Bant Shenanigans

Standard GWU (Bant)

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Creature (15)

• 2x Archangel of Thune
• 3x Courser of Kruphix
• 1x Ephara, God of the Polis
• 3x Prophet of Kruphix
• 4x Sylvan Caryatid
• 2x Thassa, God of the Sea

Planeswalker (4)

• 2x Jace, Architect of Thought
• 2x Kiora, the Crashing Wave

Land (24)

• 4x Breeding Pool
• 1x Forest
• 4x Hallowed Fountain
• 1x Island
• 1x Plains
• 4x Temple Garden
• 3x Temple of Enlightenment
• 3x Temple of Mystery
• 3x Temple of Plenty

Enchantment (3)

• 3x Detention Sphere

Instant (14)

• 2x Azorius Charm
• 3x Dissolve
• 2x Nullify
• 4x Sphinx's Revelation
• 3x Syncopate

Sorcery (2)

• 2x Supreme Verdict

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Sideboard

Creature (1)

• 1x Archangel of Thune

Planeswalker (2)

• 2x Elspeth, Sun's Champion

Enchantment (2)

• 2x Blind Obedience

Artifact (2)

• 2x Pithing Needle

Instant (8)

• 3x Azorius Charm
• 2x Gainsay
• 3x Negate

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The idea behind this deck is to abuse Prophet of Kruphix and maintain the board state. Once itps out, a number of solid creatures can be flashed in to catch your opponent off-guard (the obvious candidate being Archangel of Thune) Blind Obedience, Courser of Kruphix, Horizon Chimera and Sphinx's Revelation all pump Archangel of Thune and are useful cards in their own right. Multiple instances or copies of each mean additional triggers.

Counter spells should be sided in and out as necessary, per situation. As keeping Archangel of Thune and your Planeswalkers alive is priority number one, Negate takes place of the more situational Nullify. Syncopate is useful early on and for decks that employ the graveyard.

Jace, Architect of Thought is useful for protection and draw. Kiora, the Crashing Wave can be used to double trigger life gain from Courser of Kruphix, or mitigate certain threats. Elspeth, Sun's Champion is useful against midrange decks, namely those with creatures with white or blue protection.

This deck has performed well in match-ups against the current top-tier decks: against G/R monsters = even to favorable; against U/W control = unfavorable to even; mono-B = even to favorable; mono-U = very favorable; RDW = unfavorable.

Suggestions welcome!

Date added	10 years
Last updated	10 years
Legality	This deck is not Standard legal.
Rarity (main - side)	13 - 3 Mythic Rares 36 - 4 Rares 2 - 5 Uncommons 8 - 3 Commons
Cards	62
Avg. CMC	3.08
Tokens	Emblem Elspeth, Sun's Champion, Emblem Kiora, the Crashing Wave, Kraken 9/9 U, Soldier 1/1 W