The Sentry - Boardwipes by Lestroc

Format: Commander

Commander: The Sentry, Golden Guardian

Bracket: 4

DeckCheck Threat Index: 28

Deck overview

This deck is a mono-white sweeper control and Voltron strategy built around The Sentry, Golden Guardian. The core strategy exploits The Sentry's natural 5/5 flying, vigilance, and indestructible profile to break parity on an overwhelming suite of 18+ mass board wipes. In the early game, the deck deploys pillowfort pieces like Ghostly Prison and Blind Obedience to deflect attacks and slow down opposing creature boards. Once The Sentry enters on Turn 4, it completely neutralizes the 5/5 Void token given to an opponent by blocking it indefinitely. The deck then casts symmetrical creature sweepers such as Wrath of God, Fumigate, and Vanquish the Horde, which destroy all opposing creatures while leaving The Sentry perfectly intact. Victory is achieved by scaling The Sentry with equipment like Blackblade Reforged, locking the board with Worldslayer, or closing out the game with heavy hitters like Avacyn, Angel of Hope and Angel of Destiny.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Angel of Destiny
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Archon of Coronation
  • 1 Austere Command
  • 1 Avacyn, Angel of Hope
  • 1 Basilisk Collar
  • 1 Blackblade Reforged
  • 1 Blind Obedience
  • 1 Caged Sun
  • 1 Cataclysmic Gearhulk
  • 1 Celestial Mantle
  • 1 Champion's Helm
  • 1 Chromatic Orrery
  • 1 Chronomantic Escape
  • 1 Citywide Bust
  • 1 Cleansing Nova
  • 1 Comeuppance
  • 1 Crisis of Conscience
  • 1 Cut a Deal
  • 1 Day of Judgment
  • 1 Dusk // Dawn
  • 1 Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite
  • 1 Emeria's Call // Emeria, Shattered Skyclave
  • 1 Endless Horizons
  • 1 Erode
  • 1 Farewell
  • 1 Fell the Mighty
  • 1 Fellwar Stone
  • 1 Final Showdown
  • 1 Fumigate
  • 1 Ghostly Prison
  • 1 Gilded Lotus
  • 1 Karoo
  • 1 Kindred Judgment
  • 1 Knight of the White Orchid
  • 1 Leyline of Sanctity
  • 1 Loran of the Third Path
  • 1 Loxodon Warhammer
  • 1 Magus of the Disk
  • 1 Michiko Konda, Truth Seeker
  • 1 Myojin of Cleansing Fire
  • 1 Myriad Landscape
  • 1 No Witnesses
  • 1 Noble Heritage
  • 1 Orzhov Advokist
  • 1 Perch Protection
  • 29 Plains
  • 1 Realm-Cloaked Giant // Cast Off
  • 1 Restoration Seminar
  • 1 Return to the Light Realms
  • 1 Rogue's Passage
  • 1 Rout
  • 1 Secret Rendezvous
  • 1 Serra's Emissary
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Starfall Invocation
  • 1 Swiftfoot Boots
  • 1 Sword of Fire and Ice
  • 1 The Battle of Bywater
  • 1 The Night of the Doctor
  • 1 The Sentry, Golden Guardian
  • 1 True Conviction
  • 1 Ultimate Magic: Holy
  • 1 Unstable Glyphbridge // Sandswirl Wanderglyph
  • 1 Urza's Ruinous Blast
  • 1 Vanquish the Horde
  • 1 Wedding Ring
  • 1 Windborn Muse
  • 1 Worldslayer
  • 1 Wrath of God
  • 1 Yosei, the Morning Star
  • 1 Zetalpa, Primal Dawn