Samurai are cool, right? (Unplayable commanders)

Commander / EDH* Aggro Casual Mono-White Tribal Voltron

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Creature (33)

• 1x Adaptive Automaton
• 1x Araba Mothrider
• 1x Avacyn, Angel of Hope
• 1x Avian Changeling
• 1x Brass Herald
• 1x Bushi Tenderfoot  ^Flip
• 1x Changeling Hero
• 1x Crovax, Ascendant Hero
• 1x Devoted Retainer
• 1x Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite
• 1x Grand Abolisher
• 1x Hand of Honor
• 1x Indebted Samurai
• 1x Isamaru, Hound of Konda
• 1x Kentaro, the Smiling Cat
• 1x Kitsune Blademaster
• 1x Kitsune Dawnblade
• 1x Konda, Lord of Eiganjo
• 1x Konda's Hatamoto
• 1x Kongming, "Sleeping Dragon"
• 1x Kytheon, Hero of Akros  ^Flip
• 1x Masako the Humorless
• 1x Mentor of the Meek
• 1x Michiko Konda, Truth Seeker
• 1x Mirror Entity
• 1x Mothrider Samurai
• 1x Opal-Eye, Konda's Yojimbo
• 1x Samurai Enforcers
• 1x Samurai of the Pale Curtain
• 1x Sensei Golden-Tail
• 1x Silverstorm Samurai
• 1x Stoneforge Mystic
• 1x Takeno, Samurai General

Planeswalker (1)

• 1x Elspeth, Sun's Champion

Land (33)

• 1x Ancient Tomb
• 1x Eiganjo Castle
• 1x Emeria, the Sky Ruin
• 1x Flagstones of Trokair
• 1x Kor Haven
• 1x Maze of Ith
• 1x Mistveil Plains
• 1x Mystifying Maze
• 19x Plains
• 1x Rogue's Passage
• 1x Strip Mine
• 1x Terrain Generator
• 1x Untaidake, the Cloud Keeper
• 1x Windbrisk Heights
• 1x Winding Canyons

Enchantment (4)

• 1x Glorious Anthem
• 1x Honor of the Pure
• 1x Land Tax
• 1x Oblivion Ring

Artifact (21)

• 1x Caged Sun
• 1x Coalition Relic
• 1x Coat of Arms
• 1x Door of Destinies
• 1x Gauntlet of Power
• 1x General's Kabuto
• 1x Konda's Banner
• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x Loreseeker's Stone
• 1x Mana Crypt
• 1x Marble Diamond
• 1x Mask of Memory
• 1x Mind's Eye
• 1x Oathkeeper, Takeno's Daisho
• 1x Obelisk of Urd
• 1x Pearl Medallion
• 1x Sensei's Divining Top
• 1x Skullclamp
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x That Which Was Taken
• 1x Umezawa's Jitte

Instant (5)

• 1x Call to Glory
• 1x Guardians' Pledge
• 1x Hold the Line
• 1x Path to Exile
• 1x Swords to Plowshares

Sorcery (3)

• 1x Austere Command
• 1x Steelshaper's Gift
• 1x Wrath of God

Commander (1)

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So EDHREC has a list of unplayable commanders, basically it's the commanders that have a couple, if not zero decks on tapped out max.

So here you go, the first deck (I've seen anyway) built around Nagao, Bound by Honor and it's.....

Not great.

Yeah, Samurai only have a single block of support so already you're fighting an uphill battle. And by going mono white you miss out on two color's worth of samurai. Mono white has 21 samurai total. Add changeling and you get to 25. That is not enough for an Aggro deck, and a lot of them aren't agressive. Or good. Takeno's Cavalry anyone?

There also isn't much payoff for being Samurai. Takeno, Samurai General is the only great pay off for being strictly Samurai.

Even if you wanna go mono white, Konda, Lord of Eiganjo is a better creature with a more relevant ability. Or better yet just play a aggressive white commander like Jazal Goldmane. Nagao's samurai ability isn't even all that great since he's a 3/3. He just isn't a good creature.

That's not to say the deck can't win. Coat of Arms, Door of Destinies, and Obelisk of Urd turn simple Swordsmith into master Samurai. And sometimes agressive, punchy punchy catches decks off guard long enough to stick an Elesh norn or Avacyn but not playing many one drops kinda screws this deck over.

So we go all out on flavor, while some cards are too good not to play, this deck has a ton of flavorful cards. Konda's not leading his army into battle. His right hand man Nagao is gonna lead the fight against the forces of evil. Even if his cause is questionable. ( That Which Was Taken )

Call to Glory , Hold the Line , Oathkeeper, Takeno's Daisho , Michiko Konda, Truth Seeker, Umezawa's Jitte Eiganjo Castle , and plenty more all ooze flavor. It's truly Kamigawa samurai in deck form.

So yeah not a great deck but at least Nagao finally has a home. One down.

If you enjoy this deck check out the discussion as well as other ((soon to be made decks)) in the unplayable commander series.http://tappedout.net/mtg-forum/commander-deck-help/lets-build-around-unplayable-commanders-nagao-bound-by-honor/

Date added	8 years
Last updated	8 years
Legality	This deck is not Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	7 - 0 Mythic Rares 42 - 0 Rares 23 - 0 Uncommons 10 - 0 Commons
Cards	101
Avg. CMC	3.32
Tokens	Emblem Elspeth, Sun's Champion, Soldier 1/1 W
Folders	Unplayable Commander's