winota 5 by Jayzis

Format: Commander

Commander: Winota, Joiner of Forces

Bracket: 5

DeckCheck Threat Index: 77

Deck overview

This deck is a premier competitive Commander stax and aggro build helmed by Winota, Joiner of Forces. The primary strategy accelerates into cheap, disruptive non-Human creatures on Turns 1 and 2, followed by deploying Winota on Turn 2 or 3. When non-Humans attack, Winota digs six cards deep per attacker to cheat powerful Human hatebears and lethal damage multipliers directly onto the battlefield tapped, attacking, and indestructible. This creates an asymmetric lock where opponents are crippled under Rule of Law, search restrictions, and ability taxes while Winota completely bypasses casting constraints. The deck converts this board dominance into a swift victory by overwhelming the table with combat damage through Blade Historian and Angrath's Marauders, or executing an infinite combat loop with Combat Celebrant and Rionya, Fire Dancer. Dense Silence effects and free redirects protect the setup from opposing interaction.

Decklist (100 cards)

• 1 Aether Vial
• 1 Ancient Tomb
• 1 Angrath's Marauders
• 1 Archivist of Oghma
• 1 Archon of Emeria
• 1 Arena of Glory
• 1 Arid Mesa
• 1 Auratouched Mage
• 1 Aven Interrupter
• 1 Aven Mindcensor
• 1 Black Widow, Agile Avenger
• 1 Blade Historian
• 1 Bloodstained Mire
• 1 Boromir, Warden of the Tower
• 1 Breath of Fury
• 1 Cathar Commando
• 1 Cavern of Souls
• 1 Chrome Mox
• 1 City of Brass
• 1 City of Traitors
• 1 Clarion Conqueror
• 1 Combat Celebrant
• 1 Command Tower
• 1 Crystal Vein
• 1 Deafening Silence
• 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 Gemstone Caverns
• 1 Gingerbrute
• 1 Giver of Runes
• 1 Grand Abolisher
• 1 Greymond, Avacyn's Stalwart
• 1 Hope of Ghirapur
• 1 Howlsquad Heavy
• 1 Imperial Recruiter
• 1 Inspiring Vantage
• 1 Krenko, Mob Boss
• 1 Liliana the Faultless
• 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 Mountain
• 1 Mox Diamond
• 1 Mox Opal
• 1 Myrel, Shield of Argive
• 1 Ocelot Pride
• 1 Ornithopter
• 1 Path to Exile
• 1 Phelia, Exuberant Shepherd
• 1 Phyrexian Revoker
• 4 Plains
• 1 Plateau
• 1 Professional Face-Breaker
• 1 Pyroblast
• 1 Quicksilver, Brash Blur
• 1 Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
• 1 Ranger-Captain of Eos
• 1 Raph & Leo, Sibling Rivals
• 1 Redirect Lightning
• 1 Remote Farm
• 1 Rionya, Fire Dancer
• 1 Sacred Foundry
• 1 Sanctum Prelate
• 1 Serra Ascendant
• 1 Signal Pest
• 1 Silence
• 1 Simian Spirit Guide
• 1 Skrelv, Defector Mite
• 1 Sokenzan, Crucible of Defiance
• 1 Sol Ring
• 1 Solitude
• 1 Soulless Jailer
• 1 Spectator Seating
• 1 Spirit of the Labyrinth
• 1 Sunbaked Canyon
• 1 Swords to Plowshares
• 1 Tataru Taru
• 1 Thalia, Guardian of Thraben
• 1 Thalia, Heretic Cathar
• 1 Urza's Saga
• 1 Vexing Bauble
• 1 Voice of Victory
• 1 White Orchid Phantom
• 1 Windswept Heath
• 1 Winota, Joiner of Forces
• 1 Witch Enchanter // Witch-Blessed Meadow
• 1 Yuffie, Materia Hunter