Templar Knights by zw0lf92

Format: Commander

Commander: Mikaeus, the Lunarch

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 35

Deck overview

This deck is a mono-white aggressive toolbox built around 36 copies of Templar Knight and the commander Mikaeus, the Lunarch. The strategy leverages the relentless nature of Templar Knight to guarantee consistent early creature deployment on every turn. Once five Knights are on the battlefield, their activated ability tutors high-impact legendary artifacts directly into play without paying their mana costs. The primary win condition tutors Thrumming Stone on Turn 6, allowing a single Knight cast to cascade through the deck and deploy dozens of 3/1 vigilance creatures. On the following turn, the swarm attacks and tutors Akroma's Memorial and Chronicle of Victory, granting evasion, trample, and power buffs to eliminate all three opponents simultaneously. While the deck possesses extreme internal redundancy and explosive burst potential, it runs minimal reactive interaction and relies on tutorable protection like The Walls of Ba Sing Se to survive board wipes.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Aettir and Priwen
  • 1 Akroma's Memorial
  • 1 Alhammarret's Archive
  • 1 Avacyn's Memorial
  • 1 Bitterthorn, Nissa's Animus
  • 1 Blackblade Reforged
  • 1 Caduceus, Staff of Hermes
  • 1 Chimil, the Inner Sun
  • 1 Chromatic Orrery
  • 1 Chronicle of Victory
  • 1 Dawnsire, Sunstar Dreadnought
  • 1 Excalibur, Sword of Eden
  • 1 Godsend
  • 1 Hall of Triumph
  • 1 Horn of Gondor
  • 1 Kaldra Compleat
  • 1 Konda's Banner
  • 1 Lithoform Engine
  • 1 Mikaeus, the Lunarch
  • 1 Mithril Coat
  • 35 Plains
  • 1 Shadowspear
  • 1 Spear of Heliod
  • 36 Templar Knight
  • 1 The Millennium Calendar
  • 1 The Walls of Ba Sing Se
  • 1 The Wind Crystal
  • 1 Throne of Eldraine
  • 1 Throne of the God-Pharaoh
  • 1 Thrumming Stone
  • 1 Ugin's Nexus