Banding by user5546964

Format: Commander

Commander: Soraya the Falconer

Bracket: 4

DeckCheck Threat Index: 45

Deck overview

This deck is a mono-white stax and tribal aggro strategy built around Soraya the Falconer and 24 copies of Tempest Hawk. It controls the early game with oppressive, asymmetric hate pieces such as Deafening Silence, Archon of Emeria, Stony Silence, and Moat, which neuter combo strategies, artifact mana, and ground attacks while leaving its own flying creatures unrestricted. The primary win condition revolves around resolving Thrumming Stone to trigger ripple 4, cascading through the library to deploy an overwhelming swarm of flying Birds in a single turn. Backed by anthems like Coat of Arms and Soraya's banding buffs, alongside passive drain from Throne of the God-Pharaoh, the flock quickly overwhelms the table. Format-ceiling protection spells like Teferi's Protection and Flawless Maneuver safeguard the board from sweepers, while the extreme redundancy of Tempest Hawks ensures consistent engine recovery.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Akroma's Will
  • 1 Animal Sanctuary
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Archaeomancer's Map
  • 1 Archangel of Thune
  • 1 Archon of Emeria
  • 1 Authority of the Consuls
  • 1 Aven Interrupter
  • 1 Aven Mindcensor
  • 1 Blind Obedience
  • 1 Castle Ardenvale
  • 1 Cavern of Souls
  • 1 Coat of Arms
  • 1 Dawn's Truce
  • 1 Deafening Silence
  • 1 Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
  • 1 Enlightened Tutor
  • 1 Esper Sentinel
  • 1 Flare of Fortitude
  • 1 Flawless Maneuver
  • 1 Flooded Strand
  • 1 Generous Gift
  • 1 Grand Abolisher
  • 1 Land Tax
  • 1 Lotus Petal
  • 1 Magus of the Moat
  • 1 Minas Tirith
  • 1 Moat
  • 1 Mox Amber
  • 1 Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
  • 1 Path to Exile
  • 1 Pearl Medallion
  • 22 Plains
  • 1 Ranger-Captain of Eos
  • 1 Reconnaissance
  • 1 Reprieve
  • 1 Silence
  • 1 Skullclamp
  • 1 Smothering Tithe
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Soraya the Falconer
  • 1 Stony Silence
  • 1 Stroke of Midnight
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Teferi's Protection
  • 24 Tempest Hawk
  • 1 Three Tree City
  • 1 Throne of the God-Pharaoh
  • 1 Thrumming Stone
  • 1 Trouble in Pairs
  • 1 Urza's Incubator
  • 1 Urza's Saga
  • 1 Vanquisher's Banner
  • 1 War Room
  • 1 Windbrisk Heights
  • 1 Windswept Heath