Swords of the North

Pioneer Aggro Artifact Combo Equip Flying RGWU Snow Theme/Gimmick Tokens Vigilance

IltaertheZendikariRiddleMaster

Creature (21)

• 2x Augury Raven
• 1x Battle Mammoth
• 2x Glorious Protector
• 2x Halvar, God of Battle  ^Flip
• 1x Icehide Troll
• 1x Jaspera Sentinel
• 1x Jorn, God of Winter  ^Flip
• 1x Koll, the Forgemaster
• 2x Pilfering Hawk
• 2x Reidane, God of the Worthy  ^Flip
• 1x Sculptor of Winter
• 2x Story Seeker
• 1x Toski, Bearer of Secrets
• 1x Undersea Invader
• 1x Vega, the Watcher

Land (23)

• 1x Alpine Meadow
• 1x Arctic Treeline
• 1x Barkchannel Pathway  ^Flip
• 2x Forest
• 1x Highland Forest
• 5x Island
• 2x Plains
• 2x Shimmerdrift Vale
• 1x Snow-Covered Forest
• 1x Snow-Covered Mountain
• 2x Snow-Covered Plains
• 2x Snowfield Sinkhole
• 1x The World Tree
• 1x Volatile Fjord

Artifact (8)

• 4x Ancestral Blade
• 1x Cosmos Elixir
• 1x Esika's Chariot
• 1x Forebear's Blade
• 1x Sigiled Sword of Valeron

Enchantment (5)

• 2x Bound in Gold
• 1x Forging the Tyrite Sword
• 2x Glittering Frost

Instant (2)

• 2x Broken Wings

Sorcery (1)

• 1x Blizzard Brawl

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Sideboard

Creature (11)

• 1x Alrund, God of the Cosmos  ^Flip
• 2x Augury Raven
• 2x Sculptor of Winter
• 4x Shepherd of the Cosmos
• 2x Story Seeker

Instant (2)

• 2x Kaya's Onslaught

Enchantment (2)

• 2x Bound in Gold

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Welcome to Kaldheim, land of Sagas and Swords. This deck, however, focuses upon the latter as the mythical races of the Ten Realms band together to do glorious battle.

This deck is all about endurance in the face of sometimes overwhelming odds, and the swords are the key. Halvar, God of Battle   empowers all equipped creatures while Sword of the Realms   and its maker Koll, the Forgemaster returns all defeated equipped creatures to your hand. In effect, an equipped creature can be defeated, re-cast and re-equipped indefinitely if it wields the Sword of the Realms or Koll is on the field - not unlike Valhalla where according to myth Norse heroes continually rise again in and endless cycle of fighting by day and feasting by night. And this can get very expensive for your opponents, since one can afford to lose creatures much more readily. Using this trick in compo with Story Seeker, for example, provides theoretically limitless Lifegain. Gods are immortal after all, so cheating death is a must, and Cosmos Elixir adds to this.

What happens if you do not draw Halvar, God of Battle  /Sword of the Realms  ? Well, with two of them in the deck plus Koll and a Forging the Tyrite Sword, you probably will. If fortune does not favor you, though, that is what the other swords are for, along with a solid flock of flyers. Beyond this, the deck is self explanatory. Equip swords to creatures to empower them and, even if that creatures dies and dos not return, the sword stays on the battlefield and can be attached to its successor. Forebear's Blade is a perfect example of this, Ancestral Blade creates its own creature to equip itself to upon casting, while Sigiled Sword of Valeron and Esika's Chariot provides a swarm feature. Meanwhile, Vega, the Watcher and Toski, Bearer of Secrets will keep cards coming to your hand. Furthermore, the deck hosts a few prison/disruption elements. Namely Bound in Gold, Broken Wings, and Reidane, God of the Worthy  /Valkmira, Protector's Shield  

(If you like my themed decks then you may also enjoy Sun Empire's Assault, Prismari Ascension, and Host of Sunrise, and Disturbing Night .)

Date added	2 years
Last updated	1 year
Legality	This deck is Pioneer legal.
Rarity (main - side)	3 - 1 Mythic Rares 12 - 0 Rares 8 - 6 Uncommons 19 - 8 Commons
Cards	60
Avg. CMC	3.00
Tokens	2/2 G Token Creature Cat, Copy Clone, Knight 2/2 W w/ Vigilance, Soldier 1/1 W, Treasure