monk by user2608182

Format: Commander

Commander: The Archimandrite

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 36

Deck overview

The Archimandrite leads a Jeskai Monk tribal and spellslinger aggro deck that converts card advantage and lifegain into overwhelming combat power. The deck develops early using efficient Monks like Monastery Mentor and Third Path Iconoclast alongside a dense suite of 2-CMC mana rocks. Once The Archimandrite enters on turn 4, its upkeep trigger rewards large hand sizes with life gain, instantly granting vigilance and massive +X/+0 power buffs across the entire Monk army. Cheap cantrips and draw engines like Whirlwind of Thought and Archmage Emeritus maintain a full hand while triggering prowess. The deck closes games around turn 6 or 7 by converting its pumped board into unblockable or double-striking lethal strikes via Akroma's Will, Shared Animosity, or Relentless Assault. While vulnerable to exile-based board wipes and lacking direct tutors, the list maintains high functional redundancy and resilient recovery.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Abbot of Keral Keep
  • 1 Akroma's Will
  • 1 Aqueous Form
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Archmage Emeritus
  • 1 Azorius Signet
  • 1 Battlefield Forge
  • 1 Boros Charm
  • 1 Boros Signet
  • 1 Brainstorm
  • 1 Castle Embereth
  • 1 Castle Vantress
  • 1 Chaos Warp
  • 1 Clifftop Retreat
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Counterspell
  • 1 Crash Through
  • 1 Deserted Beach
  • 1 Elsha of the Infinite
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Expedite
  • 1 Geist-Honored Monk
  • 1 Generous Gift
  • 1 Glacial Fortress
  • 1 Inspiring Vantage
  • 6 Island
  • 1 Izzet Signet
  • 1 Jeskai Ascendancy
  • 1 Jeskai Charm
  • 1 Jeskai Student
  • 1 Khenra Spellspear // Gitaxian Spellstalker
  • 1 Mantis Rider
  • 1 Monastery Mentor
  • 1 Monastery Swiftspear
  • 1 Monk of the Open Hand
  • 5 Mountain
  • 1 Mystic Remora
  • 1 Mystic Sanctuary
  • 1 Narset, Enlightened Master
  • 1 Negate
  • 1 Odric, Lunarch Marshal
  • 1 Oji, the Exquisite Blade
  • 1 Ojutai Exemplars
  • 1 Opt
  • 1 Ornithopter of Paradise
  • 1 Path to Exile
  • 5 Plains
  • 1 Ponder
  • 1 Preordain
  • 1 Raff, Weatherlight Stalwart
  • 1 Reconnaissance Mission
  • 1 Relentless Assault
  • 1 Reliquary Tower
  • 1 Response // Resurgence
  • 1 Rogue's Passage
  • 1 Seachrome Coast
  • 1 Seeker of the Way
  • 1 Shadow Rift
  • 1 Shared Animosity
  • 1 Shivan Reef
  • 1 Shu Yun, the Silent Tempest
  • 1 Slip Through Space
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Soul-Scar Mage
  • 1 Spectator Seating
  • 1 Spirebluff Canal
  • 1 Steel of the Godhead
  • 1 Stormcarved Coast
  • 1 Strongarm Monk
  • 1 Student of Ojutai
  • 1 Sulfur Falls
  • 1 Sundown Pass
  • 1 Swiftfoot Boots
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Taigam, Ojutai Master
  • 1 Talisman of Conviction
  • 1 Talisman of Creativity
  • 1 Talisman of Progress
  • 1 The Archimandrite
  • 1 Third Path Iconoclast
  • 1 Thought Vessel
  • 1 Training Center
  • 1 Unbreakable Formation
  • 1 Veyran, Voice of Duality
  • 1 Whirlwind of Thought
  • 1 Windfall
  • 1 Winds of Abandon