Art: Dan Murayama Scott · ™ & © Wizards of the Coast

Archelos, Lagoon Mystic

UBG

Legendary Creature — Turtle Shaman · from $0.30

As long as Archelos is tapped, other permanents enter tapped. As long as Archelos is untapped, other permanents enter untapped.

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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

60 of 100 at $5 or less · 40 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	Swiftfoot Boots	Artifact	2	$1.43
7	Lightning Greaves	Artifact	2	$3.86
8	Path of Ancestry	Land	0	$0.16
9	Counterspell	Instant	2	$1.33
10	Fellwar Stone	Artifact	2	$0.47
11	Rogue's Passage	Land	0	$0.31
12	Evolving Wilds	Land	0	$0.09
13	Cultivate	Sorcery	3	$0.38
14	Thought Vessel	Artifact	2	$2.23
15	Farseek	Sorcery	2	$0.42
16	Bojuka Bog	Land	0	$1.12
17	Beast Within	Instant	3	$0.49
18	Nature's Lore	Sorcery	2	$2.15
19	Rampant Growth	Sorcery	2	$0.39
20	Heroic Intervention	Instant	2	$9.28
21	Terramorphic Expanse	Land	0	$0.10
22	Myriad Landscape	Land	0	$0.25
23	Mind Stone	Artifact	2	$0.21
24	Dark Ritual	Instant	1	$0.44
25	An Offer You Can't Refuse	Instant	1	$3.01
26	Birds of Paradise	Creature	1	$4.98
27	Polluted Delta	Land	0	$19.85
28	Kodama's Reach	Sorcery	3	$1.55
29	Flooded Strand	Land	0	$12.78
30	Three Visits	Sorcery	2	$5.55
31	Skullclamp	Artifact	1	$4.85
32	Solemn Simulacrum	Creature	4	$0.27
33	Misty Rainforest	Land	0	$35.98
34	Bloodstained Mire	Land	0	$14.54
35	Fabled Passage	Land	0	$0.65
36	Windswept Heath	Land	0	$11.19
37	Rhystic Study	Enchantment	3	$61.06
38	Wooded Foothills	Land	0	$17.96
39	Verdant Catacombs	Land	0	$29.16
40	Scalding Tarn	Land	0	$36.86
41	Watery Grave	Land	0	$9.86
42	Marsh Flats	Land	0	$32.04
43	Arcane Denial	Instant	2	$1.88
44	Commander's Sphere	Artifact	3	$0.19
45	Reanimate	Sorcery	1	$6.56
46	Negate	Instant	2	$0.12
47	Arid Mesa	Land	0	$31.40
48	Cyclonic Rift	Instant	2	$29.75
49	Llanowar Elves	Creature	1	$0.24
50	Breeding Pool	Land	0	$9.15
51	Demonic Tutor	Sorcery	2	$62.80
52	Toxic Deluge	Sorcery	3	$5.04
53	Swan Song	Instant	1	$10.72
54	Ancient Tomb	Land	0	$56.94
55	Overgrown Tomb	Land	0	$8.00
56	Brainstorm	Instant	1	$0.56
57	Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth	Land	0	$56.13
58	Boseiju, Who Endures	Land	0	$50.48
59	Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth	Land	0	$16.76
60	Fierce Guardianship	Instant	3	$59.21
61	Temple of the False God	Land	0	$0.19
62	Chromatic Lantern	Artifact	3	$0.38
63	Sunken Hollow	Land	0	$0.29
64	Otawara, Soaring City	Land	0	$26.57
65	Garruk's Uprising	Enchantment	3	$0.39
66	Feed the Swarm	Sorcery	2	$0.19
67	Talisman of Dominance	Artifact	2	$0.49
68	City of Brass	Land	0	$9.17
69	The One Ring	Artifact	4	$109.88
70	Hinterland Harbor	Land	0	$0.28
71	Frantic Search	Instant	3	$0.82
72	Mystic Remora	Enchantment	1	$10.97
73	Elvish Mystic	Creature	1	$0.35
74	Phyrexian Arena	Enchantment	3	$1.92
75	Drowned Catacomb	Land	0	$0.50
76	Deadly Rollick	Instant	4	$26.52
77	Cavern of Souls	Land	0	$47.72
78	Woodland Cemetery	Land	0	$0.62
79	Propaganda	Enchantment	3	$1.84
80	Sakura-Tribe Elder	Creature	2	$0.30
81	Vampiric Tutor	Instant	1	$48.13
82	Mana Confluence	Land	0	$34.75
83	Urza's Saga	Enchantment	0	$34.67
84	Mana Drain	Instant	2	$50.65
85	Lotus Petal	Artifact	0	$35.11
86	Eternal Witness	Creature	3	$1.10
87	Assassin's Trophy	Instant	2	$1.01
88	Wayfarer's Bauble	Artifact	1	$0.31
89	Black Market Connections	Enchantment	3	$10.78
90	Victimize	Sorcery	3	$0.57
91	Deadly Dispute	Instant	2	$0.29
92	Roaming Throne	Creature	4	$47.06
93	Ashnod's Altar	Artifact	3	$8.15
94	Yavimaya Coast	Land	0	$0.31
95	Llanowar Wastes	Land	0	$0.59
96	War Room	Land	0	$0.79
97	Blood Artist	Creature	2	$2.78
98	Underground River	Land	0	$0.51
99	Ponder	Sorcery	1	$1.82
100	Rejuvenating Springs	Land	0	$4.12

Curve of these staples

Combos with Archelos, Lagoon Mystic

The 10 most popular of 114 combos (by EDHREC decklist count) using this commander that fit its color identity, from Commander Spellbook.

Archelos, Lagoon Mystic + Retreat to Coralhelm + Simic Growth Chamber + Zimone, Quandrix Prodigy
Infinite blue mana · Infinite green mana · Infinite landfall triggers
How it works on Commander Spellbook
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Archelos, Lagoon Mystic + Golgari Rot Farm + Retreat to Coralhelm + Zimone, Quandrix Prodigy
Infinite black mana · Infinite green mana · Infinite landfall triggers
How it works on Commander Spellbook
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Archelos, Lagoon Mystic + Dimir Aqueduct + Retreat to Coralhelm + Zimone, Quandrix Prodigy
Infinite black mana · Infinite blue mana · Infinite landfall triggers
How it works on Commander Spellbook
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Archelos, Lagoon Mystic + Patron of the Moon + Simic Growth Chamber
Infinite blue mana · Infinite green mana · Infinite landfall triggers
How it works on Commander Spellbook
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Archelos, Lagoon Mystic + Golgari Rot Farm + Patron of the Moon
Infinite black mana · Infinite green mana · Infinite landfall triggers
How it works on Commander Spellbook
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Archelos, Lagoon Mystic + Dimir Aqueduct + Patron of the Moon
Infinite black mana · Infinite blue mana · Infinite landfall triggers
How it works on Commander Spellbook
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Abundance + Archelos, Lagoon Mystic + Cultivator Colossus + Maze's End
Arrange your library in any order · Put all lands from your hand and library onto the battlefield · Win the game
How it works on Commander Spellbook
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Archelos, Lagoon Mystic + Guildless Commons + Patron of the Moon
Infinite colorless mana · Infinite landfall triggers
How it works on Commander Spellbook
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Archelos, Lagoon Mystic + Guildless Commons + Retreat to Coralhelm + Zimone, Quandrix Prodigy
Infinite colorless mana · Infinite landfall triggers
How it works on Commander Spellbook
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Aftermath Analyst + Archelos, Lagoon Mystic + Shifting Woodland + Sylvan Safekeeper
Infinite creature LTB · Infinite creature sacrifice triggers · Infinite death triggers · Infinite mana lands you control can produce · Infinite landfall triggers
How it works on Commander Spellbook
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Top finishes

One finish placing top 16 at 16+ player events with this commander. Results from Topdeck.gg.

11th of 19 — COMMANDER DOUBLE STRIKE LALUNA on Topdeck.ggMar 7, 2026 · 0–3–2 · by Ferran Garcia

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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. Deckwarden is unofficial Fan Content and is not endorsed by Wizards of the Coast.

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