Sir Shandlar of Eberyn

Gameplan

Sir Shandlar is a vanilla 5/5 for six, so the deck doesn't lean on its abilities at all—instead use the GW color identity to build a creature-heavy go-wide or stompy strategy and treat Shandlar as a sturdy body to suit up or anthem alongside. Ramp into threats, flood the board, then overrun with combat damage or buff Shandlar into a Voltron beater with auras and equipment.

Key Cards

• Smothering Tithe — Premier white ramp that helps a color-light deck keep pace with stronger archetypes.
• Sigarda's Aid — Lets you flash in equipment and attach for free, turning Shandlar into a surprise Voltron threat.
• Craterhoof Behemoth — The classic GW finisher that converts a wide board into a one-shot kill.
• Swiftfoot Boots — Cheap protection that compensates for Shandlar's total lack of built-in resilience.
• Esper Sentinel — Rare repeatable card advantage in white to offset GW's draw weakness.

Upgrade Path

Lean into one focused plan—Voltron protection suites or token swarm with overrun—rather than splitting resources. Add the best GW ramp (Smothering Tithe, Sol Ring, Three Visits) and efficient interaction (Swords to Plowshares, Beast Within, Heliod's Intervention) to cover the color pair's weaknesses. Since the commander does nothing on its own, prioritize a redundant engine like Tireless Tracker, Esper Sentinel, or token producers so you never run out of gas.