Winona Stax by user3159009

Format: Commander

Creator: user3159009

Commander: Winota, Joiner of Forces

Bracket: 4

DeckCheck Threat Index: 47

Deck overview

This deck is a high-powered Boros Stax Aggro list commanded by Winota, Joiner of Forces. The strategy seeks to deploy low-cost non-Human creatures in the opening turns, such as 0-mana Kobolds and evasive 1-drops, followed by resolving Winota on turn 3 or 4. Upon declaring attackers, Winota triggers for each non-Human attacker, digging six cards deep to cheat game-ending Humans directly into play tapped, attacking, and indestructible. The deck leverages heavy proactive stax pieces like Archon of Emeria, Deafening Silence, High Noon, and Drannith Magistrate to choke opposing interaction and card velocity. Because Winota puts creatures onto the battlefield via an attack trigger, she completely bypasses Rule of Law limitations and cast taxes, establishing total board dominance. The deck rapidly closes games on turns 4 to 5 using combat amplifiers such as Blade Historian and Greymond, Avacyn's Stalwart, with a backup Godo, Bandit Warlord plus Helm of the Host combo.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Aether Vial
  • 1 Anim Pakal, Thousandth Moon
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Archon of Emeria
  • 2 Aura of Silence
  • 1 Authority of the Consuls
  • 1 Baird, Steward of Argive
  • 1 Basri's Lieutenant
  • 1 Battlefield Forge
  • 1 Blade Historian
  • 1 Boromir, Warden of the Tower
  • 1 Boros Charm
  • 1 Boros Garrison
  • 1 Cataclysm
  • 1 Cavern of Souls
  • 1 Clifftop Retreat
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Crimson Kobolds
  • 1 Crookshank Kobolds
  • 1 Crystal Grotto
  • 1 Danitha, Benalia's Hope
  • 1 Darksteel Plate
  • 1 Deafening Silence
  • 1 Devilish Valet
  • 1 Drannith Magistrate
  • 1 Duke Ulder Ravengard
  • 1 Eidolon of Rhetoric
  • 1 Emberheart Challenger
  • 1 Ethersworn Canonist
  • 1 Fellwar Stone
  • 1 Frantic Scapegoat
  • 1 Gamble
  • 1 Get Lost
  • 1 Godo, Bandit Warlord
  • 1 Goldhound
  • 1 Grand Abolisher
  • 1 Greymond, Avacyn's Stalwart
  • 1 Helm of the Host
  • 1 High Noon
  • 1 Imperial Recruiter
  • 1 Inspiring Vantage
  • 1 Kataki, War's Wage
  • 1 Kher Keep
  • 1 Kobolds of Kher Keep
  • 1 Land Tax
  • 1 Lightning, Army of One
  • 11 Mountain
  • 1 Odric, Master Tactician
  • 1 Path of Ancestry
  • 1 Path to Exile
  • 1 Phoenix Chick
  • 10 Plains
  • 1 Plaza of Heroes
  • 1 Professional Face-Breaker
  • 1 Reprieve
  • 1 Roaming Throne
  • 1 Rugged Prairie
  • 1 Sacred Foundry
  • 1 Screaming Nemesis
  • 1 Shared Animosity
  • 1 Shivan Devastator
  • 1 Skrelv, Defector Mite
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Soulless Jailer
  • 1 Sphinx's Decree
  • 1 Spirit of the Labyrinth
  • 1 Stadium Headliner
  • 1 Sunbaked Canyon
  • 1 Temple of Triumph
  • 1 Tempt with Vengeance
  • 1 Thalia's Lieutenant
  • 1 Thalia, Guardian of Thraben
  • 1 Thalia, Heretic Cathar
  • 1 Thorn of Amethyst
  • 1 Tocatli Honor Guard
  • 1 United Battlefront
  • 1 Voice of Victory
  • 1 Weathered Wayfarer
  • 1 Winota, Joiner of Forces
  • 1 Éomer, Marshal of Rohan