Boros Balan

Commander / EDH RW (Boros)

Mazarkus

Artifact (26)

• 1x Arcane Signet
• 1x Argentum Armor
• 1x Blackblade Reforged
• 1x Bloodforged Battle-Axe
• 1x Boros Signet
• 1x Dowsing Dagger  ^Flip
• 1x Embercleave
• 1x Explorer's Scope
• 1x Fellwar Stone
• 1x Godsend
• 1x Hammer of Nazahn
• 1x Helm of the Host
• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x Mask of Memory
• 1x Mind Stone
• 1x Shadowspear
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Swiftfoot Boots
• 1x Sword of Body and Mind
• 1x Sword of Feast and Famine
• 1x Sword of Sinew and Steel
• 1x Sword of the Animist
• 1x Talisman of Conviction
• 1x Thought Vessel
• 1x Trailblazer's Boots
• 1x Wayfarer's Bauble

Enchantment (4)

• 1x Darksteel Mutation
• 1x Mantle of the Ancients
• 1x Sigarda's Aid
• 1x Smothering Tithe

Sorcery (4)

• 1x Blasphemous Act
• 1x Day of Judgment
• 1x Gift of Estates
• 1x Open the Armory

Creature (21)

• 1x Ardenn, Intrepid Archaeologist
• 1x Astor, Bearer of Blades
• 1x Avacyn, Angel of Hope
• 1x Balan, Wandering Knight
• 1x Danitha Capashen, Paragon
• 1x Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite
• 1x Godo, Bandit Warlord
• 1x Knight of the White Orchid
• 1x Leonin Shikari
• 1x Lion Sash
• 1x Lizard Blades
• 1x Mangara, the Diplomat
• 1x Puresteel Paladin
• 1x Rabbit Battery
• 1x Relic Seeker
• 1x Sram, Senior Edificer
• 1x Stoneforge Mystic
• 1x Sun Titan
• 1x Verge Rangers
• 1x Wyleth, Soul of Steel
• 1x Zirda, the Dawnwaker

Instant (8)

• 1x Akroma's Will
• 1x Boros Charm
• 1x Dispatch
• 1x Heliod's Intervention
• 1x Path to Exile
• 1x Swords to Plowshares
• 1x Teferi's Protection
• 1x Wear / Tear

Commander (1)

Land (36)

• 1x Battlefield Forge
• 1x Clifftop Retreat
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Darksteel Citadel
• 1x Evolving Wilds
• 1x Exotic Orchard
• 1x Ghost Quarter
• 1x Great Furnace
• 7x Mountain
• 1x Myriad Landscape
• 1x Naya Panorama
• 1x Needle Spires
• 12x Plains
• 1x Reliquary Tower
• 1x Rogue's Passage
• 1x Sacred Foundry
• 1x Temple of Triumph
• 1x Temple of the False God
• 1x Terramorphic Expanse

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Sideboard

Creature (15)

• 1x Archon of Emeria
• 1x Auriok Steelshaper
• 1x Boreas Charger
• 1x Brass Squire
• 1x Burnished Hart
• 1x Emeria Shepherd
• 1x Fervent Champion
• 1x Heavenly Blademaster
• 1x Kazuul's Toll Collector
• 1x Kemba, Kha Regent
• 1x Mentor of the Meek
• 1x Mother of Runes
• 1x Solemn Simulacrum
• 1x Stone Haven Outfitter
• 1x Stonehewer Giant

Sorcery (4)

• 1x Austere Command
• 1x Dusk / Dawn
• 1x Faithless Looting
• 1x Rip Apart

Planeswalker (1)

• 1x Nahiri, the Lithomancer

Instant (1)

• 1x Valakut Awakening  ^Flip

Enchantment (2)

• 1x Aggravated Assault
• 1x Felidar Retreat

Artifact (2)

• 1x Loxodon Warhammer
• 1x Sensei's Divining Top

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Maybeboard

Creature (11)

• 1x Alms Collector
• 1x Aurelia, the Warleader
• 1x Etched Champion
• 1x Gisela, Blade of Goldnight
• 1x Grand Abolisher
• 1x Indomitable Archangel
• 1x Mirran Crusader
• 1x Neheb, Dreadhorde Champion
• 1x Taj-Nar Swordsmith
• 1x Teshar, Ancestor's Apostle
• 1x Verge Rangers

Instant (2)

• 1x Return to Dust
• 1x Thrill of Possibility

Artifact (1)

• 1x Everflowing Chalice

Land (1)

• 1x Boros Garrison

Sorcery (1)

• 1x Vandalblast

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One of my favorite decks for a long time was mono-white Balan equipment. When Syr Gwyn came out, I converted it to knight/equipment tribal, but just couldn't enjoy it. The commander cost too much, and it felt like I had to split my focus too much with stacking both knights and equipment. Akiri's card draw is very similar to Syr Gwyn, but she is cheaper and also adds protection so it seemed logical to drop Black and switch to her.

This is my first go at it. The plan is to suit up utility/value creatures and draw a lot of cards. Wincons are heavenly blademaster or heavily suited up creatures with trample (balan, bloodforged battleaxe, commander damage, etc).

Still a work in progress. This is my first cut using mostly cards that I own already. Future wincons include Gisela and Aurelia, and adding in embercleave. Any feedback is welcome, in particular regarding appropriate ratios of ramp/card advantage/etc. Maybeboard is really more for what I don't have but may want to acquire for this deck, but also some solid cards that I already own.

Date added	4 years
Last updated	1 year
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	11 - 0 Mythic Rares 34 - 17 Rares 28 - 6 Uncommons 8 - 2 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	2.86
Tokens	Cat 2/2 W, Cat Beast 2/2 W, Copy Clone, Human 2/2 G, Kor Soldier 1/1 W, Plant 0/2 G, Stoneforged Blade, Treasure, Wolf 2/2 G