Kwende Build

Commander / EDH Aggro Bracket 1 First strike Mono-White

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Card Draw (12)

• 1x Archivist of Oghma
• 1x Endless Atlas
• 1x Gift of Estates
• 1x Mask of Memory
• 1x Cut a Deal
• 1x Four Knocks
• 1x Secret Rendezvous
• 1x Smuggler's Share
• 1x Sword of Forge and Frontier
• 1x Verge Rangers
• 1x Mangara, the Diplomat
• 1x Mind's Eye

Special Lands (10)

• 1x Forge of Heroes
• 1x Kabira Plateau  ^Flip
• 1x Kor Haven
• 1x Makindi Mesas  ^Flip
• 1x Minas Tirith
• 1x Sandstorm Verge
• 1x Sejiri Glacier  ^Flip
• 1x Shefet Dunes
• 1x War Room
• 1x Windbrisk Heights

Boardwipes (3)

• 1x Patrician's Scorn
• 1x Ravnica at War
• 1x Mass Calcify

Fetch / Bounce Lands (3)

• 1x Arid Archway
• 1x Guildless Commons
• 1x Myriad Landscape

Alpha Strike (2)

• 1x Jazal Goldmane
• 1x Bond of Discipline

Attackers (10)

• 1x Battlefield Raptor
• 1x Brightblade Stoat
• 1x Anafenza, Unyielding Lineage
• 1x Benalish Knight
• 1x Paladin en-Vec
• 1x Pegasus Charger
• 1x Ondu Greathorn
• 1x Baneslayer Angel
• 1x Boon-Bringer Valkyrie
• 1x Akroma, Angel of Wrath

Ramp (10)

• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Knight of the White Orchid
• 1x Pearl Medallion
• 1x Surveyor's Scope
• 1x Alisaie Leveilleur
• 1x Archaeomancer's Map
• 1x Heraldic Banner
• 1x Monologue Tax
• 1x Nyx Lotus
• 1x The Wind Crystal

Protection (6)

• 1x Brave the Elements
• 1x Dawn's Truce
• 1x Champion's Helm
• 1x Knight Exemplar
• 1x Unbreakable Formation
• 1x Flare of Fortitude

Fogs (3)

• 1x Orim's Chant
• 1x Dawn Charm
• 1x Righteous Aura

Commander (1)

Removal (10)

• 1x Mana Tithe
• 1x Path to Exile
• 1x Swords to Plowshares
• 1x Reprieve
• 1x White Orchid Phantom
• 1x Winds of Abandon
• 1x Sigrid, God-Favored
• 1x Stroke of Midnight
• 1x Summon: Ixion
• 1x Lightwielder Paladin

Anthems (3)

• 1x Always Watching
• 1x Syr Alin, the Lion's Claw
• 1x Thunderwolf Cavalry

Combat Support (3)

• 1x Brave the Sands
• 1x Odric, Master Tactician
• 1x Akroma, Vision of Ixidor

Basic Lands (24)

• 24x Plains

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Maybeboard

Attackers (9)

• 1x Knight of Grace
• 1x Lone Rider  ^Flip
• 1x Silver Knight
• 1x White Knight
• 1x Ballynock Cohort
• 1x Opal Champion
• 1x Thundering Chariot
• 1x Sunblade Angel
• 1x Pilgrim of the Fires

Boardwipes (3)

• 1x Fell the Mighty
• 1x Vanquish the Horde
• 1x Dusk / Dawn

Alpha Strike (1)

• 1x Legion Loyalty

Ramp (1)

• 1x Goldvein Pick

Anthems (5)

• 1x Divine Sacrament
• 1x Force of Virtue
• 1x Paragon of New Dawns
• 1x Dictate of Heliod
• 1x Gauntlet of Power

Removal (4)

• 1x Reprieve
• 1x Oblation
• 1x Spear of Heliod
• 1x Sword of Sinew and Steel

Too Expensive (2)

• 1x Akroma's Will
• 1x Akroma's Memorial

Defense (1)

• 1x Longbow Archer

Too Mean (1)

• 1x Thalia, Heretic Cathar

Combat Support (4)

• 1x Short Bow
• 1x Sword of War and Peace
• 1x Heliod, God of the Sun
• 1x Noble Purpose

Protection (4)

• 1x Rebuff the Wicked
• 1x Shelter
• 1x Akroma's Blessing
• 1x Comeuppance

Special Lands (4)

• 1x Blast Zone
• 1x Cryptic Caves
• 1x Field of Ruin
• 1x Idyllic Grange

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Inspired by "Underplayed Commanders" episode from EDHRec

Sleeper Cards: Boon-Bringer Valkyrie, Jazal Goldmane, Brave the Elements, Mask of Memory

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Possible Edits

CHANGE some of the plains to utility lands? (keep at least 24 plains to help w/ E Atlas)

CONSIDER E Lens (ramp), F Maneuver (protection), K Grace (attacker), D Heliod and F Virtue (anthem), L Loyalty (alpha stike), Reprieve (removal), V Horde (boardwipe)

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Stats

24 creatures, all with first strike (Kwende has double strike)

7 lands enter tapped (19% of total)

4 colorless non-fetch lands (11% of total)

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Deck Notes

Deck leans on the side of waiting it out and grinding to victory instead of rushing in for quick kills - has lots of protection and card advantage with a few select alpha strike spells and anthems

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Card Notes

Winds of Abandon can be used as boardwipe

Anafenza can help with partial recovery from boardwipes

The Wind Crystal also helps with combat support

Unbreakable Formation can also be cast during main phase for use as alpha strike

Date added	1 year
Last updated	6 months
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	7 - 0 Mythic Rares 36 - 0 Rares 26 - 0 Uncommons 7 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.13
Tokens	Human 1/1 W, Spirit 2/2 W, Spirit 2/2 W w/o Flying, Treasure