Chess

Commander / EDH Aristocrats BGW (Abzan, Junk) Theme/Gimmick Tokens

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01 White King (1)

• 1x Darien, King of Kjeldor

02 White Queen (1)

• 1x Linden, the Steadfast Queen

03 White Bishops (2)

• 1x Mavren Fein, Dusk Apostle
• 1x Teshar, Ancestor's Apostle

04 White Knights (2)

• 1x Nadaar, Selfless Paladin
• 1x Syr Alin, the Lion's Claw

05 White Rooks (2)

• 1x Baird, Steward of Argive
• 1x Daxos, Blessed by the Sun

06 White Pawns (8)

• 1x Anointer Priest
• 1x Auriok Champion
• 1x Healer of the Pride
• 1x Impassioned Orator
• 1x Rhox Faithmender
• 1x Soul Warden
• 1x Soul's Attendant
• 1x Suture Priest

07 White Support (10)

• 1x Ajani's Welcome
• 1x Anointed Procession
• 1x Ashes of the Abhorrent
• 1x Authority of the Consuls
• 1x Boon Reflection
• 1x Court of Grace
• 1x Imperial Mask
• 1x Intangible Virtue
• 1x Path of Bravery
• 1x Worship

08 Black King (1)

• 1x Gonti, Lord of Luxury

09 Black Queen (1)

• 1x Ayara, First of Locthwain

10 Black Bishops (2)

• 1x Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
• 1x Whisper, Blood Liturgist

11 Black Knights (2)

• 1x Kiku, Night's Flower
• 1x Syr Konrad, the Grim

12 Black Rooks (2)

• 1x Nadier, Agent of the Duskenel
• 1x Yawgmoth, Thran Physician

13 Black Pawns (8)

• 1x Blood Artist
• 1x Butcher of Malakir
• 1x Deathgreeter
• 1x Falkenrath Noble
• 1x Pitiless Plunderer
• 1x Ruthless Knave
• 1x Vindictive Vampire
• 1x Zulaport Cutthroat

14 Black Support (10)

• 1x Attrition
• 1x Bastion of Remembrance
• 1x Black Market
• 1x Court of Ambition
• 1x Dark Prophecy
• 1x Dictate of Erebos
• 1x Greed
• 1x Malevolent Awakening
• 1x Revel in Riches
• 1x Shadows of the Past

15 Crown Jewels (6)

• 1x Coveted Jewel
• 1x Crown of Doom
• 1x Crown of Empires
• 1x Scepter of Empires
• 1x Throne of Empires
• 1x Treasure Map  ^Flip

16 The Dungeon (6)

• 1x Ashnod's Altar
• 1x Dungeon Descent
• 1x Iron Maiden
• 1x Phyrexian Altar
• 1x Smothering TitheGC
• 1x Wheel of Torture

17 The War Ends (2)

• 1x Overwhelming Forces
• 1x Rout

18 Darien's Kingdom (2)

• 1x Castle Ardenvale
• 1x Eiganjo Castle

19 Gonti's Kingdom (2)

• 1x Castle Locthwain
• 1x Ebon Stronghold

20 Boarder Lands (24)

• 1x Brightclimb Pathway  ^Flip
• 1x Gargoyle Castle
• 1x Opal Palace
• 10x Plains
• 9x Swamp
• 1x Throne of the High City
• 1x Tower of the Magistrate

21 Kethis's Hideout (5)

• 1x Ancient Ziggurat
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Hall of the Bandit Lord
• 1x Sandsteppe Citadel
• 1x War Room

Commander (1)

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The Game of Kings and Queens

The goal here was to build a concept deck around the idea of a chess board, so a fairly even split of the deck is black and white.

Whites Goals:

• Gain Life
• Make Tokens
• More Defensive

White Win Con: Combat through Tokens

Black Goals:

• Death for Value
• Removing Threats
• Making Mana

Black Win Con: Controlling the Board -or- Treasures

Thoughts and Ideas on why cards were chosen: The first goal was to try and keep the "sides" even: Making sure each side has a way to win, and that is wasn't super unbalanced one way or another. The second was cards that fit the flavor of a kingdom, so the treasury and the dungeon being fairly neutral. The same went for the land choices, there are better lands for sure but these are hard flavor choices.

The choice of Commander is also a flavor one, the idea of the hidden hand pulling strings to start this war, so there are very few green sources since he doesn't step onto the "board" often.

Top Ranked	Achieved #22 position overall 4 years ago Achieved #15 position in Commander / EDH 4 years ago Achieved #1 position in Commander / EDH Aristocrats 4 years ago Achieved #1 position in Commander / EDH BGW (Abzan, Junk) 4 years ago
Date added	6 years
Last updated	3 years
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	4 - 0 Mythic Rares 43 - 0 Rares 26 - 0 Uncommons 8 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.42
Tokens	Angel 4/4 W, Anointer Priest 1/3 W, Copy Clone, Dungeon: Dungeon of the Mad Mage, Dungeon: Lost Mine of Phandelver, Dungeon: Tomb of Annihilation, Elf Warrior 1/1 G, Gargoyle 3/4 C, Goblin 1/1 R, Human 1/1 W, Human Soldier 1/1 W, Skeleton 1/1 B, Soldier 1/1 W, Spirit 1/1 W, The Atropal, The Monarch, Treasure, Vampire 1/1 W
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