Who gave the Birb a Sword by FluffyKun

Format: Commander

Commander: Ardenn, Intrepid Archaeologist and Esior, Wardwing Familiar

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 47

Deck overview

This Azorius Voltron deck leverages the partner pairing of Ardenn, Intrepid Archaeologist and Esior, Wardwing Familiar to assemble an efficient, high-tempo combat engine. Esior provides an evasive early attacker that taxes opposing targeted removal by three mana, while Ardenn eliminates equip costs by attaching all Equipment for free at the start of combat. The deck runs over two dozen Equipment cards, scaling Esior from an innocuous bird into a lethal commander damage threat with heavy hitters like Excalibur, Sword of Eden, Nettlecyst, and Inquisitor's Flail. Card advantage engines tied to combat damage sustain hand size, while cheap countermagic and efficient spot removal protect the central plan. Because Ardenn bypasses equip costs entirely, the deck preserves its mana to hold up interaction and deploy redundant threats. Opponents are eliminated sequentially over successive combat steps starting around Turn 5, closing games reliably by Turn 7.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Abstergo Entertainment
  • 1 Adaptive Omnitool
  • 1 Adarkar Wastes
  • 1 An Offer You Can't Refuse
  • 1 Ancient Den
  • 1 Arcane Heist
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Ardenn, Intrepid Archaeologist
  • 1 Ash Barrens
  • 1 Azorius Signet
  • 1 Batterbone
  • 1 Batterskull
  • 1 Blackblade Reforged
  • 1 Blinkmoth Nexus
  • 1 Bloodforged Battle-Axe
  • 1 Buried Ruin
  • 1 Buster Sword
  • 1 Cargo Ship
  • 1 Champion's Helm
  • 1 Cloud, Midgar Mercenary
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Crystal Skull, Isu Spyglass
  • 1 Dazzling Denial
  • 1 Deserted Beach
  • 1 Dispatch
  • 1 Dowsing Dagger // Lost Vale
  • 1 Eagle Vision
  • 1 Emerge Unscathed
  • 1 Empyrial Plate
  • 1 Esior, Wardwing Familiar
  • 1 Excalibur, Sword of Eden
  • 1 Genji Glove
  • 1 Glacial Fortress
  • 1 Hourglass of the Lost
  • 1 Indomitable Archangel
  • 1 Inkmoth Nexus
  • 1 Inquisitor's Flail
  • 9 Island
  • 1 Leyline Axe
  • 1 Loran of the Third Path
  • 1 Loxodon Warhammer
  • 1 Machinist's Arsenal
  • 1 Mask of Memory
  • 1 Masterwork of Ingenuity
  • 1 Metallic Rebuke
  • 1 Midnight Clock
  • 1 Myriad Landscape
  • 1 Mystery Key
  • 1 Nettlecyst
  • 1 Nimbus Maze
  • 1 Patrician's Scorn
  • 7 Plains
  • 1 Port Town
  • 1 Prairie Stream
  • 1 Puresteel Paladin
  • 1 Reverse Engineer
  • 1 Robe of the Archmagi
  • 1 Rogue's Passage
  • 1 Scavenger Grounds
  • 1 Seat of the Synod
  • 1 Secluded Starforge
  • 1 Shimmer Dragon
  • 1 Sink into Stupor // Soporific Springs
  • 1 Skycloud Expanse
  • 1 Slash the Ranks
  • 1 Sram, Senior Edificer
  • 1 Steelshaper's Gift
  • 1 Stoneforge Mystic
  • 1 Strength-Testing Hammer
  • 1 Stroke of Midnight
  • 1 Swiftfoot Boots
  • 1 Sword of Forge and Frontier
  • 1 Sword of Hearth and Home
  • 1 Sword of Vengeance
  • 1 Sword of the Animist
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Talisman of Progress
  • 1 The Irencrag
  • 1 The Key to the Vault
  • 1 Thoughtcast
  • 1 Thran Power Suit
  • 1 Unexplained Absence
  • 1 Unwanted Remake
  • 1 Winged Words
  • 1 Witch Enchanter // Witch-Blessed Meadow
  • 1 Wrecking Ball Arm