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Commander deckW
Guinan, Ancient Advisor
Generate multiple creature tokens every turn to reliably trigger Guinan's draw ability and pump the wide board with +1/+1 counters.
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Deck anatomy
What this list actually runs on: how cheaply it casts things, and whether it has enough ramp, card draw and interaction to keep up at the table. Each block is one card — hover for its name.
Mana curve · 62 nonland cards
The working parts
Counted from Scryfall’s community card tags, not from the builder’s own labels. A card that does two jobs counts twice, so these add up to more than the deck. The hatched band is a common rule of thumb, not a law — combo decks run leaner, battlecruiser decks heavier.
Colored mana symbols
Commander
1Guinan, Ancient Advisor
2WLegendary Creature — El-Aurian Advisor
Chosen commander for the requested strategy.
Ramp
10
Knight of the White Orchid
WWCreature — Human Knight
fetches a Plains to catch up on mana
Card Draw
10
Esper Sentinel
WArtifact Creature — Human Soldier
taxes opponents' noncreature spells for card advantage
Welcoming Vampire
2WCreature — Vampire
draws whenever small creatures enter the battlefield
Mentor of the Meek
2WCreature — Human Soldier
efficient draw engine for go-wide token decks
Bennie Bracks, Zoologist
3WLegendary Creature — Elf Druid
draws a card at end step if tokens entered
Rumor Gatherer
1WWCreature — Elf Wizard
scries and draws cards when multiple creatures enter
Staff of the Storyteller
1WArtifact
creates a token and converts token generation into cards
Folk Hero
1WLegendary Enchantment — Background
draws a card on casting creatures sharing Guinan's types
Removal
10
Get Lost
1WInstant
efficient removal for creatures, enchantments, or planeswalkers
Skyclave Apparition
1WWCreature — Kor Spirit
exiles low-mana nonland permanents cleanly
Council's Judgment
1WWSorcery
non-targeting exile removal that bypasses hexproof and shroud
Dusk // Dawn
2WW // 3WWSorcery // Sorcery
destroys large threats while sparing your small token army
Threats/Wincons
24
Ocelot Pride
WCreature — Cat
creates tokens and duplicates all tokens created each turn
Charismatic Conqueror
1WCreature — Vampire Soldier
punishes opponents entering creatures with vampire tokens
Resolute Reinforcements
1WCreature — Human Soldier
enters as two creatures at flash speed to trigger Guinan
Adeline, Resplendent Cathar
1WWLegendary Creature — Human Knight
creates attacking tokens on each opponent every combat
Hero of Bladehold
2WWCreature — Human Knight
creates multiple soldier tokens and buffs attackers
Mondrak, Glory Dominus
2WWLegendary Creature — Phyrexian Horror
doubles all token creation and acts as an indestructible body
Anointed Procession
3WEnchantment
doubles every token created to supercharge Guinan triggers
Cathars' Crusade
3WWEnchantment
massive teamwide +1/+1 counter pump whenever creatures enter
Moonshaker Cavalry
5WWWCreature — Spirit Knight
massive craterhoof-style flying finisher for wide boards
Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite
5WWLegendary Creature — Phyrexian Praetor
wipes enemy weenies while massively buffing token swarm
Call the Coppercoats
2WInstant
instant-speed army in a can scaled to opponents' boards
Secure the Wastes
XWInstant
scalable instant-speed token creation right before your untap
Grand Crescendo
XWWInstant
protects your board while creating multiple 1/1 citizens
White Sun's Zenith
XWWWInstant
instant-speed multi-cat token creation that shuffles back
Reverent Hoplite
4WCreature — Human Soldier
creates an instant army based on white devotion
Knight-Errant of Eos
4WCreature — Human Knight
convokes out easily and digs deep for more creature threats
Captain of the Watch
4WWCreature — Human Soldier
enters with three soldier tokens and buffs all soldiers
Myr Battlesphere
7Artifact Creature — Myr Construct
enters with four myr tokens providing immediate Guinan synergy
Horn of Gondor
3Legendary Artifact
exponentially duplicates human tokens each turn
Halo Fountain
2WArtifact
creates tokens, untaps attackers, and serves as an alternate win con
Felidar Retreat
3WEnchantment
landfalls into beast tokens or teamwide +1/+1 counters
Elspeth, Sun's Champion
4WWLegendary Planeswalker — Elspeth
creates three soldier tokens every turn and board wipes big creatures
Abzan Falconer
2WCreature — Human Soldier
gives flying to all creatures with +1/+1 counters from Guinan
Utility
8
Teferi's Protection
2WInstant
complete phase-out protection from all board wipes
Flawless Maneuver
2WInstant
free protection spell to make the team indestructible
Unbreakable Formation
2WInstant
grants teamwide indestructibility or a main-phase buff
Lightning Greaves
2Artifact — Equipment
free equip cost to protect Guinan immediately
Drumbellower
2WCreature — Spirit
untaps Guinan on each opponent's untap step for instant-speed activations
Thousand-Year Elixir
3Artifact
lets Guinan tap the turn she enters and untaps her
