Bant EDH - Rafiq of the Many

Commander / EDH Casual Enchantment Exalted GWU (Bant) Theme/Gimmick Vorthos

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Creature (31)

• 1x Akrasan Squire
• 1x Aven Squire
• 1x Bant Battlemage
• 1x Bant Sureblade
• 1x Battlegrace Angel
• 1x Birds of Paradise
• 1x Giltspire Avenger
• 1x Gwafa Hazid, Profiteer
• 1x Jenara, Asura of War
• 1x Knight of the Reliquary
• 1x Knight of the White Orchid
• 1x Knotvine Paladin
• 1x Lightwielder Paladin
• 1x Mother of Runes
• 1x Noble Hierarch
• 1x Oversoul of Dusk
• 1x Qasali Pridemage
• 1x Rhox
• 1x Rhox Charger
• 1x Rhox Pikemaster
• 1x Rhox War Monk
• 1x Sighted-Caste Sorcerer
• 1x Sigiled Paladin
• 1x Sovereigns of Lost Alara
• 1x Steward of Valeron
• 1x Stoic Angel
• 1x Thistledown Liege
• 1x Treva, the Renewer
• 1x Valeron Outlander
• 1x Vedalken Outlander
• 1x Wilt-Leaf Liege

Sorcery (3)

• 1x Idyllic Tutor
• 1x Three Dreams
• 1x Wargate

Land (33)

• 1x Azorius Chancery
• 1x Bant Panorama
• 1x Brushland
• 1x Celestial Colonnade
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Evolving Wilds
• 1x Exotic Orchard
• 5x Forest
• 1x Grasslands
• 1x Hinterland Harbor
• 1x Horizon Canopy
• 4x Island
• 1x Krosan Verge
• 4x Plains
• 1x Seaside Citadel
• 1x Selesnya Sanctuary
• 1x Simic Growth Chamber
• 1x Stirring Wildwood
• 1x Sunpetal Grove
• 1x Tectonic Edge
• 1x Temple Garden
• 1x Terramorphic Expanse
• 1x Yavimaya Coast

Instant (10)

• 1x Bant Charm
• 1x Brainstorm
• 1x Enlightened Tutor
• 1x Hindering Light
• 1x Mana Leak
• 1x Path to Exile
• 1x Resounding Silence
• 1x Sigil Blessing
• 1x Unsummon
• 1x Wax / Wane

Commander (1)

Enchantment (14)

• 1x Angelic Benediction
• 1x Ardent Plea
• 1x Asha's Favor
• 1x Aura Shards
• 1x Eldrazi Conscription
• 1x Favor of the Overbeing
• 1x Finest Hour
• 1x Journey to Nowhere
• 1x Oblivion Ring
• 1x Privileged Position
• 1x Shield of the Oversoul
• 1x Sigil of Sleep
• 1x Sigil of the Nayan Gods
• 1x Steel of the Godhead

Artifact (6)

• 1x Azorius Signet
• 1x Behemoth Sledge
• 1x Loxodon Warhammer
• 1x Selesnya Signet
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Sword of Feast and Famine

Planeswalker (2)

• 1x Ajani, Caller of the Pride
• 1x Elspeth, Knight-Errant

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I love the storyline and flavor of Alara Block and the Plane of Alara so much that I decided to make a Commander/E.D.H. deck for each Shard. This is my Bant deck, for which I chose Rafiq of the Many to be the Commander. It revolves around Exalted creatures attacking alone but being supported by an army of brothers- and sisters-in-arms, in keeping with the themes of Bant. Most of the cards that I used are from Alara Block, a notable exception being Treva, the Renewer, who was included because all ten of my E.D.H. decks feature their appropriate and iconic Legendary Dragon.

I love Alara so much that I have been writing a fanfiction about an Original Character Planeswalker from Bant who dreams about other Planes (mostly Dominaria, Llorwyn, and Zendikar) in his youth, and that story is the reason why some of the card choices have non-Bant flavor. It is also why Eldrazi Conscription is in this deck, and also why there are Eldrazi cards in the Naya Commander deck I made as well. Please don't judge me for my flagrant fanboyism too harshly.

Date added	7 years
Last updated	6 years
Exclude colors	BR
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	6 - 0 Mythic Rares 32 - 0 Rares 18 - 0 Uncommons 31 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	2.96
Tokens	Cat 2/2 W, Emblem Elspeth, Knight-Errant, Soldier 1/1 W