The Birdman

Commander / EDH Equip Flying Voltron WU (Azorius)

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Artifact (32)

• 1x Blackblade Reforged
• 1x Bloodforged Battle-Axe
• 1x Colossus Hammer
• 1x Commander's Plate
• 1x Conqueror's Flail
• 1x Dowsing Dagger  ^Flip
• 1x Hero's Heirloom
• 1x Inquisitor's Flail
• 1x Lavaspur Boots
• 1x Leyline Axe
• 1x Mask of Memory
• 1x Masterwork of Ingenuity
• 1x Mox Opal
• 1x Mystery Key
• 1x Nettlecyst
• 1x O-Naginata
• 1x Quietus Spike
• 1x Robe of the Archmagi
• 1x Seraphic Greatsword
• 1x Shadowspear
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Strength-Testing Hammer
• 1x Swiftfoot Boots
• 1x Sword of Feast and Famine
• 1x Sword of Fire and Ice
• 1x Sword of Forge and Frontier
• 1x Sword of Hearth and Home
• 1x Sword of Sinew and Steel
• 1x Sword of War and Peace
• 1x The Key to the Vault
• 1x Thran Power Suit
• 1x Umezawa's Jitte

Enchantment (4)

• 1x Duelist's Heritage
• 1x Flickering Ward
• 1x Land Tax
• 1x Mystic Remora

Sorcery (2)

• 1x Reverse Engineer
• 1x Steelshaper's Gift

Land (33)

• 1x Adarkar Wastes
• 1x Ancient Den
• 1x Arid Mesa
• 1x Blinkmoth Nexus
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Deserted Beach
• 1x Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
• 1x Faerie Conclave
• 1x Flooded Strand
• 1x Floodfarm Verge
• 1x Glacial Fortress
• 1x Hallowed Fountain
• 1x Hengegate Pathway  ^Flip
• 1x Inkmoth Nexus
• 4x Island
• 1x Kor Haven
• 1x Mana Confluence
• 1x Marsh Flats
• 1x Mishra's Factory
• 1x Monumental Henge
• 1x Mystic Gate
• 1x Otawara, Soaring City
• 4x Plains
• 1x Seachrome Coast
• 1x Seat of the Synod
• 1x Skycloud Expanse
• 1x The Mycosynth Gardens

Creature (13)

• 1x Armguard Familiar
• 1x Esper Sentinel
• 1x Etherium Sculptor
• 1x Faerie Mastermind
• 1x Giver of Runes
• 1x Mother of Runes
• 1x Phyrexian Metamorph
• 1x Puresteel Paladin
• 1x Serra Ascendant
• 1x Sram, Senior Edificer
• 1x Stoneforge Mystic
• 1x The Reality Chip
• 1x Witch Enchanter  ^Flip

Commanders (2)

Instant (14)

• 1x Apostle's Blessing
• 1x Arcane Denial
• 1x Condemn
• 1x Dispatch
• 1x Faith's Shield
• 1x Get Lost
• 1x Mana Drain
• 1x Mental Misstep
• 1x Muddle the Mixture
• 1x Path to Exile
• 1x Pongify
• 1x Rapid Hybridization
• 1x Sink into Stupor  ^Flip
• 1x Swords to Plowshares

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Sideboard

Creature (6)

• 1x Armory Automaton
• 1x Aven Mindcensor
• 1x Geist of Saint Traft
• 1x Invisible Stalker
• 1x Mirran Crusader
• 1x Strict Proctor

Artifact (2)

• 1x Basilisk Collar
• 1x Hammer of Nazahn

Instant (1)

• 1x Spell Snare

Enchantment (1)

• 1x Sigarda's Aid

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Maybeboard

Artifact (18)

• 1x Bilbo's Ring
• 1x Brotherhood Regalia
• 1x Fireshrieker
• 1x Gavel of the Righteous
• 1x Goggles of Night
• 1x Grafted Exoskeleton
• 1x Hot Soup
• 1x Hourglass of the Lost
• 1x Infiltration Lens
• 1x Kusari-Gama
• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x Ogre's Cleaver
• 1x Sword of Body and Mind
• 1x Sword of Vengeance
• 1x Team Pennant
• 1x Vorrac Battlehorns
• 1x Winged Boots
• 1x Zephyr Boots

Instant (8)

• 1x Battlefield Improvisation
• 1x Brainstorm
• 1x Dispel
• 1x Fierce GuardianshipGC
• 1x Generous Gift
• 1x Hindering Light
• 1x Spell Pierce
• 1x Stubborn Denial

Enchantment (4)

• 1x Darksteel Mutation
• 1x Forge Anew
• 1x Ghostly Prison
• 1x Smuggler's Share

Creature (7)

• 1x Cloudsteel Kirin
• 1x Codsworth, Handy Helper
• 1x Etched Champion
• 1x Kor Duelist
• 1x Sai, Master Thopterist
• 1x Stenn, Paranoid Partisan
• 1x Tishana's Tidebinder

Land (2)

• 1x City of Brass
• 1x Strip Mine

Sorcery (1)

• 1x Council's Judgment

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Wanted to build around Esior, Wardwing Familiar soon as I saw it for the pseudo ward--plus bird. Voltron equip strat via Ardenn, Intrepid Archaeologist offers good resilience, adaptability, and speed.

There's a few different builds out there, but tried to keep it somewhat original and low CMC using cards I enjoy like Flickering Ward which I don't see often. If the deck's too fast, swap out commanders with Geist of Saint Traft (or Stenn, Paranoid Partisan, what have you). Never used to like Geist (Modern), but kinda miss the guy now that I don't see him everywhere--and that art!

Fun fact, you can equip your opponents' creatures using Ardenn, Intrepid Archaeologist and play politics being the "arms dealer". Certain things like sword effects will still trigger for your benefit if damage is dealt (and trigger twice with double strike).

Sideboard's not a sideboard, but rather for deck de-powering by swapping commanders or to change things up--before games--depending on format/pod/trajectory of sun and moon, etc. Works pretty well for Canadian Highlander too.

(Avoiding them, but some good Universes Beyond options: Forge Anew, Brotherhood Regalia, Codsworth, Handy Helper).

Date added	1 month
Last updated	2 weeks
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	8 - 1 Mythic Rares 44 - 6 Rares 31 - 3 Uncommons 9 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	1.91
Tokens	Angel 4/4 W, Ape 3/3 G, Copy Clone, Frog Lizard 3/3 G, Map, Phyrexian Germ 0/0 B, Plant 0/2 G