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Gwaihir the Windlord - Decklist

Creatures 34$11.21

  1. Augury Owl1Augury Owl$0.16
  2. Aven Mimeomancer1Aven Mimeomancer$0.34
  3. Battlefield Raptor1Battlefield Raptor$0.27
  4. Cartographer's Hawk1Cartographer's Hawk$0.17
  5. Cloudchaser Kestrel1Cloudchaser Kestrel$0.14
  6. Eagle of Deliverance1Eagle of Deliverance$0.86
  7. Eagles of the North1Eagles of the North$0.25
  8. Emeria Angel1Emeria Angel$0.26
  9. Empyrean Eagle1Empyrean Eagle$0.13
  10. Esior, Wardwing Familiar1Esior, Wardwing Familiar$0.57
  11. Gwaihir, Greatest of the Eagles1Gwaihir, Greatest of the Eagles$0.41
  12. Harrier Strix1Harrier Strix$0.16

Creatures continued

  1. Healer's Flock1Healer's Flock$0.26
  2. Healer's Hawk1Healer's Hawk$0.14
  3. Ithilien Kingfisher1Ithilien Kingfisher$0.13
  4. Jackdaw Savior1Jackdaw Savior$0.42
  5. Jubilant Skybonder1Jubilant Skybonder$0.17
  6. Judge's Familiar1Judge's Familiar$0.22
  7. Kangee's Lieutenant1Kangee's Lieutenant$0.14
  8. Kangee, Sky Warden1Kangee, Sky Warden$0.19
  9. Kastral, the Windcrested1Kastral, the Windcrested$0.34
  10. Major Teroh1Major Teroh$0.56
  11. Meneldor, Swift Savior1Meneldor, Swift Savior$0.21
  12. Scouting Hawk1Scouting Hawk$0.36

Creatures continued

  1. Silver Raven1Silver Raven$0.31
  2. Skycat Sovereign1Skycat Sovereign$0.26
  3. Soulcatcher1Soulcatcher$0.28
  4. Steel-Plume Marshal1Steel-Plume Marshal$0.25
  5. Stormscape Familiar1Stormscape Familiar$1.28
  6. Stormtide Leviathan1Stormtide Leviathan$0.47
  7. Thieving Magpie1Thieving Magpie$0.12
  8. Warden of Evos Isle1Warden of Evos Isle$0.18
  9. Watcher of the Spheres1Watcher of the Spheres$0.55
  10. Wingmate Roc1Wingmate Roc$0.65

Instants 7$1.72

  1. Aetherize1Aetherize$0.28
  2. Azorius Charm1Azorius Charm$0.27
  3. Dazzling Denial1Dazzling Denial$0.24
  4. Deluge1Deluge$0.34
  5. Disenchant1Disenchant$0.09
  6. Lofty Denial1Lofty Denial$0.28
  7. Rally of Wings1Rally of Wings$0.22

Sorceries 11$2.61

  1. Aerial Assault1Aerial Assault$0.18
  2. Airborne Aid1Airborne Aid$0.46
  3. Austere Command1Austere Command$0.31
  4. Battle Screech1Battle Screech$0.17
  5. Cleansing Nova1Cleansing Nova$0.18
  6. Distant Melody1Distant Melody$0.34
  7. Gust of Wind1Gust of Wind$0.18
  8. Migratory Route1Migratory Route$0.13
  9. Ravenform1Ravenform$0.26
  10. Scour the Desert1Scour the Desert$0.21
  11. Winged Words1Winged Words$0.19

Artifacts 4$2.18

  1. Azorius Keyrune1Azorius Keyrune$0.20
  2. Commander's Sphere1Commander's Sphere$0.18
  3. Patchwork Banner1Patchwork Banner$1.58
  4. Sunbird Standard // Sunbird Effigy1Sunbird Standard // Sunbird Effigy$0.22

Enchantments 5$1.78

  1. Favorable Winds1Favorable Winds$0.28
  2. Gravitational Shift1Gravitational Shift$0.47
  3. Murmuration1Murmuration$0.33
  4. Rally the Ranks1Rally the Ranks$0.35
  5. Reconnaissance Mission1Reconnaissance Mission$0.35

Lands 38 / 38$13.06

  1. Adarkar Wastes1Adarkar Wastes$0.34
  2. Azorius Chancery1Azorius Chancery$0.16
  3. Azorius Guildgate1Azorius Guildgate$0.08
  4. Command Tower1Command Tower$0.21
  5. Deserted Beach1Deserted Beach$1.35
  6. Evolving Wilds1Evolving Wilds$0.09
  7. Exotic Orchard1Exotic Orchard$0.20
  8. Glacial Fortress1Glacial Fortress$0.19
  9. Idyllic Beachfront1Idyllic Beachfront$0.25
  10. Irrigated Farmland1Irrigated Farmland$0.16
  11. Island×33Island$0.21

Lands continued

  1. Lilypad Village1Lilypad Village$0.29
  2. Lupinflower Village1Lupinflower Village$0.27
  3. Myriad Landscape1Myriad Landscape$0.26
  4. Mystic Gate1Mystic Gate$0.62
  5. Mystic Sanctuary1Mystic Sanctuary$1.14
  6. Path of Ancestry1Path of Ancestry$0.17
  7. Plains×22Plains$0.10
  8. Port Town1Port Town$0.20
  9. Prairie Stream1Prairie Stream$0.19
  10. Restless Anchorage1Restless Anchorage$0.22
  11. Rivendell1Rivendell$1.03

Lands continued

  1. Seachrome Coast1Seachrome Coast$0.34
  2. Seaside Haven1Seaside Haven$0.78
  3. Secluded Courtyard1Secluded Courtyard$0.30
  4. Skycloud Expanse1Skycloud Expanse$0.19
  5. Snow-Covered Island×22Snow-Covered Island$2.12
  6. Snow-Covered Plains×22Snow-Covered Plains$0.76
  7. Temple of Enlightenment1Temple of Enlightenment$0.13
  8. Terramorphic Expanse1Terramorphic Expanse$0.10
  9. Tranquil Cove1Tranquil Cove$0.07
  10. Unclaimed Territory1Unclaimed Territory$0.30
  11. Windbrisk Heights1Windbrisk Heights$0.24

About this Gwaihir the Windlord deck

A complete 100-card Commander deck: Gwaihir the Windlord, 61 spells, and 38 lands, 9 of them basics. Its estimated price is $32.85 in TCGplayer singles, and no card but the commander may cost more than $2.

The list is drawn from what Gwaihir the Windlord decks actually play. Of the cards that fit the budget, the most played are Empyrean Eagle, Warden of Evos Isle and Watcher of the Spheres. The picks most particular to this commander are Meneldor, Swift Savior, Airborne Aid and Healer's Hawk, which turn up here far more often than in other Azorius decks.

Its average mana value is 3.37. It runs no Game Changers.

The most expensive cards are Patchwork Banner ($1.58), Stormscape Familiar ($1.28) and Eagle of Deliverance ($0.86); 54 of the 61 spells cost $0.50 or less. With at most $1 per card the same template costs $25.94, and with no limit $128.40; the chart below compares every limit.

Deck statistics and card selection
Average mana value3.37
Game Changers0
Combos0
Deck match82%

Mana curve

  1. Mana value 0: 0 cards
  2. Mana value 1: 5 cards
  3. Mana value 2: 14 cards
  4. Mana value 3: 18 cards
  5. Mana value 4: 10 cards
  6. Mana value 5: 10 cards
  7. Mana value 6: 4 cards
  8. Mana value 7+: 1 card

The curve and the average cover Gwaihir the Windlord and every nonland card in the draft. Game Changers are the cards on the official Commander Game Changers list. Combos are the two- to four-card combos from Commander Spellbook that these 100 cards hold every piece of.

Deck match measures similarity to commonly played nonland cards for this commander, weighted by how often they are played. It does not measure power or predict wins.

Command Zone template

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Draft compared with the Command Zone deck-building template
RoleTargetYour draftDifference
Ramp1010+0
Card advantage1213+1
Targeted disruption1212+0
Mass disruption66+0
Lands3838+0
Plan3023-7

These targets add up to 108 because a card can fill more than one role. 3 of your cards count in multiple rows. Modal spell/land cards count as whole lands here; the card-type sections use the front face. Your commander is excluded from these counts.

Roles use imported classifications or curated sample labels. 0 cards lack role data, so counts may be incomplete. Plan counts the cards that fill none of the rows above: the ones this commander’s decks play most distinctively, taken best first once the role targets are met.

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Targets from The Command Zone’s deck-building template. Card mapping and draft selection are by Budget Bauble. This is guidance, not a guarantee of deck strength.

Cards are selected from decks with this commander. Basic lands are split across the available colors; check the mana you need before playing. A complete list is not a guarantee of deck strength.

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Full deck price by per-card cap

Each bar is the complete Command Zone template deck for Gwaihir the Windlord at that per-card cap, with the commander and basic lands included and no overall budget. Gold is your current cap, blue reaches 100 cards within the cap, and gray either runs out of eligible cards or has a commander that costs more than the cap. Select a bar to build that deck; your budget changes to its price. The percentage under each cap is that deck’s match with what Gwaihir the Windlord decks usually play.

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