Build Your Own Standard: Defenders

Casual* Casual Control GWU (Bant) Jank Theme/Gimmick Tribal

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Land (23)

• 1x Fetid Pools
• 4x Flooded Strand
• 2x Forest
• 3x Irrigated Farmland
• 3x Island
• 2x Plains
• 2x Scattered Groves
• 2x Temple of Mystery
• 4x Windswept Heath

Creature (22)

• 4x Arcades, the Strategist
• 4x Archers' Parapet
• 4x Gleaming Barrier
• 2x Suspicious Bookcase
• 4x Sylvan Caryatid
• 4x Wall of Vines

Instant (6)

• 4x Aegis of the Heavens
• 2x Dissolve

Sorcery (7)

• 3x Secrets of the Golden City
• 4x Slaughter the Strong

Planeswalker (2)

• 2x Elspeth, Sun's Champion

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Sideboard

Instant (11)

• 4x Forsake the Worldly
• 4x Negate
• 3x Reduce / Rubble

Creature (2)

• 2x Nezahal, Primal Tide

Sorcery (2)

• 2x Banefire

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Legal sets: Core Set 2019, Rivals of Ixalan, Amonkhet, Khans of Tarkir, and Theros.

These sets were voted on by my playgroup. The goal of this deck is to take advantage of the availability of 2 and 3 mana colorless defenders, control the board with cards like Slaughter the Strong and finally swing in with Arcades, the Strategist .

Ban list: As Foretold Scapeshift Stormbreath Dragon Wingmate Roc Crackling Doom Jeskai Ascendancy Mardu Ascendancy Prophet of Kruphix Seige Rhino Thoughtseize

And of course: Treasure cruise.

Most of these suggestions are to cool down the insanity that is aggro in the combination of these sets. Prophet of Kruphix looks like it could be easily broken with the activated abilities in this group. Seige rhino is just seige rhino, but now is in a more aggressive setting, which is even worse, probably a good idea to ban it. Delve in general is sketch because of all the graveyard love with amonkhet, m19, and a bit in Theros, but I think treasure cruise is the worst offender. It's banned in modern anyway."

Date added	5 years
Last updated	5 years
Legality	This deck is Casual legal.
Rarity (main - side)	6 - 0 Mythic Rares 20 - 4 Rares 10 - 3 Uncommons 17 - 8 Commons
Cards	60
Avg. CMC	2.57
Tokens	City's Blessing, Emblem Elspeth, Sun's Champion, Soldier 1/1 W, Treasure