Rafiq of the Many Swords

Commander / EDH* Competitive Control GWU (Bant) Stoneblade Tempo Voltron

QuakeandGravy

Land (36)

• 1x Adarkar Wastes
• 1x Breeding Pool
• 1x Brushland
• 1x Canopy Vista
• 1x Cavern of Souls
• 1x City of Brass
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Flooded Strand
• 3x Forest
• 1x Glacial Fortress
• 1x Hallowed Fountain
• 1x Hinterland Harbor
• 4x Island
• 1x Mana Confluence
• 1x Misty Rainforest
• 1x Mystic Gate
• 3x Plains
• 1x Polluted Delta
• 1x Prairie Stream
• 1x Prismatic Vista
• 1x Reflecting Pool
• 1x Savannah
• 1x Sunpetal Grove
• 1x Temple Garden
• 1x Tropical Island
• 1x Tundra
• 1x Windswept Heath
• 1x Wooded Foothills
• 1x Yavimaya Coast

Sorcery (11)

• 1x Cultivate
• 1x Farseek
• 1x Kodama's Reach
• 1x Open the Armory
• 1x Regrowth
• 1x Steelshaper's Gift
• 1x Supreme Verdict
• 1x Temporal Manipulation
• 1x Temporal Mastery
• 1x Time Warp
• 1x Wrath of God

Instant (18)

• 1x Arcane Denial
• 1x Become Immense
• 1x Berserk
• 1x Counterspell
• 1x Cyclonic Rift
• 1x Delay
• 1x Enlightened Tutor
• 1x Force of Will
• 1x Krosan Grip
• 1x Mana Drain
• 1x Mystical Tutor
• 1x Nature's Claim
• 1x Pact of Negation
• 1x Path to Exile
• 1x Sphinx's Revelation
• 1x Swan Song
• 1x Swords to Plowshares
• 1x Worldly Tutor

Creature (14)

• 1x Consecrated Sphinx
• 1x Eternal Witness
• 1x Grand Abolisher
• 1x Noble Hierarch
• 1x Puresteel Paladin
• 1x Qasali Pridemage
• 1x Sakura-Tribe Elder
• 1x Sigarda, Host of Herons
• 1x Snapcaster Mage
• 1x Solemn Simulacrum
• 1x Sram, Senior Edificer
• 1x Stoneforge Mystic
• 1x Sublime Archangel
• 1x Sun Titan

Commander (1)

Artifact (17)

• 1x Batterskull
• 1x Chrome Mox
• 1x Conqueror's Flail
• 1x Grim Monolith
• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x Mana Crypt
• 1x Mana Vault
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Swiftfoot Boots
• 1x Sword of Body and Mind
• 1x Sword of Feast and Famine
• 1x Sword of Fire and Ice
• 1x Sword of Light and Shadow
• 1x Sword of Sinew and Steel
• 1x Sword of Truth and Justice
• 1x Sword of War and Peace
• 1x Umezawa's Jitte

Planeswalker (2)

• 1x Tamiyo, Field Researcher
• 1x Venser, the Sojourner

Enchantment (1)

• 1x Steel of the Godhead

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This deck is essentially my child. Something I care deeply for and have invested a lot in and I have to feed it something new occasionally. Regardless of how consistent this deck is, I can't say it's competitive. I'm running suboptimal choices for certain cards and playing "what I want" instead of focusing on the competitive mindset with it. The deck is a lot of fun for me though. Since it's a consistent turn 4-5 win usually, I try not to use it too much against casual players so I end up getting beat out by the combo decks in my competitive group. I always loved the idea of running all 5 (now 7) of the well known "Sword of x and x" because I love their abilities and the bonus Rafiq brings with Double Strike.

The idea is simple, get Rafiq out early, protect him with counterspells and strap him up with equipment and swing away. It's like any other Voltron deck but with the blue players in mind and runs some extra turn spells as well.

Date added	4 years
Last updated	4 years
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	31 - 0 Mythic Rares 39 - 0 Rares 12 - 0 Uncommons 6 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	2.66
Tokens	Bird 2/2 U, Emblem Tamiyo, Field Researcher, Emblem Venser, the Sojourner, Phyrexian Germ 0/0 B, Wolf 2/2 G