Tidus, Yuna's Guardian [B3] - GG9 v1.2 (2026) by GottaGame9000

Format: Commander

Commander: Tidus, Yuna's Guardian

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 42

Deck overview

This Bant midrange deck uses Tidus, Yuna's Guardian to orchestrate an aggressive +1/+1 counters strategy. The game plan focuses on deploying efficient early creatures and counter-distributors, resolving Tidus to establish steady card draw and proliferation through combat, and rapidly multiplying power with scaling engines like Kalonian Hydra, Sovereign Okinec Ahau, and Bristly Bill, Spine Sower. The deck bypasses board stalls using evasion enablers such as Herald of Secret Streams and Abzan Falconer, or pushing through lethal damage with Akroma's Will and Overwhelming Stampede. It defends its creature investments through efficient protection spells like Heroic Intervention and Ripples of Potential, while counter-retention artifacts like The Ozolith and Resourceful Defense preserve accumulated resources across board wipes. Asymmetric sweepers like Damning Verdict and Wave Goodbye clear opposing blockers without disrupting your modified attackers, enabling clean multi-opponent eliminations by Turn 6.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Abzan Falconer
  • 1 Adarkar Wastes
  • 1 Agatha's Soul Cauldron
  • 1 Akroma's Will
  • 1 An Offer You Can't Refuse
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Arwen, Mortal Queen
  • 1 Arwen, Weaver of Hope
  • 1 Biophagus
  • 1 Birds of Paradise
  • 1 Bountiful Promenade
  • 1 Branching Evolution
  • 1 Branchloft Pathway // Boulderloft Pathway
  • 1 Bred for the Hunt
  • 1 Breeding Pool
  • 1 Bristly Bill, Spine Sower
  • 1 Brokers Ascendancy
  • 1 Brushland
  • 1 Champion of Lambholt
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Conclave Mentor
  • 1 Counterspell
  • 1 Damning Verdict
  • 1 Danny Pink
  • 1 Denry Klin, Editor in Chief
  • 1 Dusk Legion Duelist
  • 1 Eladamri's Call
  • 1 Elspeth Resplendent
  • 1 Evolution Witness
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Farewell
  • 1 Farseek
  • 1 Flooded Grove
  • 1 Flooded Strand
  • 6 Forest
  • 1 Glacial Fortress
  • 1 Gyre Sage
  • 1 Hallowed Fountain
  • 1 Hardened Scales
  • 1 Herald of Secret Streams
  • 1 Heroic Intervention
  • 1 Hinterland Harbor
  • 1 Hopeful Initiate
  • 1 Incubation Druid
  • 1 Innkeeper's Talent
  • 1 Inspiring Call
  • 4 Island
  • 1 Kalonian Hydra
  • 1 Kami of Whispered Hopes
  • 1 Kodama of the West Tree
  • 1 Kutzil, Malamet Exemplar
  • 1 Lion Sash
  • 1 Llanowar Elves
  • 1 Mikaeus, the Lunarch
  • 1 Mutational Advantage
  • 1 Nature's Lore
  • 1 Nesting Grounds
  • 1 Noble Hierarch
  • 1 Overwhelming Stampede
  • 1 Ozolith, the Shattered Spire
  • 1 Path to Exile
  • 4 Plains
  • 1 Pollywog Prodigy
  • 1 Pongify
  • 1 Rampant Growth
  • 1 Rejuvenating Springs
  • 1 Reluctant Role Model
  • 1 Resourceful Defense
  • 1 Ripples of Potential
  • 1 Rishkar, Peema Renegade
  • 1 Sea of Clouds
  • 1 Silkguard
  • 1 Simic Ascendancy
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Sovereign Okinec Ahau
  • 1 Spara's Headquarters
  • 1 Sunpetal Grove
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Tekuthal, Inquiry Dominus
  • 1 Temple Garden
  • 1 The Great Henge
  • 1 The Ozolith
  • 1 Three Visits
  • 1 Tidus, Yuna's Guardian
  • 1 Walking Ballista
  • 1 Wave Goodbye
  • 1 Windswept Heath
  • 1 Yavimaya Coast
  • 1 Yuna, Grand Summoner