Kenrith the Monarch and the Crusaders by dupizzle

Format: Commander

Commander: Kenrith, the Returned King

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 50

Deck overview

This deck leverages the relentless rule of Templar Knight to build an overwhelming board presence while utilizing their activated ability to cheat game-ending legendary artifacts into play. Supported by a five-color mana base and Kenrith, the Returned King as a versatile toolbox, the deck transitions smoothly from early mana dorks into waves of Knights. By Turn 4, it establishes an engine such as The One Ring or cost-reduced Kenrith activations, setting up a decisive Turn 5 onset. Tutoring or casting Thrumming Stone allows the deck to ripple through its 20 Knights, deploying an army that attacks with haste and trample via Akroma's Memorial or Kenrith. Monarch courts provide steady card flow and recursion to grind through attrition, while free protection spells like Flawless Maneuver defend against board wipes.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Akroma's Memorial
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Badlands
  • 1 Bayou
  • 1 Biomancer's Familiar
  • 1 Birds of Paradise
  • 1 Bloom Tender
  • 1 Bolas's Citadel
  • 1 Bountiful Promenade
  • 1 Chimil, the Inner Sun
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Court of Ardenvale
  • 1 Court of Bounty
  • 1 Court of Embereth
  • 1 Court of Garenbrig
  • 1 Court of Grace
  • 1 Court of Ire
  • 1 Deadly Rollick
  • 1 Deflecting Swat
  • 1 Eladamri's Call
  • 1 Esper Sentinel
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Farseek
  • 1 Fellwar Stone
  • 1 Finale of Devastation
  • 1 Flawless Maneuver
  • 1 Force of Vigor
  • 2 Forest
  • 1 Forth Eorlingas!
  • 1 Grand Abolisher
  • 1 Greymond, Avacyn's Stalwart
  • 1 Heroic Intervention
  • 1 Ignoble Hierarch
  • 1 Island
  • 1 Kenrith, the Returned King
  • 1 Luxury Suite
  • 1 Mana Drain
  • 1 Marsh Flats
  • 1 Misty Rainforest
  • 1 Morphic Pool
  • 2 Mountain
  • 1 Mox Amber
  • 1 Mystic Remora
  • 1 Noble Hierarch
  • 1 Path to Exile
  • 2 Plains
  • 1 Plateau
  • 1 Ranger-Captain of Eos
  • 1 Regal Behemoth
  • 1 Rejuvenating Springs
  • 1 Reliquary Tower
  • 1 Savannah
  • 1 Scalding Tarn
  • 1 Scrubland
  • 1 Sea of Clouds
  • 1 Smothering Tithe
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Spectator Seating
  • 1 Spire Garden
  • 2 Swamp
  • 1 Swan Song
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Taiga
  • 20 Templar Knight
  • 1 The Great Henge
  • 1 The Immortal Sun
  • 1 The One Ring
  • 1 Thrumming Stone
  • 1 Training Center
  • 1 Training Grounds
  • 1 Tropical Island
  • 1 Tundra
  • 1 Underground Sea
  • 1 Undergrowth Stadium
  • 1 Vault of Champions
  • 1 Volcanic Island
  • 1 Zirda, the Dawnwaker