in memoriam
Taii Wakeen, Perfect Shot Commander Deck
Taii Wakeen, Perfect Shot turns a swarm of small, repeatable pinging effects into card advantage — creatures and enchantments that deal 1–2 noncombat damage to opponents and their creatures trigger her draw ability whenever that damage exactly matches a creature's toughness, while her activated ability pumps up that damage by X to hit precise thresholds on demand. The deck floods the board with spell-slinging pingers and instant/sorcery payoffs that wear down opponents' boards and life totals, fueled by substantial red mana acceleration and doublers like Solphim, Mayhem Dominus and Artist's Talent to amplify damage beyond what creatures can survive. The win condition is a combination of attrition — clearing away small creatures through accumulated pings while drawing deeply into more resources — and finishing opponents with large X-damage spells or mass burn effects once sufficient mana has been stored up.
Decklist
- 14× Mountain
- 6× Plains
- Underworld Breach
- Fiery Confluence
- Aurelia's Fury
- Silence
- Braid of Fire
- Delayed Blast Fireball
- Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
- Fiery Inscription
- Boltwave
- Electro, Assaulting Battery
- Arcane Signet
- Command Tower
- Fabled Passage
- Thrill of Possibility
- Blazing Volley
- Chandra's Pyrohelix
- Evolving Wilds
- Firebrand Archer
- Flame Jab
- Guttersnipe
- Lightning Bolt
- Lightning Helix
- Path to Exile
- Sol Ring
- Swords to Plowshares
- Boros Signet
- Fire Diamond
- Terramorphic Expanse
- Mana Geyser
- Coalition Relic
- Forked Bolt
- Boros Charm
- Sacred Foundry
- Pyrokinesis
- Nahiri, the Harbinger
- Thermo-Alchemist
- Smothering Tithe
- Electrickery
- Electrostatic Field
- Runaway Steam-Kin
- Abrade
- Neheb, the Eternal
- Battlefield Forge
- Reverberate
- Seething Song
- Generous Gift
- Talisman of Conviction
- Flawless Maneuver
- Grand Abolisher
- Pyromancer's Goggles
- Clifftop Retreat
- Jaya's Immolating Inferno
- Spectator Seating
- Sejiri Shelter // Sejiri Glacier
- Spikefield Hazard // Spikefield Cave
- Jeska's Will
- War Room
- Furycalm Snarl
- Rip Apart
- Magic Missile
- Kessig Flamebreather
- End the Festivities
- Big Score
- Glittering Stockpile
- Reprieve
- Stroke of Midnight
- Heartflame Duelist // Heartflame Slash
- Tectonic Hazard
- Trouble in Pairs
- Return the Favor
- Razorgrass Ambush // Razorgrass Field
- Ashling, Flame Dancer
- Artist's Talent
- Coruscation Mage
- Untimely Malfunction
- Tablet of Discovery
- Gandalf, Goblins' Bane // Flameshape
- Gleaming Splendor
- Glóin the Mighty // Easy Pickings