8.5 Tailed Meanie

Commander / EDH Casual Equip Jank Mono-White Protection Voltron

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Creature (20)

• 1x Alms Collector
• 1x Angel of Jubilation
• 1x Archon of Absolution
• 1x Aven Mindcensor
• 1x Burnished Hart
• 1x Cloudchaser Kestrel
• 1x Emeria Shepherd
• 1x Giver of Runes
• 1x Grand Abolisher
• 1x Knight of the White Orchid
• 1x Mangara, the Diplomat
• 1x Mother of Runes
• 1x Painter's Servant
• 1x Pentarch Paladin
• 1x Puresteel Paladin
• 1x Recruiter of the Guard
• 1x Relic Seeker
• 1x Stoneforge Mystic
• 1x Stonehewer Giant
• 1x Weathered Wayfarer

Land (34)

• 1x Buried Ruin
• 1x Emeria, the Sky Ruin
• 1x Flagstones of Trokair
• 1x Inventors' Fair
• 1x Kor Haven
• 1x Maze of Ith
• 1x Mistveil Plains
• 1x Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
• 25x Plains
• 1x Reliquary Tower

Artifact (15)

• 1x Crawlspace
• 1x Extraplanar Lens
• 1x Grindstone
• 1x Mask of Memory
• 1x Nyx Lotus
• 1x Swiftfoot Boots
• 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 the Animist
• 1x Sword of Truth and Justice
• 1x Sword of War and Peace
• 1x Thaumatic Compass  ^Flip
• 1x Vedalken Orrery

Sorcery (10)

• 1x Austere Command
• 1x Glare of Heresy
• 1x Mass Calcify
• 1x Ondu Inversion  ^Flip
• 1x Open the Armory
• 1x Open the Vaults
• 1x Remember the Fallen
• 1x Sevinne's Reclamation
• 1x Single Combat
• 1x Steelshaper's Gift

Commander (1)

Instant (12)

• 1x Brought Back
• 1x Eerie Interlude
• 1x Enlightened Tutor
• 1x Faith's Reward
• 1x Generous Gift
• 1x Oblation
• 1x Path to Exile
• 1x Return to Dust
• 1x Sejiri Shelter  ^Flip
• 1x Silence
• 1x Swords to Plowshares
• 1x Teferi's Protection

Enchantment (8)

• 1x Aura of Silence
• 1x Circle of Protection: White
• 1x Land Tax
• 1x Pariah
• 1x Rune of Protection: White
• 1x Sigarda's Aid
• 1x Smothering Tithe
• 1x Story Circle

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Sorcery (2)

• 1x Slash the Ranks
• 1x Triumphant Reckoning

Creature (2)

• 1x Armored Skyhunter
• 1x Keeper of the Accord

Artifact (1)

• 1x Jeweled Lotus

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This deck focuses on using Eight-and-a-Half-Tails abilities and traditional white stall spells to slow down the table to match your speed and control what they can do to your board. I have a lot of fun playing this deck with people who've never seen Eight-and-a-Half-Tails before and revel in their reactions when they realize I can fizzle their removal and attackers whenever I feel like it.

Eight-and-a-Half-Tails is a commander that requires a lot of defensive play in the early game and then flips to calculated voltron aggression in the mid to late game. It's greatest weakness is probably the lack of early game plays and ramp so you'll want to spend that time searching for ways to increase your mana reserves and using your commander's abilities to protect them.

After you've built up a board state where you can protect your control and ramp cards, you can begin to go on the attack. Start searching for swords and don't overextend yourself. Always keep in mind how much mana you'll need to activate reactive spells and abilities.

The MVPs of the deck are probably Sword of Feast and Famine, any of the "XYZ of Protection: White" enchantments, Story Circle, Pentarch Paladin, and Pariah. Each of these do some serious work when paired with Eight-and-a-Half-Tails and have never let me down.

--- Pre-Commander Legends Edit ---

Planning to replace several cards with new CommanderLegends cards. I will update the deck list if they pass the trial period.

Archon of Absolution with Armored Skyhunter to advance voltron plan.

Burnished Hart with Keeper of the Accord to ramp more consistently.

Replacing Single Combat with Slash the Ranks will allow me to hit planeswalkers and non-commander creatures my opponents may otherwise keep in Single Combat.

I'm on the fence with Triumphant Reckoning and Jeweled Lotus. While Lotus can potentially allow me to cast my commander on turn 1, it doesn't do much else for me. Reckoning could pull an amazing "Avengers: Endgame" moment but it costs twice as much as Faith's Reward and is probably WAY too expensive and risky to cast late game.

Date added	4 years
Last updated	3 years
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	12 - 0 Mythic Rares 41 - 0 Rares 18 - 0 Uncommons 4 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	2.92
Tokens	Elephant 3/3 G, Treasure