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Tifa Lockhart

Legendary Creature — Human Monk · from $2.50

Trample Landfall — Whenever a land you control enters, double Tifa Lockhart's power until end of turn.

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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

58 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	Swiftfoot Boots	Artifact	2	$1.43
7	Lightning Greaves	Artifact	2	$3.86
8	Path of Ancestry	Land	0	$0.16
9	Fellwar Stone	Artifact	2	$0.47
10	Rogue's Passage	Land	0	$0.31
11	Evolving Wilds	Land	0	$0.09
12	Cultivate	Sorcery	3	$0.38
13	Thought Vessel	Artifact	2	$2.23
14	Farseek	Sorcery	2	$0.42
15	Beast Within	Instant	3	$0.49
16	Nature's Lore	Sorcery	2	$2.15
17	Rampant Growth	Sorcery	2	$0.39
18	Heroic Intervention	Instant	2	$9.28
19	Terramorphic Expanse	Land	0	$0.10
20	Myriad Landscape	Land	0	$0.25
21	Mind Stone	Artifact	2	$0.21
22	Birds of Paradise	Creature	1	$4.98
23	Polluted Delta	Land	0	$19.85
24	Kodama's Reach	Sorcery	3	$1.55
25	Flooded Strand	Land	0	$12.78
26	Three Visits	Sorcery	2	$5.55
27	Skullclamp	Artifact	1	$4.85
28	Solemn Simulacrum	Creature	4	$0.27
29	Misty Rainforest	Land	0	$35.98
30	Bloodstained Mire	Land	0	$14.54
31	Fabled Passage	Land	0	$0.65
32	Windswept Heath	Land	0	$11.19
33	Wooded Foothills	Land	0	$17.96
34	Verdant Catacombs	Land	0	$29.16
35	Scalding Tarn	Land	0	$36.86
36	Marsh Flats	Land	0	$32.04
37	Commander's Sphere	Artifact	3	$0.19
38	Arid Mesa	Land	0	$31.40
39	Llanowar Elves	Creature	1	$0.24
40	Ancient Tomb	Land	0	$56.94
41	Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth	Land	0	$56.13
42	Boseiju, Who Endures	Land	0	$50.48
43	Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth	Land	0	$16.76
44	Temple of the False God	Land	0	$0.19
45	Chromatic Lantern	Artifact	3	$0.38
46	Garruk's Uprising	Enchantment	3	$0.39
47	City of Brass	Land	0	$9.17
48	The One Ring	Artifact	4	$109.88
49	Elvish Mystic	Creature	1	$0.35
50	Cavern of Souls	Land	0	$47.72
51	Sakura-Tribe Elder	Creature	2	$0.30
52	Mana Confluence	Land	0	$34.75
53	Urza's Saga	Enchantment	0	$34.67
54	Lotus Petal	Artifact	0	$35.11
55	Eternal Witness	Creature	3	$1.10
56	Wayfarer's Bauble	Artifact	1	$0.31
57	Roaming Throne	Creature	4	$47.06
58	Ashnod's Altar	Artifact	3	$8.15
59	War Room	Land	0	$0.79
60	Delighted Halfling	Creature	1	$25.91
61	Herald's Horn	Artifact	3	$2.88
62	Mana Vault	Artifact	1	$91.59
63	Chrome Mox	Artifact	0	$51.19
64	Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx	Land	0	$45.68
65	Reflecting Pool	Land	0	$5.50
66	Worldly Tutor	Instant	1	$26.58
67	Three Tree City	Land	0	$29.09
68	Return of the Wildspeaker	Instant	5	$1.51
69	Gemstone Caverns	Land	0	$62.05
70	Command Beacon	Land	0	$7.99
71	Hardened Scales	Enchantment	1	$1.85
72	Tireless Provisioner	Creature	3	$2.33
73	Doubling Season	Enchantment	5	$29.62
74	Idol of Oblivion	Artifact	2	$2.40
75	Prismatic Vista	Land	0	$28.10
76	Buried Ruin	Land	0	$0.38
77	Thran Dynamo	Artifact	4	$1.94
78	Mosswort Bridge	Land	0	$0.21
79	Patchwork Banner	Artifact	3	$1.52
80	Mox Amber	Artifact	0	$86.45
81	Karn's Bastion	Land	0	$2.51
82	Ash Barrens	Land	0	$0.15
83	Beast Whisperer	Creature	4	$4.27
84	Wild Growth	Enchantment	1	$0.40
85	Crop Rotation	Instant	1	$3.60
86	Fyndhorn Elves	Creature	1	$0.96
87	Secluded Courtyard	Land	0	$0.31
88	Ornithopter of Paradise	Creature	2	$0.35
89	The Great Henge	Artifact	9	$63.38
90	Sensei's Divining Top	Artifact	1	$36.48
91	Sword of the Animist	Artifact	2	$2.79
92	Explore	Sorcery	2	$0.15
93	Mithril Coat	Artifact	3	$27.09
94	Scute Swarm	Creature	3	$8.51
95	Rishkar's Expertise	Sorcery	6	$1.72
96	Mox Opal	Artifact	0	$229.58
97	Unclaimed Territory	Land	0	$0.30
98	Mox Diamond	Artifact	0	$1108.66
99	Harrow	Instant	3	$0.33
100	Foundry Inspector	Creature	3	$0.28

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Most played with Tifa Lockhart

The 25 most-played cards in 8 settled top-16 lists running Tifa Lockhart 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	Forest	100% · 8 of 8
2	Sol Ring	88% · 7 of 8
3	Traveling Chocobo	88% · 7 of 8
4	Bristly Bill, Spine Sower	75% · 6 of 8
5	Evolving Wilds	75% · 6 of 8
6	Harrow	75% · 6 of 8
7	Ram Through	75% · 6 of 8
8	Terramorphic Expanse	75% · 6 of 8
9	Azusa, Lost but Seeking	63% · 5 of 8
10	Beast Within	63% · 5 of 8
11	Crop Rotation	63% · 5 of 8
12	Emerald Medallion	63% · 5 of 8
13	Exploration	63% · 5 of 8
14	Icetill Explorer	63% · 5 of 8
15	Misty Rainforest	63% · 5 of 8
16	Prismatic Vista	63% · 5 of 8
17	Sylvan Safekeeper	63% · 5 of 8
18	Verdant Catacombs	63% · 5 of 8
19	Windswept Heath	63% · 5 of 8
20	Wooded Foothills	63% · 5 of 8
21	Cabaretti Courtyard	50% · 4 of 8
22	Eternal Witness	50% · 4 of 8
23	Fabled Passage	50% · 4 of 8
24	Frenzied Baloth	50% · 4 of 8
25	Genji Glove	50% · 4 of 8

Combos with Tifa Lockhart

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

Evolving Wilds + Scale Up + Tifa Lockhart
Target opponent loses the game
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Scale Up + Terramorphic Expanse + Tifa Lockhart
Target opponent loses the game
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Fabled Passage + Scale Up + Tifa Lockhart
Target opponent loses the game
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Cabaretti Courtyard + Scale Up + Tifa Lockhart
Target opponent loses the game
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Riveteers Overlook + Scale Up + Tifa Lockhart
Target opponent loses the game
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Brokers Hideout + Scale Up + Tifa Lockhart
Target opponent loses the game
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Escape Tunnel + Scale Up + Tifa Lockhart
Target opponent loses the game
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Scale Up + Tifa Lockhart + Windswept Heath
Target opponent loses the game
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Scale Up + Tifa Lockhart + Wooded Foothills
Target opponent loses the game
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Scale Up + Tifa Lockhart + Verdant Catacombs
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Top finishes

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

11th of 16 — Mana & Mochas Bracket 3 Commander Tournament on Topdeck.ggAug 21, 2026 · 0–2–1 · by Strohly
13th of 17 — Nor'Easter Throwdown - CEDH Throwdown 1 on Topdeck.ggJul 17, 2026 · 0–3–0 · by Quincy Knight
14th of 34 — Game Corner Monthly June: Signed Arabian Nights City of Brass on Topdeck.ggJun 27, 2026 · 1–3–0 · by Yoshino
15th of 25 — Oahu Commander Invitational Qualifier Ser4S1W11 on Topdeck.ggJun 22, 2026 · 1–3–0 · by Aspen Mitchell-Saint Aubin
6th of 18 — Father's Day Bracket 2 Tournament on Topdeck.ggJun 21, 2026 · 1–2–1 · by David Whisnant
13th of 18 — Cedh zoo comics on Topdeck.ggMay 16, 2026 · 1–3–0 · by Kevin
12th of 23 — commanderliga.de - cEDH - März on Topdeck.ggMar 8, 2026 · 0–0–5 · by Tim Patton
7th of 18 — Mana & Mochas Bracket 3 Commander Tournament on Topdeck.ggMar 6, 2026 · 1–2–0 · by Strohly

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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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