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Thantis the Fortweaver

Commander / EDH BRG (Jund) Defender Wall

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Land (35)

Sorcery (8)

Instant (1)

Commander (1)

Commander: foil Thantis, the Warweaver

Enchantment (14)

Artifact (6)

Aggro for thee, but not for me!

Thantis is a unique commander in that her only objective is to ruin everything. Rather than a turbofog list where we veto any combat that doesn't help us, our overall goal is "Come at me, bro!".

To start the fun early (or as a backup in case Thantis dies too much), we run Grand Melee, Curse of the Nightly Hunt, The Akroan War and this deck's secret mythic-uncommon: Trove of Temptation. Monarch enabler Court of Bounty may tempt attackers as well, but we have an easier time defending that prize than most decks. Season of Renewal and Reviving Melody get us two-for-one value returning these enchantments and a wall to our hand if destroyed.

These incoming attacks either bounce harmlessly off our walls or feed into vicious defenders like Wall of Razors, Wall of Souls or AEther Membrane, along with a suite of green defenders many may recognize from Arcades decks. Humble additions like Gorgon Flail, Bedrock Tortoise and Webspinner Cuff make attacking us an even worse proposition. With any luck, our opponents choose to attack each other instead, giving us time to kick back and watch the world burn.

Once we start collecting walls, the fun really begins. Axebane Guardian and Overgrown Battlement help us with mana, while Wall of Mulch, Portcullis Vine and Ulvenwald Observer help us with card draw. If we get Shirei, Shizo's Caretaker out, our walls can get recycled over and over! Our pinger/walls such as Brimstone Trebuchet, Lobber Crew, Thermo-Alchemist and guest star Zhur-Taa Druid all benefit from Keen Sense and Snake Umbra to get even further card draw, but those go fine on our commander in a pinch.

Eventually we do want to hit back, so we're packing Warmonger's Chariot, Assault Formation or Walking Bulwark. Huge walls like Wall of Granite and Wall of Stone are absolute monsters here, and can get a snap boost from Crenellated Wall.

Should we simply want to batter through with our commander, Mirror Shield and Whispersilk Cloak give us good protection. Alternatively, we can hold back with Utopia Vow, Peregrine Mask or Evil Eye of Orms-by-Gore, which can each let us keep our utility creatures like Shirei and Bedrock Tortoise from attacking if need be.

However, mere combat is not always enough. With enough walls and enough damage from players killing each other, we can kill one or more players with Blight Pile, Vent Sentinel, or dump mana from Axebane or Overgrown Battlement into Clan Defiance or Nylea, Keen-Eyed.

This is a weird, messy jumble of a deck, but so far it's proven to be a goofy good time.

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