Average Deck for Garth One-Eye - Upgraded Blink

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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Decklist

Anger
Anger
Atraxa, Grand Unifier
Atraxa, Grand Unifier
Baleful Strix
Baleful Strix
Birds of Paradise
Birds of Paradise
Bloom Tender
Bloom Tender
Clifftop Lookout
Clifftop Lookout
Coiling Oracle
Coiling Oracle
Deadeye Navigator
Deadeye Navigator
Displacer Kitten
Displacer Kitten
Ertai Resurrected
Ertai Resurrected
Eternal Witness
Eternal Witness
Faeburrow Elder
Faeburrow Elder
Gatecreeper Vine
Gatecreeper Vine
Ignoble Hierarch
Ignoble Hierarch
Ioreth of the Healing House
Ioreth of the Healing House
Kelpie Guide
Kelpie Guide
Kiora's Follower
Kiora's Follower
Marvin, Murderous Mimic
Marvin, Murderous Mimic
Mulldrifter
Mulldrifter
Nine-Fingers Keene
Nine-Fingers Keene
Noble Hierarch
Noble Hierarch
Ornithopter of Paradise
Ornithopter of Paradise
Peregrine Drake
Peregrine Drake
Seedborn Muse
Seedborn Muse
Soulherder
Soulherder
Thassa, Deep-Dwelling
Thassa, Deep-Dwelling
Vizier of Tumbling Sands
Vizier of Tumbling Sands
Instants (13)
Arcane Denial
Arcane Denial
Assassin's Trophy
Assassin's Trophy
Cloudshift
Cloudshift
Counterspell
Counterspell
Eerie Interlude
Eerie Interlude
Eladamri's Call
Eladamri's Call
Ephemerate
Ephemerate
Essence Flux
Essence Flux
Ghostly Flicker
Ghostly Flicker
Momentary Blink
Momentary Blink
Path to Exile
Path to Exile
Swan Song
Swan Song
Swords to Plowshares
Swords to Plowshares
Sorceries (8)
Blasphemous Act
Blasphemous Act
Circuitous Route
Circuitous Route
Demonic Tutor
Demonic Tutor
Farseek
Farseek
Nature's Lore
Nature's Lore
Open the Gates
Open the Gates
Supreme Verdict
Supreme Verdict
Three Visits
Three Visits
Artifacts (7)
Arcane Signet
Arcane Signet
Chromatic Lantern
Chromatic Lantern
Fellwar Stone
Fellwar Stone
Lightning Greaves
Lightning Greaves
Sol Ring
Sol Ring
Swiftfoot Boots
Swiftfoot Boots
Thousand-Year Elixir
Thousand-Year Elixir
Enchantments (6)
Mystic Remora
Mystic Remora
Rhythm of the Wild
Rhythm of the Wild
Rising of the Day
Rising of the Day
Spelunking
Spelunking
Teleportation Circle
Teleportation Circle
Temur Ascendancy
Temur Ascendancy
Planeswalkers (1)
Tyvar, Jubilant Brawler
Tyvar, Jubilant Brawler
Lands (30)
Arid Mesa
Arid Mesa
Bayou
Bayou
Bloodstained Mire
Bloodstained Mire
Boros Guildgate
Boros Guildgate
Breeding Pool
Breeding Pool
Citadel Gate
Citadel Gate
City of Brass
City of Brass
Command Tower
Command Tower
Dimir Guildgate
Dimir Guildgate
Exotic Orchard
Exotic Orchard
Flooded Strand
Flooded Strand
Marsh Flats
Marsh Flats
Maze's End
Maze's End
Misty Rainforest
Misty Rainforest
Overgrown Tomb
Overgrown Tomb
Path of Ancestry
Path of Ancestry
Polluted Delta
Polluted Delta
Savannah
Savannah
Scalding Tarn
Scalding Tarn
Sea Gate
Sea Gate
Selesnya Guildgate
Selesnya Guildgate
Spara's Headquarters
Spara's Headquarters
Stomping Ground
Stomping Ground
Taiga
Taiga
Tundra
Tundra
Underground Sea
Underground Sea
Verdant Catacombs
Verdant Catacombs
Volcanic Island
Volcanic Island
Windswept Heath
Windswept Heath
Wooded Foothills
Wooded Foothills
Basics (5)
Forest
Forest
Island
2 Island
Mountain
Mountain
Plains
Plains
Swamp
Swamp