Syr Gwyn by freefallninja

Format: Commander

Commander: Syr Gwyn, Hero of Ashvale

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 41

Deck overview

This deck is a Mardu Equipment and Knight tribal strategy commanded by Syr Gwyn, Hero of Ashvale. The deck's primary objective is to develop fast mana in the opening turns, deploy high-impact Equipment—including an extensive collection of Swords of X and Y—and utilize Syr Gwyn's ability to equip Knights for {0} to create lethal combat threats. In addition to commander damage, the deck leverages tribal synergy from cards like Knight Exemplar and Kinsbaile Cavalier to turn any Knight into a decisive threat. A versatile Sunforger package allows the pilot to tutor for crucial removal spells like Anguished Unmaking and Swords to Plowshares, or protective instants like Boros Charm and Flawless Maneuver. The deck maintains strong resilience against board wipes through redundant equip enablers like Puresteel Paladin and Forge Anew.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Acclaimed Contender
  • 1 Akroma's Will
  • 1 Anguished Unmaking
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Armored Skyhunter
  • 1 Axgard Armory
  • 1 Basilisk Collar
  • 1 Blasphemous Act
  • 1 Boros Charm
  • 1 Boros Signet
  • 1 Caves of Koilos
  • 1 Crackling Doom
  • 1 Damn
  • 1 Danitha Capashen, Paragon
  • 1 Despark
  • 1 Erode
  • 1 Excalibur, Sword of Eden
  • 1 Fellwar Stone
  • 1 Fighter Class
  • 1 Flawless Maneuver
  • 1 Forge Anew
  • 1 Hammer of Nazahn
  • 1 Inspiring Veteran
  • 1 Kinsbaile Cavalier
  • 1 Knight Exemplar
  • 1 Knight of the White Orchid
  • 1 Leonin Shikari
  • 1 Masterwork of Ingenuity
  • 1 Merry, Esquire of Rohan
  • 1 Mithril Coat
  • 1 Mortify
  • 6 Mountain
  • 1 Open the Armory
  • 1 Orzhov Signet
  • 1 Path to Exile
  • 21 Plains
  • 1 Puresteel Paladin
  • 1 Rakdos Signet
  • 1 Shadowspear
  • 1 Sigarda's Aid
  • 1 Single Combat
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Spectator Seating
  • 1 Sram, Senior Edificer
  • 1 Stoneforge Mystic
  • 1 Sunforger
  • 7 Swamp
  • 1 Swiftfoot Boots
  • 1 Sword of Body and Mind
  • 1 Sword of Feast and Famine
  • 1 Sword of Fire and Ice
  • 1 Sword of Forge and Frontier
  • 1 Sword of Hearth and Home
  • 1 Sword of Light and Shadow
  • 1 Sword of Once and Future
  • 1 Sword of Sinew and Steel
  • 1 Sword of Truth and Justice
  • 1 Sword of War and Peace
  • 1 Sword of Wealth and Power
  • 1 Sword of the Animist
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Syr Gwyn, Hero of Ashvale
  • 1 Talisman of Conviction
  • 1 Talisman of Hierarchy
  • 1 Talisman of Indulgence
  • 1 The Reaver Cleaver
  • 1 Tournament Grounds
  • 1 Vorpal Sword
  • 1 Wintermoor Commander