Daxos, Blessed by the Sun

Daxos, Blessed by the Sun Commander Deck

Daxos, Blessed by the Sun leads a life gain and token generation engine in Orzhov colors, triggering his life gain ability repeatedly as creatures enter and die to steadily grow your life total while building board presence. The deck leverages that growing life total through payoffs that convert life gain into damage to opponents, card draw, and growing creatures, with Vizkopa Guildmage serving as a key threat by making every life gain simultaneously drain each opponent. Mass removal spells that reward you for destroying creatures, extort triggers across multiple creatures, and a persistent Vampire subtheme generating tokens and draining opponents provide multiple paths to grinding opponents down to zero.

Decklist

• Faerie Rogue
• Elemental
• Treacherous Link
• Plague Beetle
• Sacred Ground
• Holy Strength
• Soul's Grace
• Rest for the Weary
• Sorin's Thirst
• Death Wind
• Judge Unworthy
• Blessed Breath
• Midnight Haunting
• Myr Prototype
• Skyreach Manta
• Scrapbasket
• Fang Skulkin
• Vanguard's Shield
• Kitesail
• Serrated Arrows
• Runed Stalactite
• Elsewhere Flask
• Gemstone Array
• Chalice of Life
• Veteran's Armaments
• Thran Tome
• Distorting Lens
• Goblin Rogue
• Wasp
• Loxodon Wayfarer
• Kithkin Spellduster
• Veteran Armorer
• Haazda Snare Squad
• Kjeldoran Javelineer
• Salvage Slasher
• Skeletal Wurm
• Favored Hoplite
• Kagemaro, First to Suffer
• Sejiri Steppe
• Shimmering Grotto
• Ebon Stronghold
• Buried Ruin
• 127× Swamp
• Maze's End
• Psychic Miasma
• Unburden
• Harrowing Journey
• Noggin Whack
• 112× Plains
• 2× Executioner's Hood
• Sandblast
• Serra Advocate
• Suntail Hawk
• Battlewise Aven
• Lead Astray
• Wall of Reverence
• Tormented Angel
• Moment of Silence
• Diving Griffin
• Dive Bomber
• Darklit Gargoyle
• Celestial Purge
• 4× Master Decoy
• 2× Terashi's Cry
• 3× Kabuto Moth
• 4× Reaping the Rewards
• 3× Wingbeat Warrior
• 4× Pacifism
• 3× Renewed Faith
• 2× Aven Cloudchaser
• 2× Skyhunter Patrol
• 2× Gustcloak Harrier
• Wretched Banquet
• Zombie Brute
• Sever Soul
• Kuro, Pitlord
• Vengeful Dead
• Rise from the Grave
• Gravedigger
• 4× Skinthinner
• 3× Cruel Revival
• 4× Aphetto Dredging
• 4× Severed Legion
• 2× Zombie Cannibal
• 4× Organ Grinder
• 4× Syphon Soul
• 4× Gempalm Polluter
• 4× Steal Strength
• Orzhova, the Church of Deals
• Pillory of the Sleepless
• Vizkopa Confessor
• Sin Collector
• Vizkopa Guildmage
• Orzhov Guildmage
• Vectis Dominator
• Gwyllion Hedge-Mage
• Voracious Hatchling
• Harvest Gwyllion
• Kingpin's Pet
• Debt to the Deathless
• Tidehollow Sculler
• Agent of Masks
• Dark Banishing
• Ultimate Price
• Disfigure
• Stab Wound
• Pooling Venom
• Onyx Goblet
• Claim of Erebos
• Read the Bones
• Snake Cult Initiation
• Seizures
• Endless Obedience
• Swamp Mosquito
• Undertaker
• Nezumi Graverobber
• Lost Soul
• Dauthi Marauder
• Darkling Stalker
• Nekrataal
• Soul Collector
• Reprisal
• Humble
• Condemn
• Repentance
• Lingering Souls
• Miraculous Recovery
• Dutiful Thrull
• Goldmeadow Harrier
• Unruly Mob
• Wall of Resistance
• Syndic of Tithes
• Spectral Lynx
• Mistmeadow Skulk
• Fiend Hunter
• Shrieking Grotesque
• Order of Whiteclay
• Basilica Guards
• Voice of All
• Heavy Ballista
• Witch Hunter
• Serra Angel
• Cloudgoat Ranger
• Adarkar Valkyrie
• Explorer's Scope
• Orzhov Cluestone
• Ghost Council of Orzhova
• 2× Souls of the Faultless
• 2× Feral Shadow
• Copy
• Seymour Flux
• Magitek Scythe
• Deadly Embrace
• 3× Shambling Cie'th
• 2× Evil Reawakened
• 3× Sephiroth's Intervention
• 3× Al Bhed Salvagers
• 4× Undercity Dire Rat
• 3× Shinra Reinforcements
• 3× Overkill
• Ultima Weapon
• 2× Hero
• Rosa, Resolute White Mage
• G'raha Tia
• Beatrix, Loyal General
• Dragoon's Lance
• Adelbert Steiner
• The Crystal's Chosen
• White Mage's Staff
• 2× Coeurl
• 2× Cloudbound Moogle
• 2× Slash of Light
• 3× Dwarven Castle Guard
• 2× White Auracite
• 2× Fate of the Sun-Cryst
• Fix What's Broken
• Gray Merchant of Asphodel
• Westgate Regent
• Syr Vondam, Sunstar Exemplar
• Yahenni, Undying Partisan
• 3× South Wind Avatar
• Doomed Necromancer
• Drana, Liberator of Malakir
• Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher
• Linden, the Steadfast Queen
• Kunoros, Hound of Athreos
• Basri, Devoted Paladin
• Cast Down
• Sadistic Glee
• Duress
• Unearth
• Cruelclaw's Heist
• Restless Fortress
• Barrensteppe Siege
• Underworld Connections
• Exsanguinate
• Austere Command
• Moonlight Bargain
• Haunted Cloak
• Excalibur II
• Bound in Silence
• Gix, Yawgmoth Praetor
• Plaguecrafter
• Qarsi Revenant
• Vampire Spawn
• Arch of Orazca
• Unquestioned Authority
• Treacherous Blessing
• The Rise of Sozin
• Promise of Aclazotz
• Pariah
• March of the Canonized
• Noble Heritage
• Visions of Glory
• Tragic Arrogance
• Night's Whisper
• New Blood
• Lich-Knights' Conquest
• 2× Leonardo's Technique
• Finale of Glory
• Depopulate
• Utter End
• Outrageous Robbery
• Heliod's Intervention
• Fatal Push
• Flare of Fortitude
• 2× Wayfarer's Bauble
• 2× Eirdu, Carrier of Dawn
• Oblivion Stone
• Dire Fleet Ravager
• Devouring Sugarmaw
• Cauldron Familiar
• Pithing Needle
• Bloodghast
• Quietus Spike
• Avenger of the Fallen
• Archon of Sun's Grace
• Anafenza, Unyielding Lineage
• Preacher of the Schism
• Orzhov Pontiff
• Order of Sacred Dusk
• Murderous Rider
• Springleaf Drum
• Mavren Fein, Dusk Apostle
• Unlicensed Hearse
• Jecht, Reluctant Guardian
• Jazal Goldmane
• Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia
• Hanged Executioner
• Giant Killer
• Vincent Valentine
• Silverwing Squadron
• Shadow of Mortality
• Scuttling Doom Engine
• Sanguine Evangelist
• Sanguine Spy
• Sanctum Seeker
• Priest of the Blood Rite
• Priest of Forgotten Gods
• Ghost Vacuum
• Glass-Cast Heart
• Herald's Horn
• Lightning Greaves
• Mind Stone
• Agent Bishop, Man in Black
• Armaggon, Future Shark
• Northampton Farm
• Noosegraf Mob
• War of the Last Alliance
• Tinybones Joins Up
• Temporary Lockdown
• Rest in Peace
• Out of Time
• Fall of the Thran
• Engineered Plague
• Court of Ardenvale
• Caretaker's Talent
• United Battlefront
• Gruesome Slaughter
• From Father to Son
• Empty City Ruse
• Culling Sun
• Cranial Extraction
• Ultimate Magic: Holy
• Witch's Oven
• Weatherlight
• The Circle of Loyalty
• Sorcerous Spyglass
• Victory's Envoy
• Wall of Omens
• Sunstar Chaplain
• Sunblast Angel
• Sally Pride, Lioness Leader
• Loran, Disciple of History
• Lodestone Golem
• Lifecreed Duo
• Graveyard Marshal
• Ghosts of the Innocent
• Flickerwisp
• Dusk Legion Sergeant
• Crystalline Crawler
• Clarion Conqueror
• Boss's Chauffeur
• Benalish Commander
• Ascendant Evincar
• Angel of the Ruins
• Liliana's Specter
• Expedition Map
• Portable Hole
• Sword of the Animist
• Curse of Conformity
• 2× Swiftfoot Boots
• Liesa, Shroud of Dusk
• 2× Thought Vessel
• Well of Lost Dreams
• Ajani's Pridemate
• Kaya's Wrath
• Fumigate
• Vanquish the Horde
• Demon's Disciple
• Merciless Executioner
• Village Rites
• Morbid Opportunist
• Charcoal Diamond
• Talisman of Hierarchy
• Scoured Barrens
• Viscera Seer
• 2× Commander's Sphere
• Bastion of Remembrance
• 2× Sol Ring
• Marshal's Anthem
• Conqueror's Galleon
• Sheoldred's Edict
• Decanter of Endless Water
• 2× Riling Dawnbreaker
• Embermouth Sentinel
• 2× Desperate Measures
• Salt Road Packbeast
• Mutant Surveyor
• Ride's End
• Night Market
• Vehicle
• Skybox Ferry
• Wreckage Wickerfolk
• Brightfield Mustang
• Scrap Compactor
• Ticket Tortoise
• Grim Javelineer
• Risky Shortcut
• Lotusguard Disciple
• Maximum Overdrive
• Hellish Sideswipe
• Country Roads
• Cryptcaller Chariot
• Alacrian Armory
• Treasure
• Spiral into Solitude
• Dawnhand Eulogist
• Dream Seizer
• Prideful Feastling
• Graveshifter
• Taster of Wares
• Gallant Fowlknight
• Boggart Prankster
• Iron-Shield Elf
• Winnowing
• Kithkin
• Merfolk
• Dawn-Blessed Pennant
• Feral Deathgorger
• Aggressive Negotiations
• Caustic Exhale
• Adorned Crocodile
• Yathan Tombguard
• Dragonback Lancer
• Rebellious Strike
• Rally the Monastery
• Tempest Hawk
• Static Snare
• Loxodon Battle Priest
• Watcher of the Wayside
• Boulderborn Dragon
• Evolving Wilds
• Duty Beyond Death
• Alchemist's Assistant
• Worthy Cost
• Bearer of Glory
• Oroku Saki, Shredder Rising
• Foot Elite
• Make Your Move
• Pain 101
• Lita, Little Orphan Amphibian
• Squirrelanoids
• Action News Crew
• Bebop, Warthog Warrior
• Madame Null, Power Broker
• 2× Anchovy & Banana Pizza
• Shredder's Armor
• Tunnel Rats
• Hamato Guardian Stance
• Malboro
• Endless Atlas
• Bladed Battle-Fan
• Monumental Corruption
• Spectral Snatcher
• Liberator, Urza's Battlethopter
• Argentum Masticore
• Injector Crocodile
• Metalwork Colossus
• Collector's Vault
• Mishra's Bauble
• Network Terminal
• Treasure Vault
• Canyon Crawler
• Vayne's Treachery
• Archfiend of Ifnir
• Armillary Sphere
• Ninja's Blades
• Meteor Golem
• Extinguisher Battleship
• PuPu UFO
• Codex Shredder
• Desecrated Tomb
• Gloomfang Mauler
• Pactdoll Terror
• Cranial Plating
• Dauntless Scrapbot
• Winter Moon
• Karai, Future of the Foot
• Stomped by the Foot
• April O'Neil, Kunoichi Trainee
• 2× Leonardo, Big Brother
• Paramecia Coloniex
• Splinter, Hamato Yoshi
• Foot Headquarters
• Quintessential Katana
• Turtle Blimp
• Jennika, Bad Apple Big Sister
• 3× Uneasy Alliance
• Insectoid Exterminator
• Foot Mystic
• High-Flying Ace
• Omni-Cheese Pizza
• Grounded for Life
• Shredder's Revenge
• Web-Shooters
• Inner Demons Gangsters
• 2× Spectacular Tactics
• Scorpion's Sting
• 2× Hot Dog Cart
• Alien Symbiosis
• Spider-Man, Web-Slinger
• Swarm, Being of Bees
• Daily Bugle Reporters
• Foot Ninjas
• Spectacular Spider-Man
• Spider-UK
• Selfless Police Captain
• Friendly Neighborhood
• Prison Break
• Vibrant Cityscape
• Merciless Enforcers
• Interdimensional Web Watch
• Costume Closet
• Common Crook
• City Pigeon
• Rocket-Powered Goblin Glider
• Villainous Wrath
• Spider-Mobile
• Wild Pack Squad
• 2× Thwip!
• 2× Venomized Cat
• 2× Spider-Bot