The Art of War

Commander / EDH* RUW (Jeskai, America) Theme/Gimmick Vorthos

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Land (36)

• 1x Bloodstained Mire
• 1x Boseiju, Who Shelters All
• 1x Clifftop Retreat
• 1x Deserted Beach
• 1x Eiganjo Castle
• 1x Fiery Islet
• 1x Flooded Strand
• 1x Glacial Fortress
• 1x Hallowed Fountain
• 3x Island
• 1x Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
• 1x Minamo, School at Water's Edge
• 3x Mountain
• 1x Mystic Monastery
• 1x Mystic Sanctuary
• 3x Plains
• 1x Polluted Delta
• 1x Sacred Foundry
• 1x Shinka, the Bloodsoaked Keep
• 1x Slayers' Stronghold
• 1x Steam Vents
• 1x Stormcarved Coast
• 1x Sulfur Falls
• 1x Sunbaked Canyon
• 1x Sundown Pass
• 1x Temple of Enlightenment
• 1x Temple of Epiphany
• 1x Temple of Triumph
• 1x Windswept Heath
• 1x Wooded Foothills

Enchantment (5)

• 1x Jeskai Ascendancy
• 1x Monk Class
• 1x Myth Realized
• 1x Need for Speed
• 1x Whirlwind of Thought

Instant (24)

• 1x Boros Charm
• 1x Brainstorm
• 1x Center Soul
• 1x Chaos Warp
• 1x Counterspell
• 1x Cyclonic Rift
• 1x Defiant Strike
• 1x Deflecting Palm *f-pre*
• 1x Defy Gravity
• 1x Dig Through Time
• 1x Gods Willing
• 1x Narset's Reversal *f-pre*
• 1x Nexus of Fate *f-pre*
• 1x Opt
• 1x Orim's Chant
• 1x Overblaze
• 1x Reality Shift
• 1x Reverberate
• 1x Ride Down
• 1x Swords to Plowshares
• 1x Teferi's Protection
• 1x Temur Battle Rage
• 1x Unleash Fury
• 1x Whirlwind Denial

Sorcery (10)

• 1x Chandra's Ignition
• 1x Day of Judgment
• 1x Descent of the Dragons
• 1x Faithless Looting
• 1x Gift of Estates
• 1x Mizzix's Mastery
• 1x Reforge the Soul
• 1x Seize the Day
• 1x Taigam's Strike
• 1x Winds of Abandon

Commander (1)

Artifact (13)

• 1x Azorius Signet
• 1x Boros Signet
• 1x Chromatic Lantern
• 1x Hero's Blade
• 1x Izzet Signet
• 1x Jeskai Banner
• 1x Kusari-Gama
• 1x Runechanter's Pike
• 1x Scroll of the Masters
• 1x Scroll Rack
• 1x Sensei's Divining Top
• 1x Sunforger
• 1x Veilstone Amulet

Creature (7)

• 1x Dragonlord Ojutai
• 1x Elsha of the Infinite
• 1x Homura, Human Ascendant  ^Flip
• 1x Monastery Mentor
• 1x Monk of the Open Hand
• 1x Narset, Enlightened Master
• 1x Taigam, Ojutai Master

Planeswalker (4)

• 1x Grand Master of Flowers
• 1x Jeska, Thrice Reborn
• 1x Mu Yanling
• 1x Narset Transcendent

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When I was a kid I loved kung fu; my dad took me to go see the Shaolin monks perform at the Civic Theatre when I was a kid and I have been hooked on the theme and idea ever since.

This deck is a kung fu, monk themed EDH deck with either Shu Yun, the Silent Tempest or Elsha of the Infinite as the commander. Small subtheme of scrolls as per the art of Shu Yun. My original list has Narset, Enlightened Master at the helm but it wasn't fun to play against.

Shu Yun is the main commander as I like the ability to play some politics with him and offer to give people's creatures double strike if they attack one of my opponents. Too bad he is too good at 1-2 shotting people so people don't often like to listen to politics. My original ideas for Shu Yun relied entirely on playing the battlefield and trying to just have my opponents attack each other, but the ultimately would just attack me.

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Theme vs power

• Taigam's Strike vs Distortion Strike
• Center Soul vs Emerge Unscathed

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Ideas

• Rune-Tail, Kitsune Ascendant  
• Serra Ascendant
• Counterspell
• Echo of Eons

Date added	6 years
Last updated	1 year
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	14 - 0 Mythic Rares 55 - 0 Rares 12 - 0 Uncommons 10 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	2.89
Tokens	Dragon 4/4 R, Emblem Narset Transcendent, Manifest 2/2 C, Monk 1/1 W
Folders	1.0 - Current Decklists