Humble the Defiant

Commander / EDH* WUB (Esper)

mattgwinn

Land (38)

• 1x Adarkar Wastes
• 1x Caves of Koilos
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Concealed Courtyard
• 1x Exotic Orchard
• 1x Fatehold Annex
• 1x Fetid Heath
• 1x Flooded Strand
• 1x Godless Shrine
• 1x Hallowed Fountain
• 1x Interplanar Beacon
• 12x Island
• 1x Karn's Bastion
• 1x Marsh Flats
• 1x Maze of Ith
• 1x Meticulous Commons
• 1x Morphic Pool
• 1x Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
• 1x Polluted Delta
• 1x Prairie Stream
• 1x Sea of Clouds
• 1x Shattered Sanctum
• 1x Sunken Hollow
• 1x Underground River
• 1x Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
• 1x Vault of Champions
• 1x Watery Grave

Enchantment (8)

• 1x Ajani's Welcome
• 1x Anointed Procession
• 1x Bitterblossom
• 1x Darksteel Mutation
• 1x Imprisoned in the Moon
• 1x Screams from Within
• 1x Shark Typhoon
• 1x Teferi's Talent

Instant (14)

• 1x Anguished Unmaking
• 1x Brainstorm
• 1x Counterspell
• 1x Dawn's Truce
• 1x Dovin's Veto
• 1x Enlightened TutorGC
• 1x Flatline
• 1x Loyal Tutor
• 1x Polymorphist's Jest
• 1x Pongify
• 1x Ripples of Potential
• 1x Sudden Spoiling
• 1x Teferi's ProtectionGC
• 1x Void Rend

Artifact (13)

• 1x Aetheric Amplifier
• 1x Arcane Signet
• 1x Ashnod's Altar
• 1x Gatewatch Beacon
• 1x Ichormoon Gauntlet
• 1x Proteus Staff
• 1x Rings of Brighthearth
• 1x Sapphire Medallion
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Talisman of Dominance
• 1x Talisman of Hierarchy
• 1x Talisman of Progress
• 1x The Chain Veil

Creature (6)

• 1x Arena Rector
• 1x Deepglow Skate
• 1x Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite
• 1x Maha, Its Feathers Night
• 1x Marneus Calgar
• 1x Sanctum Lurker

Sorcery (4)

• 1x Curse of the Swine
• 1x Drown in Ichor
• 1x Mass Diminish
• 1x Toxic Deluge

Commanders (2)

Planeswalker (12)

• 1x Ajani Steadfast
• 1x Ajani, Caller of the Pride
• 1x Chandra, Chill of Compliance
• 1x Elminster
• 1x Jace, Reality Sculptor
• 1x Jace, Unraveler of Secrets
• 1x Mu Yanling, Celestial Wind
• 1x Teferi, Hero of Dominaria
• 1x Teferi, Temporal Archmage
• 1x Tezzeret, Artifice Master
• 1x Vraska, Betrayal's Sting
• 1x Will Kenrith

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Humble the Defiant is an Esper Superfriends deck built around making opposing creatures smaller, weaker, or downright embarrassing while its planeswalkers grow increasingly dangerous. Cards like Frogify, Mass Diminish, Polymorphist's Jest, Sudden Spoiling, and Maha, Its Feathers Night keep creatures under control while Deepglow Skate, Aetheric Amplifier, and Ichormoon Gauntlet accelerate planeswalkers toward game-ending ultimates. Elenda and Azor provide cards, lifegain, and a steady supply of disposable defenders, while Proteus Staff turns those tokens into one of the deck's few carefully chosen creatures. Stay loyal—or be humbled.

Date added	2 days
Last updated	3 hours
Legality	This deck is not Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	24 - 0 Mythic Rares 45 - 0 Rares 11 - 0 Uncommons 3 - 0 Commons
Cards	97
Avg. CMC	3.28
Tokens	Ape 3/3 G, Astartes Warrior 2/2 W, Boar 2/2 G, Cat 2/2 W, Emblem Ajani Steadfast, Emblem Jace, Unraveler of Secrets, Emblem Teferi's Talent, Emblem Teferi, Hero of Dominaria, Emblem Teferi, Temporal Archmage, Emblem Tezzeret, Artifice Master, Emblem Will Kenrith, Faerie Dragon 1/1 U, Faerie Rogue 1/1 B, Jace U 0, Shark X/X U, Thopter 1/1 C, Thrull 0/1 B, Treasure