Syr Gwyn, Multiplayer Knights/Equipment

Commander / EDH* Aggro Casual Equip Knights Midrange Multiplayer RBW (Mardu)

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Land (36)

• 1x Arid Mesa
• 1x Badlands
• 1x Blood Crypt
• 1x Bloodstained Mire
• 1x Bojuka Bog
• 1x Buried Ruin
• 1x Clifftop Retreat
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Dragonskull Summit
• 1x Emeria, the Sky Ruin
• 1x Exotic Orchard
• 1x Godless Shrine
• 1x Homeward Path
• 1x Inventors' Fair
• 1x Isolated Chapel
• 1x Luxury Suite
• 1x Marsh Flats
• 1x Mistveil Plains
• 1x Nomad Outpost
• 1x Plateau
• 1x Rogue's Passage
• 1x Sacred Foundry
• 1x Savai Triome
• 1x Scrubland
• 1x Snow-Covered Mountain
• 2x Snow-Covered Plains
• 2x Snow-Covered Swamp
• 1x Spectator Seating
• 1x Strip Mine
• 1x Sunhome, Fortress of the Legion
• 1x Tournament Grounds
• 1x Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
• 1x Vault of Champions
• 1x Vault of the Archangel

Enchantment (4)

• 1x Fighter Class
• 1x Phyrexian Arena
• 1x Sigarda's Aid
• 1x Smothering Tithe

Artifact (27)

• 1x Arcane Signet
• 1x Argentum Armor
• 1x Basilisk Collar
• 1x Bloodforged Battle-Axe
• 1x Boros Signet
• 1x Conqueror's Flail
• 1x Dowsing Dagger  ^Flip
• 1x Embercleave
• 1x Fellwar Stone
• 1x Hammer of Nazahn
• 1x Helm of the Host
• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x Loxodon Warhammer
• 1x Mask of Memory
• 1x Mox Amber
• 1x Mox Opal
• 1x Orzhov Signet
• 1x Rakdos Signet
• 1x Shadowspear
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Sunforger
• 1x Sword of Feast and Famine
• 1x Sword of Fire and Ice
• 1x Sword of Light and Shadow
• 1x Sword of Sinew and Steel
• 1x Sword of the Animist
• 1x Umezawa's Jitte

Sorcery (6)

• 1x Damn
• 1x Demonic Tutor
• 1x Open the Armory
• 1x Ruinous Ultimatum
• 1x Steelshaper's Gift
• 1x Toxic Deluge

Commander (1)

Instant (14)

• 1x Anguished Unmaking
• 1x Boros Charm
• 1x Crackling Doom
• 1x Despark
• 1x Enlightened Tutor
• 1x Hide / Seek
• 1x Inkshield
• 1x Path to Exile
• 1x Pyroblast
• 1x Rakdos Charm
• 1x Swords to Plowshares
• 1x Teferi's Protection
• 1x Tibalt's Trickery
• 1x Tithe

Creature (14)

• 1x Akiri, Fearless Voyager
• 1x Ardenn, Intrepid Archaeologist
• 1x Balan, Wandering Knight
• 1x Esper Sentinel
• 1x Fervent Champion
• 1x Halvar, God of Battle  ^Flip
• 1x Imperial Recruiter
• 1x Kazuul's Toll Collector
• 1x Knight of the White Orchid
• 1x Puresteel Paladin
• 1x Recruiter of the Guard
• 1x Sram, Senior Edificer
• 1x Stoneforge Mystic
• 1x Sun Titan

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Maybeboard

Creature (34)

• 1x Acclaimed Contender
• 1x Adriana, Captain of the Guard
• 1x Cavalier of Dawn
• 1x Cavalier of Flame
• 1x Cavalier of Night
• 1x Fiendslayer Paladin
• 1x Foulmire Knight
• 1x Giver of Runes
• 1x Goblin Welder
• 1x Haakon, Stromgald Scourge
• 1x Imperial Recruiter
• 1x Inspiring Veteran
• 1x Khorvath Brightflame
• 1x Knight of Dawn
• 1x Knight of the Ebon Legion
• 1x Koll, the Forgemaster
• 1x Leonin Abunas
• 1x Mangara, the Diplomat
• 1x Marton Stromgald
• 1x Mirran Crusader
• 1x Mother of Runes
• 1x Olivia, Mobilized for War
• 1x Order of Midnight
• 1x Recruiter of the Guard
• 1x Silverwing Squadron
• 1x Smitten Swordmaster
• 1x Stillmoon Cavalier
• 1x Stonehewer Giant
• 1x Sun Titan
• 1x Sworn Defender
• 1x Syr Cadian, Knight Owl
• 1x Thalia's Lancers
• 1x Varchild, Betrayer of Kjeldor
• 1x Wintermoor Commander

Instant (21)

• 1x Akroma's Will
• 1x Angel's Grace
• 1x Chaos Warp
• 1x Comeuppance
• 1x Debt of Loyalty
• 1x Deflecting Palm
• 1x Enlightened Tutor
• 1x Flawless Maneuver
• 1x Generous Gift
• 1x Kaya's Guile
• 1x Lapse of Certainty
• 1x Oblation
• 1x Path to Exile
• 1x Rebuff the Wicked
• 1x Return to Dust
• 1x Reverberate
• 1x Swords to Plowshares
• 1x Teferi's Protection
• 1x Tithe
• 1x Wear / Tear
• 1x Wild Ricochet

Enchantment (5)

• 1x Aggravated Assault
• 1x Fervor
• 1x Forging the Tyrite Sword
• 1x Knights' Charge
• 1x Land Tax

Land (1)

• 1x Wasteland

Artifact (14)

• 1x Blackblade Reforged
• 1x Darksteel Plate
• 1x Godsend
• 1x Grappling Hook
• 1x Heirloom Blade
• 1x Mask of Memory
• 1x Masterwork of Ingenuity
• 1x Sigiled Sword of Valeron
• 1x Swiftfoot Boots
• 1x Sword of Body and Mind
• 1x Sword of Sinew and Steel
• 1x Sword of Vengeance
• 1x Sword of War and Peace
• 1x The Circle of Loyalty

Sorcery (10)

• 1x Disrupt Decorum
• 1x Exsanguinate
• 1x Insurrection
• 1x Obzedat's Aid
• 1x Reanimate
• 1x Reforge the Soul
• 1x Torment of Hailfire
• 1x Toxic Deluge
• 1x Wheel of Fortune
• 1x Wrath of God

Planeswalker (1)

• 1x Elspeth, Knight-Errant

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This is my Syr Gwyn decklist. I really wanted to make a deck around equipment, which was meant to play in four player pods, and not always get third after blowing someone out of the water with infect or a Hatred effect. Aggro/voltron decks are difficult to be competitive, but I am trying to make this deck as strong as possible while also retaining some knight-tribal/equipment-voltron roots.

My maybeboard contains cards that I have considered including, but decided against. Please let me know what you think down below!
Deck weaknesses: aura shards & harmonic sliver, dictate of erebos

I try to build my decks around the following recommendations: 10 draw, 10-12 ramp, 3-4 board wipes, 10-12 targeted removal, and 35-38 lands. This recommendation comes from The Command Zone podcast, which I highly recommend!

Notable Exclusions

• Infect effects such as Grafted Exoskeleton or Phyrexian Crusader. Infect really isn't that strong in multiplayer commander. Sure, I'll kill one player, but then I'm next.
• Hatred: Might include eventually, but it typically just sits in my hand. It's much stronger in 1v1 Commander.
• Godo, Bandit Warlord: Has an infinite combo with Helm of the Host & Puresteel Paladin. Not a huge fan of infinite combos/playing solitaire.
  

Cards I'm trying to work in

• Smitten Swordmaster
• Cavalier of Flame or Olivia, Mobilized for War - Haste enablers would be nice, and would help get more creatures swinging for that sweet, sweet card draw.
• Leonin Abunas or Mangara, the Diplomat I'm already running 5 non-knights. Hard to justify slotting these in.
• Esper Sentinel
  
  

Planned changes

• Sword of light and shadow out for sword of hearth and home
  

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Card explanations

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Draw

1. Syr Gwyn, Hero of Ashvale: equip multiple knights instead of voltroning, and enjoy the card draw engine.
   
2. Armored Skyhunter: single card draw
   
3. Midnight Reaper: hopefully draws a replacement creature.
   
4. Puresteel Paladin: card draw engine with nice synergy with leonin skikari
   
5. Sram, Senior Edificer: card draw engine
   
6. Stoneforge Mystic: equipment tutor
   
7. Phyrexian Arena
   
8. Sword of Fire and Ice
   
9. Stormfist Crusader
   
10. Akiri, Fearless Voyager
    
    

Ramp

1. Knight of the White Orchid:
   
2. Smothering Tithe:
3. Arcane Signet: Because I'm in mardu colors, I need mana rocks for ramp.
   
4. Boros Signet: mana rock
   
5. Fellwar Stone: mana rock
   
6. Orzhov Signet: mana rock
   
7. Rakdos Signet: mana rock
   
8. Sol Ring: mana rock
   
9. Sword of Feast and Famine: land untapper
   
10. Sword of the Animist: first equipment that I tutor for
    
    

Board Wipes

1. Toxic Deluge: anti-hexproof and indestuctible
2. Ruinous Ultimatum: wincon/ one sided wrath. I would try and end right after using, otherwise I'm just adding 20-30 minutes to the game.
   
3. Merciless Eviction
   
   

Targeted Removal

1. Aryel, Knight of Windgrace: Can get rid of pesky tiny creatures. Not common to have more than 3 knights on the field.
   
2. Murderous Rider: Creature removal
   
3. Anguished Unmaking: permanent removal
   
4. Crackling Doom: sacrifice removal, Kaya's Guile would be similar.
   
5. Hide / Seek: Bribery, artifact/enchantment removal
   
6. Rakdos Charm: gy hate
   
7. Argentum Armor: free equip cost with Syr Gwyn, and great removal
   
8. Umezawa's Jitte: -1/-1 counters get rid of indestructible creatures.
   
9. Embereth Shieldbreaker: anti-sol ring
   
   

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THEMES

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Knights

1. Armored Skyhunter
   
2. Stormfist Crusader
   
3. Aryel, Knight of Windgrace
   
4. Balan, Wandering Knight
   
5. Danitha Capashen, Paragon
   
6. knight of the ebon legion
   
7. Fervent Champion
   
8. Josu Vess, Lich Knight
   
9. Kinsbaile Cavalier
   
10. Knight Exemplar
    
11. Knight of the White Orchid
    
12. Midnight Reaper
    
13. Murderous Rider
    
14. Puresteel Paladin
    
15. Silverblade Paladin
    
16. Syr Konrad, the Grim
    
17. Valiant Knight
    
18. Embereth Shieldbreaker
19. Syr Gwyn, Hero of Ashvale
    
20. Foulmire Knight
    

Equipment

1. Argentum Armor
   
2. Basilisk Collar
   
3. Bloodforged Battle-Axe
   
4. Conqueror's Flail
   
5. Embercleave
   
6. Hammer of Nazahn
   
7. Helm of the Host
   
8. Lightning Greaves
   
9. Loxodon Warhammer
   
10. Shadowspear
    
11. Sunforger
    
12. Sword of Feast and Famine
    
13. Sword of Fire and Ice:
    
14. Sword of Light and Shadow: might replace for sword of hearth and home
    
15. Sword of the Animist
    
16. Umezawa's Jitte
    
17. Halvar, God of Battle   / Sword of the Realms
    

Date added	3 years
Last updated	2 years
Legality	This deck is not Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	14 - 0 Mythic Rares 55 - 0 Rares 23 - 0 Uncommons 5 - 0 Commons
Cards	102
Avg. CMC	2.53
Tokens	Copy Clone, Inkling 2/1 WB, Plant 0/2 G, Treasure
Based on	Syr Gwyn, Flaming Stick of Doom | Primer hkhssweiss EDH