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Magic: The Gathering has a handful of consistent tokens and card types that have become the basis for deck types, utilizing staple cards that serve as the inspiration. Treasure tokens are one of the most popular artifacts for generating mana, and they have more than a handful of associated cards.
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While there are Commander decks of all colors that can make use of Treasures, a handful are focused on making as many Treasures as possible, which usually require two or more colors. These color combinations also make for unique variations on how to best take advantage of the mechanics of Treasure tokens.
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Mono-Red
The simplest Treasure Commander deck, mono-red Treasure is best for making as many Treasures as possible to sacrifice them for powerful effects. The best commanders who exemplify this are Magda, Brazen Outlaw, and Magda, the Hoardmaster.
A handful of mono-red cards that use Treasures are found in every Treasure Commander deck which includes red, including Xorn and Goldspan Dragon, which are very good at both making and doubling your Treasures. The excess mana is ideal for spells with X in their cost, which can let you deal lethal damage outright.
This deck color has been weakened with the ban of Dockside Extortionist in Commander.
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Black-Red
Rakdos
The most common color combination for Treasure decks, rakdos favors using the sacrifice ability of Treasures to fuel unique effects while ramping up mana. The top commanders for rakdos Treasures are Prosper, Tome-bound, and Juri, Master of the Revue.
In rakdos specifically, cards with sacrifice synergies, like Mayhem Devil and Mahadi, Emporium Master, can save you from having to clear out your own creatures while making use of creative ways to create Treasure tokens. Cards like Kalain, Reclusive Painter are the best for maximizing the effectiveness of mana from Treasure sources.
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Red-White-Black
Mardu
Red, white, and black Treasure Commander decks are best at transforming Treasure tokens into creatures, animating an entire horde of artifacts that can swing to attack for lethal damage. The top mardu commanders for this are Mr. House, President and CEO, and Vihaan, Goldwaker.
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Being in mardu also gives you access to Ruinous Ultimatum, one of the best board wipes that can be easily cast with an excess of Treasure for mana. For turning artifacts into creatures, Jan Jansen, Chaos Crafter combined with Anointed Procession can make four creatures per Treasure.
Divine Visitation can be used to turn those 1/1 creatures into 4/4 Angels.
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Blue-Black-red
Grixis
The best decks for blue, black, and red Treasure are ones that also focus on pirate creature types, which are full of cards that also create Treasures. The best grixis commanders that focus on Treasure and pirates are Admiral Brass, Unsinkable, and Admiral Becket Brass.
Other grixis cards such as Don Andres, the Renegade, can also turn creatures into pirates while doubling your Treasure generation. By generating mana and drawing cards in blue, you should have a full battlefield of pirate creatures guarding the treasure hoard.
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Black-Red-Green
Jund
Treasure Commander decks in black, red, and green combine the effects of sacrificing permanents with buffing your creatures with counters as a middle ground between control and strength. The best jund commanders for Treasures are Korvold, Fae-Cursed King and Ziatora, the Incinerator.
Vazi, Keen Negotiator works well with Korvold to generate +1/+1 counters every time you or your opponent uses Treasure for mana while also drawing cards. Cards like Old Gnawbone can help you use the buffed creatures to generate even more mana, synergizing with the +1/+1 counters.
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Red-Green
Gruul
Combining the ability to make Treasures in red and cast large creatures in green, gruul Commander decks that use Treasures are meant to get big stuff out early. Commanders that do this well are Roxanne, Starfall Savant, and Jolene, the Plunder Queen, doubling your treasures and increasing their effectiveness.
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You can also add Goblin Anarchomancer to make your cards cheaper, giving you access to huge spells like Old Gnawbone or Hellkite Tyrant as early as turn three with the right amount of Treasures. Only in two colors, gruul decks are equally efficient yet powerful.
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Blue-Red
Izzet
Like most blue and red decks, Treasure decks in izzet focus on casting the right combination of instant and sorcery spells to win the game. The best commanders for this are Galazeth Primsari and Breeches, Brazen Plunderer partnered with Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator.
Combining low-cost instant and sorcery spells with mana from Treasures lets you filter through your deck until you find win-condition cards like Crackle with Power. Of all the Treasure Commander decks, izzet will likely give you the longest turns but the most reliable execution every game.
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Green-Blue-Red
Temur
The most colorful color combination, green-blue-red Commander decks for Treascures focus on making as many Treasures as possible while allowing you to cast huge creatures early or focus on synergy with artifacts. The top Treasure commanders in temur are Rashmi and Ragavan or Miirym, Sentinel Wyrm.
With Miirym, generating Treasures allows you to cast expensive dragon creatures and copy them while keeping enough mana open for removal and counter spells. Other temur commanders prefer to use Treasures to fuel artifact synergies by making excessive Treasures to buff triggered abilities.
Magic: The Gathering
- Franchise
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Magic: The Gathering
- Original Release Date
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August 5, 1993
- Player Count
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2+
- Age Recommendation
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13+
- Length per Game
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Variable
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