The Strategist

Commander / EDH Defender GWU (Bant) Wall

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Creature (34)

• 1x Angelic Wall
• 1x Axebane Guardian
• 1x Birds of Paradise
• 1x Crashing Drawbridge
• 1x Drift of Phantasms
• 1x Faithbound Judge  ^Flip
• 1x Flumph
• 1x Giver of Runes
• 1x Hover Barrier
• 1x Jeskai Barricade
• 1x Monastery Flock
• 1x Orator of Ojutai
• 1x Overgrown Battlement
• 1x Plumeveil
• 1x Rigo, Streetwise Mentor
• 1x Shield Sphere
• 1x Stalwart Shield-Bearers
• 1x Sunscape Familiar
• 1x Surge Engine
• 1x Sylvan Caryatid
• 1x Tetsuko Umezawa, Fugitive
• 1x Tree of Redemption
• 1x Vine Trellis
• 1x Walking Bulwark
• 1x Wall of Blossoms
• 1x Wall of Denial
• 1x Wall of Glare
• 1x Wall of Junk
• 1x Wall of Omens
• 1x Wall of Roots
• 1x Wall of Runes
• 1x Wall of Shards
• 1x Wall of Tanglecord
• 1x Weathered Sentinels

Artifact (4)

• 1x Arcane Signet
• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x Meekstone
• 1x Robe of Stars

Land (34)

• 1x Barkchannel Pathway  ^Flip
• 1x Boseiju, Who Endures
• 1x Bountiful Promenade
• 1x Branchloft Pathway  ^Flip
• 1x Breeding Pool
• 1x Celestial Colonnade
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Deserted Beach
• 1x Dreamroot Cascade
• 1x Flooded Strand
• 1x Forest
• 1x Forest
• 1x Glacial Fortress
• 1x Hallowed Fountain
• 1x Hengegate Pathway  ^Flip
• 1x Hinterland Harbor
• 1x Island
• 1x Island
• 1x Misty Rainforest
• 1x Overgrown Farmland
• 1x Plains
• 1x Plains
• 1x Rejuvenating Springs
• 1x Savannah
• 1x Sea of Clouds
• 1x Seaside Citadel
• 1x Spara's Headquarters
• 1x Sunpetal Grove
• 1x Temple Garden
• 1x Temple of Enlightenment
• 1x Temple of Plenty
• 1x Tropical Island
• 1x Tundra
• 1x Windswept Heath

Sorcery (3)

• 1x Fell the Mighty
• 1x Nature's Lore
• 1x Slaughter the Strong

Commander (1)

Instant (20)

• 1x Bar the Door
• 1x Beast Within
• 1x Blacksmith's Skill
• 1x Clever Concealment
• 1x Counterspell
• 1x Dive Down
• 1x Generous Gift
• 1x Heroic Intervention
• 1x March of Otherworldly Light
• 1x March of Swirling Mist
• 1x Negate
• 1x Rapid Hybridization
• 1x Simic Charm
• 1x Slip Out the Back
• 1x Solidarity
• 1x Swords to Plowshares
• 1x Tamiyo's Safekeeping
• 1x Teferi's Protection
• 1x Tower Defense
• 1x Vines of Vastwood

Enchantment (4)

• 1x Assault Formation
• 1x Brave the Sands
• 1x High Alert
• 1x Stoneskin

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Maybeboard

Creature (23)

• 1x Bedrock Tortoise
• 1x Colossus of Akros
• 1x Consulate Skygate
• 1x Fortified Rampart
• 1x Jungle Barrier
• 1x Junktroller
• 1x Mother of Runes
• 1x Perimeter Captain
• 1x Psychic Membrane
• 1x Resolute Watchdog
• 1x Riptide Turtle
• 1x Shield-Wall Sentinel
• 1x Sidar Kondo of Jamuraa
• 1x Soulsworn Jury
• 1x Steel Wall
• 1x Wakestone Gargoyle
• 1x Wall of Essence
• 1x Wall of Frost
• 1x Wall of Hope
• 1x Wall of Ice
• 1x Wall of Resistance
• 1x Wall of Stolen Identity
• 1x Wild-Field Scarecrow

Instant (18)

• 1x Blossoming Defense
• 1x Brought Back
• 1x Cyclonic Rift
• 1x Eerie Interlude
• 1x Ephemerate
• 1x Faith's Shield
• 1x Gaea's Gift
• 1x Galadriel's Dismissal
• 1x Leadership Vacuum
• 1x Long Road Home
• 1x Loran's Escape
• 1x Oblation
• 1x Reality Shift
• 1x Savage Summoning
• 1x Swan Song
• 1x Turn Aside
• 1x Veil of Summer
• 1x Wilt

Enchantment (3)

• 1x Robe of Mirrors
• 1x Vanishing
• 1x Witness Protection

Sorcery (8)

• 1x Creeping Corrosion
• 1x Dismantling Wave
• 1x Dusk / Dawn
• 1x Expel the Interlopers
• 1x Sculpted Sunburst
• 1x Sevinne's Reclamation
• 1x Supreme Verdict
• 1x The Battle of Bywater

Land (6)

• 1x Access Tunnel
• 1x Command Beacon
• 1x Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
• 1x Irrigated Farmland
• 1x Prairie Stream
• 1x Temple of Mystery

Artifact (4)

• 1x Accorder's Shield
• 1x Ensnaring Bridge
• 1x Rammas Echor, Ancient Shield
• 1x Talisman of Curiosity

Planeswalker (2)

• 1x Huatli, the Sun's Heart
• 1x Teyo, the Shieldmage

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First I built this deck for a competitive Duel Commander (French) format, but it was not up to the current meta. So I am rebuilding it now for casual multiplayer EDH. If you are interested in its latest Duel Commander version, it is now a bit retired here Arcades the Strategist.

Update 1- October 2023

I replaced Mother of Runes with Giver of Runes to be able to protect against colorless, Jungle Barrier which is too mana intensive with Crashing Drawbridge, Sidar Kondo of Jamuraa with Wall of Shards, The Birth of Meletis with Rapid Hybridization, and one Island with Celestial Colonnade.

Added Access Tunnel to maybeboard.

Date added	1 year
Last updated	6 months
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	4 - 0 Mythic Rares 41 - 0 Rares 27 - 0 Uncommons 22 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	2.17
Tokens	Beast 3/3 G, Elephant 3/3 G, Frog Lizard 3/3 G, Morph 2/2 C
Folders	Commander decks