Winota Stax by FabianG

Format: Commander

Commander: Winota, Joiner of Forces

Bracket: 5

DeckCheck Threat Index: 68

Deck overview

This deck is a competitive Commander (cEDH) stax-aggro list commanded by Winota, Joiner of Forces. The strategy leverages ultra-fast mana and low-cost non-Human creatures to cast Winota by Turn 2 or 3. When non-Humans attack, Winota digs 6 cards deep per attacker to cheat powerful Human creatures directly onto the battlefield tapped, attacking, and indestructible. The deck breaks parity on symmetric stax pieces like Archon of Emeria, Drannith Magistrate, Deafening Silence, and Cursed Totem because Winota puts creatures directly into play without casting them. Once a stax lock is established, combat damage doublers such as Blade Historian and Angrath's Marauders rapidly eliminate all three opponents within one table rotation.

Decklist (100 cards)

• 1 Aether Vial
• 1 Ancient Tomb
• 1 Angrath's Marauders
• 1 Arcane Signet
• 1 Archivist of Oghma
• 1 Archon of Emeria
• 1 Arena of Glory
• 1 Arid Mesa
• 1 Aven Interrupter
• 1 Aven Mindcensor
• 1 Blade Historian
• 1 Blind Obedience
• 1 Bloodstained Mire
• 1 Boromir, Warden of the Tower
• 1 Breath of Fury
• 1 Cathar Commando
• 1 Cavern of Souls
• 1 Charismatic Conqueror
• 1 Chrome Mox
• 1 City of Brass
• 1 City of Traitors
• 1 Clarion Conqueror
• 1 Combat Celebrant
• 1 Command Tower
• 1 Crystal Vein
• 1 Cursed Totem
• 1 Dauntless Dismantler
• 1 Deafening Silence
• 1 Deep Gnome Terramancer
• 1 Deflecting Swat
• 1 Drannith Magistrate
• 1 Eidolon of Rhetoric
• 1 Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
• 1 Enlightened Tutor
• 1 Esper Sentinel
• 1 Ethersworn Canonist
• 1 Flooded Strand
• 1 Fury
• 1 Gemstone Caverns
• 1 Gingerbrute
• 1 Giver of Runes
• 1 Grand Abolisher
• 1 Greymond, Avacyn's Stalwart
• 1 Imperial Recruiter
• 1 Lion's Eye Diamond
• 1 Lotus Petal
• 1 Loyal Apprentice
• 1 Magus of the Moon
• 1 Mana Confluence
• 1 Mana Vault
• 1 Marsh Flats
• 1 Mox Amber
• 1 Mox Diamond
• 1 Needleverge Pathway // Pillarverge Pathway
• 1 Ocelot Pride
• 1 Ornithopter
• 1 Path to Exile
• 1 Phelia, Exuberant Shepherd
• 1 Phyrexian Revoker
• 1 Phyrexian Walker
• 5 Plains
• 1 Plateau
• 1 Professional Face-Breaker
• 1 Pyroblast
• 1 Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
• 1 Ranger-Captain of Eos
• 1 Redirect Lightning
• 1 Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh
• 1 Sacred Foundry
• 1 Sanctum Prelate
• 1 Scalding Tarn
• 1 Serra Ascendant
• 1 Signal Pest
• 1 Silence
• 1 Simian Spirit Guide
• 1 Skrelv, Defector Mite
• 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 Stony Silence
• 1 Sunbaked Canyon
• 1 Swords to Plowshares
• 1 Tataru Taru
• 1 Thalia, Guardian of Thraben
• 1 Thalia, Heretic Cathar
• 1 The Queen of Dale
• 1 Urza's Saga
• 1 Vexing Bauble
• 1 Voice of the Provinces
• 1 Windswept Heath
• 1 Winota, Joiner of Forces
• 1 Witch Enchanter // Witch-Blessed Meadow
• 1 Yuffie, Materia Hunter