Tajic, Chairman of the Boardwipe

Commander / EDH RW (Boros)

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Land (37)

• 1x Ancient Tomb
• 1x Arid Mesa
• 1x Ash Barrens
• 1x Axgard Armory
• 1x Battlefield Forge
• 1x Buried Ruin
• 1x Clifftop Retreat
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Evolving Wilds
• 1x Flooded Strand
• 1x Ghost Quarter
• 1x High Market
• 1x Homeward Path
• 1x Inspiring Vantage
• 1x Inventors' Fair
• 1x Mistveil Plains
• 4x Mountain
• 1x Opal Palace
• 6x Plains
• 1x Rugged Prairie
• 1x Sacred Foundry
• 1x Scavenger Grounds
• 1x Slayers' Stronghold
• 1x Spire of Industry
• 1x Sunbaked Canyon
• 1x Sunhome, Fortress of the Legion
• 1x Temple of Triumph
• 1x Throne of the High City
• 1x War Room

Instant (6)

• 1x Boros Charm
• 1x Chaos Warp
• 1x Enlightened Tutor
• 1x Swords to Plowshares
• 1x Teferi's Protection
• 1x Wear / Tear

Artifact (21)

• 1x Arcane Signet
• 1x Assault Suit
• 1x Boros Signet
• 1x Champion's Helm
• 1x Conqueror's Flail
• 1x Dowsing Dagger  ^Flip
• 1x Expedition Map
• 1x Mind Stone
• 1x Robe of Stars
• 1x Sensei's Divining Top
• 1x Shadowspear
• 1x Skullclamp
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Sunforger
• 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 Talisman of Conviction

Creature (11)

• 1x Avacyn, Angel of Hope
• 1x Godo, Bandit Warlord
• 1x Humble Defector
• 1x Knight of the White Orchid
• 1x Lion Sash
• 1x Puresteel Paladin
• 1x Recruiter of the Guard
• 1x Solemn Simulacrum
• 1x Stoneforge Mystic
• 1x Stonehewer Giant
• 1x Sun Titan

Planeswalker (3)

• 1x Chandra, Torch of Defiance
• 1x Elspeth, Sun's Champion
• 1x Nahiri, the Harbinger

Commander (1)

Sorcery (17)

• 1x Austere Command
• 1x Blasphemous Act
• 1x Chandra's Ignition
• 1x Cleansing Nova
• 1x Day of Judgment
• 1x Doomskar
• 1x Fumigate
• 1x Open the Armory
• 1x Planar Outburst
• 1x Rout
• 1x Sevinne's Reclamation
• 1x Shatter the Sky
• 1x Steelshaper's Gift
• 1x Sublime Exhalation
• 1x Vandalblast
• 1x Vanquish the Horde
• 1x Wrath of God

Enchantment (4)

• 1x Aura of Silence
• 1x Karmic Justice
• 1x Mantle of the Ancients
• 1x Outpost Siege

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The primary win condition of this deck is to suit up Tajic with equipment and swing in for commander damage.

Since Tajic is indestructible, I can keep the board clear for him to swing by packing the deck with board wipes. Desolation Giant, Kirtar's Wrath, Martial Coup, and Planar Outburst can leave me with at least one creature to potentially trigger Battalion the next time Tajic swings in. Elspeth, Sun's Champion provides tokens to trigger Battalion, and can wipe the board of most powerful threats if needed.

Boros decks tend to be weak at drawing cards, so I rely mostly on Red's impulsize draw from cards like Chandra, Torch of Defiance and Outpost Siege, which usually just draws an extra card per turn, but combined with token producers, choosing its second ability can provide a solid damage dealer. Sword of Fire and Ice can also buff Tajic. Puresteel Paladin benefits from the high number of equipment that I run, and can facilitate a late game recovery if Tajic needs to be re-equipped en-masse. Finally, Skullclamp and Humble Defector synergize well with my ability to blow creatures up.

This deck can be fairly mana hungry, as it wants to roll out quickly and may need to equip many times in one turn if Tajic gets taken out later in the game. Boros Signet and Arcane Signet are just solid mana rocks, and Mind Stone can cash itself in later when I run out of gas. Sword of the Animist and Sword of Feast and Famine give a boost to Tajic, and Knight of the White Orchid and Solemn Simulacrum can be disposable creatures for Battalion.

In order to smooth things out and get my game plan established, a number of tutors have been included. Steelshaper's Gift, Open the Armory, Stoneforge Mystic, and Stonehewer Giant are obvious equipment tutors to get Tajic the gear he needs. Enlightened Tutor can grab an equipment or another utility artifact/enchantment. Expedition Map can grab any number of utility lands- from Slayers' Stronghold to buff Tajic, Homeward Path or Ghost Quarter to disrupt enemy strategies, or Mistveil Plains to combo with Sunforger to recur instants.

Recruiter of the Guard can tutor for multiple creatures that I have already mentioned to provide me with additional mana, card draw, or equipment tutoring. Thalia's Lancers is a pretty versatile tutor in the deck. Besides planeswalkers, it can fetch Avacyn, Angel of Hope to keep my whole board alive or serve as an alternate for Tajic if he's locked down, can get me into card draw or mana ramp if I search for Godo, Bandit Warlord into a utility equipment, or can simply find a land in Inventors' Fair or a few equipment options like Shadowspear.

To round out the rest of the deck, Sun Titan can get back equipment and small value creature that have been destroyed. Chandra, Torch of Defiance is perfect for these colors, since she can draw cards and provide mana, and Nahiri, the Harbinger is a one-stop shop that lets me filter through my deck, remove threats, and tutor up most of the key power cards in my deck.

Even though Red and White typically want to play a fast aggro strategy, I find that this deck is much more controlling. Getting Tajic out as early as possible protects me from most threats in the early game. When looking for equipment, I typically prioritize Swiftfoot Boots or Champion's Helm to protect Tajic from everything but mass exile, and Assault Suit to protect from mass sacrifice if needed. Next is Sunforger to protect everything else with the ability to tutor up Boros Charm or Teferi's Protection. Once the shields are up, the main focus of gameplay shifts to keeping my opponents from assembling a meaningful board state or game-winning combo.

Updated: 4/23/22

Date added	8 years
Last updated	1 year
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	8 - 0 Mythic Rares 55 - 0 Rares 20 - 0 Uncommons 6 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.37
Tokens	Emblem Chandra, Torch of Defiance, Emblem Elspeth, Sun's Champion, Plant 0/2 G, Soldier 1/1 W, Monarch Emblem
Folders	EDH Decks, Boros