The Architect's Strategy

Commander / EDH Aggro Aura Hexproof Enchantment GWU (Bant)

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Creature (31)

• 1x Amaranthine Wall
• 1x Axebane Guardian
• 1x Colossus of Akros
• 1x Dazzling Ramparts
• 1x Doorkeeper
• 1x Fog Bank
• 1x Glacial Wall
• 1x Guard Gomazoa
• 1x Hornet Nest
• 1x Hover Barrier
• 1x Jungle Barrier
• 1x Nivix Barrier
• 1x Overgrown Battlement
• 1x Perimeter Captain
• 1x Plumeveil
• 1x Stalwart Shield-Bearers
• 1x Sunscape Familiar
• 1x Suspicious Bookcase
• 1x Sylvan Caryatid
• 1x Tree of Redemption
• 1x Wall of Blossoms
• 1x Wall of Denial
• 1x Wall of Essence
• 1x Wall of Frost
• 1x Wall of Glare
• 1x Wall of Hope
• 1x Wall of Nets
• 1x Wall of Omens
• 1x Wall of Resistance
• 1x Wall of Tanglecord
• 1x Wall of Tears

Land (37)

• 1x Canopy Vista
• 1x Darksteel Citadel
• 10x Forest
• 1x Fortified Village
• 1x Glacial Fortress
• 1x Hinterland Harbor
• 8x Island
• 1x Kor Haven
• 1x Nimbus Maze
• 8x Plains
• 1x Port Town
• 1x Prairie Stream
• 1x Seaside Citadel
• 1x Sunpetal Grove

Artifact (7)

• 1x Accorder's Shield
• 1x Cathar's Shield
• 1x Coat of Arms
• 1x Darksteel Ingot
• 1x Darksteel Plate
• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x Whispersilk Cloak

Sorcery (7)

• 1x Cultivate
• 1x Open the Armory
• 1x Ponder
• 1x Steelshaper's Gift
• 1x Sylvan Scrying
• 1x Urban Evolution
• 1x Wargate

Commander (1)

Enchantment (12)

• 1x Alpha Status
• 1x Armadillo Cloak
• 1x Asceticism
• 1x Bear Umbra
• 1x Blind Obedience
• 1x Gift of the Woods
• 1x Leyline of Sanctity
• 1x Leyline of Vitality
• 1x Noble Purpose
• 1x Privileged Position
• 1x Prodigious Growth
• 1x Reins of the Vinesteed

Instant (5)

• 1x Avoid Fate
• 1x Bant Charm
• 1x Confound
• 1x Counterspell
• 1x Render Silent

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Sideboard

Enchantment (3)

• 1x Authority of the Consuls
• 1x Moldervine Cloak
• 1x Web

Sorcery (2)

• 1x Skyshroud Claim
• 1x Three Dreams

Creature (1)

• 1x Whip Vine

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The best offense is an impenetrable defense.

v.1.2

Concept and execution is fairly straightforward. Drop defenders, buff defenders, protect defenders, then bring Arcades out to play. Swing for massive damage. Repeat buffing process when Arcades is inevitably forced back into the Command Zone. Deck works best when victory can be attained within a short amount of rounds; can be overwhelmed by token decks once high-generation methods are in place, or by destruction methods if adequate hexproofing does not come into play.

Date added	6 years
Last updated	6 years
Exclude colors	BR
Splash colors	WUG
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	2 - 0 Mythic Rares 26 - 2 Rares 29 - 2 Uncommons 17 - 2 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	2.86
Tokens	Insect 1/1 G w/ Flying, Deathtouch