Syr Gwyn, Armorer of Knights

Commander / EDH Aggro Equip Knights RBW (Mardu)

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Multi Lands (19)

• 1x Battlefield Forge
• 1x Boros Garrison
• 1x Caves of Koilos
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Exotic Orchard
• 1x Fetid Heath
• 1x Graven Cairns
• 1x Grimclimb Pathway  ^Flip
• 1x Haunted Ridge
• 1x Luxury Suite
• 1x Orzhov Basilica
• 1x Pillarverge Pathway  ^Flip
• 1x Rakdos Carnarium
• 1x Rugged Prairie
• 1x Shadowblood Ridge
• 1x Spectator Seating
• 1x Sulfurous Springs
• 1x Tournament Grounds
• 1x Vault of Champions

Special Lands (9)

• 1x Access Tunnel
• 1x Axgard Armory
• 1x Buried Ruin
• 1x Legion Stronghold  ^Flip
• 1x Malakir Mire  ^Flip
• 1x Sejiri Glacier  ^Flip
• 1x Slayers' Stronghold
• 1x Sunhome, Fortress of the Legion
• 1x Vault of the Archangel

Combat Knights (6)

• 1x Blacklance Paragon
• 1x Wintermoor Commander
• 1x Danitha Capashen, Paragon
• 1x Silverblade Paladin
• 1x Battle Angels of Tyr
• 1x Bloodcrusher of Khorne

Ramp (12)

• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Arcane Signet
• 1x Boros Signet
• 1x Dowsing Dagger  ^Flip
• 1x Knight of the White Orchid
• 1x Orzhov Signet
• 1x Rakdos Signet
• 1x Sword of the Animist
• 1x The Irencrag
• 1x Heraldic Banner
• 1x Patchwork Banner
• 1x The Reaver Cleaver

Card Draw / Smoothers (9)

• 1x Night's Whisper
• 1x Order of Midnight
• 1x Reckless Impulse
• 1x Wrenn's Resolve
• 1x Mask of Griselbrand
• 1x Painful Truths
• 1x Read the Bones
• 1x Armored Skyhunter
• 1x Stinging Study

Combat Equipment (8)

• 1x Colossus Hammer
• 1x Masterwork of Ingenuity
• 1x Blackblade Reforged
• 1x Seraphic Greatsword
• 1x Vulshok Gauntlets
• 1x Brawler's Plate
• 1x Maul of the Skyclaves
• 1x Sword of Vengeance

Protection (6)

• 1x Dauntless Bodyguard
• 1x Kaya's Ghostform
• 1x Boros Charm
• 1x Swiftfoot Boots
• 1x Guardian of Faith
• 1x Knight Exemplar

Commander (1)

Removal (11)

• 1x Path to Exile
• 1x Swords to Plowshares
• 1x Disenchant
• 1x Embereth Shieldbreaker
• 1x Anguished Unmaking
• 1x Ardenvale Tactician
• 1x Murderous Rider
• 1x Sunforger
• 1x Wear / Tear
• 1x Eowyn, Fearless Knight
• 1x Argentum Armor

Token Generators (7)

• 1x Josu Vess, Lich Knight
• 1x Oath of Eorl
• 1x Riders of Rohan
• 1x Righteous Confluence
• 1x Silverwing Squadron
• 1x Valiant Endeavor
• 1x Goldwardens' Gambit

Basic Lands (9)

• 2x Mountain
• 4x Plains
• 3x Swamp

Board Wipes (3)

• 1x Mythos of Snapdax
• 1x Austere Command
• 1x Merciless Eviction

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Combat Knights (26)

• 1x Fervent Champion
• 1x Novice Knight
• 1x Corpse Knight
• 1x Inspiring Veteran
• 1x Knight of Dusk's Shadow
• 1x Smitten Swordmaster
• 1x Worthy Knight
• 1x Adaptive Automaton
• 1x Belle of the Brawl
• 1x Rem Karolus, Stalwart Slayer
• 1x Skyhunter Strike Force
• 1x Sylvia Brightspear
• 1x Varchild, Betrayer of Kjeldor
• 1x Aryel, Knight of Windgrace
• 1x Basri's Lieutenant
• 1x Bloodsworn Steward
• 1x Embereth Skyblazer
• 1x Riders of Gavony
• 1x Tori D'Avenant, Fury Rider
• 1x Truefire Captain
• 1x Valiant Knight
• 1x Adriana, Captain of the Guard
• 1x Burning-Yard Trainer
• 1x Knight Rampager
• 1x Syr Alin, the Lion's Claw
• 1x Syr Konrad, the Grim

Tutors (6)

• 1x Steelshaper's Gift
• 1x Open the Armory
• 1x Pyre of Heroes
• 1x Forging the Tyrite Sword
• 1x Stonehewer Giant
• 1x Thalia's Lancers

Evasion / Flying (3)

• 1x Trailblazer's Boots
• 1x Angelic Armaments
• 1x Dragonwing Glider

Too Expensive (3)

• 1x Commander's Plate
• 1x Embercleave
• 1x Excalibur, Sword of Eden

Combat Equipment (13)

• 1x Bloodforged Battle-Axe
• 1x Stoneforge Masterwork
• 1x Blazing Sunsteel
• 1x Hero's Blade
• 1x Steelclaw Lance
• 1x Fireshrieker
• 1x Godsend
• 1x Haunted Cloak
• 1x Loxodon Warhammer
• 1x Mace of the Valiant
• 1x Tenza, Godo's Maul
• 1x Grappling Hook
• 1x Moonsilver Spear

Protection (6)

• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x Mask of Avacyn
• 1x Mirror Shield
• 1x Sanctuary Blade
• 1x Etchings of the Chosen
• 1x Whispersilk Cloak

Removal (6)

• 1x Dispatch
• 1x Joust
• 1x Path of Mettle  ^Flip
• 1x Westfold Rider
• 1x Nahiri, the Harbinger
• 1x Grey Knight Paragon

Token Generators (6)

• 1x History of Benalia
• 1x Sigiled Sword of Valeron
• 1x Call the Cavalry
• 1x Gallant Cavalry
• 1x The Circle of Loyalty
• 1x Gideon's Phalanx

Ramp (4)

• 1x Fellwar Stone
• 1x Talisman of Conviction
• 1x Talisman of Hierarchy
• 1x Talisman of Indulgence

Too Mean (3)

• 1x Helm of the Host
• 1x Burning Anger
• 1x Ruinous Ultimatum

Combat Support (12)

• 1x Balduvian Rage
• 1x Sigarda's Aid
• 1x Weapon Surge
• 1x Leonin Shikari
• 1x Reyav, Master Smith
• 1x Brass Squire
• 1x Duelist's Heritage
• 1x Breath of Fury
• 1x Master Warcraft
• 1x Molten Echoes
• 1x Khorvath Brightflame
• 1x Response / Resurgence

Card Draw (9)

• 1x Koll, the Forgemaster
• 1x Mask of Memory
• 1x Puresteel Paladin
• 1x Stormfist Crusader
• 1x Acclaimed Contender
• 1x Akiri, Fearless Voyager
• 1x Heirloom Blade
• 1x Knights' Charge
• 1x Midnight Reaper

Special Lands (6)

• 1x Castle Ardenvale
• 1x Castle Embereth
• 1x Castle Locthwain
• 1x Plaza of Heroes
• 1x Rogue's Passage
• 1x Tyrite Sanctum

Board Wipes (5)

• 1x Damn
• 1x Winds of Abandon
• 1x Harsh Mercy
• 1x Hallowed Burial
• 1x Tragic Arrogance

Fetch Lands (3)

• 1x Ash Barrens
• 1x Myriad Landscape
• 1x Warped Landscape

Adventure Knights (2)

• 1x Foulmire Knight
• 1x Rimrock Knight

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Gameplay Mission: Combine cheap +X/+X equipment and combat-focused knights before summoning Syr Gwyn to neutralize equip costs and draw in reinforcements through targeted attacks. Attack in either a Voltron or go-wide strategy depending on your opponents and the overall board state. Defend yourself from counterattacks and outlast your opponents with vigilance, lifelink, and tokens.

Power Cards ($>10): None

Sleeper Cards: Vulshok Gauntlets, Goldwarden's Gambit, Axgard Armory, Access Tunnel

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Possible Edits

[Note: Mardu mana base is shared with Kaalia deck]

REMOVE W Landscape, M Landscape, A Barrens

ADD R Cleaver, B Khorne, A Tunnel, L Stronghold, B Ruin

CHANGE talismans to P Banner, Irencrag, S Animist

CONSIDER Celestial Armor, P Heroes, SS Force, B Steward, D Glider, L Warhammer, B Improvisation, W Bodyguard, Shrike Force, R Mark, I Recruiter, F Horseman

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During Game

Swords to Plowshares can be used to remove your own knight token with temporary P/T boost from equipment if running low on life

Use Sunforger to tutor for Boros Charm, Wear Tear, Path to Exile, or Swords to Plowshares (can't fetch adventure knights)

Use equipment tutors for either Colossal Hammer or Swiftfoot Boots in most situations (Axgard Armory can also fetch an aura like Kaya's Ghostform)

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Stats

20 knights plus 4 token generators (one saga + three sorceries)

15 equipment plus 1 tutor (all but one provide P/T boost)

More focused on card draw, ramp, and removal than Command Zone deck which has 27 knights and 19 equipment

8 sources of vigilance

3 sources of lifelink (includes Vault of the Archangel)

5 sources of trample

7 lands that ETB tapped (19% of total)

5 colorless non-fetch lands (14% of total)

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Deck Notes

Adapted from "Knight's Charge" Brawl pre-con deck

See Budget EDH video for a version of this deck with lower CMC aggro strategy

Kept the focus on cards that trigger when knights attack, not when they die (e.g. Syr Konrad)

Kept equipment focused on +X/+X and protection (e.g. no Moonsilver Spear)

Avoided +1/+1 anthems since these aren't as effective as +X/+X equipment after creature boardwipes

Uses more multi lands than other decks b/c no green spells to help with ramp and mana fixing

Haste, lifelink, and menace are very helpful in this deck - used some knights and equipment that include these

Vigilance is also helpful but Syr Gwyn can move equipment around for free if a different knight is better suited to attacking

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Card Notes

Valiant Endeavor also functions as a selective boardwipe

Righteous Confluence can also serve as enchantment removal

Uses Kaya’s Ghostform instead of Gods Willing b/c the latter doesn’t help with boardwipes and sacrifice spells

Lockets help with card draw in late game but earlier ramp from the signets is very helpful with getting equipment out

Puresteel Paladin was included at first only draws a card one out of every 5 spells

Icon of Ancestry was included in Brawl deck but would need 33 knights to result in reliable card draw

Circle of Loyalty and Knights Charge were also in the brawl deck but wasn't ending up with enough knights on the board to be effective

Not currently using Embercleave because of the same reason for Circle of Loyalty

Date added	3 years
Last updated	5 days
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	4 - 0 Mythic Rares 47 - 0 Rares 30 - 0 Uncommons 10 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.03
Tokens	Angel 4/4 W, Copy Clone, Human Knight 2/2 R, Knight 2/2 W w/ Vigilance, On an Adventure, Plant 0/2 G, Rebel 2/2 R, Soldier 1/1 W, The Monarch, Treasure, Zombie 2/2 B, Zombie Knight 2/2 B