Syr Gwyn's Knights Tribal

Commander / EDH Equip Knights RBW (Mardu)

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Land (35)

• 1x Arid Mesa
• 1x Blightstep Pathway  ^Flip
• 1x Bojuka Bog
• 1x Brightclimb Pathway  ^Flip
• 1x Buried Ruin
• 1x Castle Ardenvale
• 1x Castle Locthwain
• 1x Caves of Koilos
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Fabled Passage
• 1x Godless Shrine
• 1x Isolated Chapel
• 1x Luxury Suite
• 1x Marsh Flats
• 1x Mountain
• 1x Needleverge Pathway  ^Flip
• 1x Nomad Outpost
• 1x Path of Ancestry
• 1x Plains
• 1x Plains
• 1x Plains
• 1x Plateau
• 1x Rogue's Passage
• 1x Savai Triome
• 1x Scrubland
• 1x Secluded Courtyard
• 1x Shattered Sanctum
• 1x Slayers' Stronghold
• 1x Spectator Seating
• 1x Sunhome, Fortress of the Legion
• 1x Swamp
• 1x Swamp
• 1x Temple of Triumph
• 1x Tournament Grounds
• 1x Vault of Champions

Enchantment (2)

• 1x Aggravated Assault
• 1x Black Market Connections

Creature (20)

• 1x Akiri, Fearless Voyager
• 1x Aryel, Knight of Windgrace
• 1x Danitha Capashen, Paragon
• 1x Forsworn Paladin
• 1x Foulmire Knight
• 1x Guardian of Faith
• 1x Halvar, God of Battle  ^Flip
• 1x Kinsbaile Cavalier
• 1x Knight Exemplar
• 1x Knight of the White Orchid
• 1x Koll, the Forgemaster
• 1x Midnight Reaper
• 1x Murderous Rider
• 1x Puresteel Paladin
• 1x Rem Karolus, Stalwart Slayer
• 1x Riders of Gavony
• 1x Sram, Senior Edificer
• 1x Stoneforge Mystic
• 1x Thalia's Lancers
• 1x Wintermoor Commander

Artifact (16)

• 1x Arcane Signet
• 1x Argentum Armor
• 1x Assault Suit
• 1x Blackblade Reforged
• 1x Commander's Plate
• 1x Darksteel Plate
• 1x Heartseeker
• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x Robe of Stars
• 1x Shadowspear
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Sword of Feast and Famine
• 1x Sword of the Animist
• 1x Talisman of Conviction
• 1x Talisman of Hierarchy
• 1x Trailblazer's Boots

Commander (1)

Instant (17)

• 1x Akroma's Will
• 1x Anguished Unmaking
• 1x Blacksmith's Skill
• 1x Boros Charm
• 1x Clever Concealment
• 1x Crackling Doom
• 1x Despark
• 1x Dire Tactics
• 1x Galadriel's Dismissal
• 1x Generous Gift
• 1x Heliod's Intervention
• 1x Hide / Seek
• 1x Loran's Escape
• 1x Otherworldly Journey
• 1x Swords to Plowshares
• 1x Teferi's Protection
• 1x Vanishing Verse

Sorcery (9)

• 1x Austere Command
• 1x Divine Reckoning
• 1x Forth Eorlingas!
• 1x Open the Armory
• 1x Revoke Existence
• 1x Rip Apart
• 1x Ruinous Ultimatum
• 1x Steelshaper's Gift
• 1x Wrath of God

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Maybeboard

Creature (35)

• 1x Accorder Paladin
• 1x Ambitious Farmhand  ^Flip
• 1x Ardenvale Tactician
• 1x Armored Skyhunter
• 1x Basri's Lieutenant
• 1x Belle of the Brawl
• 1x Blacklance Paragon
• 1x Corpse Knight
• 1x Dauntless Bodyguard
• 1x Embereth Shieldbreaker
• 1x Esper Sentinel
• 1x Inspiring Veteran
• 1x Inti, Seneschal of the Sun
• 1x Khorvath Brightflame
• 1x Knight of Infamy
• 1x Knight of Malice
• 1x Knight of the Ebon Legion
• 1x Leonin Skyhunter
• 1x Lightwielder Paladin
• 1x Lizard Blades
• 1x Loyal Warhound
• 1x Mirran Crusader
• 1x Novice Knight
• 1x Oathsworn Knight
• 1x Order of Midnight
• 1x Paladin en-Vec
• 1x Reyav, Master Smith
• 1x Skyknight Vanguard
• 1x Smitten Swordmaster
• 1x Stormfist Crusader
• 1x Sylvia Brightspear
• 1x Syr Konrad, the Grim
• 1x Vona, Butcher of Magan
• 1x Weapons Trainer
• 1x Worthy Knight

Instant (16)

• 1x Abrade
• 1x And They Shall Know No Fear
• 1x Ashnod's Intervention
• 1x Chaos Warp
• 1x Eerie Interlude
• 1x Enlightened Tutor
• 1x Faith's Reward
• 1x Flawless Maneuver
• 1x Fracture
• 1x Ghostway
• 1x Hallowed Moonlight
• 1x Holy Day
• 1x Make a Stand
• 1x Oblation
• 1x Unbreakable Formation
• 1x Valorous Stance

Sorcery (8)

• 1x Blood Price
• 1x Cleansing Nova
• 1x Gift of Estates
• 1x Mythos of Snapdax
• 1x Paraselene
• 1x Shatter the Sky
• 1x Unfinished Business
• 1x Vandalblast

Enchantment (4)

• 1x Kindred Boon
• 1x Knights' Charge
• 1x Rising of the Day
• 1x Sigarda's Aid

Artifact (16)

• 1x Diamond Pick-Axe
• 1x Fireshrieker
• 1x Heirloom Blade
• 1x Hunter's Blowgun
• 1x Magebane Armor
• 1x Mind Stone
• 1x Mirror Shield
• 1x Mithril Coat
• 1x Rakdos Signet
• 1x Rogue's Gloves
• 1x Sanctuary Blade
• 1x Sigiled Sword of Valeron
• 1x Swiftfoot Boots
• 1x Sword of Fire and Ice
• 1x Sword of Vengeance
• 1x The Reaver Cleaver

Land (7)

• 1x Badlands
• 1x Castle Embereth
• 1x Demolition Field
• 1x Graven Cairns
• 1x Plaza of Heroes
• 1x Temple of Malice
• 1x Witch's Clinic

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Mardu colors deck with a lot of Knights and Equipments that make them stronger. The Commander Syr Gwyn, Hero of Ashvale and Sigarda's Aid will help you equip knights for free, and Danitha Capashen, Paragon reduces cost of equipment. Red is just a splash color now, but it may change with future updates.

You can generate token knights with Aryel, Knight of Windgrace, Sigiled Sword of Valeron, and from creatures with counters from Basri's Lieutenant when they die. Also you can create soldier or human tokens with Castle Ardenvale and Worthy Knight. This deck is not trying to go wide with army of tokens though, but rather wants to have Syr Gwyn or other champion on the battlefield and use equipment to deal hard hits.

Steelshaper's Gift and Open the Armory will help you fetch the best equipment you need. You can also use Thalia's Lancers to fetch some legendary creature: Aryel, Knight of Windgrace, Danitha Capashen, Paragon or Sram, Senior Edificer, or legendary artifact: Blackblade Reforged, Hammer of Nazahn or Shadowspear.

Protect your most valuable knights with Lightning Greaves, Mirror Shield or Sword of Feast and Famine and make them indestructible with Darksteel Plate, Hammer of Nazahn, Kindred Boon or multi-purpose instants Boros Charm, Valorous Stance or Unbreakable Formation.

Extra card draw is possible with Puresteel Paladin, Sram, Senior Edificer, Foulmire Knight, Midnight Reaper, Rogue's Gloves, Stormfist Crusader and effects from Akiri, Fearless Voyager, Acclaimed Contender or Heirloom Blade.

There are few non-knights creatures that have nice synergies: Akiri, Fearless Voyager, Sram, Senior Edificer, Stoneforge Mystic, and occasionally I put some of the following in the deck: Koll, the Forgemaster, Reyav, Master Smith or Weapons Trainer.

Maybeboard

Few more removals to consider: Abrade, Fracture, Oblation, Rip Apart, and if you expect a fight against a token deck, then Deafening Clarion or Shatter the Sky. For extra fun there is the duo Sylvia Brightspear and Khorvath Brightflame who will grant all your knights flying and haste.

Update 1 - April 2021

Removed Accorder Paladin, Castle Embereth, Leonin Skyhunter, Mirror Shield, Novice Knight, Smitten Swordmaster, Weapons Trainer and Unstable Frontier. Added Armored Skyhunter, Koll, the Forgemaster, Maul of the Skyclaves. Added Commander's Sphere, Sol Ring, Mind Stone, Talisman of Conviction and Talisman of Hierarchy for more mana.

Replaced Oblivion Ring with Generous Gift, Despark with Utter End because despite it costs more mana, it can hit more stuff, Unmake with Flawless Maneuver, and Swiftfoot Boots with Lightning Greaves. Replaced Sanctuary Blade with Trailblazer's Boots , Order of Midnight with Slayers' Stronghold, Corpse Knight with Knight Exemplar, and Graven Cairns with Caves of Koilos.

Added Argentum Armor, Divine Reckoning, Fracture, and Rip Apart to Maybeboard.

Update 2 - June 2021

Replaced one swamp with Vault of Champions, one Mountain with Arid Mesa, and one Plains with Marsh Flats.

Update 3 - September 2021

Replaced Mortify with Oblation to be able to deal with indestructible stuff, and Wind-Scarred Crag with Spectator Seating. Removed Belle of the Brawl, Armored Skyhunter and Kindred Boon, and instead added Esper Sentinel, Loyal Warhound, and Gift of Estates for card draw and mana ramp to be able to recast Syr Gwyn more times.

Replaced Temple of Malice with Luxury Suite and Terramorphic Expanse with Castle Locthwain for card draw. Replaced Unbreakable Formation with Eerie Interlude that can protect my creatures from unwanted exile - for example from Ugin, the Spirit Dragon - and from spells such as Cyclonic Rift or Insurrection. Replaced Mind Stone with Robe of Stars that can also protect my knight and even keep all the equipment attached.

During games, it happened, that I had quite a lot of equipment, but no creatures on board and not enough mana to recast Syr Gwyn, so for now I replaced Open the Armory with Sword of the Animist. Replaced Blacklance Paragon with Rem Karolus, Stalwart Slayer, and Stormfist Crusader with Ambitious Farmhand  .

Added Vandalblast to Maybeboard, against other artifact-heavy decks.

Update 4 - November 2021

Replaced Evolving Wilds with Rogue's Passage, one Mountain with Plateau, Deathrender with Colossus Hammer, Worthy Knight with Halvar, God of Battle  , Day of Judgment with Divine Reckoning, and Gift of Estates with Akroma's Will.

Added Angelic Purge and Mythos of Snapdax to Maybeboard.

Update 5 - July 2022

It seems like the strength of this deck is its commander, so it is becoming more battlecruiser or Voltron strategy focused, rather than going wide with a lot of smaller knights. I replaced Rugged Prairie with Secluded Courtyard, Smoldering Marsh with Buried Ruin, one Swamp with Bojuka Bog, and Oblation with Witch's Clinic. Replaced Ambitious Farmhand   with Battle Angels of Tyr and Heirloom Blade with Open the Armory.

Update 6 - August 2022

I lost the last game even though my commander was indestructible and had trample, lifelink, and protection, because of the Grave Pact. So I figured out I need more protection against forced sacrifice or exile, and more removal for enchantments. I Replaced Acclaimed Contender with Guardian of Faith, Hammer of Nazahn with Argentum Armor, Maul of the Skyclaves with Assault Suit, Utter End with Anguished Unmaking, Settle the Wreckage (my opponent was wise not to attack with everything, and also I did not want to give him so many lands) with Day of Judgment, and Witch's Clinic with Rip Apart. Added Heliod's Intervention and Paraselene to maybeboard, especially against enchantment heavy decks.

Update 7 - December 2022

Replaced Basri's Lieutenant with Black Market Connections, Embereth Shieldbreaker with Vanishing Verse because it can hit more stuff, Inspiring Veteran with Sunhome, Fortress of the Legion because doublestrike is better than anthem when I have just the Commander, Sigiled Sword of Valeron with Lizard Blades, Sigarda's Aid with Loran's Escape, Scoured Barrens with Shattered Sanctum, and Unclaimed Territory with Heliod's Intervention.

Maybeboard: Added Starstorm and Hallowed Moonlight against mass token decks and infinite creature generating combos, and Holy Day against multiple combats per turn.

Update 8 - March 2023

I replaced Day of Judgment with Wrath of God because it also prevents regeneration, Flawless Maneuver with Clever Concealment because it also protects artifacts and against exile, Knight of the Ebon Legion with Forsworn Paladin to ramp more, Rogue's Gloves with Heartseeker, Scoured Barrens with Godless Shrine, and Lizard Blades with Hide / Seek to be able to remove threats. I also replaced Esper Sentinel with Aggravated Assault which allows me to have infinite combat phases in a combo with Sword of Feast and Famine.

Maybeboard: Added Mirran Crusader, Sword of Fire and Ice, and Vona, Butcher of Magan.

Update 9 - March 2024

Replaced Battle Angels of Tyr with Kinsbaile Cavalier, Colossus Hammer with Commander's Plate, Commander's Sphere with Forth Eorlingas!, Loxodon Warhammer with Otherworldly Journey, and Tithe with Galadriel's Dismissal.

Added Diamond Pick-Axe, Hunter's Blowgun, Inti, Seneschal of the Sun, Mithril Coat, The Reaver Cleaver, and Unfinished Business to maybe-board.

Date added	3 years
Last updated	2 weeks
Splash colors	R
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	4 - 0 Mythic Rares 59 - 0 Rares 23 - 0 Uncommons 8 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	2.72
Tokens	Elephant 3-3 G, Human 1/1 W, Human Knight 2/2 R, Knight 2/2 W w/ Vigilance, Shapeshifter 3/2 C, The Monarch, Treasure
Folders	Commander decks