Art: Bryan Sola · ™ & © Wizards of the Coast

Neyali, Suns' Vanguard

Legendary Creature — Human Rebel · from $0.38

Attacking tokens you control have double strike. Whenever one or more tokens you control attack a player, exile the top card of your library. During any turn you attacked with a token, you may play that card.

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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 · 37 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	Blasphemous Act	Sorcery	9	$0.72
16	Terramorphic Expanse	Land	0	$0.10
17	Chaos Warp	Instant	3	$0.32
18	Myriad Landscape	Land	0	$0.25
19	Mind Stone	Artifact	2	$0.21
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	Arid Mesa	Land	0	$31.40
34	Generous Gift	Instant	3	$0.93
35	Smothering Tithe	Enchantment	4	$56.09
36	Ancient Tomb	Land	0	$56.94
37	Sacred Foundry	Land	0	$10.28
38	Deflecting Swat	Instant	3	$70.85
39	Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth	Land	0	$56.13
40	Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth	Land	0	$16.76
41	Clifftop Retreat	Land	0	$0.19
42	Esper Sentinel	Creature	1	$58.03
43	Temple of the False God	Land	0	$0.19
44	Chromatic Lantern	Artifact	3	$0.38
45	City of Brass	Land	0	$9.17
46	The One Ring	Artifact	4	$109.88
47	Faithless Looting	Sorcery	1	$0.36
48	Vandalblast	Sorcery	1	$1.74
49	Jeska's Will	Sorcery	3	$39.58
50	Teferi's Protection	Instant	3	$34.90
51	Cavern of Souls	Land	0	$47.72
52	Mana Confluence	Land	0	$34.75
53	Urza's Saga	Enchantment	0	$34.67
54	Battlefield Forge	Land	0	$0.20
55	Lotus Petal	Artifact	0	$35.11
56	Enlightened Tutor	Instant	1	$21.99
57	Wayfarer's Bauble	Artifact	1	$0.31
58	Roaming Throne	Creature	4	$47.06
59	Ashnod's Altar	Artifact	3	$8.15
60	Big Score	Instant	4	$0.41
61	War Room	Land	0	$0.79
62	Abrade	Instant	2	$0.17
63	Talisman of Conviction	Artifact	2	$0.35
64	Herald's Horn	Artifact	3	$2.88
65	Mana Vault	Artifact	1	$91.59
66	Chrome Mox	Artifact	0	$51.19
67	Lightning Bolt	Instant	1	$0.75
68	Ghostly Prison	Enchantment	3	$5.72
69	Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx	Land	0	$45.68
70	Reflecting Pool	Land	0	$5.50
71	Spectator Seating	Land	0	$5.71
72	Austere Command	Sorcery	6	$0.33
73	Flawless Maneuver	Instant	3	$9.24
74	Farewell	Sorcery	6	$4.44
75	Three Tree City	Land	0	$29.09
76	Gemstone Caverns	Land	0	$62.05
77	Boros Charm	Instant	2	$4.50
78	Command Beacon	Land	0	$7.99
79	Akroma's Will	Instant	4	$16.21
80	Idol of Oblivion	Artifact	2	$2.40
81	Prismatic Vista	Land	0	$28.10
82	Buried Ruin	Land	0	$0.38
83	Thran Dynamo	Artifact	4	$1.94
84	Storm-Kiln Artist	Creature	4	$1.74
85	Stroke of Midnight	Instant	3	$0.20
86	Impact Tremors	Enchantment	2	$2.52
87	Patchwork Banner	Artifact	3	$1.52
88	Mox Amber	Artifact	0	$86.45
89	Karn's Bastion	Land	0	$2.51
90	Professional Face-Breaker	Creature	3	$4.99
91	Ash Barrens	Land	0	$0.15
92	Thrill of Possibility	Instant	2	$0.17
93	Secluded Courtyard	Land	0	$0.31
94	Ornithopter of Paradise	Creature	2	$0.35
95	Sensei's Divining Top	Artifact	1	$36.48
96	Sword of the Animist	Artifact	2	$2.79
97	Mithril Coat	Artifact	3	$27.09
98	Gamble	Sorcery	1	$16.21
99	Mox Opal	Artifact	0	$229.58
100	Unclaimed Territory	Land	0	$0.30

Curve of these staples

Most played with Neyali, Suns' Vanguard

The 25 most-played cards in 7 settled top-16 lists running Neyali, Suns' Vanguard at 16+ player events since Mar 6, 2026, ranked by lists played — top-4 counts shown for context. Results from Topdeck.gg.

#	Card	Played in
1	Adriana, Captain of the Guard	100% · 7 of 7
2	Arcane Signet	100% · 7 of 7
3	Battle Screech	100% · 7 of 7
4	Boros Charm	100% · 7 of 7
5	Boros Garrison	100% · 7 of 7
6	Boros Signet	100% · 7 of 7
7	Buried Ruin	100% · 7 of 7
8	Call the Coppercoats	100% · 7 of 7
9	Castle Ardenvale	100% · 7 of 7
10	Castle Embereth	100% · 7 of 7
11	Chain Reaction	100% · 7 of 7
12	Clever Concealment	100% · 7 of 7
13	Collective Effort	100% · 7 of 7
14	Command Tower	100% · 7 of 7
15	Commander's Sphere	100% · 7 of 7
16	Court of Grace	100% · 7 of 7
17	Dragonmaster Outcast	100% · 7 of 7
18	Elspeth Tirel	100% · 7 of 7
19	Emeria Angel	100% · 7 of 7
20	Exotic Orchard	100% · 7 of 7
21	Felidar Retreat	100% · 7 of 7
22	Fellwar Stone	100% · 7 of 7
23	Finale of Glory	100% · 7 of 7
24	Flawless Maneuver	100% · 7 of 7
25	Furycalm Snarl	100% · 7 of 7

Top finishes

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

12th of 16 — Torneo Casual PRECON +10 on Topdeck.ggJul 18, 2026 · 0–2–1 · by Joaquin Nahuel Muro
8th of 46 — Liga Mesão Presencial S2-E11 on Topdeck.ggJun 26, 2026 · 1–0–1 · by Carlos Alexandre Vieira Manfrinato
14th of 20 — Liga Mesão Online S2-E6 on Topdeck.ggJun 18, 2026 · 0–2–0 · by ERICK PROTAZIO DOMINGUES
16th of 39 — Liga Mesão Presencial S2-E3 on Topdeck.ggApr 24, 2026 · 0–1–1 · by Carlos Alexandre Vieira Manfrinato
13th of 16 — Liga Mesão Online S2-E1 on Topdeck.ggApr 9, 2026 · 0–1–1 · by ERICK PROTAZIO DOMINGUES
13th of 33 — Liga Mesão Presencial S1 - E07 on Topdeck.ggMar 13, 2026 · 1–1–0 · by Carlos Alexandre Vieira Manfrinato
15th of 32 — Liga Mesão Presencial S1 - E06 on Topdeck.ggMar 6, 2026 · 0–1–1 · by Alan Santos Dias

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Precons led by Neyali, Suns' Vanguard

Official preconstructed decks with Neyali, Suns' Vanguard at the helm.

Rebellion Rising
PreconCommander· Released Feb 2023

Card data and images courtesy of Scryfall; popularity ranking from EDHREC decklist data included in Scryfall bulk. Tournament results courtesy of Topdeck.gg. Precon product lists via MTGJSON. Deckwarden is unofficial Fan Content and is not endorsed by Wizards of the Coast.

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