Light as a Feather, Stiff as a Board

Commander / EDH* RW (Boros) Stax

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Instant (40)

• 1x Acrobatic Maneuver
• 1x Adamant Will
• 1x Ajani's Presence
• 1x Angel's Grace
• 1x Apostle's Blessing
• 1x Aurelia's Fury
• 1x Boros Charm
• 1x Brute Force
• 1x Chaos Warp
• 1x Cloudshift
• 1x Crimson Wisps
• 1x Dawn Charm
• 1x Defiant Strike
• 1x Disenchant
• 1x Eerie Interlude
• 1x Enlightened Tutor
• 1x Expedite
• 1x Feat of Resistance
• 1x Gods Willing
• 1x Graceful Reprieve
• 1x Guided Strike
• 1x Long Road Home
• 1x Niveous Wisps
• 1x Orim's Chant
• 1x Otherworldly Journey
• 1x Path to Exile
• 1x Pressure Point
• 1x Psychotic Fury
• 1x Reckless Rage
• 1x Rush of Adrenaline
• 1x Samut's Sprint
• 1x Shelter
• 1x Sheltering Light
• 1x Silence
• 1x Soul's Fire
• 1x Stand Firm
• 1x Storm Strike
• 1x Swords to Plowshares
• 1x Titan's Strength
• 1x Wear / Tear

Land (33)

• 1x Ancient Tomb
• 1x Arid Mesa
• 1x Battlefield Forge
• 1x City of Brass
• 1x Clifftop Retreat
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Gemstone Caverns
• 1x Inspiring Vantage
• 1x Mana Confluence
• 6x Mountain
• 13x Plains
• 1x Plateau
• 1x Rugged Prairie
• 1x Sacred Foundry
• 1x Temple of Triumph
• 1x The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale

Creature (8)

• 1x Aegis of the Gods
• 1x Aven Mindcensor
• 1x Burning Prophet
• 1x Grand Abolisher
• 1x Guttersnipe
• 1x Hushwing Gryff
• 1x Imperial Recruiter
• 1x Monastery Mentor

Sorcery (3)

• 1x Armageddon
• 1x Chandra's Ignition
• 1x Seize the Day

Commander (1)

Artifact (9)

• 1x Boros Signet
• 1x Chrome Mox
• 1x Cursed Totem
• 1x Fire Diamond
• 1x Lotus Petal
• 1x Mana Crypt
• 1x Mana Web
• 1x Marble Diamond
• 1x Sol Ring

Enchantment (6)

• 1x Blind Obedience
• 1x Blood Moon
• 1x Ghostly Prison
• 1x Rest in Peace
• 1x Smothering Tithe
• 1x Solitary Confinement

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light as a feather, stiff as a board

Cantrip and Scry

1. Sheltering Light
2. Acrobatic Maneuver
3. Defiant Strike
4. Guided Strike
5. Storm Strike
6. Stand Firm
7. Shelter
8. Gods Willing
9. Titan's Strength
10. Crimson Wisps
11. Samut's Sprint
12. Expedite
13. Psychotic Fury
14. Pressure Point
15. Niveous Wisps

Cantrips and Scrying are the main card advantage engine in the deck. The ideal cantrip has the lowest cost in addition to drawing a card, is an instant and has a beneficial effect in that order of priority. A cantrip can be a buff, but a buff is not a cantrip.

Protection

1. Shelter
2. Gods Willing
3. Feat of Resistance
4. Cloudshift
5. Acrobatic Maneuver
6. Long Road Home
7. Otherworldly Journey
8. Eerie Interlude
9. Sheltering Light
10. Ajani's Presence
11. Boros Charm
12. Dawn Charm
13. Adamant Will
14. Graceful Reprieve
15. Emerge Unscathed

In order of priority for protecting Feather it is spells that defend against both target spells and abilities and some board wipes (Protection from X), Targeted spells and abilities (Blink), and Wraths (Slow-Blink and Indestructible). Preventing combat damage and defending against sacrifice effects are a lower priority. The ideal protection spells provides the best defense at the lowest cost.

Buff

1. Boros Charm
2. Feat of Resistance
3. Brute Force
4. Rush of Adrenaline

The best buff provides the greatest benefit at the least cost.

Removal

1. Aurelia's Fury : A 'Soft-Lock' as well as evasion
2. Chaos Warp
3. Path to Exile
4. Swords to Plowshares
5. Soul's Fire
6. Wear / Tear
7. Disenchant
8. Reckless Rage
9. Chandra's Ignition
10. Fall of the Hammer

Preferably in order of priority: Non-specific removal, targeted removal, mass removal, all with the least restrictions.

Disruption

1. Blood Moon
2. The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale
3. Mana Web
4. Armageddon
5. Ghostly Prison
6. Solitary Confinement
7. Aegis of the Gods
8. Blind Obedience
9. Rest in Peace
10. Dawn Charm
11. Aven Mindcensor
12. Grand Abolisher
13. Hushwing Gryff
14. Cursed Totem
15. Orim's Chant
16. Silence

Disruption is intended to attack and/or delay your opponent's strategy.

Tutors and Misc

1. Seize the Day
2. Enlightened Tutor
3. Imperial Recruiter

Alt-Wincons

1. Guttersnipe
2. Monastery Mentor

Ramp

1. Chrome Mox
2. Lotus Petal
3. Mana Crypt
4. Sol Ring
5. Boros Signet
6. Fire Diamond
7. Marble Diamond
8. Smothering Tithe

It is very important that Feather lands and sticks as early as possible. With (6) pieces of protection that could be used or held up with just one open mana, the earlier that you can do that will be a turn earlier that you can untap with full mana open and start cantripping.

In my opinion Feather plays alot like Narset. Its a general you want to cast on T-3 and untap and attack with on turn four, at the latest. She comes with built in protection like Narset but has better evasion at the expense of needing more than one combat step to win.

The (15) cantrips are the engine of the deck. You need mana to cast multiple spells a turn, you need to find those lands. Prioritize hitting your land drops even if you have to 'burn' a cantrip or two before casting Feather. Keep around (2) cantrips in hand to use each of your turns, this plus your draw for the turn should keep you making your land drops. You don't need to hold lands in your hand and its ok to discard down to 7 at the end of each of your turns. You should hold (2-3) protection spells, (1-2) disruption or removal spells, (1-2) buffs and (2) cantrips in your hand each turn.

ALWAYS KEEP MANA UP FOR AT LEAST ONE PROTECTION SPELL EACH ROUND. You may not need it. You may have the wrong spell at the wrong time and lose Feather for a turn or two, but don't tap out even at the end step before your turn.

The goal is to beef up Feather as much as possible, protect her, and swing for Commander damage. Some pumps and double strike will take out a player in a few hits, but I feel that a staxxxy/prison package is needed in order to keep your opponents from beating YOUR face in on their turns.

If your opponents are determined to remove Feather, make them pay for it. They will 2-for-1 themselves because so long as you have Feather in play, the CAST trigger of your spells resolve and Feather's replacement effect is delayed, so your spells will return to your hand even if she is not around.

Date added	5 years
Last updated	5 years
Legality	This deck is not Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	9 - 0 Mythic Rares 29 - 0 Rares 15 - 0 Uncommons 28 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	1.94
Tokens	Monk 1/1 W, Treasure
Folders	zCommander