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Vanquisher's Banner

LCC · rare · Released 2023-11-17

Power

brawl
fringeBuild-around bomb
commander
fringeBuild-around bomb

Tier shown as baseline → best-case (in its ideal shell).

Derived from the 7 atoms below.

under

below rate

dead

does nothing alone

build around

needs a shell

takes over

can take over a game

rigid

one mode

broad

broadly useful

sticky

hard to remove

Commander Bracket

1Precon2Core3Upgraded4Optimized5cEDH

Archetypes

positive:
tokens-go-wide
negative:
controlcombospellslinger

Roles

anthemlordrepeatable-card-draw

Risks

slow-setuprequires-tribe-densitypip-heavy

Mechanics

—

Typal

synergy:

—

anti:

—

Structural

static-abilitytriggered-abilityreplacement-effect

Rationale

5cmc colorless artifact — choose a creature type on ETB; creatures of that type get +1/+1 (lord effect), and you draw a card whenever you cast a creature of that type. Defines tribal Commander decks as a self-contained anthem + draw engine in a single slot. Weaker in Brawl at 5 mana with only one opponent to race, and requires significant tribal density to justify the cost.

Learnings (3)

  • At 5 mana colorless, Vanquisher's Banner slots into any tribal Commander deck regardless of color identity, making it one of the few universal tribal draw engines available to mono-color and five-color tribes alike.

    tagging · claude-sonnet-4-6

  • The draw trigger fires on CAST, not ETB — so counterspelled tribal creatures still draw a card, which is notably resilient compared to ETB-based draw engines.

    tagging · claude-sonnet-4-6

  • In high-density tribal decks (Goblins, Elves, Zombies), the repeatable card draw often outweighs the anthem bonus; in low-density tribal goodstuff lists it can sit inert for several turns.

    tagging · claude-sonnet-4-6

Popularity

  • EDHREC rank: #355

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