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Captain Sisay

Legendary Creature — Human Soldier · from $5.52

{T}: Search your library for a legendary card, reveal that card, put it into your hand, then shuffle.

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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

55 of 100 at $5 or less · 35 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	Fellwar Stone	Artifact	2	$0.47
12	Rogue's Passage	Land	0	$0.31
13	Evolving Wilds	Land	0	$0.09
14	Cultivate	Sorcery	3	$0.38
15	Thought Vessel	Artifact	2	$2.23
16	Farseek	Sorcery	2	$0.42
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	Birds of Paradise	Creature	1	$4.98
25	Polluted Delta	Land	0	$19.85
26	Kodama's Reach	Sorcery	3	$1.55
27	Flooded Strand	Land	0	$12.78
28	Three Visits	Sorcery	2	$5.55
29	Skullclamp	Artifact	1	$4.85
30	Solemn Simulacrum	Creature	4	$0.27
31	Misty Rainforest	Land	0	$35.98
32	Bloodstained Mire	Land	0	$14.54
33	Fabled Passage	Land	0	$0.65
34	Windswept Heath	Land	0	$11.19
35	Wooded Foothills	Land	0	$17.96
36	Verdant Catacombs	Land	0	$29.16
37	Scalding Tarn	Land	0	$36.86
38	Marsh Flats	Land	0	$32.04
39	Commander's Sphere	Artifact	3	$0.19
40	Arid Mesa	Land	0	$31.40
41	Llanowar Elves	Creature	1	$0.24
42	Generous Gift	Instant	3	$0.93
43	Smothering Tithe	Enchantment	4	$56.09
44	Ancient Tomb	Land	0	$56.94
45	Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth	Land	0	$56.13
46	Boseiju, Who Endures	Land	0	$50.48
47	Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth	Land	0	$16.76
48	Esper Sentinel	Creature	1	$58.03
49	Temple Garden	Land	0	$6.57
50	Temple of the False God	Land	0	$0.19
51	Chromatic Lantern	Artifact	3	$0.38
52	Garruk's Uprising	Enchantment	3	$0.39
53	City of Brass	Land	0	$9.17
54	The One Ring	Artifact	4	$109.88
55	Elvish Mystic	Creature	1	$0.35
56	Canopy Vista	Land	0	$0.22
57	Teferi's Protection	Instant	3	$34.90
58	Cavern of Souls	Land	0	$47.72
59	Sakura-Tribe Elder	Creature	2	$0.30
60	Mana Confluence	Land	0	$34.75
61	Urza's Saga	Enchantment	0	$34.67
62	Lotus Petal	Artifact	0	$35.11
63	Eternal Witness	Creature	3	$1.10
64	Enlightened Tutor	Instant	1	$21.99
65	Wayfarer's Bauble	Artifact	1	$0.31
66	Sunpetal Grove	Land	0	$0.28
67	Roaming Throne	Creature	4	$47.06
68	Ashnod's Altar	Artifact	3	$8.15
69	War Room	Land	0	$0.79
70	Delighted Halfling	Creature	1	$25.91
71	Herald's Horn	Artifact	3	$2.88
72	Mana Vault	Artifact	1	$91.59
73	Chrome Mox	Artifact	0	$51.19
74	Ghostly Prison	Enchantment	3	$5.72
75	Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx	Land	0	$45.68
76	Reflecting Pool	Land	0	$5.50
77	Worldly Tutor	Instant	1	$26.58
78	Austere Command	Sorcery	6	$0.33
79	Flawless Maneuver	Instant	3	$9.24
80	Farewell	Sorcery	6	$4.44
81	Three Tree City	Land	0	$29.09
82	Return of the Wildspeaker	Instant	5	$1.51
83	Gemstone Caverns	Land	0	$62.05
84	Command Beacon	Land	0	$7.99
85	Hardened Scales	Enchantment	1	$1.85
86	Tireless Provisioner	Creature	3	$2.33
87	Akroma's Will	Instant	4	$16.21
88	Doubling Season	Enchantment	5	$29.62
89	Idol of Oblivion	Artifact	2	$2.40
90	Prismatic Vista	Land	0	$28.10
91	Buried Ruin	Land	0	$0.38
92	Thran Dynamo	Artifact	4	$1.94
93	Mosswort Bridge	Land	0	$0.21
94	Stroke of Midnight	Instant	3	$0.20
95	Patchwork Banner	Artifact	3	$1.52
96	Mox Amber	Artifact	0	$86.45
97	Karn's Bastion	Land	0	$2.51
98	Bountiful Promenade	Land	0	$5.81
99	Ash Barrens	Land	0	$0.15
100	Beast Whisperer	Creature	4	$4.27

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Most played with Captain Sisay

The 25 most-played cards in 14 settled top-16 lists running Captain Sisay at 16+ player events since Mar 7, 2026, ranked by lists played — top-4 counts shown for context. Results from Topdeck.gg.

#	Card	Played in	Top 4
1	Ancient Tomb	100% · 14 of 14	4
2	Boseiju, Who Endures	100% · 14 of 14	4
3	Bountiful Promenade	100% · 14 of 14	4
4	Chord of Calling	100% · 14 of 14	4
5	Delighted Halfling	100% · 14 of 14	4
6	Finale of Devastation	100% · 14 of 14	4
7	Forest	100% · 14 of 14	4
8	Gandalf the White	100% · 14 of 14	4
9	Plains	100% · 14 of 14	4
10	Savannah	100% · 14 of 14	4
11	Seedborn Muse	100% · 14 of 14	4
12	Sol Ring	100% · 14 of 14	4
13	Swords to Plowshares	100% · 14 of 14	4
14	Temple Garden	100% · 14 of 14	4
15	Windswept Heath	100% · 14 of 14	4
16	Arbor Elf	93% · 13 of 14	3
17	Arid Mesa	93% · 13 of 14	3
18	Ashaya, Soul of the Wild	93% · 13 of 14	3
19	Avacyn's Pilgrim	93% · 13 of 14	3
20	Badgermole Cub	93% · 13 of 14	3
21	Birds of Paradise	93% · 13 of 14	3
22	Blind Obedience	93% · 13 of 14	3
23	Brushland	93% · 13 of 14	3
24	Cavern of Souls	93% · 13 of 14	3
25	Chrome Mox	93% · 13 of 14	3

Combos with Captain Sisay

2 combos using this commander that fit its color identity, from Commander Spellbook.

Captain Sisay + Mindslaver + Mistveil Plains
You control one opponent on their turn each turn cycle · Lock
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Captain Sisay + Mindslaver + Wheel of Sun and Moon
You control one opponent on their turn each turn cycle · Lock
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Top finishes

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

10th of 20 — Bracket 5 on Topdeck.ggOct 10, 2026 · 1–3–0 · by Michael Krisle
15th of 60 — BellsCon CEDH Tournament on Topdeck.ggOct 4, 2026 · 2–4–0 · by Jacob Albright
2nd of 20 — cEDH at the Lounge! on Topdeck.ggSep 12, 2026 · 2–2–1 · by Michael Krisle
12th of 33 — Unplugged Gaming CEDH 1.5K on Topdeck.ggSep 5, 2026 · 1–2–1 · by Jay (Renkan)
11th of 32 — Misplay Matchups on Topdeck.ggAug 30, 2026 · 1–1–0 · by Michael Krisle
5th of 33 — MTM - Series IV - German Nationals 2027 - EU Qualifier on Topdeck.ggAug 29, 2026 · 2–1–2 · by Fabian Meyer-Benz
6th of 22 — Infinity and Bronze CEDH event on Topdeck.ggJul 25, 2026 · 2–2–0 · by Michael Krisle
1st of 16 — Infinity and Bronze cEDH Event on Topdeck.ggJul 18, 2026 · 2–3–0 · by Michael Krisle

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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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