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Harbin, Vanguard Aviator

Harbin, Vanguard Aviator Commander Deck

by frostbound_angel100 cards

This is a Soldier tribal go-wide aggro deck. It floods the board with Soldier creatures and tokens so Harbin's trigger fires: whenever five or more Soldiers attack, every creature gets +1/+1 and flying, turning a ground army into an evasive alpha strike. Soldier lords, anthem-style enter effects and +1/+1 counters stack on top of that, while blue adds card draw, tempo taps, counterspells and protection to keep the swarm attacking. How it wins: It assembles five or more Soldiers and attacks with everything, using Harbin's mass +1/+1 and flying plus lords and pump effects to push lethal damage past blockers over a few combats. Key roles: - Soldier density and token makers: These fill the board quickly with bodies that count toward Harbin's five-attacker threshold, including tokens that come from drawing a second card, recruiting, voting or cards dying. (Captain of the Watch, Raise the Alarm, Lieutenants of the Guard) - Lords and team pumps: Static Soldier anthems and one-shot team boosts stack with Harbin's trigger so even 1/1 tokens hit hard, and some scale with creature count. (Yotian Tactician, Stagecoach Security, Eagle of the Great Shelf) - Counters and combat tricks: +1/+1 counters, first strike, double strike and lifelink bodies, along with attack-trigger buffs and indestructibility, make individual attackers win combats and amplify the alpha strike. (Aeronaut Cavalry, Fencing Ace, Hardened Escort) - Go-wide payoffs and cost cheats: Cards that get cheaper or bigger for each creature controlled, plus convoke spells, turn a wide board into extra mana and damage. (Argivian Phalanx, Esgaroth Garrison, Merrow Skyswimmer) - Tempo and clearing the way: Tapping effects and stun counters remove blockers before a big swing, and tapped-creature removal and exile handle threats. (Suppression Ray, Icewrought Sentry, Amazing Acrobatics) - Card flow and protection: Draw spells, some rewarded for attacking or for controlling fliers, refill the hand and feed draw-second-card triggers, while counterspells and hexproof or shield effects protect the board and Harbin. (Prince Imrahil the Fair, Chart a Course, Shore Up)

Harbin, Vanguard Aviator decklist

  • Stagecoach Security
  • Argivian Phalanx
  • Sterling Supplier
  • Thousand Moons Infantry
  • Yotian Tactician
  • Aeronaut Cavalry
  • Mourning Patrol
  • Suppression Ray
  • Prince Imrahil the Fair
  • Lieutenants of the Guard
  • Meneldor, Swift Savior
  • Fortified Beachhead
  • Keeper of the Accord
  • Captain of the Watch
  • Faithful Pikemaster
  • Commander's Sphere
  • Icewrought Sentry
  • Gustcloak Harrier
  • Ancestral Blade
  • Path of Ancestry
  • Martial Impetus
  • Brightblade Stoat
  • Brokers Veteran
  • Essence Scatter
  • Aerial Responder
  • Banishing Light
  • Hedron Archive
  • Raise the Alarm
  • Ingenious Leonin
  • Hardened Escort
  • Quick Study
  • Teeming Dragonstorm
  • Runic Shot
  • Rory Williams
  • Shire Shirriff
  • Tranquil Cove
  • Hidden Grotto
  • Aven Liberator
  • Chart a Course
  • Arcane Signet
  • Winged Words
  • Command Tower
  • Martyr's Soul
  • Fencing Ace
  • Leonin Squire
  • Mind Stone
  • Time Wipe
  • Spellgyre
  • 12× Island
  • Shore Up
  • Negate
  • Temple of the False God
  • Sol Ring
  • Dwarven Castle Guard
  • University Campus
  • Web Up
  • Amazing Acrobatics
  • Crib Swap
  • Merrow Skyswimmer
  • Kree Commandos
  • Atlantean Cavalry
  • Cleansing Nova
  • 17× Plains
  • Long Lake Nuisance
  • Eagle of the Great Shelf
  • Esgaroth Garrison
  • Fatehold Annex
  • Errand-Rider of Gondor
  • Jem Lightfoote, Sky Explorer
  • Pearl Medallion
  • The Mountain-king's Return
  • The Eagles Are Coming!
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