AzoriusLegendary Creature — Human DetectiveAlquist Proft, Master Sleuth
Mana value3Rank#12,042
The Commander
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Gameplan
Build up Clue tokens and artifact-based ramp, then use Alquist's tap ability to sacrifice a Clue and refill your hand with a massive card draw while gaining life. You play a controlling artifacts/investigate game, surviving early turns and then converting your card advantage into a lethal finisher or overwhelming board state.
Strengths
- Repeatable, scalable card draw that can refill an empty hand in a single activation
- Clue synergies double as ramp, fixing, and artifact fuel for combos
- Lifegain padding keeps you safe while you durdle toward a wincon
- UW gives access to the format's best counterspells, board wipes, and protection
Weaknesses
- Activated ability is slow and mana-hungry (you need a big X to matter)
- Heavy reliance on the commander means removal/tax effects set you back hard
- Can flood the board with Clues but lack a fast clock without a dedicated payoff
- Vulnerable to artifact hate and graveyard/sacrifice disruption
Key Cards
- The Mycosynth Gardens — Copies a Clue or key artifact to fuel more investigate triggers and activations.
- Academy Manufactor — Turns every Clue into Clues, Treasures, and Food, exploding your resources and ramp.
- Tireless Tracker — Generates extra Clues and grows huge as you crack them, doubling as a payoff.
- Reliquary Tower — Lets you keep the enormous hands Alquist draws without discarding.
- Smothering Tithe — Generates Treasures that pay for Alquist's expensive activation cost.
Upgrade Path
Add fast artifact ramp (Sol Ring, Mana Vault, Smothering Tithe, Mind Stone) so you can afford big Alquist activations early, and Clue doublers (Academy Manufactor, Anointed Procession) to snowball. Tighten the manabase with fetchable duals and Reliquary Tower for no-maximum-hand-size, then add a clean wincon like Approach of the Second Sun or a Thassa's Oracle/Laboratory Maniac line off the huge draws.
Core Cards
The most-played cards for this commander, built from aggregated deck data (the Mythic Graph). Build public decks to seed it.
Win Conditions
- ▸Outvalue the table with massive card draw, then close with a big finisher like Approach of the Second Sun or an X-spell
- ▸Assemble an artifact/token combo (e.g. Academy Manufactor + sac outlet + Anointed Procession-style doublers) for infinite value
- ▸Overwhelm with go-wide tokens buffed by an anthem or attack with vigilant threats
Archetypes
- Artifacts/Clues — Alquist creates Clues on entry and rewards stockpiling and sacrificing them.
- Control — UW counters and wipes let you stall while Alquist out-cards the table.
- Combo — Clue/artifact engines like Academy Manufactor plus sacrifice outlets enable token and mana loops.
- Group Slug/Wheel-proof Card Advantage — Repeatable life-gaining draw makes you the table's resource engine.
Combos
No combos found for this commander on Commander Spellbook.
Related Commanders
Same color identity (UW), by popularity.
