Average Deck for Garth One-Eye - Upgraded Spellslinger

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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Commander Spellbook
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Decklist

Aphetto Alchemist
Aphetto Alchemist
Archangel Avacyn
Archangel Avacyn
Archmage Emeritus
Archmage Emeritus
Birds of Paradise
Birds of Paradise
Blackbloom Rogue
Blackbloom Rogue
Clever Conjurer
Clever Conjurer
Coruscation Mage
Coruscation Mage
Cosima, God of the Voyage
Cosima, God of the Voyage
Emet-Selch, Unsundered
Emet-Selch, Unsundered
Emrakul, the Promised End
Emrakul, the Promised End
Eternal Witness
Eternal Witness
Faeburrow Elder
Faeburrow Elder
Forensic Researcher
Forensic Researcher
Ioreth of the Healing House
Ioreth of the Healing House
Kelpie Guide
Kelpie Guide
Kiora's Follower
Kiora's Follower
Kykar, Wind's Fury
Kykar, Wind's Fury
Lightning Mauler
Lightning Mauler
Marvin, Murderous Mimic
Marvin, Murderous Mimic
Nimbleclaw Adept
Nimbleclaw Adept
Ornithopter of Paradise
Ornithopter of Paradise
Phyrexian Metamorph
Phyrexian Metamorph
Umara Wizard
Umara Wizard
Vizier of Tumbling Sands
Vizier of Tumbling Sands
Instants (10)
Assure // Assemble
Assure // Assemble
Blur
Blur
Ephemerate
Ephemerate
Essence Flux
Essence Flux
Fact or Fiction
Fact or Fiction
Negate
Negate
Pull from Eternity
Pull from Eternity
Siren's Ruse
Siren's Ruse
Soul Shatter
Soul Shatter
Turn // Burn
Turn // Burn
Sorceries (14)
Appeal // Authority
Appeal // Authority
Awaken the Woods
Awaken the Woods
Bala Ged Recovery
Bala Ged Recovery
Cultivate
Cultivate
Fabricate
Fabricate
Farewell
Farewell
Farseek
Farseek
Into the North
Into the North
Last Stand
Last Stand
Mizzix's Mastery
Mizzix's Mastery
Nature's Lore
Nature's Lore
Skyshroud Claim
Skyshroud Claim
Stock Up
Stock Up
Through the Forest Gate
Through the Forest Gate
Artifacts (7)
Arcane Signet
Arcane Signet
Boros Signet
Boros Signet
Chromatic Lantern
Chromatic Lantern
Lightning Greaves
Lightning Greaves
Manifold Key
Manifold Key
Moonsilver Key
Moonsilver Key
Thousand-Year Elixir
Thousand-Year Elixir
Enchantments (6)
City of Death
City of Death
Emblem of the Warmind
Emblem of the Warmind
Jeskai Ascendancy
Jeskai Ascendancy
Keen Sense
Keen Sense
Leyline of the Guildpact
Leyline of the Guildpact
Whirlwind of Thought
Whirlwind of Thought
Lands (22)
Arctic Treeline
Arctic Treeline
Breeding Pool
Breeding Pool
Clearwater Pathway
Clearwater Pathway
Command Tower
Command Tower
Desolate Mire
Desolate Mire
Exotic Orchard
Exotic Orchard
Fabled Passage
Fabled Passage
Highland Forest
Highland Forest
Ice Tunnel
Ice Tunnel
Idyllic Beachfront
Idyllic Beachfront
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
Misty Rainforest
Misty Rainforest
Mossfire Valley
Mossfire Valley
Path of Ancestry
Path of Ancestry
Radiant Grove
Radiant Grove
Shadowblood Ridge
Shadowblood Ridge
Smoldering Marsh
Smoldering Marsh
Spara's Headquarters
Spara's Headquarters
Steam Vents
Steam Vents
Stomping Ground
Stomping Ground
Terramorphic Expanse
Terramorphic Expanse
Windswept Heath
Windswept Heath
Basics (5)
Forest
4 Forest
Island
4 Island
Mountain
3 Mountain
Plains
2 Plains
Swamp
3 Swamp