Makima Commander

Commander / EDH Demons Indestructible Tap/Untap WUB (Esper)

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Creature (27)

• 1x Adarkar Valkyrie
• 1x Agent of Treachery
• 1x Aphetto Alchemist
• 1x Aven Mindcensor
• 1x Brigid, Hero of Kinsbaile
• 1x Captain of the Mists
• 1x Coffin Queen
• 1x Deadeye Navigator
• 1x Drannith MagistrateGC
• 1x Dread Cacodemon
• 1x Esper Sojourners
• 1x Fatestitcher
• 1x Gyruda, Doom of Depths
• 1x Hullbreacher
• 1x Mardu Shadowspear
• 1x Odric, Lunarch Marshal
• 1x Opposition AgentGC
• 1x Pit Spawn
• 1x Reaper from the Abyss
• 1x Resolute Watchdog
• 1x Rune-Scarred Demon
• 1x Scourge of the Skyclaves
• 1x Seizan, Perverter of Truth
• 1x Selfless Savior
• 1x Spellskite
• 1x Thassa, Deep-Dwelling
• 1x Vizier of Tumbling Sands

Sorcery (5)

• 1x Angelic Purge
• 1x Capital Punishment
• 1x Merciless Eviction
• 1x Plea for Power
• 1x Supreme Verdict

Land (36)

• 1x Academy Ruins
• 1x Arcane Lighthouse
• 1x Arcane Sanctum
• 1x Azorius Chancery
• 1x Brightclimb Pathway  ^Flip
• 1x Clearwater Pathway  ^Flip
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Dimir Aqueduct
• 1x Esper Panorama
• 1x Fabled Passage
• 1x Godless Shrine
• 1x Hallowed Fountain
• 5x Island
• 1x Isolated Chapel
• 1x Maze of Ith
• 1x Minamo, School at Water's Edge
• 1x Morphic Pool
• 1x Mystic Sanctuary
• 1x Phyrexian Tower
• 4x Plains
• 5x Swamp
• 1x Thriving Heath
• 1x Thriving Isle
• 1x Thriving Moor
• 1x Watery Grave

Enchantment (12)

• 1x Authority of the Consuls
• 1x Crab Umbra
• 1x Etchings of the Chosen
• 1x Freed from the Real
• 1x Ghostly Prison
• 1x Gift of Immortality
• 1x Imprisoned in the Moon
• 1x Kaya's Ghostform
• 1x Liliana's Contract
• 1x Minion's Return
• 1x Propaganda
• 1x Retreat to Coralhelm

Commander (1)

Artifact (16)

• 1x Arcane Signet
• 1x Cold Storage
• 1x Commander's Sphere
• 1x Conjurer's Closet
• 1x Darksteel Plate
• 1x Dimir Signet
• 1x Illusionist's Bracers
• 1x Mindslaver
• 1x Obelisk of Esper
• 1x Orzhov Signet
• 1x Puppet Strings
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Swiftfoot Boots
• 1x Talisman of Dominance
• 1x Thousand-Year Elixir
• 1x Unbender Tine

Instant (2)

• 1x Final Payment
• 1x Ghostly Flicker

Unknown (1)

• 1x Reidane, God of Justice

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SPOILERS FOR PART 1 OF CHAINSAW MAN

This is effectively a theme deck, inspired by the manga Chainsaw Man with its commander as Makima, represented by Merieke Ri Berit.

It's not perfect, I feel like a lot of the characters just don't have perfect parallels to characters from the manga yet. But I got as much as I can, and until then it's still a surprisingly effective control and steal deck with a demon subtheme.

To explain some of the cards and why they're with the theme:

Odric, Lunarch Marshal - Aki. He's one of the few straight-laced swordsman characters I could find, and his ability is very similar to Aki's role in the story. He makes the most contracts and has the widest array of powers in the series, so his mechanic makes sense.

Brigid, Hero of Kinsbaile - Quanxi, or the Crossbow Woman. There really aren't that many good archers in Magic so this one doesn't quite fit as much as I wish.

Mardu Spearhunter - Spear Man. This was the last of the human weapons I could find, the other four didn't really have direct parallels I could find.

Nightmare Shepherd - The Zombie Devil, which Makima specifically controls in the last arc.

Gyruda, Doom of Depths - The Octopus Devil.

Scourge of the Skyclaves - The Angel Devil. Its kicker effect is essentially the Angel Devil's life drain, and it getting stronger based on that is its weapon creation.

Seizan, Perverter of Truths - The Ghost Devil. It's one of the few spirit demon cards. I also see its continuous life loss effect as as close to analogous to its body part contract costs as I can find in a fitting demon.

Dread Cacodemon - The Gun Devil. Makima never technically controls it, but controls its fiend so I think it's close enough. It not destroying your own creatures is a reflection of how oddly specific the Gun Devil's abilities are in who it kills. Your side of the field happened to survive.

Rune-Scarred Demon - The Future Devil.

Reaper from the Abyss - The Darkness Devil. This one is probably the most tenuous connection. It's implied through certain visual cues that Makima has some kind of pact with the Darkness Devil and it can just point and kill you though.

Pit Spawn - Chainsaw Man. If he kills you, you are removed from existence IE exiled.

Imprisoned in the Moon - The Hell Devil's powers.

Angelic Purge - The Angel Devil's lifespan weapon power, which Makima herself uses in the last arc by spending the lives of her subordinates.

Final Payment - The Curse Devil's sword.

Kaya's Ghostform - A standin for the Ghost Devil's powers. I really wanted a rep for Himeno but none of the Kaya planeswalker cards blink cards under your own control so.

Merciless Eviction - The Punishment Devil, specifically the pact made to fight the Gun Devil.

Propaganda, Ghostly Prison, Aven Mindcensor, Drannith Magistrate, Mindslaver, Supreme Verdict, and Reidane, God of Justice - All different general control effects I imagine could be done by The Control Devil.

Minion's Return - Makima somehow returns multiple characters from the dead temporarily. I have no idea how. This is that.

Gift of Immortality, Etchings of the Chosen - Makima's pact with the prime minister of Japan which allows her to become immortal by pawning off her injuries as general accidents amongst the japanese populace.

Resolute Watchdog, Selfless Savior - Makima sometimes refers to subordinates beneath her as her "dogs", which she uses to die for her. I could've picked some human bodyguards for this but this way it fits too much.

Liliana's Contract - This is effectively "if you can make Makima do a massive chain contract, you win the game" kind of effects, like what she does fighting the Gun Devil.

Date added	4 years
Last updated	4 years
Legality	This deck is not Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	6 - 0 Mythic Rares 39 - 0 Rares 23 - 0 Uncommons 17 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.46
Tokens	Morph 2/2 C, Treasure