Brenard Control by Purendar

Format: Commander

Commander: Brenard, Ginger Sculptor

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 47

Deck overview

This deck is a Bant Aristocrats and Token Midrange strategy commanded by Brenard, Ginger Sculptor. It extracts tremendous value by recycling nontoken creatures into 3/3 trampling Food Golems upon death. Early turns focus on deploying utility creatures with enters-the-battlefield abilities and sacrifice outlets. Once Brenard enters on Turn 4, every sacrificed or traded creature doubles its value, providing extra ETB triggers, card draw, and aggressive board presence. Draw engines like Elemental Bond, Caretaker's Talent, and Skullclamp ensure full hands, while powerful tutors like Birthing Pod and Eladamri's Call assemble key synergy pieces. The deck applies lethal pressure on Turn 6 with a scaling army of trampling Golems, closing games by Turn 8. Backed by free counterspells like Fierce Guardianship and on-board protection like Selfless Spirit, the deck grinds through traditional interaction with exceptional resilience.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Adarkar Wastes
  • 1 Aether Channeler
  • 1 Altar of Dementia
  • 1 Ashnod's Altar
  • 1 Aven Interrupter
  • 1 Beast Whisperer
  • 1 Beast Within
  • 1 Bennie Bracks, Zoologist
  • 1 Birthing Pod
  • 1 Birthing Ritual
  • 1 Blasting Station
  • 1 Boseiju, Who Endures
  • 1 Bountiful Promenade
  • 1 Breeding Pool
  • 1 Brenard, Ginger Sculptor
  • 1 Brushland
  • 1 Caretaker's Talent
  • 1 Children of Korlis
  • 1 City of Death
  • 1 Cloud of Faeries
  • 1 Coiling Oracle
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Deserted Beach
  • 1 Dovin's Veto
  • 1 Dreamroot Cascade
  • 1 Druid of Purification
  • 1 Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
  • 1 Eladamri's Call
  • 1 Eldritch Evolution
  • 1 Elemental Bond
  • 1 Enlightened Tutor
  • 1 Esper Sentinel
  • 1 Eternal Witness
  • 1 Evolutionary Leap
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Fanatical Devotion
  • 1 Fear of Impostors
  • 1 Fierce Guardianship
  • 1 Flooded Strand
  • 2 Forest
  • 1 Formidable Speaker
  • 1 Glacial Fortress
  • 1 Glen Elendra Archmage
  • 1 Hallowed Fountain
  • 1 Haywire Mite
  • 1 Hedge Maze
  • 1 Hinterland Harbor
  • 1 Idol of Oblivion
  • 2 Island
  • 1 Linvala, Shield of Sea Gate
  • 1 Losheel, Clockwork Scholar
  • 1 Lush Portico
  • 1 Mana Drain
  • 1 Martyr's Cause
  • 1 Meticulous Archive
  • 1 Mister Fantastic, Reed Richards
  • 1 Misty Rainforest
  • 1 Mondrak, Glory Dominus
  • 1 Mulldrifter
  • 1 Neoform
  • 1 Oltec Matterweaver
  • 1 Otawara, Soaring City
  • 1 Overgrown Farmland
  • 1 Path to Exile
  • 1 Peregrine Drake
  • 1 Phyrexian Altar
  • 2 Plains
  • 1 Recruiter of the Guard
  • 1 Reflector Mage
  • 1 Rejuvenating Springs
  • 1 Rootcast Apprenticeship
  • 1 Savannah
  • 1 Sea of Clouds
  • 1 Second Harvest
  • 1 Selfless Spirit
  • 1 Sink into Stupor // Soporific Springs
  • 1 Siren Stormtamer
  • 1 Skullclamp
  • 1 Skyclave Apparition
  • 1 Spawning Pit
  • 1 Spellseeker
  • 1 Spore Frog
  • 1 Sundering Growth
  • 1 Sunpetal Grove
  • 1 Supreme Verdict
  • 1 Swan Song
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Temple Garden
  • 1 Thraben Charm
  • 1 Timeless Witness
  • 1 Tropical Island
  • 1 Tundra
  • 1 Uro, Titan of Nature's Wrath
  • 1 Windswept Heath
  • 1 Witch Enchanter // Witch-Blessed Meadow
  • 1 Worldwalker Helm
  • 1 Yavimaya Coast