Art: Cynthia Sheppard · ™ & © Wizards of the Coast
Saheeli, the Sun's Brilliance
URLegendary Creature — Human Artificer · from $1.15
{U}{R}, {T}: Create a token that's a copy of another target creature or artifact you control, except it's an artifact in addition to its other types. It gains haste. Sacrifice it at the beginning of the next end step.
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
56 of 100 at $5 or less · 32 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 | Thought Vessel | Artifact | 2 | $2.23 |
| 14 | Blasphemous Act | Sorcery | 9 | $0.72 |
| 15 | Terramorphic Expanse | Land | 0 | $0.10 |
| 16 | Chaos Warp | Instant | 3 | $0.32 |
| 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 | Steam Vents | Land | 0 | $9.63 |
| 39 | Swan Song | Instant | 1 | $10.72 |
| 40 | Ancient Tomb | Land | 0 | $56.94 |
| 41 | Brainstorm | Instant | 1 | $0.56 |
| 42 | Deflecting Swat | Instant | 3 | $70.85 |
| 43 | Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth | Land | 0 | $56.13 |
| 44 | Sulfur Falls | Land | 0 | $0.20 |
| 45 | Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth | Land | 0 | $16.76 |
| 46 | Fierce Guardianship | Instant | 3 | $59.21 |
| 47 | Temple of the False God | Land | 0 | $0.19 |
| 48 | Chromatic Lantern | Artifact | 3 | $0.38 |
| 49 | Otawara, Soaring City | Land | 0 | $26.57 |
| 50 | City of Brass | Land | 0 | $9.17 |
| 51 | The One Ring | Artifact | 4 | $109.88 |
| 52 | Faithless Looting | Sorcery | 1 | $0.36 |
| 53 | Frantic Search | Instant | 3 | $0.82 |
| 54 | Mystic Remora | Enchantment | 1 | $10.97 |
| 55 | Vandalblast | Sorcery | 1 | $1.74 |
| 56 | Jeska's Will | Sorcery | 3 | $39.58 |
| 57 | Cavern of Souls | Land | 0 | $47.72 |
| 58 | Propaganda | Enchantment | 3 | $1.84 |
| 59 | Shivan Reef | Land | 0 | $0.22 |
| 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 | Talisman of Creativity | Artifact | 2 | $0.45 |
| 65 | Wayfarer's Bauble | Artifact | 1 | $0.31 |
| 66 | Roaming Throne | Creature | 4 | $47.06 |
| 67 | Ashnod's Altar | Artifact | 3 | $8.15 |
| 68 | Big Score | Instant | 4 | $0.41 |
| 69 | War Room | Land | 0 | $0.79 |
| 70 | Abrade | Instant | 2 | $0.17 |
| 71 | Ponder | Sorcery | 1 | $1.82 |
| 72 | Herald's Horn | Artifact | 3 | $2.88 |
| 73 | Mana Vault | Artifact | 1 | $91.59 |
| 74 | Training Center | Land | 0 | $17.67 |
| 75 | Pongify | Instant | 1 | $2.21 |
| 76 | Chrome Mox | Artifact | 0 | $51.19 |
| 77 | Lightning Bolt | Instant | 1 | $0.75 |
| 78 | Windfall | Sorcery | 3 | $4.78 |
| 79 | Mystical Tutor | Instant | 1 | $14.99 |
| 80 | Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx | Land | 0 | $45.68 |
| 81 | Reflecting Pool | Land | 0 | $5.50 |
| 82 | Sink into Stupor // Soporific Springs | Instant | 3 | $9.68 |
| 83 | Izzet Signet | Artifact | 2 | $0.24 |
| 84 | Mystic Sanctuary | Land | 0 | $1.01 |
| 85 | Three Tree City | Land | 0 | $29.09 |
| 86 | Gemstone Caverns | Land | 0 | $62.05 |
| 87 | Command Beacon | Land | 0 | $7.99 |
| 88 | Stormcarved Coast | Land | 0 | $2.08 |
| 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 | Storm-Kiln Artist | Creature | 4 | $1.74 |
| 94 | Force of Will | Instant | 5 | $26.56 |
| 95 | Impact Tremors | Enchantment | 2 | $2.52 |
| 96 | Patchwork Banner | Artifact | 3 | $1.52 |
| 97 | Mox Amber | Artifact | 0 | $86.45 |
| 98 | Karn's Bastion | Land | 0 | $2.51 |
| 99 | Professional Face-Breaker | Creature | 3 | $4.99 |
| 100 | Rapid Hybridization | Instant | 1 | $0.81 |
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Combos with Saheeli, the Sun's Brilliance
The 10 most popular of 65 combos (by EDHREC decklist count) using this commander that fit its color identity, from Commander Spellbook.
Combat Celebrant + Saheeli, the Sun's Brilliance
Infinite creature ETB · Infinite creature LTB · Infinite combat phases · Infinite creature tokens with haste · Infinite death triggers · Infinite mana creatures you control can produce · Infinite creature sacrifice triggers · Infinite untap of creatures you control
Intruder Alarm + Saheeli, the Sun's Brilliance
Infinite copies of most creatures you control with haste · Infinite creature tokens with haste · Infinite creature ETB · Infinite mana creatures you control can produce · Infinite untap of creatures
Saheeli, the Sun's Brilliance + Timestream Navigator
Infinite turns · Lock
Atsushi, the Blazing Sky + Intruder Alarm + Saheeli, the Sun's Brilliance
Infinite artifact ETB · Infinite artifact LTB · Infinite artifact sacrifice triggers · Infinite artifact tokens · Infinite creature LTB · Infinite creature ETB · Infinite colored mana · Infinite creature sacrifice triggers · Infinite death triggers · Infinite creature tokens with haste · Infinite mana creatures you control can produce · Infinite untap of creatures · Infinite Treasure tokens · Infinite copies of artifacts you control · Infinite copies of creatures you control · Infinite copies of most creatures you control with haste · Exile your library with the ability to play the exiled cards until the end of your next turn
Minamo, School at Water's Edge + Peregrine Drake + Saheeli, the Sun's Brilliance
Infinite artifact ETB · Infinite creature LTB · Infinite creature ETB · Infinite creature sacrifice triggers · Infinite death triggers · Infinite mana lands you control can produce · Infinite creature tokens with haste · Infinite copies of artifacts you control · Infinite copies of creatures you control with haste · Infinite untap of lands you control
Intruder Alarm + Phyrexian Altar + Saheeli, the Sun's Brilliance + Creature with "When this creature ETBs, create 1+ creature token(s)"
Infinite creature LTB · Infinite creature ETB · Infinite colored mana · Infinite creature sacrifice triggers · Infinite death triggers · Infinite creature tokens with haste · Infinite mana creatures you control can produce · Infinite untap of creatures · Infinite copies of most creatures you control with haste
Freed from the Real + Saheeli, the Sun's Brilliance + There and Back Again
Infinite artifact ETB · Infinite artifact LTB · Infinite artifact sacrifice triggers · Infinite artifact tokens · Infinite colored mana · Infinite copies of artifacts you control · Infinite copies of creatures you control · Infinite creature tokens · Infinite death triggers · Infinite creature ETB · Infinite creature LTB · Infinite mana creatures you control can produce · Infinite Treasure tokens · Infinite untap of creatures you control
Coercive Recruiter + Prosperous Pirates + Saheeli, the Sun's Brilliance
Infinite creature LTB · Infinite creature ETB · Infinite creature sacrifice triggers · Infinite death triggers · Infinite creature tokens with haste
Peregrine Drake + Saheeli, the Sun's Brilliance + Umbral Mantle
Infinite creature tokens with haste · Infinite death triggers · Infinite creature ETB · Infinite creature LTB · Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Pemmin's Aura + Saheeli, the Sun's Brilliance + There and Back Again
Infinite artifact ETB · Infinite artifact LTB · Infinite artifact sacrifice triggers · Infinite artifact tokens · Infinite colored mana · Infinite copies of artifacts you control · Infinite copies of creatures you control · Infinite creature tokens · Infinite death triggers · Infinite creature ETB · Infinite creature LTB · Infinite mana creatures you control can produce · Infinite Treasure tokens · Infinite untap of creatures you control
Top finishes
One finish placing top 16 at 16+ player events with this commander. Results from Topdeck.gg.
- 10th of 28 — Firehouse Follies 2 by Neo Games and Commander & Coffee on Topdeck.ggMar 14, 2026 · 1–3–0 · by NIALL KELLY [BAD]
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.