Batman, the Returned King

Commander / EDH Casual DragonShield Deck Challenge: Batman Five Color Infinite Combo Theme/Gimmick

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Land (35)

• 1x Arcane Lighthouse
• 1x Cascading Cataracts
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Detection Tower
• 1x Exotic Orchard
• 2x Forest
• 1x Indatha Triome
• 5x Island
• 1x Jungle Shrine
• 1x Ketria Triome
• 2x Mountain
• 1x Nomad Outpost
• 1x Opulent Palace
• 2x Plains
• 1x Raugrin Triome
• 1x Reliquary Tower
• 1x Rogue's Passage
• 1x Sandsteppe Citadel
• 1x Savai Triome
• 2x Swamp
• 1x Temple of Abandon
• 1x Temple of Deceit
• 1x Temple of Enlightenment
• 1x Temple of Malady
• 1x Temple of Malice
• 1x Temple of Mystery
• 1x Zagoth Triome

Infinite Mana 3 (2)

• 1x Devoted Druid
• 1x Vizer Of Remedies

Batmobile (1)

• 1x Mizzium Tank

Commissioner Gordon (1)

• 1x Tajic, Legion's Edge

Parent's Sacrifice (1)

• 1x Westvale Abbey  ^Flip

The BatCave (1)

• 1x Cryptic Caves

The Joker (1)

• 1x Oko, Thief of Crowns

Two-Face (1)

• 1x Riku of Two Reflections

Contingency Plans (11)

• 1x Approach of the Second Sun
• 1x Celestial Convergence
• 1x Darksteel Reactor
• 1x Felidar Sovereign
• 1x Helix Pinnacle
• 1x Hellkite Tyrant
• 1x Laboratory Maniac
• 1x Mayael's Aria
• 1x Mechanized Production
• 1x Revel in Riches
• 1x Simic Ascendancy

Ramp & Draw (7)

• 1x Cultivate
• 1x Explosive Vegetation
• 1x Izzet Signet
• 1x Migration Path
• 1x Selesnya Signet
• 1x Simic Signet
• 1x Sol Ring

Extra Turns/Upkeeps (5)

• 1x Expropriate
• 1x Karn's Temporal Sundering
• 1x Lighthouse Chronologist
• 1x Paradox Haze
• 1x Temporal Mastery

Cost Reducers (2)

• 1x Biomancer's Familiar
• 1x Heartstone

Infinite Mana 1 (2)

• 1x Freed from the Real
• 1x Selvala, Heart of the Wilds

Ace (1)

• 1x Questing Beast

Alfred Pennyworth (1)

• 1x Ajani, Mentor of Heroes

Batplane (1)

• 1x Heart of Kiran

Gotham City (1)

• 1x City of Shadows

Sidekicks (1)

• 1x The Royal Scions

The Riddler (1)

• 1x Rankle, Master of Pranks

Wonder Woman (1)

• 1x Sisay, Weatherlight Captain

Commander (1)

Control (8)

• 1x Counterspell
• 1x Krosan Grip
• 1x Merciless Eviction
• 1x Negate
• 1x Ruinous Ultimatum
• 1x Swords to Plowshares
• 1x Winds of Abandon
• 1x Wrath of God

Stay Back! (4)

• 1x Collective Restraint
• 1x Kazuul, Tyrant of the Cliffs
• 1x Propaganda
• 1x Windborn Muse

The Bat-Suit (4)

• 1x Darksteel Plate
• 1x Helm of Kaldra
• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x Whispersilk Cloak

Infinite Mana 2 (2)

• 1x Grand Architect
• 1x Pili-Pala

Arkham Asylum (1)

• 1x Ghostly Prison

Catwoman (1)

• 1x Mirri the Cursed

Mr Freeze (1)

• 1x Frost Titan

Superman (1)

• 1x Progenitus

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I am pretty excited to build a Batman Flavored Deck. Hopefully I can do the Dark Knight justice. So excited that I've been working on it since the Superman Dragon Shield Contest.

First, Batman is Kenrith, the Returned King. His creature type (Human Noble) is a nod to Bruce Wayne's "nobility" in Gotham city. Kenrith's primary color is white (because it's the only color in his casting cost), which aligns with Batman's goals- not necessarily his methods. Being a five-color commander is a reference to Batman's vast skill set (Fighting styles, languages, intelligence, detective-ness?, etc). The theme of this deck with highlight Batman's biggest or most prominent skill: Back up plans. With Kenrith, the Returned King we will have several Alternate Win Conditions represent the back up pans that Batman would have going into battle with an opponent.

Contingency Plans

In no particular Order...

• Simic Ascendancy
• Revel in Riches
• Mechanized Production
• Mayael's Aria
• Helix Pinnacle
• Celestial Convergence
• Approach of the Second Sun
• Hellkite Tyrant
• Felidar Sovereign
• Laboratory Maniac
• Darksteel Reactor

Test of Endurance is NOT on the list because it was $20 when I price checked it.

Special Guests

1. Superman
   • Progenitus will be the Man of Steel. For more details, see Superman, Man of Steel.
   • To sum up: Progenitus is Big, Strong, and hard to kill.
2. Wonder Woman
   • The beautiful Sisay, Weatherlight Captain will be our Wonder Woman. Here's some more info... Wonder Woman, Amazon General
   • Summary: This leading lady is.. a leader, fighter, and even has a special SHIP! (The Weatherlight)
3. Batgirl and Robin(s)
   • These two will be the Kenrith Twins. The Royal Scions.
   • Any sidekicks Batman takes in because family to him, so it is fitting that Kenrith's children represent the sidekicks
4. Ace (his dog from Batman Beyond)
   • Questing Beast because Ace is more than a dog- He's a beast! And the abilities are super helpful
5. Catwoman / Selina Kyle
   • Mirri the Cursed is our cat burglar. She has flying to represent Catwoman's burglar abilities and how she is difficult to catch. Her +1/+1 ability it like stealing life from other creatures for herself.
6. The Joker
   • I guess a Batman deck would not complete without The Joker- so I've picked Oko, Thief of Crowns.
   • This makes sense given all the confusion and trouble Oko caused during the Throne of Eldraine story line- and then shortly after in the Standard format. I could pick one of many jesters that have shown up during Magic's history, but I think Oko has been the most malicious to Kenrith on a personal level.
   • He is also a shapeshifter which would makes sense given The Joker's many aliases he uses/has used.
7. Commissioner Gordon
   • Tajic, Legion's Edge, from the Boros Legion, plays our good officer's role. He is a mentor and alley.
8. The Riddler
   • Rankle, Master of Pranks is The Riddler. There is some debate about what is a riddle, joke, or prank, so we don't know if a Prankster would be Joker or Riddler.... but I already have a pretty good Joker on the list.
9. Mr. Freeze
   • Mr. Freeze, the dude in a metal cryo-suit with the awesome freeze-gun is our Frost Titan. I believe the tapping of an opponents permanent translates well as being frozen.
10. Alfred Pennyworth
    • Ajani, Mentor of Heroes is a easy choices for the man who raised Batman. Ajani has brought up many heroes in Magic, and I believe he started the Gatewatch, as well.
11. Two-Face / Harvey Dent
    • Riku of Two Reflections Seems to make sense for Two-Face, Is there two people on the card? Or just one and a reflection? Is Two-Face two people, or one?

Other Notable References

1. Cryptic Caves is the ever-secret Bat-Cave
2. Westvale Abbey   symbolizes the death of Bruce's parent, which eventually turn him into Batman.
3. Lightning Greaves, Helm of Kaldra, Darksteel Plate, and Whispersilk Cloak together represent the Bat Suit- making The Batman well equipped to handle any threat.
4. Gotham City is a City of Shadows
5. The card Ghostly Prison with be our Arkham Asylum.
6. Can't have Batman with a Batmobile! Mizzium Tank!
7. Of course, if we have a Batmobile, we need a Batplane: Heart of Kiran

I think that does it for Flavorful card. All other Cards will be added to increase to chances of actually getting to complete one of the Contingency Plans. Such as Paradox Haze to add/remove more counters with more upkeeps.

Thanks for looking and please leave some feedback!

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Date added	4 years
Last updated	4 years
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	16 - 0 Mythic Rares 39 - 0 Rares 26 - 0 Uncommons 6 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.66
Tokens	4/4 C Token Legendary Creature Avatar, Copy Clone, Elk 3/3 G, Food, Human Cleric 1/1 BW, Ogre 3/3 R, Treasure
Folders	Fun EDH Ideas