Average Deck for Garth One-Eye - Upgraded 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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Decklist

Anger
Anger
Aphetto Alchemist
Aphetto Alchemist
Arcanis the Omnipotent
Arcanis the Omnipotent
Atraxa, Grand Unifier
Atraxa, Grand Unifier
Baleful Strix
Baleful Strix
Birds of Paradise
Birds of Paradise
Bloom Tender
Bloom Tender
Deadeye Navigator
Deadeye Navigator
Displacer Kitten
Displacer Kitten
Drumbellower
Drumbellower
Emeritus of Woe
Emeritus of Woe
Esper Sentinel
Esper Sentinel
Eternal Witness
Eternal Witness
Faeburrow Elder
Faeburrow Elder
Formidable Speaker
Formidable Speaker
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
Peregrine Drake
Peregrine Drake
Saryth, the Viper's Fang
Saryth, the Viper's Fang
Shang-Chi, Master of Kung Fu
Shang-Chi, Master of Kung Fu
Soulherder
Soulherder
Thassa, Deep-Dwelling
Thassa, Deep-Dwelling
Instants (10)
Assassin's Trophy
Assassin's Trophy
Brainstorm
Brainstorm
Cloudshift
Cloudshift
Counterspell
Counterspell
Eerie Interlude
Eerie Interlude
Ephemerate
Ephemerate
Ghostly Flicker
Ghostly Flicker
Heroic Intervention
Heroic Intervention
Swan Song
Swan Song
Swords to Plowshares
Swords to Plowshares
Sorceries (9)
Circuitous Route
Circuitous Route
Coalition Victory
Coalition Victory
Demonic Tutor
Demonic Tutor
Farseek
Farseek
Nature's Lore
Nature's Lore
Ponder
Ponder
Supreme Verdict
Supreme Verdict
Three Visits
Three Visits
Windfall
Windfall
Artifacts (8)
Arcane Signet
Arcane Signet
Chromatic Lantern
Chromatic Lantern
Commander's Sphere
Commander's Sphere
Fellwar Stone
Fellwar Stone
Lightning Greaves
Lightning Greaves
Sol Ring
Sol Ring
Swiftfoot Boots
Swiftfoot Boots
Thousand-Year Elixir
Thousand-Year Elixir
Enchantments (8)
Collective Restraint
Collective Restraint
Frostcliff Siege
Frostcliff Siege
Mirari's Wake
Mirari's Wake
Mystic Remora
Mystic Remora
Rhythm of the Wild
Rhythm of the Wild
Rising of the Day
Rising of the Day
Spelunking
Spelunking
Temur Ascendancy
Temur Ascendancy
Planeswalkers (1)
Tyvar, Jubilant Brawler
Tyvar, Jubilant Brawler
Lands (28)
Arid Mesa
Arid Mesa
Bloodstained Mire
Bloodstained Mire
Breeding Pool
Breeding Pool
City of Brass
City of Brass
Command Tower
Command Tower
Exotic Orchard
Exotic Orchard
Fabled Passage
Fabled Passage
Flooded Strand
Flooded Strand
Godless Shrine
Godless Shrine
Hallowed Fountain
Hallowed Fountain
Ketria Triome
Ketria Triome
Marsh Flats
Marsh Flats
Misty Rainforest
Misty Rainforest
Overgrown Tomb
Overgrown Tomb
Path of Ancestry
Path of Ancestry
Polluted Delta
Polluted Delta
Raugrin Triome
Raugrin Triome
Reflecting Pool
Reflecting Pool
Scalding Tarn
Scalding Tarn
Spara's Headquarters
Spara's Headquarters
Steam Vents
Steam Vents
Stomping Ground
Stomping Ground
Temple Garden
Temple Garden
The World Tree
The World Tree
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
2 Plains
Swamp
2 Swamp