
Anikthea, Hand of Erebos
Anikthea, Hand of Erebos Commander Deck
This is an Enchantress deck that chains enchantment spells into card draw and constellation triggers, and turns that stream of enchantments into board presence. Anikthea, Hand of Erebos is the reanimation engine: every time it enters or attacks, it exiles a non-Aura enchantment card from the graveyard and makes a 3/3 Zombie token copy of it. Self-mill and Saga sacrifices fill the graveyard for it, and token doublers and populate effects multiply what it and the enchantment-triggered token makers produce. How it wins: It builds a wide board of Angels, Spirits, Soldiers and Zombie copies, gives the enchantment creatures menace (and sometimes flying), and swings, with constellation drain and anthem effects finishing opponents off. Key roles: - Enchantress draw engine: Casting enchantment spells or having enchantments enter draws cards, and some cards let enchantments be cast for life instead of mana, which keeps the chain going and refills the hand. (Argothian Enchantress, Eidolon of Blossoms, Sythis, Harvest's Hand) - Enchantment mana: Aura-based land ramp and mana that scales with enchantment count accelerate into the expensive payoffs while also counting as enchantments themselves. (Sanctum Weaver, Utopia Sprawl, Mirari's Wake) - Graveyard fuel and enchantment recursion: Milling and finished Sagas stock the graveyard with enchantment cards, which Anikthea, Hand of Erebos turns into Zombie token copies. Other effects return enchantments to the battlefield or to the top of the library. (Nyx Weaver, Mindwrack Harpy, Starfield of Nyx) - Token makers: Enchantment casts and entries create flying Angels and Spirits, and Saga and planeswalker effects add more bodies. (Sigil of the Empty Throne, Elspeth, Sun's Champion, Hallowed Haunting) - Token multiplication and copying: Doubling, populating and copying effects turn a single token, including Anikthea's Zombie enchantment copies, into many. Once-per-turn copiers duplicate the best enchantment each turn. (Anointed Procession, Song of the World Soul, Ondu Spiritdancer) - Evasive combat and pressure: Anikthea, Hand of Erebos gives other enchantment creatures menace, other cards grant flying, first strike or attacking tokens, and constellation drains and shrinks the opponents' boards so the wide board can close out the game. (Soaring Lightbringer, Grim Guardian, Doomwake Giant)
Anikthea, Hand of Erebos decklist
- 5× Swamp
- 6× Plains
- 6× Forest
- Caves of Koilos
- Sunpetal Grove
- Llanowar Wastes
- Fertile Ground
- Command Beacon
- Hall of Heliod's Generosity
- Temple of Silence
- Brushland
- Temple Garden
- Command Tower
- Terramorphic Expanse
- Isolated Chapel
- Godless Shrine
- Titan's Grave
- Temple of Plenty
- Overgrown Tomb
- Woodland Cemetery
- Anointed Procession
- Seal of Cleansing
- Starfield of Nyx
- Phyrexian Arena
- Sigil of the Empty Throne
- Mirari's Wake
- Growing Ranks
- Sylvan Library
- Hallowed Haunting
- Grasp of Fate
- Song of the World Soul
- Greater Good
- Utopia Sprawl
- The Eldest Reborn
- Elspeth Conquers Death
- Arcane Signet
- Sol Ring
- Skullclamp
- Eerie Interlude
- Swords to Plowshares
- Second Harvest
- Heroic Intervention
- Farseek
- Austere Command
- Damn
- Victimize
- Elspeth, Sun's Champion
- Sakura-Tribe Elder
- Sanctum Weaver
- Shigeki, Jukai Visionary
- Soaring Lightbringer
- Sythis, Harvest's Hand
- Guardian of Faith
- Composer of Spring
- Calix, Guided by Fate
- Heliod, God of the Sun
- Nyx Weaver
- Eternal Witness
- Setessan Champion
- Mindwrack Harpy
- Argothian Enchantress
- Grim Guardian
- Fanatic of Rhonas
- Eidolon of Blossoms
- Doomwake Giant
- Ondu Spiritdancer
- Lampad of Death's Vigil
- Summon: Anima
- Underworld Coinsmith
- Enduring Tenacity
- Kambal, Profiteering Mayor
- Undead Augur
- Death Baron
- Avacyn, Angel of Horror
- Overlord of the Balemurk
- Demon of Fate's Design
- Erebos, God of the Dead
- Overlord of the Hauntwoods
- Smothering Tithe
- Bleeding Effect
- Hornet Nest
- On Wings of Gold
- Temple of Malady
- Binding the Old Gods
- Dryad of the Ilysian Grove