Art: David Palumbo · ™ & © Wizards of the Coast

Aminatou, Veil Piercer

WUB

Legendary Creature — Human Wizard · from $0.51

At the beginning of your upkeep, surveil 2. (Look at the top two cards of your library, then put any number of them into your graveyard and the rest on top of your library in any order.) Each enchantment card in your hand has miracle. Its miracle cost is equal to its mana cost reduced by {4}. (You may cast a card for its miracle cost when you draw it if it's the first card you drew this turn.)

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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, Veil Piercer

The 25 most-played cards in 9 settled top-16 lists running Aminatou, Veil Piercer at 16+ player events since Mar 20, 2026, ranked by lists played — top-4 counts shown for context. Results from Topdeck.gg.

#	Card	Played in	Top 4
1	Adarkar Wastes	100% · 9 of 9	2
2	Aminatou's Augury	100% · 9 of 9	2
3	Ancient Cellarspawn	100% · 9 of 9	2
4	Arcane Denial	100% · 9 of 9	2
5	Arcane Sanctum	100% · 9 of 9	2
6	Arcane Signet	100% · 9 of 9	2
7	Arvinox, the Mind Flail	100% · 9 of 9	2
8	Ash Barrens	100% · 9 of 9	2
9	Athreos, Shroud-Veiled	100% · 9 of 9	2
10	Auramancer	100% · 9 of 9	2
11	Azorius Chancery	100% · 9 of 9	2
12	Azorius Signet	100% · 9 of 9	2
13	Bojuka Bog	100% · 9 of 9	2
14	Bottomless Pool // Locker Room	100% · 9 of 9	2
15	Brainstone	100% · 9 of 9	2
16	Brainstorm	100% · 9 of 9	2
17	Burnished Hart	100% · 9 of 9	2
18	Cast Out	100% · 9 of 9	2
19	Caves of Koilos	100% · 9 of 9	2
20	Command Tower	100% · 9 of 9	2
21	Commander's Sphere	100% · 9 of 9	2
22	Demon of Fate's Design	100% · 9 of 9	2
23	Diabolic Vision	100% · 9 of 9	2
24	Dimir Aqueduct	100% · 9 of 9	2
25	Doomwake Giant	100% · 9 of 9	2

Top finishes

The 8 most recent of 10 finishes placing top 16 at 16+ player events with this commander. Results from Topdeck.gg.

6th of 22 — Commander Casual - Magic Barcelona on Topdeck.ggOct 9, 2026 · 0–2–0 · by Gerard Marti
2nd of 18 — MTG Commander Budget (BRACKET 2) on Topdeck.ggSep 10, 2026 · 1–0–0 · by Andres Casado
15th of 28 — Liga Mesão Presencial S3-E07 on Topdeck.ggAug 21, 2026 · 0–1–1 · by Brazza
5th of 24 — Liga Mesão Presencial S3-E06 on Topdeck.ggAug 14, 2026 · 1–1–0 · by Oscar Toeda
5th of 16 — Liga Mesão Online S3-E02 on Topdeck.ggJul 16, 2026 · 0–0–2 · by REVAILTO VAILON
15th of 22 — April 2026 - MTNG on Topdeck.ggApr 19, 2026 · 0–2–2 · by Павел Е.
6th of 16 — Liga Mesão Online S2-E1 on Topdeck.ggApr 9, 2026 · 0–0–2 · by REVAILTO VAILON
13th of 28 — Liga Mesão Presencial S1 - E09 on Topdeck.ggMar 27, 2026 · 0–1–1 · by Brazza

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Precons led by Aminatou, Veil Piercer

Official preconstructed decks with Aminatou, Veil Piercer at the helm.

Miracle Worker
PreconCommander· Released Sep 2024

Card data and images courtesy of Scryfall; popularity ranking from EDHREC decklist data included in Scryfall bulk. 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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