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Ivy, Gleeful Spellthief

Legendary Creature — Faerie Rogue · from $0.33

Flying Whenever a player casts a spell that targets only a single creature other than Ivy, you may copy that spell. The copy targets Ivy. (A copy of an Aura spell becomes a token.)

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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 · 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	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	Beast Within	Instant	3	$0.49
17	Nature's Lore	Sorcery	2	$2.15
18	Rampant Growth	Sorcery	2	$0.39
19	Heroic Intervention	Instant	2	$9.28
20	Terramorphic Expanse	Land	0	$0.10
21	Myriad Landscape	Land	0	$0.25
22	Mind Stone	Artifact	2	$0.21
23	An Offer You Can't Refuse	Instant	1	$3.01
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	Rhystic Study	Enchantment	3	$61.06
36	Wooded Foothills	Land	0	$17.96
37	Verdant Catacombs	Land	0	$29.16
38	Scalding Tarn	Land	0	$36.86
39	Marsh Flats	Land	0	$32.04
40	Arcane Denial	Instant	2	$1.88
41	Commander's Sphere	Artifact	3	$0.19
42	Negate	Instant	2	$0.12
43	Arid Mesa	Land	0	$31.40
44	Cyclonic Rift	Instant	2	$29.75
45	Llanowar Elves	Creature	1	$0.24
46	Breeding Pool	Land	0	$9.15
47	Swan Song	Instant	1	$10.72
48	Ancient Tomb	Land	0	$56.94
49	Brainstorm	Instant	1	$0.56
50	Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth	Land	0	$56.13
51	Boseiju, Who Endures	Land	0	$50.48
52	Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth	Land	0	$16.76
53	Fierce Guardianship	Instant	3	$59.21
54	Temple of the False God	Land	0	$0.19
55	Chromatic Lantern	Artifact	3	$0.38
56	Otawara, Soaring City	Land	0	$26.57
57	Garruk's Uprising	Enchantment	3	$0.39
58	City of Brass	Land	0	$9.17
59	The One Ring	Artifact	4	$109.88
60	Hinterland Harbor	Land	0	$0.28
61	Frantic Search	Instant	3	$0.82
62	Mystic Remora	Enchantment	1	$10.97
63	Elvish Mystic	Creature	1	$0.35
64	Cavern of Souls	Land	0	$47.72
65	Propaganda	Enchantment	3	$1.84
66	Sakura-Tribe Elder	Creature	2	$0.30
67	Mana Confluence	Land	0	$34.75
68	Urza's Saga	Enchantment	0	$34.67
69	Mana Drain	Instant	2	$50.65
70	Lotus Petal	Artifact	0	$35.11
71	Eternal Witness	Creature	3	$1.10
72	Wayfarer's Bauble	Artifact	1	$0.31
73	Roaming Throne	Creature	4	$47.06
74	Ashnod's Altar	Artifact	3	$8.15
75	Yavimaya Coast	Land	0	$0.31
76	War Room	Land	0	$0.79
77	Ponder	Sorcery	1	$1.82
78	Rejuvenating Springs	Land	0	$4.12
79	Delighted Halfling	Creature	1	$25.91
80	Herald's Horn	Artifact	3	$2.88
81	Mana Vault	Artifact	1	$91.59
82	Pongify	Instant	1	$2.21
83	Chrome Mox	Artifact	0	$51.19
84	Windfall	Sorcery	3	$4.78
85	Mystical Tutor	Instant	1	$14.99
86	Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx	Land	0	$45.68
87	Reflecting Pool	Land	0	$5.50
88	Sink into Stupor // Soporific Springs	Instant	3	$9.68
89	Worldly Tutor	Instant	1	$26.58
90	Dreamroot Cascade	Land	0	$0.86
91	Mystic Sanctuary	Land	0	$1.01
92	Three Tree City	Land	0	$29.09
93	Return of the Wildspeaker	Instant	5	$1.51
94	Gemstone Caverns	Land	0	$62.05
95	Command Beacon	Land	0	$7.99
96	Hardened Scales	Enchantment	1	$1.85
97	Tireless Provisioner	Creature	3	$2.33
98	Doubling Season	Enchantment	5	$29.62
99	Idol of Oblivion	Artifact	2	$2.40
100	Prismatic Vista	Land	0	$28.10

Curve of these staples

Combos with Ivy, Gleeful Spellthief

The 10 most popular of 20 combos (by EDHREC decklist count) using this commander that fit its color identity, from Commander Spellbook.

Ivy, Gleeful Spellthief + Jaheira, Friend of the Forest + Triton Cavalry + Aura with Cost = {G} and "Enchant Creature"
Infinite storm count
How it works on Commander Spellbook
Build around this combo
Cloudstone Curio + Ivy, Gleeful Spellthief + Jaheira, Friend of the Forest + Aura with Cost = {G} and "Enchant Creature"
Infinite copies of a specific enchantment · Infinite storm count
How it works on Commander Spellbook
Build around this combo
Cloudstone Curio + Ivy, Gleeful Spellthief + Treachery + Aura with MV<=5
Gain control of all creatures · Infinite copies of a specific enchantment · Infinite mana lands you control can produce · Infinite storm count · Infinite untap of lands you control
How it works on Commander Spellbook
Build around this combo
Ivy, Gleeful Spellthief + Minamo, School at Water's Edge + Retraction Helix + Treachery
Infinite storm count · Infinite mana lands you control can produce · Infinite blue mana · Gain control of all creatures · Infinite untap of lands you control
How it works on Commander Spellbook
Build around this combo
Banishing Knack + Ivy, Gleeful Spellthief + Minamo, School at Water's Edge + Treachery
Infinite storm count · Infinite mana lands you control can produce · Infinite blue mana · Gain control of all creatures · Infinite untap of lands you control
How it works on Commander Spellbook
Build around this combo
Eternal Witness + Gift of Paradise + Ivy, Gleeful Spellthief + Simic Growth Chamber + Snap
Infinite colored mana · Infinite creature ETB · Infinite creature LTB · Infinite magecraft triggers · Infinite storm count · Infinite mana lands you control can produce · Infinite untap of lands you control
How it works on Commander Spellbook
Build around this combo
Ivy, Gleeful Spellthief + Lotus Field + Mnemonic Wall + Simic Growth Chamber + Snap
Infinite colored mana · Infinite creature ETB · Infinite creature LTB · Infinite magecraft triggers · Infinite storm count · Infinite mana lands you control can produce · Infinite untap of lands you control
How it works on Commander Spellbook
Build around this combo
Ancestral Mask + Devoted Druid + Ivy, Gleeful Spellthief + Retraction Helix + Twinning Staff
Infinite power and toughness for certain creatures · Infinite storm count
How it works on Commander Spellbook
Build around this combo
Ancestral Mask + Banishing Knack + Devoted Druid + Ivy, Gleeful Spellthief + Twinning Staff
Infinite power and toughness for certain creatures · Infinite storm count
How it works on Commander Spellbook
Build around this combo
Devoted Druid + Ivy, Gleeful Spellthief + Retraction Helix + Strong Back + Twinning Staff
Infinite power and toughness for certain creatures · Infinite storm count
How it works on Commander Spellbook
Build around this combo

Top finishes

2 finishes placing top 16 at 16+ player events with this commander. Results from Topdeck.gg.

3rd of 24 — Clasificatorio Budget 160 NOBUNDO.CL on Topdeck.ggAug 2, 2026 · 2–1–1 · by pilar vera
7th of 20 — Commander Budget - Magic Barcelona on Topdeck.ggJun 29, 2026 · 0–2–0 · by iago simo

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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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