Wraith, Vicious Vigilante

Gameplan

Wraith is a lean, evasive Voltron commander: cast it turn three, suit it up with equipment and auras, and connect with unblockable double strike to deal lethal commander damage fast. Each turn you protect Wraith, add power, and swing—often killing a player as early as turn five or six. Backup beaters and pillow-fort effects keep you alive while you grind opponents out one at a time.

Key Cards

• Swiftfoot Boots — Hexproof and haste protect Wraith from targeted removal and let it attack the turn it lands.
• Lightning Greaves — Shroud plus haste is the cheapest way to keep your unblockable threat sticky and immediate.
• Sword of Fire and Ice — Double strike triggers both ward damage and card draw twice, while the protection shields Wraith.
• Grafted Exoskeleton — Turns Wraith's unblockable double strike into a fast infect kill needing only five poison.
• Battle Mastery — Redundant double strike isn't needed, so stack power buffs like Ethereal Armor instead—prioritize cheap raw pump.
• Sigarda's Aid — Flash in auras and equip for free at instant speed to dodge removal and ambush wins.

Upgrade Path

Lean into the lowest-curve protection and pump: add Shielded by Faith, Mother of Runes-style protectors, and the full Sword cycle so a single attack ends a player. Tighten the manabase with Azorius duals and fast rocks to threaten lethal by turn four, and include a backup voltron carrier (e.g., a second evasive creature) plus free protection like Heroic Intervention's white analog Teferi's Protection to insure against board wipes.