King T'Challa 

King T'Challa Duel Commander decklist played by backtobasics at CDF 2026 : MAIN EVENT (5 Jul 2026).
- Player
- backtobasics
- Finish
- #349 of 391, 1-4
- Event
- CDF 2026 : MAIN EVENT,
- Archetype
- King T'Challa
- Format
- Duel Commander
- MTGO
- Paper
- Source
- Melee.gg
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Commander
Main deck (100)
Commander
Main deck (100)
Creatures (4)
Planeswalkers (3)
Instants (35)
- 1 Brainstorm
- 1 Consult the Star Charts
- 1 Counterspell
- 1 Cryptic Command
- 1 Daze
- 1 Erode
- 1 Force of Negation
- 1 Force Spike
- 1 Hallowed Moonlight
- 1 Logic Knot
- 1 Lose Focus
- 1 Mana Leak
- 1 Mana Tithe
- 1 March of Otherworldly Light
- 1 Memory Lapse
- 1 Mental Misstep
- 1 Miscalculation
- 1 Mystic Confluence
- 1 No More Lies
- 1 Orim's Chant
- 1 Path to Exile
- 1 Peek
- 1 Remand
- 1 Reprieve
- 1 Silence
- 1 Sink into Stupor // Soporific Springs
- 1 Spell Pierce
- 1 Spell Snare
- 1 Stern Scolding
- 1 Stifle
- 1 Swords to Plowshares
- 1 Tale's End
- 1 Tithe
- 1 Unexpectedly Absent
- 1 Wash Away
Sorceries (11)
- 1 Day of Judgment
- 1 Farewell
- 1 Gitaxian Probe
- 1 Lórien Revealed
- 1 Oust
- 1 Ponder
- 1 Preordain
- 1 Stock Up
- 1 Supreme Verdict
- 1 Wrath of God
- 1 Wrath of the Skies
Artifacts (2)
Enchantments (1)
Lands (43)
- 1 Adarkar Wastes
- 1 Agna Qel'a
- 1 Arid Mesa
- 1 Command Tower
- 1 Deserted Beach
- 1 Eiganjo Castle
- 1 Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
- 1 Flooded Strand
- 1 Floodfarm Verge
- 1 Flood Plain
- 1 Geier Reach Sanitarium
- 1 Glacial Fortress
- 1 Hallowed Fountain
- 1 Hengegate Pathway // Mistgate Pathway
- 1 Irrigated Farmland
- 6 Island
- 1 Marsh Flats
- 1 Maze of Ith
- 1 Meticulous Archive
- 1 Misty Rainforest
- 1 Multiversal Passage
- 1 Mystic Gate
- 1 Mystic Sanctuary
- 1 Nimbus Maze
- 1 Otawara, Soaring City
- 5 Plains
- 1 Polluted Delta
- 1 Prismatic Vista
- 1 Reflecting Pool
- 1 Scalding Tarn
- 1 Seachrome Coast
- 1 Temple of the False God
- 1 Tundra
- 1 Windswept Heath
Compared with the average King T'Challa list
Average of 7 decks in the 30 days up to July 5, 2026, the day of this tournament.
Main deck
More than usual
- +2 Plains (5 vs 2.6)
Fewer than usual
- –
This is the most unusual list of the archetype in this period: 2 cards away from the average.
Deck stats
Mana curve
2.04 average mana value · 2.28 printed
| Mana value | Creatures | Other spells |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1 | 0 | 22 |
| 2 | 1 | 15 |
| 3 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | 0 | 6 |
| 5 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | 0 | 1 |
| 7+ | 0 | 0 |
Lands
43 43.0% of the deck
- 2 to 4 lands in the opening hand
- 76.6%
- A land drop each turn until turn 3, on the play
- 83.2%
- Same, on the draw
- 88.9%
Colors: costs and sources
Card types
- Creatures 5 (5.0%)
- Planeswalkers 3 (3.0%)
- Instants 35 (35.0%)
- Sorceries 11 (11.0%)
- Artifacts 2 (2.0%)
- Enchantments 1 (1.0%)
- Lands 43 (43.0%)


























































































