Protect Círdan, manage votes, and put stronger permanents onto the battlefield than the table receives.
This is the default Círdan deck and the primary politics concept, though politics is unmapped locally.Commander Intelligence
Círdan the Shipwright
Coverage4 out of 5Based on strategy, synergy, version, and market-intelligence coverage.Support cards170 cards
This is Commander/deckbuilding intelligence, not confirmed market movement. Start with Illusion of Choice, Spark Double, Cloudstone Curio, blink cards, vote cards, and exact LTC print rows before trusting a move.
Commander Overview
How This Commander Plays
Círdan the Shipwright is a five-mana Simic Elf Noble with vigilance. He triggers on entry and attack, then each player secretly votes for a player. Votes become card draw; players who receive no votes may put one permanent from hand onto the battlefield. The default plan is Political Cheat-Permanents, with Blink, Group Hug, Voting Control, and Opponent Draw as distinct builds.
Core Game Plan
- Develop Simic mana and card selection.
- Shape a hand containing high-impact permanents.
- Resolve Círdan safely.
- Negotiate or control the vote.
- Repeat triggers through attacks, blink, and clones.
- Break parity with stronger permanents, ETBs, bounce, or draw exploitation.
- Close before opponents convert their rewards.
Key Mechanics
secret votescard draw by votes receivedfree permanents for zero votesenter and attack triggersblink and clonesnot cast
Build Paths
Use blink, trigger copying, and nonlegendary copies to create more secret-council triggers.
This branch maps to local draft Blink taxonomy and includes the verified Spark Double loop.Feed cards and mana to keep votes favorable, then break parity with better payoffs.
Group Hug remains an unmapped concept and should not hide the risk of helping stronger decks.Use Illusion of Choice and vote payoffs to reduce table variance.
Vote control is card-specific evidence, not proof of a separate canonical Strategy route.Commander Spellbook verifies Círdan, Spark Double, Cloudstone Curio, and Illusion of Choice as combo 2232-3908-6103-6104, producing infinite ETB, infinite LTB, and infinite card draw for each opponent.
Combos & Interactions
1 reviewed lines
Infinite enters-the-battlefield events, infinite leaves-the-battlefield events, and infinite card draw for each opponent receiving the controlled votes.
verifiedCore Mechanics
What the deck is built to do
Exile and return
TrendUnknownNot enough data
SupplyThin77 inventory rows
Price ConfidenceOUTLIER_RISK137 tracked cards
Cards to Watch170Related cards
Market Signals5Active related signals
Last UpdatedUnknownNo timestamp yet
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Commander Combos Put Sprout Swarm and Caltrops on Watch
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Círdan Turns Secret Votes Into Free Permanents
This is Commander/deckbuilding intelligence, not confirmed market movement.
Support package is being watched
170 tracked support cards are connected to this commander page.
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Check Illusion of Choice, Spark Double, Cloudstone Curio, Conjurer's Closet, Panharmonicon, Erestor of the Council, Elrond of the White Council, Coercive Portal, Thassa, Deep-Dwelling, Roaming Throne, Portal to Phyrexia, and Apex Devastator.