Winota Avalanche by Forcebender

Format: Commander

Commander: Winota, Joiner of Forces

Bracket: 4

Deck overview

This is a tuned Winota, Joiner of Forces stax-aggro deck. The plan is to deploy a cheap non-Human attacker, cast Winota on turns 2-3 off a dense fast-mana package (Sol Ring, Mox Diamond, Chrome Mox, Lotus Petal, City of Traitors, Ancient Tomb), then attack to flip Human payoffs directly into play tapped and attacking. A prison of rule-of-law effects (Deafening Silence, Eidolon of Rhetoric, Archon of Emeria, Drannith Magistrate, Spirit of the Labyrinth, Sanctum Prelate, Damping Sphere, Magus of the Moon, Thalia, Heretic Cathar) locks opponents out while the team closes via anthems (Jor Kadeen, the Prevailer, Blade Historian, Goldnight Commander, Greymond, Avacyn's Stalwart) and extra combats from Combat Celebrant and Rionya, Fire Dancer. The deck wins through combat inevitability backed by a deep protection suite, with the commander as both engine and win condition.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Aether Vial
  • 1 Ainok Strike Leader
  • 1 Alexios, Deimos of Kosmos
  • 1 Alseid of Life's Bounty
  • 1 Ancient Tomb
  • 1 Archivist of Oghma
  • 1 Archon of Emeria
  • 1 Arid Mesa
  • 1 Aven Interrupter
  • 1 Aven Mindcensor
  • 1 Battlefield Forge
  • 1 Blade Historian
  • 1 Blinkmoth Nexus
  • 1 Bloodstained Mire
  • 1 Bovine Intervention
  • 1 Cavern of Souls
  • 1 Charismatic Conqueror
  • 1 Chrome Mox
  • 1 City of Brass
  • 1 City of Traitors
  • 1 Combat Celebrant
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Damping Sphere
  • 1 Deafening Silence
  • 1 Deep Gnome Terramancer
  • 1 Deflecting Swat
  • 1 Drannith Magistrate
  • 1 Eidolon of Rhetoric
  • 1 Elegant Parlor
  • 1 Enlightened Tutor
  • 1 Esper Sentinel
  • 1 Ethersworn Canonist
  • 1 Flooded Strand
  • 1 Gemstone Caverns
  • 1 Gingerbrute
  • 1 Giver of Runes
  • 1 Goldnight Commander
  • 1 Gorilla Shaman
  • 1 Holga, Relentless Rager
  • 1 Hope of Ghirapur
  • 1 Howlsquad Heavy
  • 1 Imperial Recruiter
  • 1 Jor Kadeen, the Prevailer
  • 1 Legion Warboss
  • 1 Lotus Petal
  • 1 Loyal Apprentice
  • 1 Magus of the Moon
  • 1 Mana Confluence
  • 1 Mana Vault
  • 1 Marsh Flats
  • 1 Mountain
  • 1 Mox Diamond
  • 1 Myrel, Shield of Argive
  • 1 Needleverge Pathway // Pillarverge Pathway
  • 1 Ocelot Pride
  • 1 Ornithopter
  • 1 Ornithopter of Paradise
  • 1 Phelia, Exuberant Shepherd
  • 1 Phyrexian Revoker
  • 1 Phyrexian Walker
  • 1 Pia and Kiran Nalaar
  • 3 Plains
  • 1 Plateau
  • 1 Professional Face-Breaker
  • 1 Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
  • 1 Ranger-Captain of Eos
  • 1 Recruiter of the Guard
  • 1 Redirect Lightning
  • 1 Rick, Steadfast Leader
  • 1 Rionya, Fire Dancer
  • 1 Sacred Foundry
  • 1 Sanctum Prelate
  • 1 Scalding Tarn
  • 1 Scuzzback Scrounger
  • 1 Serra Ascendant
  • 1 Signal Pest
  • 1 Silence
  • 1 Simian Spirit Guide
  • 1 Skrelv, Defector Mite
  • 1 Sokenzan, Crucible of Defiance
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Solitude
  • 1 Soulless Jailer
  • 1 Spectator Seating
  • 1 Spirit of the Labyrinth
  • 1 Sunbaked Canyon
  • 1 Sundering Eruption // Volcanic Fissure
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Thalia, Heretic Cathar
  • 1 The Wandering Rescuer
  • 1 Touch the Spirit Realm
  • 1 Urza's Saga
  • 1 Voice of Victory
  • 1 Windswept Heath
  • 1 Winota, Joiner of Forces
  • 1 Witch Enchanter // Witch-Blessed Meadow
  • 1 Wooded Foothills
  • 1 Zurzoth, Chaos Rider