Gisela's Impenetrable Castle

Commander / EDH

OldSpiceDemoman

Creature (19)

• 1x Angel of Jubilation
• 1x Ash Zealot
• 1x Balefire Liege
• 1x Boros Battleshaper
• 1x Duergar Hedge-Mage
• 1x Eight-and-a-Half-Tails
• 1x Flametongue Kavu
• 1x Fountain Watch
• 1x Ghosts of the Innocent
• 1x Inferno Titan
• 1x Linvala, the Preserver
• 1x Palisade Giant
• 1x Razia, Boros Archangel
• 1x Serene Master
• 1x Silent Arbiter
• 1x Spurnmage Advocate
• 1x Stuffy Doll
• 1x Urabrask the Hidden
• 1x Windborn Muse

Land (33)

• 1x Arena
• 1x Arid Mesa
• 1x Battlefield Forge
• 1x Clifftop Retreat
• 1x Command Tower
• 11x Mountain
• 11x Plains
• 1x Reliquary Tower
• 1x Sacred Foundry
• 1x Slayers' Stronghold
• 1x Sunhome, Fortress of the Legion
• 1x Temple of the False God
• 1x Valakut, the Molten Pinnacle

Enchantment (22)

• 1x Angelic Renewal
• 1x Aura of Silence
• 1x Chained to the Rocks
• 1x Dictate of the Twin Gods
• 1x Ghostly Prison
• 1x Gift of Immortality
• 1x Greater Auramancy
• 1x Karmic Justice
• 1x Land Tax
• 1x Lightmine Field
• 1x Manabarbs
• 1x Mystic Barrier
• 1x Powerstone Minefield
• 1x Prison Term
• 1x Shielded by Faith
• 1x Sphere of Safety
• 1x Spiritual Asylum
• 1x Stranglehold
• 1x Sulfuric Vortex
• 1x Vow of Duty
• 1x War's Toll
• 1x Warstorm Surge

Artifact (10)

• 1x Crystal Chimes
• 1x Glaring Spotlight
• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x Norn's Annex
• 1x Orbs of Warding
• 1x Pyromancer's Goggles
• 1x Skull of Orm
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Thunderstaff
• 1x Urza's Armor

Instant (8)

• 1x Aurelia's Fury
• 1x Boros Charm
• 1x Comet Storm
• 1x Fated Retribution
• 1x Price of Progress
• 1x Reverberate
• 1x Swords to Plowshares
• 1x Wild Ricochet

Sorcery (7)

• 1x Banefire
• 1x Blasphemous Act
• 1x Dawn to Dusk
• 1x Devil's Play
• 1x Fireball
• 1x Insurrection
• 1x Replenish

Commander (1)

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I'm normally an avid advocate of pillow fort decks, but my typical Hanna, Ship's Navigator and Merieke Ri Berit decks have been frowned on in my playgroup because they usually win through combo. Just a warning that this deck does not make friends.

Enter Gisella, Blade of Goldnight. She's a big body for one, doubles all damage my opponents take which actually gives me an easy means of kill, and on top of that, red/white supports an oddly good fort because of both the damage halfing and doubling which makes most people question attacking you since it's generally not worth what they'd lose.

Most wouldn't expect Boros to be able to fort very well at all, but with a mixture of an enchantment base as well as efficient creatures that burn stuff down, it actually works surprisingly well.

Some common combos I like are:

War's Toll + Ghostly Prison/Sphere of Safety: If someone wants to attack you, they can't play anything before combat or do anything else, otherwise all their mana taps and doesn't make it to the combat phase.

War's Toll + Manabarbs: If they want that mana, they're gonna have to pay for it quite dearly. If Gisela or any of the other damage doublers are down, this really puts the hurt on.

War's Toll + Lightmine Field/Powestone Minefield: This combo makes it very hard for creatures to attack or they all take a bunch of damage. Lightmine Field especially makes it very difficult for aggro decks to touch you once War's Toll hits.

Gisela/Any damage doubler + Any direct burn: Your kill mech. With all damage being doubled to everyone but you, you'll kill them quick or get hated out of the game.

Anymore combos or tips anybody can give would be appreciated. My meta is mainly aggro/voltron based with the occasional reanimator. Generally this fort makes it difficult for them to get through but I'm open to suggestions.

Date added	8 years
Last updated	8 years
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	8 - 0 Mythic Rares 48 - 0 Rares 20 - 0 Uncommons 2 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.76
Tokens	Angel 3/3 W