Hail, Caesar

Summary

Hail, Caesar is a Commander deck led by Caesar, Legion's Emperor. Key cards include Anguished Unmaking, Aradesh, the Founder, Arcane Signet, and Ash Barrens. Explore this public list on MTG Master for strategy ideas, upgrades, and table fit planning.

Commander

Caesar, Legion's Emperor

Commander background
Deck description
Hail, Caesar is a Mardu (red/white/black) token-and-sacrifice Commander deck led by Caesar, Legion's Emperor. Attacking turns extra bodies into immediate pressure: you can cash in a creature to generate two hasty Soldiers that enter tapped and attacking, keep cards flowing at the cost of a little life, or convert a wide board into direct damage to an opponent based on how many tokens you’ve amassed. The list backs that plan with classic token makers like Assemble the Legion, Secure the Wastes, and Martial Coup, plus anthem effects such as Intangible Virtue to keep combat meaningful. Games tend to move at a brisk, combat-forward pace with enough interaction to stay involved, including Anguished Unmaking, Wear // Tear, and a table-swinging Ruinous Ultimatum. Resilience comes from repeatable value engines and death triggers like Skullclamp, Bastion of Remembrance, and Pitiless Plunderer, letting sacrificed creatures still translate into resources. Players who enjoy turning every attack step into a choice point will find plenty to tune, whether leaning harder into aristocrats drains or doubling down on token production and combat buffs.
Deck total
$82.79
Missing cost
Deck cards
100
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AI
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Commander (1)

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    {1}{R}{W}{B}

Creatures (31)

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    {2}{W}
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    {1}{B}{R}
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    {1}{B}
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    {4}{W}{W}
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    {1}{W}{B}
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    {1}{R}{W}
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    {2}{R}{W}
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    {3}
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    {1}{W}{B}
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    {1}{W}
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    {W}{B}
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    {1}{W}
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    {3}{W}
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    {1}{B}{R}
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    {2}{B}{R}
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    {W}{B}
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    {2}{B}
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    {R}{W}{B}
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    {2}{R}{R}
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    {2}{W}
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    {1}{R}{W}
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    {3}{B}
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    {2}{R}
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    {2}{R}{R}
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    {1}{B}{B}
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    {1}{W}
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    {3}{W}
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    {2}{R}
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    {2}{B}{B}
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    {2}{W}{B}
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    {2}{W}

Sorceries (5)

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    {2}{R}{W}
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    {4}{W}{W}{W}
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    {X}{W}{W}
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    {R}{R}{W}{W}{W}{B}{B}
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    {2}{B}{R}

Instants (7)

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    {1}{W}{B}
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    {1}{B}
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    {3}{W}
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    {2}{B}{B}
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    {X}{W}
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    {2}{B}{B}
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    {1}{R}{W}

Artifacts (9)

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Enchantments (11)

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    {3}{R}{W}
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    {2}{B}
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    {3}{W}
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    {3}{B}{B}
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    {1}{R}{W}{B}
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    {1}{W}
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    {2}{W}{W}
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    {4}{R}
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    {2}{W}{B}
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    {2}{W}{W}
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    {2}{R}

Lands (36)

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Mana pressure & alignment

How your colored demand lines up with the mana base during your game.

Color pressure

Demand vs support share by color.

{W}White
Strained
Demand: 44%Support: 32%
{B}Black
Aligned
Demand: 33%Support: 29%
{R}Red
Surplus
Demand: 23%Support: 31%
{C}Colorless
Surplus
Demand: 0%Support: 8%
{W}Delta-3.3Strained
{B}Delta-0.5Aligned
{C}Delta+2.9Surplus
{R}Delta+3.8Surplus

Mana integrity

Overall alignment score for your mana base.

89Score
Grade
Good
Highlights
  • Mana integrity is in a good spot.
  • White sources are getting stretched by the demand.
Warnings
  • Early-game White commitments are heavy.
  • Many mana sources enter tapped; early turns may slow down.
Recommendations
  • Swap tapped White sources for untapped options.
  • Add fixing rocks to stabilize White.

Early turn stress

Where color requirements cluster across turns.

White
Black
Red
Colorless
1
2
3
4
5
6
7+

Mana Base

Benchmark-backed view of how the deck develops mana, fixes colors, and reaches commander timing in the first turns.

low
Main bottleneck: Turn 1 live color via Tapped-land tempo

Mana readiness snapshot

Compact early-game checks for whether the mana base turns on cleanly.

Turn 1 live color
Live colored mana for turn-1 plays.
49%
2 mana by turn 2
Keeps the early curve on schedule.
94%
All colors by turn 3
Gets the full color mix online early.
89%
Double pip by turn 3
Checks early UU, BB, RR, or GG requirements.
74%
Benchmark target: Martial Coup
Higher percentages mean the mana base supports the deck's early asks more consistently.

Commander and color timing

Shows when the mana base turns colors on and when commander timing becomes reliable.

  • All colors online
  • Commander castable
T3T4T5T60255075100
Main bottlenecks

Benchmarks that miss most often, plus the dominant reasons behind those misses.

51% Main bottleneck: Turn 1 live color via Tapped-land tempo
Tapped-land tempo: 98%No untapped color source: 10%
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