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Brago, King Eternal
WULegendary Creature — Spirit Noble · from $2.89
Flying
Whenever Brago deals combat damage to a player, exile any number of target nonland permanents you control, then return those cards to the battlefield under their owner's control.
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
51 of 100 at $5 or less · 31 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 | Terramorphic Expanse | Land | 0 | $0.10 |
| 17 | Myriad Landscape | Land | 0 | $0.25 |
| 18 | Mind Stone | Artifact | 2 | $0.21 |
| 19 | An Offer You Can't Refuse | Instant | 1 | $3.01 |
| 20 | Polluted Delta | Land | 0 | $19.85 |
| 21 | Flooded Strand | Land | 0 | $12.78 |
| 22 | Skullclamp | Artifact | 1 | $4.85 |
| 23 | Solemn Simulacrum | Creature | 4 | $0.27 |
| 24 | Misty Rainforest | Land | 0 | $35.98 |
| 25 | Bloodstained Mire | Land | 0 | $14.54 |
| 26 | Fabled Passage | Land | 0 | $0.65 |
| 27 | Windswept Heath | Land | 0 | $11.19 |
| 28 | Rhystic Study | Enchantment | 3 | $61.06 |
| 29 | Wooded Foothills | Land | 0 | $17.96 |
| 30 | Verdant Catacombs | Land | 0 | $29.16 |
| 31 | Scalding Tarn | Land | 0 | $36.86 |
| 32 | Marsh Flats | Land | 0 | $32.04 |
| 33 | Arcane Denial | Instant | 2 | $1.88 |
| 34 | Commander's Sphere | Artifact | 3 | $0.19 |
| 35 | Negate | Instant | 2 | $0.12 |
| 36 | Arid Mesa | Land | 0 | $31.40 |
| 37 | Cyclonic Rift | Instant | 2 | $29.75 |
| 38 | Hallowed Fountain | Land | 0 | $6.97 |
| 39 | Generous Gift | Instant | 3 | $0.93 |
| 40 | Smothering Tithe | Enchantment | 4 | $56.09 |
| 41 | Swan Song | Instant | 1 | $10.72 |
| 42 | Ancient Tomb | Land | 0 | $56.94 |
| 43 | Brainstorm | Instant | 1 | $0.56 |
| 44 | Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth | Land | 0 | $56.13 |
| 45 | Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth | Land | 0 | $16.76 |
| 46 | Esper Sentinel | Creature | 1 | $58.03 |
| 47 | Fierce Guardianship | Instant | 3 | $59.21 |
| 48 | Temple of the False God | Land | 0 | $0.19 |
| 49 | Chromatic Lantern | Artifact | 3 | $0.38 |
| 50 | Otawara, Soaring City | Land | 0 | $26.57 |
| 51 | Glacial Fortress | Land | 0 | $0.21 |
| 52 | City of Brass | Land | 0 | $9.17 |
| 53 | The One Ring | Artifact | 4 | $109.88 |
| 54 | Frantic Search | Instant | 3 | $0.82 |
| 55 | Mystic Remora | Enchantment | 1 | $10.97 |
| 56 | Prairie Stream | Land | 0 | $0.19 |
| 57 | Teferi's Protection | Instant | 3 | $34.90 |
| 58 | Cavern of Souls | Land | 0 | $47.72 |
| 59 | Propaganda | Enchantment | 3 | $1.84 |
| 60 | Mana Confluence | Land | 0 | $34.75 |
| 61 | Urza's Saga | Enchantment | 0 | $34.67 |
| 62 | Mana Drain | Instant | 2 | $50.65 |
| 63 | Lotus Petal | Artifact | 0 | $35.11 |
| 64 | Enlightened Tutor | Instant | 1 | $21.99 |
| 65 | Wayfarer's Bauble | Artifact | 1 | $0.31 |
| 66 | Roaming Throne | Creature | 4 | $47.06 |
| 67 | Ashnod's Altar | Artifact | 3 | $8.15 |
| 68 | Talisman of Progress | Artifact | 2 | $0.25 |
| 69 | War Room | Land | 0 | $0.79 |
| 70 | Adarkar Wastes | Land | 0 | $0.34 |
| 71 | Ponder | Sorcery | 1 | $1.82 |
| 72 | Herald's Horn | Artifact | 3 | $2.88 |
| 73 | Mana Vault | Artifact | 1 | $91.59 |
| 74 | Pongify | Instant | 1 | $2.21 |
| 75 | Chrome Mox | Artifact | 0 | $51.19 |
| 76 | Windfall | Sorcery | 3 | $4.78 |
| 77 | Ghostly Prison | Enchantment | 3 | $5.72 |
| 78 | Mystical Tutor | Instant | 1 | $14.99 |
| 79 | Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx | Land | 0 | $45.68 |
| 80 | Sea of Clouds | Land | 0 | $19.56 |
| 81 | Reflecting Pool | Land | 0 | $5.50 |
| 82 | Sink into Stupor // Soporific Springs | Instant | 3 | $9.68 |
| 83 | Austere Command | Sorcery | 6 | $0.33 |
| 84 | Flawless Maneuver | Instant | 3 | $9.24 |
| 85 | Mystic Sanctuary | Land | 0 | $1.01 |
| 86 | Farewell | Sorcery | 6 | $4.44 |
| 87 | Three Tree City | Land | 0 | $29.09 |
| 88 | Gemstone Caverns | Land | 0 | $62.05 |
| 89 | Command Beacon | Land | 0 | $7.99 |
| 90 | Akroma's Will | Instant | 4 | $16.21 |
| 91 | Idol of Oblivion | Artifact | 2 | $2.40 |
| 92 | Prismatic Vista | Land | 0 | $28.10 |
| 93 | Buried Ruin | Land | 0 | $0.38 |
| 94 | Thran Dynamo | Artifact | 4 | $1.94 |
| 95 | Force of Will | Instant | 5 | $26.56 |
| 96 | Stroke of Midnight | Instant | 3 | $0.20 |
| 97 | Patchwork Banner | Artifact | 3 | $1.52 |
| 98 | Mox Amber | Artifact | 0 | $86.45 |
| 99 | Karn's Bastion | Land | 0 | $2.51 |
| 100 | Rapid Hybridization | Instant | 1 | $0.81 |
Curve of these staples
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Most played with Brago, King Eternal
The 25 most-played cards in 15 settled top-16 lists running Brago, King Eternal at 16+ player events since Mar 5, 2026, ranked by lists played — top-4 counts shown for context. Results from Topdeck.gg.
| # | Card | Played in | Top 4 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arcane Signet | 100% · 15 of 15 | 4 |
| 2 | Command Tower | 100% · 15 of 15 | 4 |
| 3 | Cryogen Relic | 100% · 15 of 15 | 4 |
| 4 | Sol Ring | 100% · 15 of 15 | 4 |
| 5 | Cloud of Faeries | 93% · 14 of 15 | 4 |
| 6 | Island | 93% · 14 of 15 | 4 |
| 7 | Plains | 93% · 14 of 15 | 4 |
| 8 | Swords to Plowshares | 93% · 14 of 15 | 4 |
| 9 | Counterspell | 87% · 13 of 15 | 4 |
| 10 | Peregrine Drake | 87% · 13 of 15 | 4 |
| 11 | Aether Channeler | 80% · 12 of 15 | 4 |
| 12 | Path to Exile | 80% · 12 of 15 | 4 |
| 13 | Reflector Mage | 80% · 12 of 15 | 4 |
| 14 | Reliquary Tower | 80% · 12 of 15 | 4 |
| 15 | Starfield Vocalist | 80% · 12 of 15 | 4 |
| 16 | Swiftfoot Boots | 80% · 12 of 15 | 4 |
| 17 | Thought Vessel | 80% · 12 of 15 | 4 |
| 18 | Wall of Omens | 80% · 12 of 15 | 4 |
| 19 | Access Tunnel | 73% · 11 of 15 | 4 |
| 20 | Mind Stone | 73% · 11 of 15 | 4 |
| 21 | Panharmonicon | 73% · 11 of 15 | 4 |
| 22 | Rogue's Passage | 73% · 11 of 15 | 4 |
| 23 | Skyclave Apparition | 73% · 11 of 15 | 2 |
| 24 | Solemn Simulacrum | 73% · 11 of 15 | 4 |
| 25 | Soulherder | 73% · 11 of 15 | 4 |
Combos with Brago, King Eternal
The 10 most popular of 45 combos (by EDHREC decklist count) using this commander that fit its color identity, from Commander Spellbook.
Brago, King Eternal + Strionic Resonator
Infinite blinking of nonland permanents · Infinite creature ETB · Infinite creature LTB · Infinite mana artifacts you control can produce
Archaeomancer + Brago, King Eternal + Cyclonic Rift
Return all nonland permanents opponents control to their hand on each of your turns · Lock
Brago, King Eternal + Lithoform Engine + Sol Ring
Infinite blinking of nonland permanents · Infinite creature ETB · Infinite creature LTB · Infinite mana artifacts you control can produce
Brago, King Eternal + Peter Parker's Camera
Infinite artifact ETB · Infinite artifact LTB · Infinite creature LTB · Infinite creature ETB · Infinite blinking of nonland permanents
Archaeomancer + Brago, King Eternal + Time Warp
Infinite turns · Lock
Archaeomancer + Brago, King Eternal + Temporal Manipulation
Infinite turns · Lock
Brago, King Eternal + Cyclonic Rift + Mnemonic Wall
Lock · Return all nonland permanents opponents control to their hand on each of your turns
Archaeomancer + Brago, King Eternal + Walk the Aeons
Infinite turns · Lock
Brago, King Eternal + Mnemonic Wall + Time Warp
Infinite turns · Lock
Brago, King Eternal + Glorious Protector + Icewind Stalwart
Infinite blinking of most creatures · Infinite creature ETB · Infinite creature LTB
Top finishes
The 8 most recent of 15 finishes placing top 16 at 16+ player events with this commander. Results from Topdeck.gg.
- 4th of 19 — Commander Casual - Magic Barcelona on Topdeck.ggSep 18, 2026 · 1–1–0 · by david
- 8th of 19 — Commander Casual - Magic Barcelona on Topdeck.ggJul 31, 2026 · 0–2–0 · by Joel
- 9th of 23 — Game on Win a Card Cedh July 18th on Topdeck.ggJul 18, 2026 · 1–3–1 · by Sjoen Munk
- 11th of 21 — TGL July Bracket 3 Commander Tournament on Topdeck.ggJul 11, 2026 · 1–3–0 · by Mac Mackie
- 6th of 18 — Commander Casual - Magic Barcelona on Topdeck.ggJun 26, 2026 · 0–2–0 · by david
- 7th of 26 — June GG Commander Clash on Topdeck.ggJun 26, 2026 · 2–1–0 · by Rameez
- 7th of 22 — Commander Casual - Magic Barcelona on Topdeck.ggJun 12, 2026 · 0–2–0 · by david
- 16th of 23 — Commander Casual - Magic Barcelona on Topdeck.ggJun 5, 2026 · 0–2–0 · by david
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.