Command The Skies

Commander / EDH Battlecruiser Casual Mono-White

swordrush

Enchantment (16)

• 1x Blind Obedience
• 1x Cathars' Crusade
• 1x Dictate of Heliod
• 1x Glorious Anthem
• 1x Honor of the Pure
• 1x Kismet
• 1x Land Tax
• 1x Legion's Landing  ^Flip
• 1x Lightmine Field
• 1x Marshal's Anthem
• 1x Oblivion Ring
• 1x Pariah
• 1x Rest in Peace
• 1x Smothering Tithe
• 1x Suppression Bonds
• 1x Worship

Land (42)

• 1x Ancient Tomb
• 1x Emeria, the Sky Ruin
• 1x Ghost Quarter
• 1x Lotus Vale
• 1x Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
• 1x Rogue's Passage
• 1x Scorched Ruins
• 1x Scrying Sheets
• 30x Snow-Covered Plains
• 1x Tectonic Edge
• 1x Temple of the False God
• 1x Thespian's Stage
• 1x Vesuva

Artifact (16)

• 1x Blackblade Reforged
• 1x Chaos Wand
• 1x Conqueror's Galleon  ^Flip
• 1x Crucible of Worlds
• 1x Ghirapur Orrery
• 1x Jalum Tome
• 1x Key to the City
• 1x Marble Diamond
• 1x Oketra's Monument
• 1x Parhelion II
• 1x Pearl Medallion
• 1x Pendant of Prosperity
• 1x Planar Bridge
• 1x Spear of Heliod
• 1x Sunstone
• 1x Thaumatic Compass  ^Flip

Sorcery (7)

• 1x Citywide Bust
• 1x Hour of Revelation
• 1x Kirtar's Wrath
• 1x Martial Coup
• 1x Phyrexian Rebirth
• 1x Planar Birth
• 1x Solemn Offering

Instant (4)

• 1x Abeyance
• 1x Disenchant
• 1x Silence
• 1x Swords to Plowshares

Commander (1)

Creature (14)

• 1x Eternal Dragon
• 1x Golden Guardian  ^Flip
• 1x Grand Abolisher
• 1x Hero of Bladehold
• 1x Knight of the White Orchid
• 1x Leonin Arbiter
• 1x Mentor of the Meek
• 1x Odric, Lunarch Marshal
• 1x Oreskos Explorer
• 1x Orzhov Advokist
• 1x Palladium Myr
• 1x Scaretiller
• 1x Sublime Archangel
• 1x Weathered Wayfarer

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Zetalpa has enough keyword abilities to be an equipment's wetdream and makes combat aura's look pathetic. So all we can really hope for is to support its attack power or get out of the way.

This deck aims at gaining momentum by taking advantage of a number of pseudo-ramp cards like Conqueror's Galleon   and Golden Guardian   and wiping the board from time to time until Zetalpa enters the game. While Zetalpa's mana cost is certainly a mountain to get over, its presence is difficult to beat in combat. With even a couple of anthem effects, you'll immediately begin threatening quick Commander kills while also retaining a defensive position.

You also have some other tricks up your sleeve, like with Odric, Lunarch Marshal riding Zetalpa into victory. Sublime Archangel gives an awesome boost to Zetalpa when you're in a tight spot. But if you're looking for other mana tricks, look no further than the combination of Lotus Vale or Scorched Ruins and Thespian's Stage. Due to how Thespian's Stage works, you can bypass the sacrifice effect on the Vale and Ruins to get a nice jump in mana. As long as you're not in a meta involving lots of land destruction, this will be a fairly quick way in getting mana for Zetapla. In time, I hope to add cards:Crucible of Worlds and maybe other looting effects so that nothing is wasted.

Date added	5 years
Last updated	4 years
Exclude colors	UBRG
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	5 - 0 Mythic Rares 47 - 0 Rares 14 - 0 Uncommons 3 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.29
Tokens	Angel 4/4 W w/ Vigilance, Golem 4/4 C, Horror */* C, Soldier 1/1 W, Spirit 1/1 W, Treasure, Vampire 1/1 W, Warrior 1/1 W w/ Vigilance