Gates Wandering Minstrel

The Wandering Minstrel Commander Deck

The Wandering Minstrel leads a Gate-centric land acceleration strategy, using an extensive suite of land tutors and ramp spells to flood the battlefield with Gates as quickly as possible. The deck's primary win condition is assembling ten Gates including Maze's End, then using Reshape the Earth to put all ten onto the battlefield simultaneously and win the game outright. While building toward that combo, the deck protects itself with board wipes, combat prevention, and bounce effects, and can generate a steady stream of all-color Elemental tokens once five or more Gates are in play.

Decklist

• Flood of Tears
• Farseek
• Opulent Palace
• Fog
• Breeding Pool
• Pir's Whim
• Gates Ablaze
• Gruul Guildgate
• Open the Gates
• Simic Guildgate
• Gateway Plaza
• Guild Summit
• Urban Evolution
• Darkness
• Island
• Crop Rotation
• Gatecreeper Vine
• Constant Mists
• Command Tower
• Treasure Cruise
• Watery Grave
• Broken Bond
• Sea Gate Restoration // Sea Gate, Reborn
• Hour of Revelation
• Selesnya Guildgate
• Reshape the Earth
• Growth Spiral
• Snow-Covered Island
• Snow-Covered Mountain
• Snow-Covered Swamp
• Snow-Covered Plains
• Snow-Covered Forest
• The World Tree
• Eureka Moment
• Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
• Farewell
• Baldur's Gate
• Gond Gate
• Explore the Underdark
• Heap Gate
• Manor Gate
• Black Dragon Gate
• Navigation Orb
• Bojuka Bog
• Plains
• Joint Exploration
• Thran Portal
• Explore
• Time Stretch
• Titania's Command
• Mountain
• Open the Way
• Ondu Inversion // Ondu Skyruins
• The Black Gate
• Supreme Verdict
• Cyclonic Rift
• Spelunking
• Boros Guildgate
• Azorius Guildgate
• Orzhov Guildgate
• Rakdos Guildgate
• Omo, Queen of Vesuva
• Sowing Mycospawn
• Planar Genesis
• Talon Gates of Madara
• Basilisk Gate
• Clifftop Lookout
• Tempt with Discovery
• Aesi, Tyrant of Gyre Strait
• Circuitous Route
• Dimir Guildgate
• Golgari Guildgate
• Izzet Guildgate
• Citadel Gate
• Cliffgate
• Dryad of the Ilysian Grove
• Sea Gate
• Marang River Regent // Coil and Catch
• Sol Ring
• Life from the Loam
• Dig Through Time
• Escape to the Wilds
• Burgeoning
• Consult the Star Charts
• Godless Shrine
• Overgrown Tomb
• Blood Crypt
• Field of the Dead
• Sandsteppe Citadel
• Stock Up
• Lessons from Life
• Turbulent Fen
• Swords to Plowshares
• Through the Forest Gate
• 2× Forest
• Amulet of Vigor
• Phyrexian Arena
• Maze's End