Aryel, Captain of the Guard

Commander / EDH*

nn2112

Creature (24)

• 1x Arvad the Cursed
• 1x Balan, Wandering Knight
• 1x Benalish Marshal
• 1x Cabal Paladin
• 1x Dauntless Bodyguard
• 1x Drana, Liberator of Malakir
• 1x Elenda, the Dusk Rose
• 1x Famished Paladin
• 1x Hero of Bladehold
• 1x Josu Vess, Lich Knight
• 1x Kalitas, Traitor of Ghet
• 1x Knight of Grace
• 1x Knight of Malice
• 1x Knight of the White Orchid
• 1x Kwende, Pride of Femeref
• 1x Leonin Shikari
• 1x Liliana, Heretical Healer  ^Flip
• 1x Mirror Entity
• 1x Paladin of Atonement
• 1x Puresteel Paladin
• 1x Relief Captain
• 1x Solemn Simulacrum
• 1x Thalia's Lancers
• 1x Vona, Butcher of Magan

Enchantment (7)

• 1x Cathars' Crusade
• 1x History of Benalia
• 1x Necropotence
• 1x On Serra's Wings
• 1x Phyrexian Reclamation
• 1x Radiant Destiny
• 1x Sigarda's Aid

Planeswalker (1)

• 1x Gideon, Ally of Zendikar

Land (33)

• 1x Barren Moor
• 1x Caves of Koilos
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Evolving Wilds
• 1x Field of Ruin
• 1x Forsaken Sanctuary
• 1x Godless Shrine
• 1x Isolated Chapel
• 1x Marsh Flats
• 1x Memorial to Folly
• 1x Memorial to Glory
• 1x Orzhov Basilica
• 1x Orzhov Guildgate
• 11x Plains
• 1x Scoured Barrens
• 1x Secluded Steppe
• 1x Shambling Vent
• 3x Swamp
• 1x Tainted Field
• 1x Terramorphic Expanse
• 1x Vault of the Archangel

Sorcery (11)

• 1x Austere Command
• 1x Board the Weatherlight
• 1x Call the Cavalry
• 1x Decree of Pain
• 1x Demonic Tutor
• 1x Mastermind's Acquisition
• 1x Merciless Eviction
• 1x Open the Armory
• 1x Righteous Confluence
• 1x Vindicate
• 1x Wrath of God

Commander (1)

Artifact (18)

• 1x Blackblade Reforged
• 1x Blade of the Bloodchief
• 1x Darksteel Plate
• 1x Door of Destinies
• 1x Hammer of Nazahn
• 1x Heirloom Blade
• 1x Loxodon Warhammer
• 1x Mirror of the Forebears
• 1x Nim Deathmantle
• 1x Orzhov Signet
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Stoneforge Masterwork
• 1x Swiftfoot Boots
• 1x Sword of the Animist
• 1x Sword of Vengeance
• 1x Throne of the God-Pharaoh
• 1x Urza's Incubator
• 1x Vanquisher's Banner

Instant (5)

• 1x Crib Swap
• 1x Mortify
• 1x Swords to Plowshares
• 1x Tragic Slip
• 1x Utter End

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When Aryel was spoiled, I thought of how awesome it would be to build a knight deck. When I managed to pull Aryel during pre-release, I decided she would be the first dominaria Legend I would build.

The Commander

Aryel, Knight of windgrace is a 4 Mana orzhov Commander with a power and toughness each of four. Her inherent vigilance ability allows us to attack and still have the option to activate her activated abilities either in combat, or during our post-combat main phase. She has the ability to swarm the field with tokens, and even has a removal ability that can be very effective, considering most of our creatures have vigilance.

The Premise

You can go a few ways with this deck. I chose to stick with the knight tribal theme and also employ any equipment based Voltron strategy. The deck can win either through overpowering our opponents with board presence, or even potentially Commander damage.

The deck is currently in its infancy. Meaning I have thrown together this deck based on what I actually own. As I do research and find better combinations I am sure that this deck will become more powerful and include cards that are obviously missing in the deck right now. The most obvious of which is Knight Exemplar which is probably one of the best Lords I have ever seen.

The Colours

Being in black and white affords us the ability to tax our opponent and use removal spells to keep our opponents at Bay while we improve our board state. Where is there is much removal in this deck in the form of board wipes and single targeted removal, did that tries to focus on swarming the board with creatures rather than removing potential threats. With only a few removal spells in this deck, you tend to be slightly conservative about what you are removing from the battlefield. Keep in mind, the commander herself has removal on her if you need to use it.

Date added	6 years
Last updated	6 years
Exclude colors	URG
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	10 - 0 Mythic Rares 39 - 0 Rares 29 - 0 Uncommons 7 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.12
Tokens	City's Blessing, Emblem Gideon, Ally of Zendikar, Emblem Liliana, Defiant Necromancer, Knight 2/2 W w/ Vigilance, Knight Ally 2/2 W, Shapeshifter 1/1 C, Soldier 1/1 W, Vampire 1/1 W, Zombie 2/2 B, Zombie Knight 2/2 B