“Dessert is Mandatory!”
Art:Gallant Pie-Wielder
by Matt Forsyth
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Todays Featured Commander Is:
Gallant Pie-Wielder is a super sweet card from Wilds of Eldraine who is a really sweet Pauper EDH commander, while Voltron is the natural path to build him, Since we want to trigger him every turn we have we have a token package as well which is also a very viable win condition. This hybrid style of deck allows us to play focused and whether we focus on hybrid between the packages or focus specifically on one this deck is really strong and a ton of fun to play! Without further adieu lets get it!
The Deck:
Gallant Pie-Wielder Voltron Tokens!
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Why Gallant Pie-Wielder?
Gallant Pie-Wielder can have a really big role in the deck no matter what strategy we go with, the voltron path more directly involves Pie-Wielder but he can still be very effective if we are going down the token route or using a combination of both strategies! Giving Pie-Wielder double strike is a great way to get commander damage swings in especially when we have him equipped!
Deck Overview:
This section contains information about cards in the deck and how they function within the deck!
Creatures:
Cathar Commando
is just a really efficient creature that is super strong and is also a great 2/2 for two! Doomed Traveler
and Hunted Witness
are both great cards that can come down super early and make a token when they leave its a real win-win. Tokens are the name of the game, at least halfway so cards like Gallant Cavalry
and Irregular Cohort
are both really good token producers! We also have some larger creatures to help end games like Soul of Migration
who is great evoked or early and gives us tokens which is always a win! Razor Golem
may cost six but we will never pay 6 and can cast him pretty early! We also have some late-game mana dumps like Cliffside Lookout
which in the late-game we can usually pump it 1-2 times a turn!
Instants:
We are in Mono-White so drawing cards has always been a weak spot for us so we have a lot of cards that do stuff and draw cards, one of the best examples of this is Aura Blast
. Defiant Strike
is another great card that draws us a card as well. Break of Day
is a great card that we can use both offensively and defensively whether we are buffing or protecting this card is sweet! Dauntless Unity
is a card that is not hard to kick and other great way to use our strength in numbers strategy. Our absolute best buff is Guardians' Pledge
Generous Gift
is just a great efficient removal spell!
Sorceries:
Our sorcery package is where a ton of our token production comes in with cards like Battle Screech
, Call the Cavalry
and Triplicate Spirits
which are all great cards that trigger Pie-Wielder and generate a bunch of tokens! We also have Silverflame Ritual
is a great way to buff up our creatures and give them vigilance perfect when combined with some of our other buffs! Marshaling Cry
is a really great buff as well that we can flashback or cycle!
Artifacts:
Our artifact package and the equipment’s we chose focus on two things, cheap artifacts since we can trigger Pie-Wielder and ways to buff up one of our creatures or most often Pie-Wielder with stats! Cathar's Shield
, Bone Saw
and Accorder's Shield
are all great ways to buff up Pie-Wielder or if we are focusing more on tokens really good on any creature! Arguably the best equipment in our deck is either Jousting Lance
or Greatsword of Tyr
which are both equipment’s that can buff up a creature and honestly get out of hand pretty quickly!
Enchantments:
Cartouche of Solidarity
is a great way to make a token and buff up a creature this is a huge win for one mana and this itself can trigger Gallant Pie-Wielder! Omen of the Sun
is is a great card that can trigger Pie-Wielder and can help with the token strategy as well! Pacifism
is for any pesky creature our opponent has, great for huge attackers!
Land Base:
Very simple land base, with of course the auto include cycling lands and march of the machine draw cycle lands. We also have Terramorphic Expanse
and Evolving Wilds
which are both great ways to grab some lands and get a shuffle of the deck. Our land base is very simple but we are mono-white so there is no need for any kind of complexity we are only 33 lands since we have a pretty low overall cost and in testing this was the most effective number!
Strengths of the Deck:
- Hybrid Strategy we can adapt into or out of
- Crazy amount of creature production
- Can easily activate Pie-Wielder nearly every turn
Weaknesses of the Deck:
- Not a ton of interaction
- Weak to creature hate
- Weak to artifact hate
Deck Stats:
Sample Hands:
Main Win Conditions:
We are a hybrid deck so we can either win through tokens of killing opponents with Gallant Pie-Wielder and commander damage, both are pretty easy to assemble and both strategies help each other in the ultimate goal of winning the game! There are no infinite loops or combos in the deck and we just want to either make our creatures big our overwhelm our opponents with sheer numbers!
Conclusion:
In conclusion Gallant Pie-Wielder is the perfect for a hybrid token / voltron strategy and is really a great piece if we commit to either path or we chose to commit to one specific paths. As always being in Mono-White has some drawbacks but these are outshined by all of the positives! Hope you enjoyed this article, dont forget you can always request a commander on our twitter or discord! Thanks for reading to the end and for all of WOE Week!