Dain, Lord of the Iron Hills by user4272913

Format: Commander

Commander: Dáin, Lord of the Iron Hills

Bracket: 4

Deck overview

Dain, Lord of the Iron Hills is a redundant attack-tax piece rather than the engine of this mono-white pillowfort deck. The deck layers combat taxes and damage prevention while stockpiling life through Soul Warden, Oketra's Monument tokens, Fumigate, and The Wind Crystal. Its primary win paths are the alternative win conditions Test of Endurance, Felidar Sovereign, and Approach of the Second Sun, with a late Finale of Glory or Elspeth token swing as a combat backup. There is no hidden commander; the deck is built around maximizing white's tax and life-gain redundancy so that losing any one piece, including Dain, does not stop the plan.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Aegis of the Gods
  • 1 Approach of the Second Sun
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Archaeomancer's Map
  • 1 Archon of Absolution
  • 1 Austere Command
  • 1 Baird, Steward of Argive
  • 1 Bilbo's Gambit
  • 1 Blazing Archon
  • 1 Blessed Sanctuary
  • 1 Crawlspace
  • 1 Crystal Barricade
  • 1 Cut a Deal
  • 1 Darien, King of Kjeldor
  • 1 Darksteel Mutation
  • 1 Dawn Charm
  • 1 Dáin, Lord of the Iron Hills
  • 1 Elspeth, Sun's Champion
  • 1 Endless Atlas
  • 1 Ethereal Haze
  • 1 Everett K. Ross, Hapless Attaché
  • 1 Fateful Absence
  • 1 Felidar Sovereign
  • 1 Finale of Glory
  • 1 Fountainport Bell
  • 1 Fumigate
  • 1 Generous Gift
  • 1 Ghostly Prison
  • 1 Heraldic Banner
  • 1 Holy Day
  • 1 Mandate of Peace
  • 1 Mangara, the Diplomat
  • 1 Meekstone
  • 1 Mind Stone
  • 1 Mistveil Plains
  • 1 Monologue Tax
  • 1 Nils, Discipline Enforcer
  • 1 Norn's Annex
  • 1 Oketra's Monument
  • 1 Orbs of Warding
  • 1 Parting Gust
  • 1 Path to Exile
  • 1 Pearl Medallion
  • 34 Plains
  • 1 Reidane, God of the Worthy // Valkmira, Protector's Shield
  • 1 Secluded Steppe
  • 1 Secret Rendezvous
  • 1 Sejiri Shelter // Sejiri Glacier
  • 1 Skrelv, Defector Mite
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Soul Warden
  • 1 Sphere of Safety
  • 1 Summon: Yojimbo
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Test of Endurance
  • 1 Teyo, the Shieldmage
  • 1 The Birth of Meletis
  • 1 The Restoration of Eiganjo // Architect of Restoration
  • 1 The Wanderer
  • 1 The Wind Crystal
  • 1 Thought Vessel
  • 1 Unbreakable Formation
  • 1 Vanquish the Horde
  • 1 War Room
  • 1 Windborn Muse
  • 1 Winter Moon
  • 1 Wrath of God