Gwyn, Lady of Cinder

Commander / EDH* RBW (Mardu)

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Land (35)

• 1x Battlefield Forge
• 1x Blood Crypt
• 1x Bojuka Bog
• 1x Boros Garrison
• 1x Cavern of Souls
• 1x Caves of Koilos
• 1x Clifftop Retreat
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Dragonskull Summit
• 1x Exotic Orchard
• 1x Fetid Heath
• 1x Godless Shrine
• 1x Inventors' Fair
• 1x Isolated Chapel
• 2x Mountain
• 1x Nomad Outpost
• 1x Orzhov Basilica
• 1x Path of Ancestry
• 5x Plains
• 1x Rakdos Carnarium
• 1x Reliquary Tower
• 1x Rugged Prairie
• 1x Sacred Foundry
• 3x Swamp
• 1x Tournament Grounds
• 1x Unclaimed Territory
• 1x Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
• 1x Wasteland

Enchantment (6)

• 1x Curse of Opulence
• 1x Knights' Charge
• 1x Land Tax
• 1x Phyrexian Arena
• 1x Sigarda's Aid
• 1x Smothering Tithe

Artifact (22)

• 1x Arcane Signet
• 1x Batterskull
• 1x Blackblade Reforged
• 1x Bloodforged Battle-Axe
• 1x Boros Signet
• 1x Colossus Hammer
• 1x Conqueror's Flail
• 1x Darksteel Plate
• 1x Godsend
• 1x Grafted Exoskeleton
• 1x Hammer of Nazahn
• 1x Heartseeker
• 1x Helm of the Host
• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x Loxodon Warhammer
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Sunforger
• 1x Swiftfoot Boots
• 1x Sword of Feast and Famine
• 1x Sword of Sinew and Steel
• 1x Sword of the Animist
• 1x Sword of Vengeance

Instant (9)

• 1x Anguished Unmaking
• 1x Boros Charm
• 1x Enlightened Tutor
• 1x Mortify
• 1x Path to Exile
• 1x Return to Dust
• 1x Swords to Plowshares
• 1x Teferi's Protection
• 1x Utter End

Sorcery (5)

• 1x Chandra's Ignition
• 1x Demonic Tutor
• 1x Open the Armory
• 1x Steelshaper's Gift
• 1x Wrath of God

Commander (1)

Creature (22)

• 1x Aryel, Knight of Windgrace
• 1x Balan, Wandering Knight
• 1x Cavalier of Dawn
• 1x Danitha Capashen, Paragon
• 1x Fiendslayer Paladin
• 1x Haakon, Stromgald Scourge
• 1x Ironclad Slayer
• 1x Kinsbaile Cavalier
• 1x Knight Exemplar
• 1x Knight of the Ebon Legion
• 1x Knight of the White Orchid
• 1x Leonin Shikari
• 1x Midnight Reaper
• 1x Mirran Crusader
• 1x Phyrexian Crusader
• 1x Puresteel Paladin
• 1x Silverblade Paladin
• 1x Solemn Simulacrum
• 1x Sram, Senior Edificer
• 1x Stonehewer Giant
• 1x Valiant Knight
• 1x Vona, Butcher of Magan

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Instant (4)

• 1x Chaos Warp
• 1x Despark
• 1x Generous Gift
• 1x Rakdos Charm

Creature (2)

• 1x Aurelia, the Warleader
• 1x Inspiring Veteran

Artifact (3)

• 1x Argentum Armor
• 1x Quietus Spike
• 1x Trailblazer's Boots

Enchantment (1)

• 1x Blind Obedience

Sorcery (2)

• 1x Blasphemous Act
• 1x Merciless Eviction

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First draft of the deck I will be testing once Eldraine drops. The playstyle of the deck is a blend of Voltron and knight tribal, with an emphasis on the former. Initial turns will be dropping any cards which will generate hand advantage: Puresteel Paladin , Sram,Senior Edificer, Phyrexian Arena , etc. This will allow us to see the artifacts we need, as well as protection for Gwyn once she drops at turn 6, or earlier if we are able to ramp up with Solemn Simulacrum , Knight of the White Orchid , Smothering Tithe , or mana rocks. The goal will be to swing with Gwyn for upwards of 10+ damage to face with at least 2 equipments attached. Gwyn has both menace and vigilance, so assuming one of your opponents doesn't have a wall of creatures up, it may be easy enough to sneak in an attack right when she comes out if you slap Sword of Vengeance , Swiftfoot Boots , or Lightning Greaves on her.

As far as combos go, the deck is fairly straightforward in that you're mostly going to be slapping equipment on Gwyn or other knights once she drops and going ham. But, a fun little thing I put in is Chandra's Ignition + Grafted Exoskeleton . Once you get Gwyn beefed up with Grafted Exo and any other equipment that gives another 3+ power, you can throw down Ignition and close out the game unless someone has an answer. Alternatively, this can be done with Phyrexian Crusader by equipping him with a few power boosters as well. Sunforger will allow you access to pretty much all of your instants for any sort of removal or protection you need.

Each knight serves some basic purpose, be it reducing cost of casting and equipping artifacts, giving instant speed to equipts with Leonin Shikari , or removal with Cavalier of Dawn . Haakon, Stromgald Scourge is something I believe could be a solid choice for the deck, as you can recycle your knights and even your Commander to avoid commander tax. Additionally, with Knights' Charge , even with your knights getting popped or your hand getting discarded, you can possibly swarm the board with every body in your graveyard.

This deck is very Magical Christmasland-ish, but I'm hoping that once the set drops and we can see it in action, it'll be a the very least a deck that can squeeze out some wins when people least expect it. If anyone has any suggestions for the deck, especially for any red to splash in as I feel like the deck is lacking some, please let me know!

Date added	4 years
Last updated	4 years
Key combos	Chandra's Ignition + Grafted Exoskeleton
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	11 - 0 Mythic Rares 51 - 0 Rares 20 - 0 Uncommons 8 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	2.85
Tokens	Copy Clone, Gold, Golem 3/3 C, Knight 2/2 W w/ Vigilance, Phyrexian Germ 0/0 B, Treasure