Riders of Rohan by Hotpotato93

Format: Commander

Commander: Éowyn, Shieldmaiden

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 31

Deck overview

This deck is a Jeskai Human tribal combat strategy led by Éowyn, Shieldmaiden. The primary game plan develops early mana rocks and low-cost Humans before deploying Éowyn on Turn 4 or 5. By ensuring a Human enters the battlefield each turn, Éowyn creates two 2/2 trample and haste Human Knight tokens every combat step and draws cards once the board reaches six Humans. The deck converts this wide token generation into decisive lethal pressure on Turn 6 using explosive anthems like Shared Animosity, Door of Destinies, or unblockable alpha strikes with Aragorn, King of Gondor and Taunt from the Rampart. Robust board protection pieces like Boromir, Warden of the Tower and Unbreakable Formation shield against damage and destroy sweepers, while Monarch cards maintain card velocity.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Adeline, Resplendent Cathar
  • 1 Aragorn, King of Gondor
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Archivist of Gondor
  • 1 Bard the Bowman
  • 1 Bastion Protector
  • 1 Battlefield Forge
  • 1 Beregond of the Guard
  • 1 Boromir, Gondor's Hope
  • 1 Boromir, Warden of the Tower
  • 1 Captain America, Living Legend
  • 1 Clifftop Retreat
  • 1 Combat Celebrant
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Confusticate and Bebother
  • 1 Court of Ire
  • 1 Crown of Gondor
  • 1 Denethor, Stone Seer
  • 1 Deny the Divine
  • 1 Door of Destinies
  • 1 Earthquake
  • 1 Enchanted River's Grasp
  • 1 Erkenbrand, Lord of Westfold
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Faramir, Steward of Gondor
  • 1 Fealty to the Realm
  • 1 Fiend Hunter
  • 1 Forth Eorlingas!
  • 1 Frontier Warmonger
  • 1 Frontline Medic
  • 1 Furycalm Snarl
  • 1 Gilraen, Dúnedain Protector
  • 1 Glacial Fortress
  • 1 Grand Arbiter Augustin IV
  • 1 Grey Host Reinforcements
  • 1 Heirloom Blade
  • 1 Herald's Horn
  • 1 Increasing Devotion
  • 1 Intangible Virtue
  • 5 Island
  • 1 Izzet Boilerworks
  • 1 Lake-town Toymaker
  • 1 Lossarnach Captain
  • 1 Marshal's Anthem
  • 1 Mister Fantastic, Reed Richards
  • 6 Mountain
  • 1 Palace Jailer
  • 1 Path of Ancestry
  • 1 Path to Exile
  • 9 Plains
  • 1 Port Town
  • 1 Prairie Stream
  • 1 Prince Imrahil the Fair
  • 1 Riders of Rohan
  • 1 Secluded Courtyard
  • 1 Selfless Squire
  • 1 Shared Animosity
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Steam Vents
  • 1 Sting, Bilbo's Sword
  • 1 Sulfur Falls
  • 1 Sunset Revelry
  • 1 Supreme Verdict
  • 1 Swan Song
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Talisman of Conviction
  • 1 Talisman of Progress
  • 1 Taunt from the Rampart
  • 1 Thalia's Lieutenant
  • 1 The Sentry, Golden Guardian
  • 1 Thought Vessel
  • 1 Throne of the High City
  • 1 Théoden, King of Rohan
  • 1 Tranquil Cove
  • 1 Unbreakable Formation
  • 1 Unknown Shores
  • 1 Vanquisher's Banner
  • 1 Verge Rangers
  • 1 Village Bell-Ringer
  • 1 Visions of Glory
  • 1 Windbrisk Heights
  • 1 Éomer, King of Rohan
  • 1 Éowyn, Shieldmaiden