dancressman's [EDH] W - Soraya the Falconer - Band ...
 
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$496.35
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Avg. CMC 3.43
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Main Deck - 100 cards, 84 distinct
Columns
Name  Edition $ Type Cost
Rarity Color
Creature (32)
1 Apex Hawks
$0.07 Creature - Bird
1 Aven Brigadier
$1.73 Creature - Bird Soldier
1 Aven Cloudchaser
$0.05 Creature - Bird Soldier
1 Aven Liberator
$0.14 Creature - Bird Soldier
1 Aven Mindcensor
$0.48 Creature - Bird Wizard
1 Celestial Gatekeeper
$1.01 Creature - Bird Cleric
1 Cloudchaser Eagle
$0.12 Creature - Bird
1 Cloudchaser Kestrel
$0.23 Creature - Bird
1 Commander Eesha
$1.95 Legendary Creature - Bird Soldier
1 Dawnfeather Eagle
$0.04 Creature - Bird
1 Duskrider Falcon
$0.17 Creature - Bird
1 Emeria Angel
$0.34 Creature - Angel
1 Freewind Falcon
$0.44 Creature - Bird
1 Glarecaster
$0.38 Creature - Bird Cleric
1 Gustcloak Savior
$0.41 Creature - Bird Soldier
1 Heliod, God of the Sun
$0.74 Legendary Enchantment Creature - God
1 High Sentinels of Arashin
$0.19 Creature - Bird Soldier
1 Kytheon, Hero of Akros // Gideon, Battle-Forged
$1.49 Legendary Creature - Human Soldier // Legendary Planeswalker - Gideon
1 Lieutenant Kirtar
$1.07 Legendary Creature - Bird Soldier
1 Major Teroh
$0.44 Legendary Creature - Bird Soldier
1 Mirror Entity
$0.59 Creature - Shapeshifter
1 Mother of Runes
$6.66 Creature - Human Cleric
1 Oketra's Attendant
$0.03 Creature - Bird Soldier
1 Selfless Spirit
$1.39 Creature - Spirit Cleric
1 Shriek Raptor
$0.10 Creature - Phyrexian Bird
1 Solemn Simulacrum
$0.39 Artifact Creature - Golem
1 Soraya the Falconer
$2.00 Legendary Creature - Human
1 Soulcatcher
$0.31 Creature - Bird Soldier
1 Swooping Talon
$0.22 Creature - Bird Soldier
1 Teshar, Ancestor's Apostle
$0.40 Legendary Creature - Bird Cleric
1 Tine Shrike
$0.08 Creature - Phyrexian Bird
1 Wingmate Roc
$0.43 Creature - Bird
Instant (5)
1 Enlightened Tutor
$20.45 Instant
1 Path to Exile
$0.80 Instant
1 Settle the Wreckage
$3.46 Instant
1 Swords to Plowshares
$1.19 Instant
1 Unbreakable Formation
$0.31 Instant
Sorcery (3)
1 Austere Command
$0.62 Sorcery
1 Battle Screech
$0.10 Sorcery
1 Dusk // Dawn
$0.23 Sorcery // Sorcery //
Artifact (16)
1 Caged Sun
$2.58 Artifact
1 Coat of Arms
$18.94 Artifact
1 Coldsteel Heart
$1.00 Snow Artifact
1 Crook of Condemnation
$0.04 Artifact
1 Expedition Map
$1.47 Artifact
1 Herald's Horn
$4.37 Artifact
1 Marble Diamond
$0.14 Artifact
1 Mind Stone
$0.18 Artifact
1 Nevinyrral's Disk
$0.27 Artifact
1 Sol Ring
$1.50 Artifact
1 Thaumatic Compass // Spires of Orazca
$2.56 Artifact // Land
1 The Immortal Sun
$14.78 Legendary Artifact
1 Thought Vessel
$1.61 Artifact
1 Treasure Map // Treasure Cove
$0.49 Artifact // Land
1 Vanquisher's Banner
$4.89 Artifact
1 Vedalken Orrery
$6.84 Artifact
Enchantment (7)
1 Cast Out
$0.06 Enchantment
1 Crackdown
$9.10 Enchantment
1 Quarantine Field
$0.27 Enchantment
1 Reconnaissance
$4.66 Enchantment
1 Smothering Tithe
$28.15 Enchantment
1 Soulcatchers' Aerie
$1.03 Enchantment
1 Spirit Bonds
$0.41 Enchantment
Land (37)
1 Arch of Orazca
$0.24 Land
1 Blighted Steppe
$0.11 Land
1 Desert of the True
$0.08 Land - Desert
1 Drifting Meadow
$0.08 Land
1 Eiganjo Castle
$13.37 Legendary Land
1 Emeria, the Sky Ruin
$12.55 Land
1 Field of Ruin
$0.18 Land
1 Ghost Quarter
$0.59 Land
1 Mage-Ring Network
$0.18 Land
1 Mistveil Plains
$0.85 Land - Plains
1 Myriad Landscape
$0.17 Land
1 Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
$34.86 Legendary Land
17 Plains
$0.07 Basic Land - Plains
1 Sandstone Bridge
$0.08 Land
1 Scavenger Grounds
$0.54 Land - Desert
1 Sea Gate Wreckage
$0.28 Land
1 Secluded Steppe
$0.05 Land
1 Sejiri Steppe
$0.19 Land
1 Shefet Dunes
$0.24 Land - Desert
1 Thespian's Stage
$0.66 Land
1 Windbrisk Heights
$0.15 Land
Sideboard - 84 cards, 84 distinct
Name  Edition $ Type Cost
Rarity Color
Creature (24)
1 Aetherstorm Roc
$0.22 Creature - Bird
1 Archangel Avacyn // Avacyn, the Purifier
$3.49 Legendary Creature - Angel // Legendary Creature - Angel
1 Aven Squire
$0.07 Creature - Bird Soldier
1 Aven Warhawk
$0.16 Creature - Bird Soldier
1 Carrier Pigeons
$0.10 Creature - Bird
1 Cenn's Tactician
$0.24 Creature - Kithkin Soldier
1 Courier Hawk
$0.07 Creature - Bird
1 Dragonstalker
$0.10 Creature - Bird Soldier
1 Duskrider Peregrine
$0.11 Creature - Bird
1 Jötun Owl Keeper
$0.21 Creature - Giant
1 Kjeldoran Skyknight
$0.17 Creature - Human Knight
1 Mesa Pegasus
$0.25 Creature - Pegasus
1 Metallic Mimic
$5.75 Artifact Creature - Shapeshifter
1 Mystic Familiar
$0.12 Creature - Bird
1 Oriss, Samite Guardian
$0.70 Legendary Creature - Human Cleric
1 Ornitharch
$0.03 Creature - Archon
1 Recruiter of the Guard
$5.06 Creature - Human Soldier
1 Roc Egg
$0.07 Creature - Bird Egg
1 Scion of Vitu-Ghazi
$0.15 Creature - Elemental
1 Seller of Songbirds
$0.03 Creature - Human
1 Squadron Hawk
$0.19 Creature - Bird
1 Tah-Crop Elite
$0.03 Creature - Bird Warrior
1 War Falcon
$0.05 Creature - Bird
1 Windbrisk Raptor
$3.24 Creature - Bird
Instant (7)
1 Brave the Elements
$0.28 Instant
1 Eyes in the Skies
$0.03 Instant
1 Indestructible Aura
$0.43 Instant
1 Prismatic Strands
$2.63 Instant
1 Teferi's Protection
$35.39 Instant
1 Valorous Stance
$0.07 Instant
1 Wing Shards
$0.05 Instant
Sorcery (5)
1 Approach of the Second Sun
$5.02 Sorcery
1 Blinding Light
$0.24 Sorcery
1 Gift of Estates
$0.59 Sorcery
1 Harsh Mercy
$1.23 Sorcery
1 Mass Calcify
$1.02 Sorcery
Artifact (18)
1 Akroma's Memorial
$35.36 Legendary Artifact
1 Azor's Gateway // Sanctum of the Sun
$2.04 Legendary Artifact // Legendary Land
1 Basalt Monolith
$5.15 Artifact
1 Darksteel Plate
$7.80 Artifact - Equipment
1 Door of Destinies
$6.96 Artifact
1 Echo Circlet
$0.10 Artifact - Equipment
1 Eldrazi Monument
$6.70 Artifact
1 Elixir of Immortality
$0.44 Artifact
1 Mask of Memory
$0.28 Artifact - Equipment
1 Pearl Medallion
$7.22 Artifact
1 Shield of Kaldra
$5.54 Legendary Artifact - Equipment
1 Shield of the Avatar
$0.21 Artifact - Equipment
1 Spear of Heliod
$0.89 Legendary Enchantment Artifact
1 Stoneforge Masterwork
$2.95 Artifact - Equipment
1 Thunder Totem
$0.16 Artifact
1 Tooth of Ramos
$0.81 Artifact
1 Vanguard's Shield
$0.07 Artifact - Equipment
1 Whispersilk Cloak
$2.47 Artifact - Equipment
Enchantment (23)
1 Always Watching
$0.68 Enchantment
1 Banishing Light
$0.06 Enchantment
1 Brave the Sands
$2.92 Enchantment
1 Crusade
N/A Enchantment
1 Divine Sacrament
$1.48 Enchantment
1 Endless Horizons
$5.71 Enchantment
1 Gift of Immortality
$3.91 Enchantment - Aura
1 Glorious Anthem
$0.48 Enchantment
1 Grasp of Fate
$0.65 Enchantment
1 High Ground
$0.23 Enchantment
1 Honor of the Pure
$0.58 Enchantment
1 Journey to Nowhere
$0.38 Enchantment
1 Kindred Boon
$0.60 Enchantment
1 Leyline of Sanctity
$0.60 Enchantment
1 Oblivion Ring
$0.32 Enchantment
1 Prison Term
$0.39 Enchantment - Aura
1 Rest in Peace
$1.32 Enchantment
1 Shared Triumph
$2.82 Enchantment
1 Shielded by Faith
$4.66 Enchantment - Aura
1 Spectra Ward
$3.26 Enchantment - Aura
1 Stony Silence
$2.08 Enchantment
1 True Conviction
$4.01 Enchantment
1 Unquestioned Authority
$2.72 Enchantment - Aura
Planeswalker (2)
1 Elspeth, Knight-Errant
$7.31 Legendary Planeswalker - Elspeth
1 Gideon Jura
$0.36 Legendary Planeswalker - Gideon
Land (5)
1 Cathedral of Serra
$12.06 Land
1 Fountain of Cho
$0.37 Land
1 Karakas
$41.95 Legendary Land
1 Kjeldoran Outpost
$8.20 Land
1 Kor Haven
$10.27 Legendary Land

Notes
 
GOALS
The goals of the deck are:
1.) to survive by turtling with banding, and
2.) to kill opponents by chipping in with flying damage.
This requires a critical mass of BIRDS, which are able to band together and are necessary to kill. It is supported by VIGILANCE, INDESTRUCTIBLE, and PROTECTION, which allow us to pursue both goals simultaneously and "ANTHEM" effects, which allow us to do both more effectively.
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GENERAL STATS
Lands: 37
Ramp: 11.5 = 8 (0-3 mana) + 3 (4+ mana) + 0.5 (Treasure Map)
Card draw: 7 = 4 + 2 (lands) + 0.5 (Dawn) + 0.5 (Treasure Map)
Board wipes: 5 = 4 + 0.5 (black creatures) + 0.5 (Crackdown)
Spot removal: 9
- 2 (anything)
- 3 (creatures) + 1 (attacking creatures)
- 3 (enchantments)
Creatures: 32
Tutors: 1 (artifacts/enchantments) + 1 (lands)
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GOAL-ORIENTED STATS
Standalone (directly necessary for the goal; 25+ recommended)
- Birds: 27 = 25 + 2 (producers)

Enablers (support the goal, but not on their own; 10-12 recommended)
- Anthems: 11 = 5 (+1/+1) + 2 (+X/+X) + 0.5 (soldiers) + 3 (temporary) + 0.5 (+1/+1 counters)
- Vigilance: 4 = 2 (permanent) + 2 (temporary)
- Indestructible: 4 = 1 (repeatable) + 3 (temporary)
- Protection: 3 = 1 (repeatable) + 1 (temporary) + 1 (temporary, sorcery)

Enhancers (necessary cards for survival; 7-8 recommended)
- Graveyard hate: 2
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10 Mana Ramp
10 Card Draw
5 Targeted Removal
5 Board Wipes
38 Land
25 Standalone
10-12 Enhancer
7-8 Enabler
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Most wanted additions:
- Path/Swords
- Land Tax
- Eyes in the Skies
- Lightning Greaves
- Nevinyrral's Disk
- Mask of Memory

Potential card draw: Treasure Map, Azor's Gateway, Mask of Memory, Endless Atlas, Arcane Encyclopedia
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