Thalia, Guardian of Thraben
VOW · rare · Released 2021-11-19
Power
brawl
tier-1Strong staple
commander
tier-1Strong staple
Tier shown as baseline → best-case (in its ideal shell).
Derived from the 7 atoms below.
over
above rate
standalone
meaningful alone
modular
fits anywhere
scales
scales up
rigid
one mode
broad
broadly useful
fragile
easily answered
Commander Bracket
Not yet bracketed (or genuinely unplaceable).
Archetypes
positive:
death-and-taxeshatebearscontroltempo
negative:
spellslingerstorm
Roles
hatebearstax-pieceaggressive-creature
Risks
removal-magnetsymmetrical-effect
Mechanics
—
Typal
synergy:
humansoldier
anti:
—
Structural
static-ability
Rationale
2cmc legendary human soldier with first strike. Static ability taxes all opponent noncreature spells by +{1}. Premier hatebear for death-and-taxes and tempo shells, where it shuts down control/combo while being a fast evasive threat itself. Anti-spellslinger and anti-storm (taxes their key payoff spells); symmetrical effect taxes your own noncreatures, limiting combo/control payoff value.
Popularity
- EDHREC rank: #2,149
Featured in decks
- Aurelia's Lightning Assault2026-04-10
- Adeline's Relentless Advance2026-04-07