Gold Paladin by DIXXIENORMUS

Format: Commander

Commander: Aang, at the Crossroads // Aang, Destined Savior

Bracket: 4

DeckCheck Threat Index: 57

Deck overview

This Bant deck uses Aang, at the Crossroads as a high-velocity engine to cheat creatures into play, leveraging an extensive suite of Clones and blink effects. Backed by format-ceiling fast mana like Sol Ring, Mana Vault, and Mox Diamond, the deck consistently casts its commander on Turn 3. When Aang enters, he digs five cards deep to place a 4-mana creature directly onto the battlefield. From there, redundant shapeshifters and blinkers—such as Felidar Guardian, Restoration Angel, and Phyrexian Metamorph—chain triggers to multiply value. The deck protects its combo turns using proactive silence creatures like Grand Abolisher and Voice of Victory. While it lacks instant-speed counterspells, its dense graveyard recursion and overwhelming board presence allow it to assemble lethal combat damage by Turn 5.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Aang, at the Crossroads // Aang, Destined Savior
  • 1 Aang, the Last Airbender
  • 1 Airbender Ascension
  • 1 Altered Ego
  • 1 Ancient Tomb
  • 1 Appa, Steadfast Guardian
  • 1 Arid Mesa
  • 1 Avacyn's Pilgrim
  • 1 Birds of Paradise
  • 1 Boseiju, Who Endures
  • 1 Brenard, Ginger Sculptor
  • 1 Cavern of Souls
  • 1 Chameleon, Master of Disguise
  • 1 Chrome Mox
  • 1 Clever Impersonator
  • 1 Clone
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Copycrook
  • 1 Crop Rotation
  • 1 Crystal Vein
  • 1 Diamond Lion
  • 1 Drannith Magistrate
  • 1 Elvish Spirit Guide
  • 1 Enlightened Tutor
  • 1 Ennis, Debate Moderator
  • 1 Ephemerate
  • 1 Eternal Witness
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Extraction Specialist
  • 1 Felidar Guardian
  • 1 Flooded Strand
  • 1 Food Chain
  • 1 Gaea's Cradle
  • 1 Gemstone Caverns
  • 1 Gigantoplasm
  • 1 Gilded Drake
  • 1 Glasspool Mimic // Glasspool Shore
  • 1 Grand Abolisher
  • 1 Great Hall of the Citadel
  • 1 Grim Monolith
  • 1 Hakoda, Selfless Commander
  • 1 Icewind Stalwart
  • 1 Jackdaw Savior
  • 1 Katara, the Fearless
  • 1 Kutzil, Malamet Exemplar
  • 1 Leonardo, Sewer Samurai
  • 1 Lion's Eye Diamond
  • 1 Lotus Petal
  • 1 Luminous Broodmoth
  • 1 Mana Vault
  • 1 Marsh Flats
  • 1 Mirrorhall Mimic // Ghastly Mimicry
  • 1 Misty Rainforest
  • 1 Monk Gyatso
  • 1 Moonsilver Key
  • 1 Mox Diamond
  • 1 Multiversal Passage
  • 1 Naga Fleshcrafter
  • 1 Otawara, Soaring City
  • 1 Overflowing Basin
  • 1 Pentad Prism
  • 1 Phelia, Exuberant Shepherd
  • 1 Phyrexian Metamorph
  • 1 Polluted Delta
  • 1 Ranger-Captain of Eos
  • 1 Recruiter of the Guard
  • 1 Relic of Legends
  • 1 Renegade Rallier
  • 1 Restoration Angel
  • 1 Return to the Ranks
  • 1 Roaming Throne
  • 1 Salvation Swan
  • 1 Savannah
  • 1 Savvy Trader
  • 1 Scalding Tarn
  • 1 Shalai, Voice of Plenty
  • 1 Skycloud Expanse
  • 1 Snapcaster Mage
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Starfield Vocalist
  • 1 Stormscape Familiar
  • 1 Stunt Double
  • 1 Sungrass Prairie
  • 1 Sunscape Familiar
  • 1 Supportive Parents
  • 1 Tezzeret, Cruel Captain
  • 1 Thassa, Deep-Dwelling
  • 1 The Mycosynth Gardens
  • 1 Thornscape Familiar
  • 1 Torgal, A Fine Hound
  • 1 Traveling Chocobo
  • 1 Tropical Island
  • 1 Tundra
  • 1 Undercover Operative
  • 1 Visage Bandit
  • 1 Vizier of Many Faces
  • 1 Voice of Victory
  • 1 Waxen Shapethief
  • 1 Windswept Heath
  • 1 Wooded Foothills