Art: Florian Bertmer · ™ & © Wizards of the Coast

Ketramose, the New Dawn

Legendary Creature — God · from $2.76

Menace, lifelink, indestructible Ketramose can't attack or block unless there are seven or more cards in exile. Whenever one or more cards are put into exile from graveyards and/or the battlefield during your turn, you draw a card and lose 1 life.

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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

52 of 100 at $5 or less · 36 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	Thought Vessel	Artifact	2	$2.23
15	Bojuka Bog	Land	0	$1.12
16	Terramorphic Expanse	Land	0	$0.10
17	Myriad Landscape	Land	0	$0.25
18	Mind Stone	Artifact	2	$0.21
19	Dark Ritual	Instant	1	$0.44
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	Wooded Foothills	Land	0	$17.96
29	Verdant Catacombs	Land	0	$29.16
30	Scalding Tarn	Land	0	$36.86
31	Marsh Flats	Land	0	$32.04
32	Commander's Sphere	Artifact	3	$0.19
33	Reanimate	Sorcery	1	$6.56
34	Arid Mesa	Land	0	$31.40
35	Godless Shrine	Land	0	$8.47
36	Generous Gift	Instant	3	$0.93
37	Demonic Tutor	Sorcery	2	$62.80
38	Smothering Tithe	Enchantment	4	$56.09
39	Toxic Deluge	Sorcery	3	$5.04
40	Ancient Tomb	Land	0	$56.94
41	Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth	Land	0	$56.13
42	Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth	Land	0	$16.76
43	Esper Sentinel	Creature	1	$58.03
44	Temple of the False God	Land	0	$0.19
45	Chromatic Lantern	Artifact	3	$0.38
46	Isolated Chapel	Land	0	$0.21
47	Feed the Swarm	Sorcery	2	$0.19
48	City of Brass	Land	0	$9.17
49	The One Ring	Artifact	4	$109.88
50	Phyrexian Arena	Enchantment	3	$1.92
51	Deadly Rollick	Instant	4	$26.52
52	Teferi's Protection	Instant	3	$34.90
53	Cavern of Souls	Land	0	$47.72
54	Vampiric Tutor	Instant	1	$48.13
55	Mana Confluence	Land	0	$34.75
56	Urza's Saga	Enchantment	0	$34.67
57	Lotus Petal	Artifact	0	$35.11
58	Enlightened Tutor	Instant	1	$21.99
59	Caves of Koilos	Land	0	$0.30
60	Wayfarer's Bauble	Artifact	1	$0.31
61	Black Market Connections	Enchantment	3	$10.78
62	Victimize	Sorcery	3	$0.57
63	Deadly Dispute	Instant	2	$0.29
64	Roaming Throne	Creature	4	$47.06
65	Ashnod's Altar	Artifact	3	$8.15
66	Talisman of Hierarchy	Artifact	2	$0.45
67	War Room	Land	0	$0.79
68	Blood Artist	Creature	2	$2.78
69	Herald's Horn	Artifact	3	$2.88
70	Mana Vault	Artifact	1	$91.59
71	Anguished Unmaking	Instant	3	$1.58
72	Chrome Mox	Artifact	0	$51.19
73	Ghostly Prison	Enchantment	3	$5.72
74	Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx	Land	0	$45.68
75	Reflecting Pool	Land	0	$5.50
76	Vault of Champions	Land	0	$16.60
77	Austere Command	Sorcery	6	$0.33
78	Flawless Maneuver	Instant	3	$9.24
79	Farewell	Sorcery	6	$4.44
80	Three Tree City	Land	0	$29.09
81	Gemstone Caverns	Land	0	$62.05
82	Night's Whisper	Sorcery	2	$0.23
83	Command Beacon	Land	0	$7.99
84	Akroma's Will	Instant	4	$16.21
85	Orzhov Signet	Artifact	2	$0.33
86	Idol of Oblivion	Artifact	2	$2.40
87	Prismatic Vista	Land	0	$28.10
88	Buried Ruin	Land	0	$0.38
89	Phyrexian Tower	Land	0	$29.06
90	Thran Dynamo	Artifact	4	$1.94
91	Fell the Profane // Fell Mire	Instant	4	$5.80
92	Cabal Coffers	Land	0	$20.77
93	Stroke of Midnight	Instant	3	$0.20
94	Patchwork Banner	Artifact	3	$1.52
95	Village Rites	Instant	1	$0.30
96	Mox Amber	Artifact	0	$86.45
97	Karn's Bastion	Land	0	$2.51
98	Ash Barrens	Land	0	$0.15
99	Secluded Courtyard	Land	0	$0.31
100	Ornithopter of Paradise	Creature	2	$0.35

Curve of these staples

Most played with Ketramose, the New Dawn

The 25 most-played cards in 5 settled top-16 lists running Ketramose, the New Dawn at 16+ player events since Mar 14, 2026, ranked by lists played — top-4 counts shown for context. Results from Topdeck.gg.

#	Card	Played in	Top 4
1	Arcane Signet	100% · 5 of 5	1
2	Command Tower	100% · 5 of 5	1
3	Plains	100% · 5 of 5	1
4	Sol Ring	100% · 5 of 5	1
5	Swamp	100% · 5 of 5	1
6	Swords to Plowshares	100% · 5 of 5	1
7	Concealed Courtyard	80% · 4 of 5	1
8	Dauthi Voidwalker	80% · 4 of 5	1
9	Faerie Macabre	80% · 4 of 5	1
10	Path to Exile	80% · 4 of 5	1
11	Talisman of Hierarchy	80% · 4 of 5	1
12	Anguished Unmaking	60% · 3 of 5	1
13	Avatar's Wrath	60% · 3 of 5	1
14	Bleachbone Verge	60% · 3 of 5	0
15	Bojuka Bog	60% · 3 of 5	1
16	Brightclimb Pathway // Grimclimb Pathway	60% · 3 of 5	0
17	Caves of Koilos	60% · 3 of 5	0
18	Exorcise	60% · 3 of 5	1
19	Ghost Vacuum	60% · 3 of 5	1
20	Godless Shrine	60% · 3 of 5	0
21	Kaya, Orzhov Usurper	60% · 3 of 5	1
22	Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff	60% · 3 of 5	0
23	Marsh Flats	60% · 3 of 5	0
24	Merrow Bonegnawer	60% · 3 of 5	1
25	Orzhov Signet	60% · 3 of 5	1

Combos with Ketramose, the New Dawn

The 10 most popular of 26 combos (by EDHREC decklist count) using this commander that fit its color identity, from Commander Spellbook.

Currency Converter + Ketramose, the New Dawn + Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
Infinite self-discard triggers · Near-infinite lifegain triggers · Infinite draw triggers · Infinite rummaging · Near-infinite lifegain
How it works on Commander Spellbook
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Ketramose, the New Dawn + Necropotence + Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
Infinite self-discard triggers · Near-infinite lifegain · Near-infinite lifegain triggers · Infinite draw triggers · Exile your library
How it works on Commander Spellbook
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Containment Construct + Ketramose, the New Dawn + Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
Infinite self-discard triggers · Near-infinite lifegain triggers · Infinite draw triggers · Infinite rummaging · Near-infinite lifegain
How it works on Commander Spellbook
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Containment Construct + Ketramose, the New Dawn + Putrid Imp + Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
Infinite self-discard triggers · Near-infinite lifegain · Near-infinite lifegain triggers · Infinite draw triggers · Exile your library with the ability to play the exiled cards until end of turn · Infinite rummaging
How it works on Commander Spellbook
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Containment Construct + Ketramose, the New Dawn + Sheoldred, the Apocalypse + Skirge Familiar
Infinite self-discard triggers · Near-infinite lifegain · Near-infinite lifegain triggers · Infinite draw triggers · Near-infinite black mana · Exile your library with the ability to play the exiled cards until end of turn · Infinite rummaging
How it works on Commander Spellbook
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Ketramose, the New Dawn + Necropotence + Putrid Imp + Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
Infinite self-discard triggers · Near-infinite lifegain · Near-infinite lifegain triggers · Infinite draw triggers · Exile your library · Infinite rummaging
How it works on Commander Spellbook
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Ketramose, the New Dawn + Necropotence + Sheoldred, the Apocalypse + Skirge Familiar
Infinite self-discard triggers · Near-infinite lifegain · Near-infinite lifegain triggers · Infinite draw triggers · Exile your library · Infinite rummaging · Near-infinite black mana
How it works on Commander Spellbook
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Currency Converter + Ketramose, the New Dawn + Starving Revenant
Infinite self-discard triggers · Near-infinite lifeloss · Near-infinite lifegain triggers · Infinite draw triggers · Infinite rummaging
How it works on Commander Spellbook
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Feast of Sanity + Ketramose, the New Dawn + Necropotence
Near-infinite damage · Infinite self-discard triggers · Near-infinite lifegain triggers · Infinite draw triggers · Exile your library · Infinite rummaging
How it works on Commander Spellbook
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Feast of Sanity + Ketramose, the New Dawn + Necropotence + Skirge Familiar
Near-infinite damage · Infinite self-discard triggers · Near-infinite lifegain triggers · Infinite draw triggers · Exile your library · Infinite rummaging · Near-infinite black mana
How it works on Commander Spellbook
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Top finishes

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

2nd of 18 — Commander Budget - Magic Barcelona on Topdeck.ggSep 7, 2026 · 1–1–0 · by Carlos Ruzafa Angosto
14th of 25 — TOP COMMANDER 1 OTONO on Topdeck.ggSep 5, 2026 · 1–3–0 · by JONATHAN GONZALEZ
10th of 19 — 2° Season Lega Casual EDH - 1° tappa - Mulligans APS on Topdeck.ggMay 7, 2026 · 0–0–2 · by Zio Teo
9th of 32 — Commander Budget - Magic Barcelona on Topdeck.ggApr 27, 2026 · 0–2–0 · by Carlos Ruzafa Angosto
15th of 34 — Commander Invitational Qualifier - JC's House of Cards on Topdeck.ggMar 14, 2026 · 1–2–0 · by Erik Beavin

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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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