.11
79	Enlightened Tutor	Instant	1	$21.99
80	Caves of Koilos	Land	0	$0.30
81	Wayfarer's Bauble	Artifact	1	$0.31
82	Black Market Connections	Enchantment	3	$10.78
83	Victimize	Sorcery	3	$0.57
84	Deadly Dispute	Instant	2	$0.29
85	Roaming Throne	Creature	4	$47.06
86	Ashnod's Altar	Artifact	3	$8.15
87	Talisman of Hierarchy	Artifact	2	$0.45
88	Talisman of Progress	Artifact	2	$0.25
89	War Room	Land	0	$0.79
90	Blood Artist	Creature	2	$2.78
91	Underground River	Land	0	$0.51
92	Adarkar Wastes	Land	0	$0.34
93	Ponder	Sorcery	1	$1.82
94	Morphic Pool	Land	0	$28.50
95	Herald's Horn	Artifact	3	$2.88
96	Mana Vault	Artifact	1	$91.59
97	Anguished Unmaking	Instant	3	$1.58
98	Pongify	Instant	1	$2.21
99	Chrome Mox	Artifact	0	$51.19
100	Dimir Signet	Artifact	2	$0.27

Curve of these staples

Most played with Aminatou, the Fateshifter

The 25 most-played cards in 6 settled top-16 lists running Aminatou, the Fateshifter at 16+ player events since Apr 25, 2026, ranked by lists played — top-4 counts shown for context. Results from Topdeck.gg.

#	Card	Played in	Top 4
1	Arcane Signet	100% · 6 of 6	3
2	Command Tower	100% · 6 of 6	3
3	Demonic Tutor	100% · 6 of 6	3
4	Flooded Strand	100% · 6 of 6	3
5	Godless Shrine	100% · 6 of 6	3
6	Hallowed Fountain	100% · 6 of 6	3
7	Marsh Flats	100% · 6 of 6	3
8	Mystic Remora	100% · 6 of 6	3
9	Sol Ring	100% · 6 of 6	3
10	Vampiric Tutor	100% · 6 of 6	3
11	Watery Grave	100% · 6 of 6	3
12	Wishclaw Talisman	100% · 6 of 6	3
13	An Offer You Can't Refuse	83% · 5 of 6	2
14	Chrome Mox	83% · 5 of 6	2
15	City of Brass	83% · 5 of 6	2
16	Enlightened Tutor	83% · 5 of 6	3
17	Esper Sentinel	83% · 5 of 6	3
18	Force of Negation	83% · 5 of 6	2
19	Force of Will	83% · 5 of 6	2
20	Grand Abolisher	83% · 5 of 6	3
21	Island	83% · 5 of 6	3
22	Mana Confluence	83% · 5 of 6	2
23	Mox Amber	83% · 5 of 6	2
24	Mystical Tutor	83% · 5 of 6	3
25	Plains	83% · 5 of 6	3

Combos with Aminatou, the Fateshifter

The 10 most popular of 30 combos (by EDHREC decklist count) using this commander that fit its color identity, from Commander Spellbook.

Aminatou, the Fateshifter + Felidar Guardian
Infinite creature ETB · Infinite creature LTB
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Aminatou, the Fateshifter + Oath of Teferi + Spark Double
Infinite blinking of permanents · Infinite creature ETB · Infinite creature LTB · Infinite mana lands you control can produce
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Aminatou, the Fateshifter + Ichormoon Gauntlet + Teferi, Master of Time
Infinite turns · Lock
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Altar of the Brood + Aminatou, the Fateshifter + Spark Double
Infinite creature ETB · Infinite creature LTB · Infinite mill
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Aminatou, the Fateshifter + Rings of Brighthearth + Spark Double + Teferi, Temporal Archmage
Infinite blinking · Infinite card draw · Infinite mana permanents you control can produce
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Aminatou, the Fateshifter + Peregrine Drake + The Chain Veil
Infinite creature LTB · Infinite creature ETB · Infinite storm count · Infinite mana lands you control can produce · Infinite draw triggers · Infinite commander casts · Infinite blinking of permanents · Infinite mana permanents you control that enter the battlefield untapped can produce
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Aminatou, the Fateshifter + Rings of Brighthearth + Spark Double + Teferi, Who Slows the Sunset
Infinite blinking · Infinite card draw · Infinite lifegain · Infinite lifegain triggers · Infinite mana permanents you control can produce
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Aminatou, the Fateshifter + Liliana Vess + Nexus of Fate + Yennett, Cryptic Sovereign
Infinite turns · Lock
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Ajani Steadfast + Aminatou, the Fateshifter + Contagion Engine + Teferi, Master of Time
Infinite turns · Lock
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Aminatou, the Fateshifter + Azor, the Lawbringer + Oath of Teferi
Opponents can't cast instant spells during their turns · Opponents can't cast sorcery spells · Lock
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Top finishes

6 finishes placing top 16 at 16+ player events with this commander. Results from Topdeck.gg.

3rd of 40 — Brigandry Games CEDH Win-a-Mox on Topdeck.ggAug 16, 2026 · 3–4–0 · by Michael Phillips
13th of 19 — Well Played Cedh #1 on Topdeck.ggJun 19, 2026 · 0–2–2 · by Andrew Robinson
9th of 16 — Blight Alberta X Cerberus Gaming Hosted by praetors of spice sponsored by loot goblin on Topdeck.ggMay 31, 2026 · 1–2–0 · by Josh Peachey
3rd of 28 — TGL May Bracket 4 on Topdeck.ggMay 30, 2026 · 3–1–0 · by Andrew Harrison
10th of 32 — Superviviencia de los fuertes- cEDH Canarias on Topdeck.ggMay 9, 2026 · 1–2–2 · by Yeromi Gil Armas
2nd of 18 — TGL April Bracket 4 Tournament on Topdeck.ggApr 25, 2026 · 2–3–0 · by Andrew Harrison

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Precons led by Aminatou, the Fateshifter

Official preconstructed decks with Aminatou, the Fateshifter at the helm.

Subjective Reality
PreconCommander· Released Aug 2018

Card data and images courtesy of Scryfall; popularity ranking from EDHREC decklist data included in Scryfall bulk. Combo data courtesy of Commander Spellbook. Tournament results courtesy of Topdeck.gg. Precon product lists via MTGJSON. Deckwarden is unofficial Fan Content and is not endorsed by Wizards of the Coast.

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