sTax Evasion by user9518233

Format: Commander

Commander: Winota, Joiner of Forces

Bracket: 5

DeckCheck Threat Index: 79

Deck overview

This deck is a high-power competitive adaptation of Winota, Joiner of Forces, merging oppressive Rule of Law stax with rapid combat snowballing and infinite combo finishes. The primary game plan uses explosive 0-1 CMC fast mana to deploy non-Human creatures on Turn 1, followed by casting Winota on Turn 2 or 3. When non-Humans attack, Winota digs six cards deep per attacker, cheating powerful Human hatebears and damage multipliers directly onto the battlefield tapped, attacking, and indestructible. This bypasses stack interaction and timing restrictions. Opponents face severe asymmetric lock pieces like Drannith Magistrate, Archon of Emeria, and Magus of the Moon while absorbing lethal damage amplified by Blade Historian or Angrath's Marauders. Backup lines like Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker and Village Bell-Ringer or Auratouched Mage fetching Breath of Fury deliver instant table eliminations.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Ancient Tomb
  • 1 Angrath's Marauders
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 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 Blind Obedience
  • 1 Bloodstained Mire
  • 1 Bolt Bend
  • 1 Boromir, Warden of the Tower
  • 1 Breath of Fury
  • 1 Captain Marvel, Shooting Star
  • 1 Cavern of Souls
  • 1 Charismatic Conqueror
  • 1 Chrome Mox
  • 1 City of Brass
  • 1 City of Traitors
  • 1 Clarion Conqueror
  • 1 Combat Celebrant
  • 1 Command Beacon
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Deflecting Swat
  • 1 Delney, Streetwise Lookout
  • 1 Drannith Magistrate
  • 1 Eidolon of Rhetoric
  • 1 Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
  • 1 Enlightened Tutor
  • 1 Esper Sentinel
  • 1 Flawless Maneuver
  • 1 Flooded Strand
  • 1 Gemstone Caverns
  • 1 Ghostly Prison
  • 1 Giver of Runes
  • 1 Grand Abolisher
  • 1 Greymond, Avacyn's Stalwart
  • 1 Hexing Squelcher
  • 1 High Noon
  • 1 Imperial Recruiter
  • 1 Inkmoth Nexus
  • 1 Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker
  • 1 Knuckles the Echidna
  • 1 Legion Warboss
  • 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 Amber
  • 1 Mox Diamond
  • 1 Mox Opal
  • 1 Needleverge Pathway // Pillarverge Pathway
  • 1 Ocelot Pride
  • 1 Ornithopter
  • 1 Path to Exile
  • 1 Phelia, Exuberant Shepherd
  • 1 Plains
  • 1 Plateau
  • 1 Prismatic Vista
  • 1 Professional Face-Breaker
  • 1 Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
  • 1 Redirect Lightning
  • 1 Rionya, Fire Dancer
  • 1 Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh
  • 1 Sacred Foundry
  • 1 Sanctum Prelate
  • 1 Scalding Tarn
  • 1 Serra Ascendant
  • 1 Serra's Sanctum
  • 1 Shatterskull Smashing // Shatterskull, the Hammer Pass
  • 1 Silence
  • 1 Skrelv, Defector Mite
  • 1 Slicer, Hired Muscle // Slicer, High-Speed Antagonist
  • 1 Smothering Tithe
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Spectator Seating
  • 1 Spirit of the Labyrinth
  • 1 Sunbaked Canyon
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Tataru Taru
  • 1 Teferi's Protection
  • 1 The Jolly Balloon Man
  • 1 The One Ring
  • 1 Tibalt's Trickery
  • 1 Touch the Spirit Realm
  • 1 Trouble in Pairs
  • 1 Urza's Saga
  • 1 Village Bell-Ringer
  • 1 Windswept Heath
  • 1 Winota, Joiner of Forces
  • 1 Witch Enchanter // Witch-Blessed Meadow
  • 1 Wooded Foothills
  • 1 Zealous Conscripts