King Darien by user5911232

Format: Commander

Commander: King Darien XLVIII

Bracket: 2

DeckCheck Threat Index: 29

Deck overview

This King Darien XLVIII deck is a Selesnya token aggro and Soldier tribal strategy. The primary game plan revolves around flooding the board with Soldier and Human tokens using efficient producers such as Adeline, Resplendent Cathar, Queen Allenal of Ruadach, and Call the Coppercoats. King Darien XLVIII sits in the command zone as both a static anthem to pump the army and an on-demand protection engine, sacrificing himself to grant tokens hexproof and indestructible. Card advantage engines like Toski, Bearer of Secrets, Skullclamp, and Sylvan Library keep resources flowing as creatures connect in combat. The removal suite is deep and versatile, featuring premier spot answers including Swords to Plowshares, Path to Exile, and Beast Within. The deck wins through accumulated combat damage over multiple attack steps, leveraging instant-speed board protection like Heroic Intervention and Flawless Maneuver to preserve its lethal swarm.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Adeline, Resplendent Cathar
  • 1 Airlift Chaplain
  • 1 Ajani, Sleeper Agent
  • 1 Ambush Paratrooper
  • 1 Ancestral Blade
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Arwen, Mortal Queen
  • 1 Aura Shards
  • 1 Aura of Silence
  • 1 Avacyn's Pilgrim
  • 1 Beast Within
  • 1 Beastmaster Ascension
  • 1 Boromir, Warden of the Tower
  • 1 Botanical Plaza
  • 1 Brushland
  • 1 Call the Coppercoats
  • 1 Captain's Call
  • 1 Caretaker's Talent
  • 1 Craterhoof Behemoth
  • 1 Crystal Grotto
  • 1 Drannith Magistrate
  • 1 Elvish Mystic
  • 1 Eternal Witness
  • 1 Fellwar Stone
  • 1 Field of Ruin
  • 1 Flawless Maneuver
  • 1 Force of Vigor
  • 14 Forest
  • 1 Generous Gift
  • 1 Gingerbread Cabin
  • 1 Grand Abolisher
  • 1 Guardian Project
  • 1 Heroic Intervention
  • 1 Horn of Gondor
  • 1 King Darien XLVIII
  • 1 Laid to Rest
  • 1 Llanowar Elves
  • 1 Militia Bugler
  • 1 Myrel, Shield of Argive
  • 1 Patch Up
  • 1 Path to Exile
  • 15 Plains
  • 1 Plaza of Heroes
  • 1 Prison Realm
  • 1 Queen Allenal of Ruadach
  • 1 Radiant Grove
  • 1 Raffine's Informant
  • 1 Ranger-Captain of Eos
  • 1 Recruit the Worthy
  • 1 Recruiter of the Guard
  • 1 Recruitment Officer
  • 1 Regrowth
  • 1 Resistance Squad
  • 1 Revitalize
  • 1 Scout the Wilderness
  • 1 Scrapwork Cohort
  • 1 Search Party Captain
  • 1 Setessan Training
  • 1 Sevinne's Reclamation
  • 1 Skullclamp
  • 1 Skyclave Apparition
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Soul-Guide Lantern
  • 1 Strength of the Coalition
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Sylvan Library
  • 1 Teferi's Protection
  • 1 Thraben Standard Bearer
  • 1 Tomakul Honor Guard
  • 1 Torsten, Founder of Benalia
  • 1 Toski, Bearer of Secrets
  • 1 Valiant Veteran
  • 1 Yotian Frontliner