The Amy Schumer of decks.. by brakeless

Format: Commander

Commander: Winota, Joiner of Forces

Bracket: 5

DeckCheck Threat Index: 76

Deck overview

This deck is a premier cEDH Winota Snowball Stax build engineered to seize rapid control of 4-player competitive pods. The strategy combines high-density fast mana with cheap, evasive non-Human creatures to deploy Winota, Joiner of Forces on Turn 2 or 3. Upon attacking, Winota digs six cards deep per non-Human attacker, cheating game-warping Human stax pieces and explosive combat amplifiers directly onto the battlefield tapped, attacking, and indestructible. By placing Archon of Emeria, Drannith Magistrate, and Magus of the Moon into play without casting them, the deck creates severe asymmetric lockouts that cripple opponents' ability to execute fast combos or cast their commanders. The game is closed rapidly on Turn 4 through massive combat damage from Blade Historian and Angrath's Marauders, or an infinite combat loop using Combat Celebrant and Rionya, Fire Dancer, protected by format-ceiling silence effects like Grand Abolisher and Ranger-Captain of Eos.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Alexios, Deimos of Kosmos
  • 1 Ancient Tomb
  • 1 Angrath's Marauders
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Archivist of Oghma
  • 1 Archon of Emeria
  • 1 Arid Mesa
  • 1 Aven Interrupter
  • 1 Aven Mindcensor
  • 1 Battlefield Forge
  • 1 Benevolent Bodyguard
  • 1 Blade Historian
  • 1 Blinkmoth Nexus
  • 1 Bloodstained Mire
  • 1 Boromir, Warden of the Tower
  • 1 Cathar Commando
  • 1 Cavern of Souls
  • 1 Charismatic Conqueror
  • 1 Chrome Mox
  • 1 City of Brass
  • 1 City of Traitors
  • 1 Combat Celebrant
  • 1 Command Beacon
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Deafening Silence
  • 1 Deflecting Swat
  • 1 Delney, Streetwise Lookout
  • 1 Drannith Magistrate
  • 1 Eidolon of Rhetoric
  • 1 Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
  • 1 Enlightened Tutor
  • 1 Esper Sentinel
  • 1 Ethersworn Canonist
  • 1 Flare of Fortitude
  • 1 Flooded Strand
  • 1 Gemstone Caverns
  • 1 Gingerbrute
  • 1 Giver of Runes
  • 1 Grand Abolisher
  • 1 Greymond, Avacyn's Stalwart
  • 1 High Noon
  • 1 Hope of Ghirapur
  • 1 Legion Warboss
  • 1 Lena, Selfless Champion
  • 1 Lotus Petal
  • 1 Loyal Apprentice
  • 1 Magus of the Moon
  • 1 Mana Confluence
  • 1 Mana Vault
  • 1 Marsh Flats
  • 1 Mother of Runes
  • 1 Mountain
  • 1 Mox Diamond
  • 1 Needleverge Pathway // Pillarverge Pathway
  • 1 Ocelot Pride
  • 1 Orim's Chant
  • 1 Ornithopter
  • 1 Ornithopter of Paradise
  • 1 Path to Exile
  • 1 Phelia, Exuberant Shepherd
  • 1 Phyrexian Revoker
  • 1 Phyrexian Walker
  • 3 Plains
  • 1 Plateau
  • 1 Prismatic Vista
  • 1 Professional Face-Breaker
  • 1 Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
  • 1 Ranger-Captain of Eos
  • 1 Razorgrass Ambush // Razorgrass Field
  • 1 Recruiter of the Guard
  • 1 Red Elemental Blast
  • 1 Rionya, Fire Dancer
  • 1 Sacred Foundry
  • 1 Sanctum Prelate
  • 1 Scalding Tarn
  • 1 Serra Ascendant
  • 1 Shatterskull Smashing // Shatterskull, the Hammer Pass
  • 1 Signal Pest
  • 1 Silence
  • 1 Simian Spirit Guide
  • 1 Skyclave Apparition
  • 1 Slicer, Hired Muscle // Slicer, High-Speed Antagonist
  • 1 Sokenzan, Crucible of Defiance
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Solitude
  • 1 Soulless Jailer
  • 1 Spectator Seating
  • 1 Sunbaked Canyon
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Talisman of Conviction
  • 1 Talon Gates of Madara
  • 1 Tataru Taru
  • 1 Touch the Spirit Realm
  • 1 Vexing Bauble
  • 1 Voice of Victory
  • 1 Windswept Heath
  • 1 Winota, Joiner of Forces
  • 1 Witch Enchanter // Witch-Blessed Meadow