Silence Before the Storms by Ratladd

Format: Commander

Commander: Lin Sivvi, Defiant Hero

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 32

Deck overview

This mono-white deck leverages Lin Sivvi, Defiant Hero as a repeatable toolbox engine to recruit Rebel creatures directly from the library onto the battlefield at instant speed. The primary game plan establishes Lin Sivvi on Turn 3, searches out essential utility Rebels such as The Duke, Rebel Sentry and Children of Korlis to protect the board, and assembles a wide creature presence. On Turn 6, the deck converts this board into a lethal clock using Mirror Entity or Sally Pride, Lioness Leader to overwhelm opponents with massive combat damage. In addition to go-wide combat, the list features a dedicated Equipment package and a compact infinite-power combo using Outrider en-Kor and Crackdown Construct. Lin Sivvi provides built-in graveyard recursion by tucking fallen Rebels to be searched out again, giving the deck strong resilience against removal.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Amrou Scout
  • 1 Angelic Renewal
  • 1 Armored Skyhunter
  • 1 Ashe, Princess of Dalmasca
  • 1 Beatrix, Loyal General
  • 1 Brotherhood Outcast
  • 1 Buried Ruin
  • 1 Children of Korlis
  • 1 Cho-Manno, Revolutionary
  • 1 Colossus Hammer
  • 1 Crackdown Construct
  • 1 Cut a Deal
  • 1 Danitha Capashen, Paragon
  • 1 Danitha, Benalia's Hope
  • 1 Darksteel Plate
  • 1 Emergence Zone
  • 1 Emeria's Call // Emeria, Shattered Skyclave
  • 1 Fanatical Devotion
  • 1 Flare of Fortitude
  • 1 Forge Anew
  • 1 Glimmer Lens
  • 1 Godsend
  • 1 Heartstone
  • 1 Heirloom Blade
  • 1 Helm of Awakening
  • 1 Jet, Rebel Leader
  • 1 Knight of the Holy Nimbus
  • 1 Lapse of Certainty
  • 1 Lin Sivvi, Defiant Hero
  • 1 Loxodon Warhammer
  • 1 Mass Calcify
  • 1 Mirran Bardiche
  • 1 Mirror Entity
  • 1 Mithril Coat
  • 1 Monumental Henge
  • 1 Nahiri, the Lithomancer
  • 1 Ondu Inversion // Ondu Skyruins
  • 1 One Last Job
  • 1 Open the Armory
  • 1 Outrider en-Kor
  • 1 Pariah's Shield
  • 1 Path to Exile
  • 1 Pipsqueak, Rebel Strongarm
  • 25 Plains
  • 1 Puresteel Paladin
  • 1 Ramosian Captain
  • 1 Ramosian Sergeant
  • 1 Ravnica at War
  • 1 Release to Memory
  • 1 Remote Farm
  • 1 Reveille Squad
  • 1 Rinoa, Angel Wing
  • 1 Rogue's Passage
  • 1 Ruins of Trokair
  • 1 Sally Pride, Lioness Leader
  • 1 Secret Rendezvous
  • 1 Sejiri Shelter // Sejiri Glacier
  • 1 Skyclave Cleric // Skyclave Basilica
  • 1 Snow Villiers
  • 1 Sokka, Swordmaster
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Sram, Senior Edificer
  • 1 Steelshaper's Gift
  • 1 Stone Haven Outfitter
  • 1 Stroke of Midnight
  • 1 Sword of Vengeance
  • 1 Sword of the Animist
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 The Duke, Rebel Sentry
  • 1 The Eternal Wanderer
  • 1 The Wandering Rescuer
  • 1 War Room
  • 1 War of the Last Alliance
  • 1 Weapons Vendor
  • 1 Witch Enchanter // Witch-Blessed Meadow
  • 1 Zamriel, Seraph of Steel