1/1 Straight White Male by Jeffthebutcher2

Format: Commander

Commander: Abdel Adrian, Gorion's Ward and Far Traveler

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 40

Deck overview

This mono-white deck pairs Abdel Adrian, Gorion's Ward with Far Traveler to generate massive card advantage and an overwhelming army of Soldier tokens through enter-the-battlefield flicker loops. Early turns focus on establishing cheap utility permanents like Spirited Companion, Ichor Wellspring, and Lembas, alongside mana rocks and Far Traveler. Once Abdel Adrian, Gorion's Ward enters on turn 5, he exiles these utility pieces to create a squad of 1/1 Soldier tokens. At each end step, Far Traveler flickers tapped Abdel, causing all exiled permanents to return, trigger their draw or removal abilities, and get exiled once more for an additional wave of tokens. The deck translates this compounding engine into victory through wide combat damage across turns 6 to 9, optionally boosted by Divine Visitation. An extensive suite of instant-speed flickers and spot exile effects protects your board and continually disrupts opposing threats.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Aang's Iceberg
  • 1 Abdel Adrian, Gorion's Ward
  • 1 Archaeomancer's Map
  • 1 Aven Interrupter
  • 1 Bronzebeak Foragers
  • 1 Charming Prince
  • 1 Circuit Mender
  • 1 Claim Jumper
  • 1 Cloudshift
  • 1 Divine Visitation
  • 1 Ennis, Debate Moderator
  • 1 Ephemerate
  • 1 Far Traveler
  • 1 Felidar Guardian
  • 1 Fiend Hunter
  • 1 Flicker of Fate
  • 1 Flickerwisp
  • 1 Generous Gift
  • 1 Glimmerpoint Stag
  • 1 Glorious Protector
  • 1 Golden Egg
  • 1 Grasp of Fate
  • 1 Helpful Hunter
  • 1 Hopeful Vigil
  • 1 Icewind Stalwart
  • 1 Ichor Wellspring
  • 1 Inquisitor Exarch
  • 1 Inspiring Overseer
  • 1 Instant Ramen
  • 1 Journey to Nowhere
  • 1 Justiciar's Portal
  • 1 Lembas
  • 1 Leonin Relic-Warder
  • 1 Long Road Home
  • 1 Lumbering Battlement
  • 1 Moon-Blessed Cleric
  • 1 Myriad Landscape
  • 1 Novice Inspector
  • 1 Oblivion Ring
  • 1 Omen of the Sun
  • 1 Parting Gust
  • 1 Path to Exile
  • 1 Pearl Medallion
  • 1 Personify
  • 35 Plains
  • 1 Priest of Ancient Lore
  • 1 Prized Statue
  • 1 Reliquary Tower
  • 1 Reprieve
  • 1 Rest in Peace
  • 1 Restoration Angel
  • 1 Roving Harper
  • 1 Scrollshift
  • 1 Skyclave Apparition
  • 1 Solemn Simulacrum
  • 1 Spirited Companion
  • 1 Springleaf Drum
  • 1 Staff of the Storyteller
  • 1 Static Prison
  • 1 Stroke of Midnight
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Thought Vessel
  • 1 Tocasia's Welcome
  • 1 Touch the Spirit Realm
  • 1 Wall of Omens
  • 1 Werefox Bodyguard