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Heliod, the Radiant Dawn // Heliod, the Warped Eclipse

Legendary Enchantment Creature — God · from $1.50

When Heliod enters, return target enchantment card that isn't a God from your graveyard to your hand. {3}{U/P}: Transform Heliod. Activate only as a sorcery. ({U/P} can be paid with either {U} or 2 life.) You may cast spells as though they had flash. Spells you cast cost {1} less to cast for each card your opponents have drawn 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

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

Most played with Heliod, the Radiant Dawn // Heliod, the Warped Eclipse

The 25 most-played cards in 64 settled top-16 lists running Heliod, the Radiant Dawn // Heliod, the Warped Eclipse 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	Arcane Signet	100% · 64 of 64	15
2	Sol Ring	100% · 64 of 64	15
3	Talisman of Progress	100% · 64 of 64	15
4	Command Tower	98% · 63 of 64	15
5	Coveted Jewel	98% · 63 of 64	15
6	Fellwar Stone	97% · 62 of 64	15
7	Flooded Strand	97% · 62 of 64	13
8	Hallowed Fountain	97% · 62 of 64	13
9	Lotus Petal	97% · 62 of 64	14
10	Mystic Remora	97% · 62 of 64	13
11	Otawara, Soaring City	97% · 62 of 64	13
12	Phyrexian Metamorph	97% · 62 of 64	15
13	Chrome Mox	95% · 61 of 64	13
14	Enlightened Tutor	95% · 61 of 64	13
15	Force of Will	95% · 61 of 64	13
16	Hullbreaker Horror	95% · 61 of 64	13
17	Mana Vault	95% · 61 of 64	13
18	Rhystic Study	95% · 61 of 64	13
19	Tundra	95% · 61 of 64	13
20	Adarkar Wastes	94% · 60 of 64	15
21	Ancient Tomb	94% · 60 of 64	13
22	Displacer Kitten	94% · 60 of 64	14
23	Esper Sentinel	94% · 60 of 64	13
24	Fierce Guardianship	94% · 60 of 64	13
25	Force of Negation	94% · 60 of 64	13

Combos with Heliod, the Radiant Dawn // Heliod, the Warped Eclipse

The 10 most popular of 72 combos (by EDHREC decklist count) using this commander that fit its color identity, from Commander Spellbook.

Heliod, the Radiant Dawn // Heliod, the Warped Eclipse + One with the Multiverse + Sensei's Divining Top
Infinite card draw · Infinite draw triggers · Near-infinite storm count
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Capsize + Gilded Lotus + Heliod, the Radiant Dawn // Heliod, the Warped Eclipse
Infinite colored mana · Infinite magecraft triggers · Infinite storm count
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Coveted Jewel + Heliod, the Radiant Dawn // Heliod, the Warped Eclipse + Invasion of Arcavios // Invocation of the Founders + Paradoxical Outcome
Infinite card draw · Infinite draw triggers · Near-infinite storm count · Near-infinite magecraft triggers
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Heliod, the Radiant Dawn // Heliod, the Warped Eclipse + Sensei's Divining Top + The Reality Chip
Infinite card draw · Infinite draw triggers · Near-infinite storm count
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Heliod, the Radiant Dawn // Heliod, the Warped Eclipse + Mystic Forge + Sensei's Divining Top
Infinite card draw · Infinite draw triggers · Near-infinite storm count
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Chromatic Orrery + Drafna, Founder of Lat-Nam + Heliod, the Radiant Dawn // Heliod, the Warped Eclipse
Infinite artifact ETB · Infinite artifact LTB · Infinite colored mana · Infinite colorless mana · Infinite card draw · Infinite draw triggers · Infinite storm count
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Displacer Kitten + Heliod, the Radiant Dawn // Heliod, the Warped Eclipse + Sensei's Divining Top + The One Ring
Infinite card draw · Infinite draw triggers · Near-infinite storm count
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Archaeomancer + Ghostly Flicker + Heliod, the Radiant Dawn // Heliod, the Warped Eclipse
Infinite creature ETB · Infinite landfall triggers · Infinite magecraft triggers · Infinite storm count
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Chromatic Orrery + Heliod, the Radiant Dawn // Heliod, the Warped Eclipse + Invasion of Arcavios // Invocation of the Founders + Paradoxical Outcome
Infinite colored mana · Infinite colorless mana · Infinite card draw · Infinite draw triggers · Near-infinite storm count · Near-infinite magecraft triggers · Near-infinite colorless mana · Near-infinite colored mana
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Drafna, Founder of Lat-Nam + Gilded Lotus + Heliod, the Radiant Dawn // Heliod, the Warped Eclipse
Infinite artifact ETB · Infinite artifact LTB · Infinite colored mana · Infinite storm count
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Top finishes

The 8 most recent of 67 finishes placing top 16 at 16+ player events with this commander. Results from Topdeck.gg.

10th of 36 — LVO cEDH Tournament by SeaEDH on Topdeck.ggOct 3, 2026 · 1–2–2 · by Smalls [Monolith]
12th of 31 — LANDFALL cEDH - LabTable x Displacer Lion on Topdeck.ggOct 3, 2026 · 1–2–1 · by Marco antoniotti
11th of 22 — Magic Event Budget 100 Setiembre on Topdeck.ggSep 26, 2026 · 0–1–2 · by Andrei
13th of 16 — Take Initiative - CEDH Tournament on Topdeck.ggSep 13, 2026 · 0–4–1 · by Marco antoniotti
14th of 57 — Tournament City Games Fall CEDH 2K+ on Topdeck.ggSep 12, 2026 · 1–2–2 · by Vega
1st of 45 — Archangel Games Labor Day 5k Commander Tournament 100% Proxy on Topdeck.ggSep 5, 2026 · 4–0–3 · by Bryce Wood
9th of 37 — Brawl for a Badlands at Schmoley's on Topdeck.ggSep 5, 2026 · 2–4–0 · by Devon Halford
10th of 20 — CCcEDH 9/4/26 on Topdeck.ggSep 5, 2026 · 0–0–3 · by Viva La Rhystic Study! Lucas raynor

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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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