They 2 Fly by user7512514

Format: Commander

Commander: Storm, Windrider

Bracket: 4

DeckCheck Threat Index: 41

Deck overview

This deck is a Selesnya flying-tribal and combat-stax engine commanded by Storm, Windrider. The game plan revolves around exploiting the commander's unique static ability: creatures with flying cannot attack you or block your creatures. By deploying a steady curve of low-cost mana dorks and flying utility creatures on turns 1 through 3, the deck lands Storm, Windrider on turn 4 to render its aerial attacks effectively unblockable while creating a one-way defensive barrier. Asymmetric lockdown pieces like Magus of the Moat and anti-interaction creatures such as Dragonlord Dromoka and Kutzil, Malamet Exemplar prevent opponents from mounting counter-attacks or interfering during your turn. The deck finishes games on turns 6 to 7 using overwhelming aerial pressure powered by Archangel of Thune, Ancient Bronze Dragon, Canopy Gargantuan, or Akroma's Will. Robust shielding from Heroic Intervention and Selfless Spirit ensures the flying army survives opposing interaction.

Decklist (102 cards)

  • 1 Aang, Air Nomad
  • 1 Abandoned Air Temple
  • 1 Akroma's Will
  • 1 Ancient Bronze Dragon
  • 1 Ancient Cornucopia
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Archangel of Thune
  • 1 Avacyn's Pilgrim
  • 1 Avacyn, Angel of Hope
  • 1 Azusa, Lost but Seeking
  • 1 Beast Within
  • 1 Bilbo's Gambit
  • 1 Birds of Paradise
  • 1 Boseiju, Who Endures
  • 1 Bountiful Promenade
  • 1 Brushland
  • 1 Canopy Gargantuan
  • 1 Canopy Vista
  • 1 Chord of Calling
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Cultivate
  • 1 Darksteel Angel
  • 1 Defense of the Heart
  • 1 Dragonlord Dromoka
  • 1 Eladamri's Call
  • 1 Elvish Mystic
  • 1 Erode
  • 1 Esper Sentinel
  • 1 Falcon and Redwing
  • 1 Fanatic of Rhonas
  • 1 Farseek
  • 1 Finale of Devastation
  • 1 Flooded Strand
  • 7 Forest
  • 1 Gathering Place
  • 1 Gavony Township
  • 1 Gleaming Splendor
  • 1 Guardian Project
  • 1 Guardian Scalelord
  • 1 Guide of Souls
  • 1 Haliya, Guided by Light
  • 1 Halo Fountain
  • 1 Heroic Intervention
  • 1 Horizon Canopy
  • 1 Hunting Grounds
  • 1 Hushwood Verge
  • 1 Jennifer Walters // The Sensational She-Hulk
  • 1 Kutzil, Malamet Exemplar
  • 1 Linvala, Keeper of Silence
  • 1 Lush Portico
  • 1 Magus of the Moat
  • 1 Mirari's Wake
  • 1 Momo, Friendly Flier
  • 1 Mother of Runes
  • 1 Nature's Lore
  • 1 Overgrown Farmland
  • 1 Path to Exile
  • 7 Plains
  • 1 Radiant Fountain
  • 1 Reliquary Tower
  • 1 Resplendent Angel
  • 1 Reya Dawnbringer
  • 1 Rogue's Passage
  • 1 Rootborn Defenses
  • 1 Selesnya Sanctuary
  • 1 Selfless Spirit
  • 1 Sephara, Sky's Blade
  • 1 Shalai, Voice of Plenty
  • 1 Sigarda, Host of Herons
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Soul Warden
  • 1 Soul's Attendant
  • 1 Speaker of the Heavens
  • 1 Storm, Queen of Wakanda
  • 1 Storm, Windrider
  • 1 Sungrass Prairie
  • 1 Sunpetal Grove
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Talisman of Unity
  • 1 Temple Garden
  • 1 Temple of the False God
  • 1 The Great Henge
  • 1 The Sentry, Golden Guardian
  • 1 Three Visits
  • 1 Tigereye Cameo
  • 1 Toski, Bearer of Secrets
  • 1 Trostani, Selesnya's Voice
  • 1 Voice of the Blessed
  • 1 Windborn Muse
  • 1 Windswept Heath