Emmara's Army

Commander / EDH GW (Selesnya)

Elijax

Land (34)

• 1x Bountiful Promenade
• 1x Branchloft Pathway  ^Flip
• 1x Canopy Vista
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Daru Encampment
• 1x Emeria, Shattered Skyclave  ^Flip
• 1x Emeria, the Sky Ruin
• 8x Forest
• 1x Fortified Village
• 1x Gavony Township
• 1x Homeward Path
• 1x Kjeldoran Outpost
• 8x Plains
• 1x Reliquary Tower
• 1x Scavenger Grounds
• 1x Selesnya Sanctuary
• 1x Stirring Wildwood
• 1x Sunpetal Grove
• 1x Survivors' Encampment
• 1x Temple Garden

Sorcery (13)

• 1x Austere Command
• 1x Cultivate
• 1x Finale of Devastation
• 1x Finale of Glory
• 1x Harmonize
• 1x Harvest Season
• 1x Idyllic Tutor
• 1x Kodama's Reach
• 1x Martial Coup
• 1x Skyshroud Claim
• 1x Three Visits
• 1x Tooth and Nail
• 1x Triumph of the Hordes

Instant (17)

• 1x Akroma's Will
• 1x Beast Within
• 1x Call the Coppercoats
• 1x Chord of Calling
• 1x Eladamri's Call
• 1x Enlightened Tutor
• 1x Force of Vigor
• 1x Heliod's Intervention
• 1x Heroic Intervention
• 1x Lapse of Certainty
• 1x March of the Multitudes
• 1x Return to Dust
• 1x Rootborn Defenses
• 1x Sundering Growth
• 1x Swords to Plowshares
• 1x Teferi's Protection
• 1x Unbreakable Formation

Enchantment (14)

• 1x Anointed Procession
• 1x Aura Shards
• 1x Beastmaster Ascension
• 1x Cathars' Crusade
• 1x Cryptolith Rite
• 1x Dawn of Hope
• 1x Divine Visitation
• 1x Doubling Season
• 1x Glare of Subdual
• 1x Growing Rites of Itlimoc  ^Flip
• 1x Guardian Project
• 1x Mirari's Wake
• 1x Smothering Tithe
• 1x Sylvan Library

Commander (1)

Creature (15)

• 1x Avacyn, Angel of Hope
• 1x Bounty Agent
• 1x Captain of the Watch
• 1x Craterhoof Behemoth
• 1x Daru Warchief
• 1x Dauntless Escort
• 1x Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite
• 1x Field Marshal
• 1x Impervious Greatwurm
• 1x Knight-Captain of Eos
• 1x Mentor of the Meek
• 1x Odric, Master Tactician
• 1x Thalia, Heretic Cathar
• 1x Trostani Discordant
• 1x Veteran Swordsmith

Artifact (4)

• 1x Lifecrafter's Bestiary
• 1x Paradise Mantle
• 1x Skullclamp
• 1x Sol Ring

Planeswalker (2)

• 1x Elspeth, Sun's Champion
• 1x Elspeth, Sun's Nemesis *f-pre*

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A different take on the classic Emmara token decks, by adding a soldier tribal theme. The deck looks to get Emmara, Soul of the Accord on the battlefield as quickly as possible to begin generating solider tokens, then adding more soldiers from hand over the following turns to buff and protect your board.

The deck runs a considerable amount of artefact and enchantment removal, to slow down and disrupt opponents while you build your army. As with other aggressive decks, the main weakness is board-wipes, and to this end cards such as Dauntless Escort , Teferi's Protection and Flawless Maneuver act to protect your board while you setup. Having board protection in the opening hand is ideal, and can often mean the difference between winning and losing.

Evan with protection in hand, counter-spells are inevitable, and when you are pulling ahead with an army of soldier tokens boardwipes will sometimes outnumber your ability to answer them. Therefore, deck also looks to be able to rebuild (with soldiers, of course) very quickly, with cards like March of the Multitudes and Finale of Glory to get you back in the game.

As with other Emmara builds, making sure your commander can turn sideways is critical. Paradise Mantle , Cryptolith Rite and Glare of Subdual , along with the tutors to find them, ensure that she always can. Survivors' Encampment also helps in this regard.

Finishers include the classics of Craterhoof Behemoth and Triumph of the Hordes , but cards like Beastmaster Ascension and Cathars' Crusade are also very effective if given more than a few turns without being destroyed. The best games i have had are wins that come from the different soldier lords such as Field Marshal and Daru Warchief buffing each other and your tokens, but this is obviously a slower and more telegraphed game plan.

Overall, this deck values flavour over raw power, but I am interested in opinions on where to improve. Feel free to leave constructive criticism, and thanks for reading!

Date added	4 years
Last updated	3 years
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	13 - 0 Mythic Rares 48 - 0 Rares 13 - 0 Uncommons 10 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.53
Tokens	Angel 4/4 W, Angel 4/4 W w/ Vigilance, Angel Warrior 4/4 W, Beast 3/3 G, Emblem Elspeth, Sun's Champion, Human Soldier 1/1 W, Soldier 1/1 W, Soldier 1/1 W w/ Lifelink, Soldier 2/2 W, Treasure