Riders of Rohan

Format: Commander

Commander: Éowyn, Shieldmaiden

Bracket: 2

DeckCheck Threat Index: 29

Deck overview

This Jeskai Commander deck is a combat-focused tribal aggro strategy helmed by Éowyn, Shieldmaiden. The game plan revolves around rapidly developing a board of Human creatures and token generators, triggering Éowyn's combat ability to generate hasty 2/2 Human Knight tokens and draw extra cards. Once a critical mass of creatures is established, the deck transitions into a lethal threat using mass stat multipliers like Shared Animosity, Erkenbrand, Lord of Westfold, or unblockable effects like Taunt from the Rampart and Aragorn, King of Gondor. While the deck excels at generating high board presence, sustaining card flow through the monarch mechanic, and recovering with mass reanimation like Angel of Glory's Rise, its reliance on fair combat and lack of cheap stack interaction make it vulnerable to well-timed sweepers and fast combo strategies.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Adeline, Resplendent Cathar
  • 1 Angel of Glory's Rise
  • 1 Aragorn, King of Gondor
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Banishing Light
  • 1 Banner of Kinship
  • 1 Bastion Protector
  • 1 Battlefield Forge
  • 1 Beregond of the Guard
  • 1 Boromir, Gondor's Hope
  • 1 Call for Aid
  • 1 Champions of Minas Tirith
  • 1 Clifftop Retreat
  • 1 Combat Celebrant
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Commander's Sphere
  • 1 Court of Ire
  • 1 Crown of Gondor
  • 1 Dearly Departed
  • 1 Door of Destinies
  • 1 Earthquake
  • 1 Erkenbrand, Lord of Westfold
  • 1 Evolving Wilds
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Faramir, Steward of Gondor
  • 1 Field of Ruin
  • 1 Flamerush Rider
  • 1 Forth Eorlingas!
  • 1 Frontier Warmonger
  • 1 Frontline Medic
  • 1 Furycalm Snarl
  • 1 Ghostly Prison
  • 1 Gilraen, Dúnedain Protector
  • 1 Glacial Fortress
  • 1 Grey Host Reinforcements
  • 1 Harsh Mentor
  • 1 Heirloom Blade
  • 1 Herald's Horn
  • 1 Horn of Gondor
  • 1 Increasing Devotion
  • 5 Island
  • 1 Kindred Discovery
  • 1 Lossarnach Captain
  • 1 Lost to Legend
  • 1 Marshal's Anthem
  • 5 Mountain
  • 1 Oath of Eorl
  • 1 Outlaws' Merriment
  • 1 Path of Ancestry
  • 1 Path to Exile
  • 9 Plains
  • 1 Port Town
  • 1 Prairie Stream
  • 1 Prince Imrahil the Fair
  • 1 Riders of Rohan
  • 1 Rogue's Passage
  • 1 Sanctuary Lockdown
  • 1 Secluded Courtyard
  • 1 Selfless Squire
  • 1 Shared Animosity
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Spark Double
  • 1 Sulfur Falls
  • 1 Sunset Revelry
  • 1 Supreme Verdict
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Talisman of Conviction
  • 1 Talisman of Progress
  • 1 Taunt from the Rampart
  • 1 Terramorphic Expanse
  • 1 Thought Vessel
  • 1 Throne of the High City
  • 1 Théoden, King of Rohan
  • 1 Tranquil Cove
  • 1 Unbreakable Formation
  • 1 Vanquisher's Banner
  • 1 Village Bell-Ringer
  • 1 Visions of Glory
  • 1 Wayfarer's Bauble
  • 1 Weathered Wayfarer
  • 1 Wind-Scarred Crag
  • 1 Windbrisk Heights
  • 1 Éomer, King of Rohan
  • 1 Éowyn, Shieldmaiden