The beginning of an army by Hades0908

Format: Commander

Commander: Aragorn, King of Gondor

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 34

Deck overview

This deck is a combat-centric Jeskai aggro strategy commanded by Aragorn, King of Gondor. The game plan centers around leveraging the Monarch mechanic to fuel continuous card advantage while utilizing Aragorn's attacking trigger to make your entire creature board unblockable. In the early game, the deck accelerates its mana with low-cost artifacts and deploys versatile creatures and token generators. Once Aragorn enters on turn 4, he secures the Monarch and sets up an aggressive combat clock. Starting on turn 5, Aragorn leads unblockable team assaults alongside supporting threats like Talrand, Sky Summoner, Desert Were-Worm, and Alexios, Deimos of Kosmos, drawing extra cards through engines such as Bident of Thassa and Coastal Piracy. A comprehensive suite of efficient removal and countermagic shields Aragorn from spot removal and disrupts opposing strategies. The deck steadily dismantles life totals across consecutive combat steps, closing out games by turn 8 through insurmountable, unblockable pressure.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Alexios, Deimos of Kosmos
  • 1 Alisaie Leveilleur
  • 1 Alphinaud Leveilleur
  • 1 Aragorn, King of Gondor
  • 1 Arcane Denial
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Archaeomancer's Map
  • 1 Balmor, Battlemage Captain
  • 1 Bident of Thassa
  • 1 Blitzball
  • 1 Bloodstained Mire
  • 1 Caparocti Sunborn
  • 1 Captain Lannery Storm
  • 1 Chameleon, Master of Disguise
  • 1 Champions from Beyond
  • 1 City of Brass
  • 1 Coastal Piracy
  • 1 Colorstorm Stallion
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Commander's Sphere
  • 1 Condemn
  • 1 Counterspell
  • 1 Desert Were-Worm
  • 1 Disenchant
  • 1 Dragon's Desire
  • 1 Dragoon's Lance
  • 1 Elementalist Adept
  • 1 Encouraging Aviator // Jump
  • 1 Enter the Enigma
  • 1 Ever-Watching Threshold
  • 1 Evolving Wilds
  • 1 Fabled Passage
  • 1 Gilded Lotus
  • 1 Gleaming Splendor
  • 1 Hindering Light
  • 1 Ionize
  • 8 Island
  • 1 Jeskai Brushmaster
  • 1 Jeskai Shrinekeeper
  • 1 Keep Safe
  • 1 Lightfoot Technique
  • 1 Monastery Messenger
  • 8 Mountain
  • 1 Path to Exile
  • 8 Plains
  • 1 Promising Vein
  • 1 Propaganda
  • 1 Pursue the Past
  • 1 Raff Capashen, Ship's Mage
  • 1 Reconnaissance
  • 1 Regent's Authority
  • 1 Rising of the Day
  • 1 Run Away Together
  • 1 Runescale Stormbrood // Chilling Screech
  • 1 Senu, Keen-Eyed Protector
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Sorcerous Spyglass
  • 1 Spell Pierce
  • 1 Storm Herd
  • 1 Sunset Strikemaster
  • 1 Swiftfoot Boots
  • 1 Swiftwater Cliffs
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Talrand, Sky Summoner
  • 1 Tax Collector
  • 1 The Fire Crystal
  • 1 Three Steps Ahead
  • 1 Thunderdrum Soloist
  • 1 Tome of Legends
  • 1 Tranquil Cove
  • 1 Unexpected Windfall
  • 1 Vandalblast
  • 1 War Effort
  • 1 Wind-Scarred Crag
  • 1 Windcrag Siege
  • 1 Wingblade Disciple
  • 1 Wingspan Stride
  • 1 Worn Powerstone
  • 1 Zookeeper Mechan