Gates of the Valley by Corpo

Format: Commander

Commander: Kynaios and Tiro of Meletis

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 35

Deck overview

This deck uses Kynaios and Tiro of Meletis to turn land drops into cards and additional mana while building a large Gate base. Open the Gates, Sylvan Scrying, Crop Rotation, Expedition Map, and the land-search spells improve access to unique Gates and Maze's End. Gond Gate, Spelunking, Azusa, Lost but Seeking, and Lotus Cobra reduce the tempo cost of the many land drops. The deck also has a secondary token and artifact package involving Tireless Provisioner, Tireless Tracker, Academy Manufactor, Peregrin Took, and Baylen, the Haymaker. Its reliable decisive line is slow: assemble ten differently named Gates, activate Maze's End, and win on resolution. The main weaknesses are tapped lands, expensive engines, limited final-win redundancy, and the need to protect a vulnerable land and activated ability.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Academy Manufactor
  • 1 An Offer You Can't Refuse
  • 1 Arcane Denial
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Atsushi, the Blazing Sky
  • 1 Aura Shards
  • 1 Azorius Guildgate
  • 1 Azusa, Lost but Seeking
  • 1 Baldur's Gate
  • 1 Basilisk Gate
  • 1 Baylen, the Haymaker
  • 1 Beast Within
  • 1 Big Score
  • 1 Birds of Paradise
  • 1 Bolt Bend
  • 1 Boros Guildgate
  • 1 Chromatic Lantern
  • 1 Circuitous Route
  • 1 Citadel Gate
  • 1 Cliffgate
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Counterspell
  • 1 Crop Rotation
  • 1 Cultivate
  • 1 Dawn's Truce
  • 1 Defense of the Heart
  • 1 Doubling Season
  • 1 Expedition Map
  • 1 Explore
  • 1 Explore the Underdark
  • 1 Fabled Passage
  • 1 Felidar Retreat
  • 4 Forest
  • 1 Fountainport
  • 1 Gateway Plaza
  • 1 Generous Gift
  • 1 Gleaming Splendor
  • 1 Gond Gate
  • 1 Gruul Guildgate
  • 1 Guild Summit
  • 1 Heap Gate
  • 1 Hellkite Tyrant
  • 1 Heroic Intervention
  • 1 Homeward Path
  • 1 Ishgard, the Holy See // Faith & Grief
  • 3 Island
  • 1 Kodama's Reach
  • 1 Kynaios and Tiro of Meletis
  • 1 Lightning Greaves
  • 1 Lotus Cobra
  • 1 Mana Reflection
  • 1 Manor Gate
  • 1 Master of Ceremonies
  • 1 Maze's End
  • 1 Monologue Tax
  • 3 Mountain
  • 1 Open the Gates
  • 1 Peregrin Took
  • 3 Plains
  • 1 Planar Nexus
  • 1 Plaza of Harmony
  • 1 Ramunap Excavator
  • 1 Regrowth
  • 1 Relic of Legends
  • 1 Reviving Melody
  • 1 Rites of Flourishing
  • 1 Sage of the Maze
  • 1 Sea Gate
  • 1 Selesnya Guildgate
  • 1 Shared Summons
  • 1 Simic Guildgate
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Spelunking
  • 1 Sphere of Safety
  • 1 Springleaf Parade
  • 1 Swiftfoot Boots
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Sylvan Caryatid
  • 1 Sylvan Scrying
  • 1 Tale's End
  • 1 Tamiyo's Safekeeping
  • 1 Tataru Taru
  • 1 Tatyova, Benthic Druid
  • 1 Thought Vessel
  • 1 Tireless Provisioner
  • 1 Tireless Tracker
  • 1 Tolaria West
  • 1 Treasure Vault
  • 1 Vibrance
  • 1 Wedding Ring
  • 1 Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth