Winota: Snowball Stax by user1046258

Format: Commander

Commander: Winota, Joiner of Forces

Bracket: 5

DeckCheck Threat Index: 74

Deck overview

This is a competitive Commander (cEDH) Stax Aggro deck piloted by Winota, Joiner of Forces. The strategy uses high-velocity fast mana to deploy early non-Human creatures and oppressive tax pieces on Turns 1 and 2, such as Archon of Emeria, Drannith Magistrate, and Deafening Silence. These pieces strangle fast combo and storm decks by capping spells per turn and shutting down tutors or alternate casting zones. On Turn 3, casting Winota and attacking triggers multi-card digs into the top of the library, cheating indestructible Human powerhouses directly onto the battlefield tapped and attacking. The deck completely breaks parity on its own Rule of Law effects because Winota puts creatures into play without casting them. Opponents are trapped beneath hard resource locks while the deck snowballs into an overwhelming combat finish or executes an infinite combat step combo with Combat Celebrant and Rionya, Fire Dancer.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Aether Vial
  • 1 Ainok Strike Leader
  • 1 Alexios, Deimos of Kosmos
  • 1 Ancient Tomb
  • 1 Angrath's Marauders
  • 1 Archivist of Oghma
  • 1 Archon of Emeria
  • 1 Arid Mesa
  • 1 Auratouched Mage
  • 1 Aven Interrupter
  • 1 Aven Mindcensor
  • 1 Battlefield Forge
  • 1 Blade Historian
  • 1 Bloodstained Mire
  • 1 Boromir, Warden of the Tower
  • 1 Breath of Fury
  • 1 Cavern of Souls
  • 1 Caves of Chaos Adventurer
  • 1 Chrome Mox
  • 1 City of Brass
  • 1 City of Traitors
  • 1 Clarion Conqueror
  • 1 Combat Celebrant
  • 1 Command Beacon
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Deafening Silence
  • 1 Deflecting Swat
  • 1 Drannith Magistrate
  • 1 Eidolon of Rhetoric
  • 1 Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
  • 1 Enlightened Tutor
  • 1 Esper Sentinel
  • 1 Ethersworn Canonist
  • 1 Flooded Strand
  • 1 Gemstone Caverns
  • 1 Gingerbrute
  • 1 Giver of Runes
  • 1 Grand Abolisher
  • 1 Greymond, Avacyn's Stalwart
  • 1 Hexing Squelcher
  • 1 High Noon
  • 1 Hope of Ghirapur
  • 1 Lena, Selfless Champion
  • 1 Lightning, Army of One
  • 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 Needleverge Pathway // Pillarverge Pathway
  • 1 Ocelot Pride
  • 1 Orim's Chant
  • 1 Ornithopter
  • 1 Ornithopter of Paradise
  • 1 Path to Exile
  • 1 Phelia, Exuberant Shepherd
  • 1 Phyrexian Revoker
  • 1 Phyrexian Walker
  • 3 Plains
  • 1 Plateau
  • 1 Powerbalance
  • 1 Prismatic Vista
  • 1 Professional Face-Breaker
  • 1 Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
  • 1 Ranger-Captain of Eos
  • 1 Redirect Lightning
  • 1 Rionya, Fire Dancer
  • 1 Sacred Foundry
  • 1 Sanctum Prelate
  • 1 Scalding Tarn
  • 1 Serra Ascendant
  • 1 Shatterskull Smashing // Shatterskull, the Hammer Pass
  • 1 Signal Pest
  • 1 Silence
  • 1 Simian Spirit Guide
  • 1 Skrelv, Defector Mite
  • 1 Skyclave Apparition
  • 1 Slicer, Hired Muscle // Slicer, High-Speed Antagonist
  • 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 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Tataru Taru
  • 1 Thalia, Guardian of Thraben
  • 1 Touch the Spirit Realm
  • 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