Average Deck for Garth One-Eye - Optimized Combo

Brian Cain
Apr 27, 2026
Can We Build a Commander Deck Around the Prepared Mechanic?
The new prepared mechanic from Secrets of Strixhaven doesn't have a dedicated commander. Let's see if we can make one ourselves.
Arnaud Gompertz
Aug 27, 2025
Garth One-Eye Old-Border Commander Deck Tech
Arnaud's going old school with this build! It's a fully old-border Commander deck, built around Garth One-Eye. Is it playable?
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Average Decklist

Azusa, Lost but Seeking
Azusa, Lost but Seeking
Birds of Paradise
Birds of Paradise
Bloom Tender
Bloom Tender
Deadeye Navigator
Deadeye Navigator
Deathrite Shaman
Deathrite Shaman
Delighted Halfling
Delighted Halfling
Displacer Kitten
Displacer Kitten
Emeritus of Abundance
Emeritus of Abundance
Emeritus of Conflict
Emeritus of Conflict
Emeritus of Ideation
Emeritus of Ideation
Emeritus of Truce
Emeritus of Truce
Emeritus of Woe
Emeritus of Woe
Esper Sentinel
Esper Sentinel
Eternal Witness
Eternal Witness
Faeburrow Elder
Faeburrow Elder
Harmonized Trio
Harmonized Trio
Ignoble Hierarch
Ignoble Hierarch
Kelpie Guide
Kelpie Guide
Kiora's Follower
Kiora's Follower
Laboratory Maniac
Laboratory Maniac
Noble Hierarch
Noble Hierarch
Seedborn Muse
Seedborn Muse
Shang-Chi, Master of Kung Fu
Shang-Chi, Master of Kung Fu
Studious First-Year
Studious First-Year
Thassa's Oracle
Thassa's Oracle
Walking Ballista
Walking Ballista
Instants (13)
Assassin's Trophy
Assassin's Trophy
Brainstorm
Brainstorm
Counterspell
Counterspell
Cyclonic Rift
Cyclonic Rift
Dramatic Reversal
Dramatic Reversal
Enlightened Tutor
Enlightened Tutor
Ephemerate
Ephemerate
Fierce Guardianship
Fierce Guardianship
Pact of Negation
Pact of Negation
Path to Exile
Path to Exile
Swords to Plowshares
Swords to Plowshares
Vampiric Tutor
Vampiric Tutor
Worldly Tutor
Worldly Tutor
Sorceries (9)
Bring to Light
Bring to Light
Cultivate
Cultivate
Demonic Tutor
Demonic Tutor
Farseek
Farseek
Nature's Lore
Nature's Lore
Open the Gates
Open the Gates
Ponder
Ponder
Three Visits
Three Visits
Wargate
Wargate
Artifacts (9)
Arcane Signet
Arcane Signet
Chromatic Lantern
Chromatic Lantern
Fellwar Stone
Fellwar Stone
Isochron Scepter
Isochron Scepter
Lightning Greaves
Lightning Greaves
Lotus Petal
Lotus Petal
Sol Ring
Sol Ring
The One Ring
The One Ring
Thousand-Year Elixir
Thousand-Year Elixir
Enchantments (8)
Concordant Crossroads
Concordant Crossroads
Freed from the Real
Freed from the Real
Jeskai Ascendancy
Jeskai Ascendancy
Mass Hysteria
Mass Hysteria
Mystic Remora
Mystic Remora
Rhystic Study
Rhystic Study
Rhythm of the Wild
Rhythm of the Wild
Temur Ascendancy
Temur Ascendancy
Planeswalkers (1)
Tyvar, Jubilant Brawler
Tyvar, Jubilant Brawler
Lands (26)
Arid Mesa
Arid Mesa
Badlands
Badlands
Bayou
Bayou
Bloodstained Mire
Bloodstained Mire
Breeding Pool
Breeding Pool
City of Brass
City of Brass
Command Tower
Command Tower
Exotic Orchard
Exotic Orchard
Flooded Strand
Flooded Strand
Hallowed Fountain
Hallowed Fountain
Mana Confluence
Mana Confluence
Marsh Flats
Marsh Flats
Misty Rainforest
Misty Rainforest
Overgrown Tomb
Overgrown Tomb
Polluted Delta
Polluted Delta
Scalding Tarn
Scalding Tarn
Scrubland
Scrubland
Steam Vents
Steam Vents
Stomping Ground
Stomping Ground
Taiga
Taiga
Temple Garden
Temple Garden
Tropical Island
Tropical Island
Verdant Catacombs
Verdant Catacombs
Watery Grave
Watery Grave
Windswept Heath
Windswept Heath
Wooded Foothills
Wooded Foothills
Basics (5)
Forest
2 Forest
Island
2 Island
Mountain
Mountain
Plains
Plains
Swamp
Swamp