Build the Wall

Commander / EDH* GWU (Bant) Pillow Fort Theme/Gimmick

George_Time

Creature (46)

• 1x Acidic Slime
• 1x Angelic Wall
• 1x Archaeomancer
• 1x Axebane Guardian
• 1x Birds of Paradise
• 1x Cathedral Membrane
• 1x Clone
• 1x Coral Barrier
• 1x Doorkeeper
• 1x Dragon's Eye Sentry
• 1x Ephara, God of the Polis
• 1x Eternal Witness
• 1x Farhaven Elf
• 1x Fog Bank
• 1x Gatecreeper Vine
• 1x Guard Gomazoa
• 1x Jeskai Barricade
• 1x Kiora's Follower
• 1x Mnemonic Wall
• 1x Novice Knight
• 1x Overgrown Battlement
• 1x Perimeter Captain
• 1x Prowling Serpopard
• 1x Reclamation Sage
• 1x Roon of the Hidden Realm
• 1x Seedborn Muse
• 1x Shield Sphere
• 1x Sidar Kondo of Jamuraa
• 1x Stalwart Shield-Bearers
• 1x Steel Wall
• 1x Sun Titan
• 1x Sunscape Familiar
• 1x Suspicious Bookcase
• 1x Tetsuko Umezawa, Fugitive
• 1x Thassa, Deep-Dwelling
• 1x Wakestone Gargoyle
• 1x Wall of Blossoms
• 1x Wall of Denial
• 1x Wall of Frost
• 1x Wall of Glare
• 1x Wall of Hope
• 1x Wall of Mist
• 1x Wall of Mulch
• 1x Wall of Nets
• 1x Wall of Omens
• 1x Yisan, the Wanderer Bard

Instant (25)

• 1x AEtherize
• 1x Anticipate
• 1x Beast Within
• 1x Counterspell
• 1x Cyclonic Rift
• 1x Disperse
• 1x Displace
• 1x Dissipate
• 1x Faerie Trickery
• 1x Fog
• 1x Harrow
• 1x Heroic Intervention
• 1x Impulse
• 1x Krosan Grip
• 1x Make a Stand
• 1x Mystical Tutor
• 1x Path to Exile
• 1x Plasm Capture
• 1x Rapid Hybridization
• 1x Render Silent
• 1x Root Snare
• 1x Simic Charm
• 1x Spell Burst
• 1x Swords to Plowshares
• 1x Void Shatter

Artifact (14)

• 1x Arcane Signet
• 1x Chromatic Lantern
• 1x Commander's Sphere
• 1x Elixir of Immortality
• 1x Selesnya Signet
• 1x Simic Signet
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Strionic Resonator
• 1x Sundial of the Infinite
• 1x Swiftfoot Boots
• 1x Sword of the Paruns
• 1x Thought Vessel
• 1x Umbral Mantle
• 1x Wayfarer's Bauble

Sorcery (7)

• 1x Explosive Vegetation
• 1x Farseek
• 1x Harmonize
• 1x Kodama's Reach
• 1x Peregrination
• 1x Rampant Growth
• 1x Shamanic Revelation

Commander (1)

Land (41)

• 1x Alchemist's Refuge
• 1x Arcane Lighthouse
• 1x Azorius Guildgate
• 1x Bant Panorama
• 1x Blighted Woodland
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Evolving Wilds
• 1x Field of Ruin
• 8x Forest
• 1x Glacial Fortress
• 1x Homeward Path
• 7x Island
• 1x Krosan Verge
• 1x Mana Confluence
• 1x Mistveil Plains
• 1x Mystifying Maze
• 6x Plains
• 1x Reliquary Tower
• 1x Seaside Citadel
• 1x Selesnya Guildgate
• 1x Simic Guildgate
• 1x Terramorphic Expanse
• 1x Treva's Ruins

Enchantment (10)

• 1x Assault Formation
• 1x Aura of Silence
• 1x Brave the Sands
• 1x Detention Sphere
• 1x Helix Pinnacle
• 1x Market Festival
• 1x Mirari's Wake
• 1x Rhystic Study
• 1x Song of the Dryads
• 1x Spidersilk Armor

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Maybeboard

Creature (1)

• 1x Heliod, God of the Sun

Instant (1)

• 1x Eladamri's Call

Sorcery (1)

• 1x Golden Wish

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Now let's be honest with ourselves. Everyone and their mother, sister, cousin, aunt, and inbred progeny are building walls are have been brewing since Arcades was leaked. But my bad jokes will buttress my claim to lame!

From a solid foundation, success can be had, puns can be tossed, and I can waste your time.

"It's over Anakin. I have the high ground."

Based on this 60ish card deck: Siege Inversion. I ported it to edh since I play the format more often and it's better in my opinion

I built because I'm a snarky goober that's not very smart, and so far it seems at least decent. In prior testing, I've stalled out winners with no true solutions in hand or drawn for as many as 4 turns. Now I've hopefully added some teeth to these poor walls now that I've gained a bit more understanding of potential shenanigans.

I have to admit, if all goes well it can be oppressive, and the hard control it can establish is honestly just not nice

Good thing is I'm less inclined toward true combo degneeracy and can now play honest wall beat down with some control in the mix

Win-Cons, in no particular order:

1. Commander Damage through evasive flickers and taking advantage of board states. Generally unlikely, but a half-built (see what I did there) backup plan

2. Mill everyone out with Doorkeeper. This can be expedite by having Axebane Guardian or Overgrown Battlement plus Sword of the Paruns for infinite mana production. Kiora's Follower also helps smooth things out here, and lets the combo be more robust versus targeted removal

3. Combat damage with Assault Formation and Wakestone Gargoyle: Big butts always matter, now, they do twice as much.

4. Hard lock with lots of mana with the above mana dorks, Mirari's Wake, etc. + Spell Burst and/or Render Silent. With the latter Mnemonic Wall & Archaeomancer flickering lets it shine something serious. Aka classic blue devil control tomfoolery.

Sideboard stuff is things from the last one that I found to be less than handy. They may be brought back one day, but not today, Ed boy.

Date added	7 years
Last updated	3 years
Legality	This deck is not Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	7 - 0 Mythic Rares 25 - 0 Rares 47 - 0 Uncommons 44 - 0 Commons
Cards	144
Avg. CMC	2.59
Tokens	Beast 3/3 G, Frog Lizard 3/3 G, Squid 1/1 U
Folders	Commander