Art: Faustine Dumontier · ™ & © Wizards of the Coast
Sokka, Tenacious Tactician
WURLegendary Creature — Human Warrior Ally · from $0.41
Menace, prowess (Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, this creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn.)
Other Allies you control have menace and prowess.
Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, create a 1/1 white Ally creature token.
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
54 of 100 at $5 or less · 39 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 | Blasphemous Act | Sorcery | 9 | $0.72 |
| 17 | Terramorphic Expanse | Land | 0 | $0.10 |
| 18 | Chaos Warp | Instant | 3 | $0.32 |
| 19 | Myriad Landscape | Land | 0 | $0.25 |
| 20 | Mind Stone | Artifact | 2 | $0.21 |
| 21 | An Offer You Can't Refuse | Instant | 1 | $3.01 |
| 22 | Polluted Delta | Land | 0 | $19.85 |
| 23 | Flooded Strand | Land | 0 | $12.78 |
| 24 | Skullclamp | Artifact | 1 | $4.85 |
| 25 | Solemn Simulacrum | Creature | 4 | $0.27 |
| 26 | Misty Rainforest | Land | 0 | $35.98 |
| 27 | Bloodstained Mire | Land | 0 | $14.54 |
| 28 | Fabled Passage | Land | 0 | $0.65 |
| 29 | Windswept Heath | Land | 0 | $11.19 |
| 30 | Rhystic Study | Enchantment | 3 | $61.06 |
| 31 | Wooded Foothills | Land | 0 | $17.96 |
| 32 | Verdant Catacombs | Land | 0 | $29.16 |
| 33 | Scalding Tarn | Land | 0 | $36.86 |
| 34 | Marsh Flats | Land | 0 | $32.04 |
| 35 | Arcane Denial | Instant | 2 | $1.88 |
| 36 | Commander's Sphere | Artifact | 3 | $0.19 |
| 37 | Negate | Instant | 2 | $0.12 |
| 38 | Arid Mesa | Land | 0 | $31.40 |
| 39 | Cyclonic Rift | Instant | 2 | $29.75 |
| 40 | Hallowed Fountain | Land | 0 | $6.97 |
| 41 | Generous Gift | Instant | 3 | $0.93 |
| 42 | Steam Vents | Land | 0 | $9.63 |
| 43 | Smothering Tithe | Enchantment | 4 | $56.09 |
| 44 | Swan Song | Instant | 1 | $10.72 |
| 45 | Ancient Tomb | Land | 0 | $56.94 |
| 46 | Brainstorm | Instant | 1 | $0.56 |
| 47 | Sacred Foundry | Land | 0 | $10.28 |
| 48 | Deflecting Swat | Instant | 3 | $70.85 |
| 49 | Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth | Land | 0 | $56.13 |
| 50 | Sulfur Falls | Land | 0 | $0.20 |
| 51 | Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth | Land | 0 | $16.76 |
| 52 | Clifftop Retreat | Land | 0 | $0.19 |
| 53 | Esper Sentinel | Creature | 1 | $58.03 |
| 54 | Fierce Guardianship | Instant | 3 | $59.21 |
| 55 | Temple of the False God | Land | 0 | $0.19 |
| 56 | Chromatic Lantern | Artifact | 3 | $0.38 |
| 57 | Otawara, Soaring City | Land | 0 | $26.57 |
| 58 | Glacial Fortress | Land | 0 | $0.21 |
| 59 | City of Brass | Land | 0 | $9.17 |
| 60 | The One Ring | Artifact | 4 | $109.88 |
| 61 | Faithless Looting | Sorcery | 1 | $0.36 |
| 62 | Frantic Search | Instant | 3 | $0.82 |
| 63 | Mystic Remora | Enchantment | 1 | $10.97 |
| 64 | Vandalblast | Sorcery | 1 | $1.74 |
| 65 | Prairie Stream | Land | 0 | $0.19 |
| 66 | Jeska's Will | Sorcery | 3 | $39.58 |
| 67 | Teferi's Protection | Instant | 3 | $34.90 |
| 68 | Cavern of Souls | Land | 0 | $47.72 |
| 69 | Propaganda | Enchantment | 3 | $1.84 |
| 70 | Shivan Reef | Land | 0 | $0.22 |
| 71 | Mana Confluence | Land | 0 | $34.75 |
| 72 | Urza's Saga | Enchantment | 0 | $34.67 |
| 73 | Mana Drain | Instant | 2 | $50.65 |
| 74 | Battlefield Forge | Land | 0 | $0.20 |
| 75 | Lotus Petal | Artifact | 0 | $35.11 |
| 76 | Enlightened Tutor | Instant | 1 | $21.99 |
| 77 | Talisman of Creativity | Artifact | 2 | $0.45 |
| 78 | Wayfarer's Bauble | Artifact | 1 | $0.31 |
| 79 | Roaming Throne | Creature | 4 | $47.06 |
| 80 | Ashnod's Altar | Artifact | 3 | $8.15 |
| 81 | Talisman of Progress | Artifact | 2 | $0.25 |
| 82 | Big Score | Instant | 4 | $0.41 |
| 83 | War Room | Land | 0 | $0.79 |
| 84 | Adarkar Wastes | Land | 0 | $0.34 |
| 85 | Abrade | Instant | 2 | $0.17 |
| 86 | Ponder | Sorcery | 1 | $1.82 |
| 87 | Talisman of Conviction | Artifact | 2 | $0.35 |
| 88 | Herald's Horn | Artifact | 3 | $2.88 |
| 89 | Mana Vault | Artifact | 1 | $91.59 |
| 90 | Training Center | Land | 0 | $17.67 |
| 91 | Pongify | Instant | 1 | $2.21 |
| 92 | Chrome Mox | Artifact | 0 | $51.19 |
| 93 | Lightning Bolt | Instant | 1 | $0.75 |
| 94 | Windfall | Sorcery | 3 | $4.78 |
| 95 | Ghostly Prison | Enchantment | 3 | $5.72 |
| 96 | Mystical Tutor | Instant | 1 | $14.99 |
| 97 | Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx | Land | 0 | $45.68 |
| 98 | Sea of Clouds | Land | 0 | $19.56 |
| 99 | Reflecting Pool | Land | 0 | $5.50 |
| 100 | Sink into Stupor // Soporific Springs | Instant | 3 | $9.68 |
Curve of these staples
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Combos with Sokka, Tenacious Tactician
The 10 most popular of 17 combos (by EDHREC decklist count) using this commander that fit its color identity, from Commander Spellbook.
Frostcliff Siege + Mana Echoes + Sokka, Tenacious Tactician + Trusty Boomerang
Infinite artifact ETB · Infinite artifact LTB · Infinite creature ETB · Infinite colorless mana · Infinite storm count · Infinite tapped creature tokens · Infinitely large Allies you control until end of turn
Mana Echoes + Smellerbee, Rebel Fighter + Sokka, Tenacious Tactician + Trusty Boomerang
Infinite artifact ETB · Infinite artifact LTB · Infinite creature ETB · Infinite colorless mana · Infinite storm count · Infinite tapped creature tokens · Infinitely large Allies you control until end of turn
Mana Echoes + Rising of the Day + Sokka, Tenacious Tactician + Trusty Boomerang
Infinite artifact ETB · Infinite artifact LTB · Infinite creature ETB · Infinite colorless mana · Infinite storm count · Infinite tapped creature tokens · Infinitely large Allies you control until end of turn
Fervor + Mana Echoes + Sokka, Tenacious Tactician + Trusty Boomerang
Infinite artifact ETB · Infinite artifact LTB · Infinite creature ETB · Infinite colorless mana · Infinite storm count · Infinite tapped creature tokens · Infinitely large Allies you control until end of turn
Mana Echoes + Nahiri's Resolve + Sokka, Tenacious Tactician + Trusty Boomerang
Infinite artifact ETB · Infinite artifact LTB · Infinite creature ETB · Infinite colorless mana · Infinite storm count · Infinite tapped creature tokens · Infinitely large Allies you control until end of turn
Anger + Mana Echoes + Sokka, Tenacious Tactician + Trusty Boomerang
Infinite artifact ETB · Infinite artifact LTB · Infinite creature ETB · Infinite colorless mana · Infinite storm count · Infinite tapped creature tokens · Infinitely large Allies you control until end of turn
Harmonized Trio // Brainstorm + Intruder Alarm + Sokka, Tenacious Tactician
Infinite card draw · Infinite draw triggers · Near-infinite creature ETB · Near-infinite creature tokens · Near-infinite magecraft triggers · Near-infinite storm count · Near-infinite untap of all creatures
Mana Echoes + Mass Hysteria + Sokka, Tenacious Tactician + Trusty Boomerang
Infinite artifact ETB · Infinite artifact LTB · Infinite creature ETB · Infinite colorless mana · Infinite storm count · Infinite tapped creature tokens · Infinitely large Allies you control until end of turn
Mana Echoes + Sokka, Tenacious Tactician + The Fire Crystal + Trusty Boomerang
Infinite artifact ETB · Infinite artifact LTB · Infinite creature ETB · Infinite colorless mana · Infinite storm count · Infinite tapped creature tokens · Infinitely large Allies you control until end of turn
Hammer of Purphoros + Mana Echoes + Sokka, Tenacious Tactician + Trusty Boomerang
Infinite artifact ETB · Infinite artifact LTB · Infinite creature ETB · Infinite colorless mana · Infinite storm count · Infinite tapped creature tokens · Infinitely large Allies you control until end of turn
Top finishes
2 finishes placing top 16 at 16+ player events with this commander. Results from Topdeck.gg.
- 6th of 20 — AZMS CEDH League Qualifier #5 on Topdeck.ggJul 19, 2026 · 1–1–2 · by Brice Quarton
- 11th of 52 — Caballo MTG Cuarta Edición (Bracket 3) ― Magic Palace on Topdeck.ggJul 5, 2026 · 2–3–0 · by Federico Esquivel
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.