This is a compilation of ideas with a WiP decklist focused on a mono-white deck with Nahiri as a Commander.
In trying to maximize Nahiri's strengths, my potential card list is way over the maximum now, and at this point, some help with the cuts would be appreciated.
I see three potential strategies that synergize well with Nahiri as commander:
Heavy Control: A Stax / Pillow fort centric build featuring Winter Orb, etc.
Heavy Voltron: A Pillow Fort / Angel build that focuses more on controlling the board, post-wrath tempo, and winning with a powerful flier, pro-color alpha strike, or trampling Serra Avatar.
Soldiertron: A build focusing on soldier synergies and Voltron finish. (Personally, I feel this is the weakest of the three, as Nahiri does not synergize with weenie/army tactics, instead benefiting most from the post-wrath tempo of solitary soldiers equipped with Argentum Armor / Sword of Kaldra.
What I have posted is my current working deck list, and a second list of cards synergistic with strategies mentioned above. I am looking for help determining the best strategy to go with of the three options, and help determining which cards to cut in order to start moving the current list in that direction.
You are running way too many sweepers, especially for a deck that looks like it wins by swingig with creatures.
Why are you running snow covered plains without scrying sheets?
You need to run tithe, its amazing especially in monowhite. Its essentially a draw 2 for one man a at instant speed.
Personally I'd replace masterwork of ingenuity and sword of vengeance with Explorer's Scope and Mask of Memory for more card draw/ramp. The scope benefits a lot from your scroll rack and top. (Sorry can't autocard, on mobile)
In the deck I'm playing with right now I have about 6 of the above listed board wipes, however it hasn't quite felt like enough, given how dependent the current deck is on resetting the game at around turns 5-7. 10 is excessive, I'm just playing with which ones to keep and which ones to toss.
Swapped Tithe and Scrying sheets from options into the main deck.
The explorer's scope is definitely interesting, hadn't thought of that.
Ghostly Prison is kinda meh. Obviously, its nice to make people look elsewhere, but this does not protect Nahiri.
Also, does your deck create enough tokens to support Eldrazi Monument? (I know Nahiri can make one a turn, but the Monument I think is better suited for swarm decks) Maybe swap it for Akroma's Memorial
In trying to maximize Nahiri's strengths, my potential card list is way over the maximum now, and at this point, some help with the cuts would be appreciated.
I see three potential strategies that synergize well with Nahiri as commander:
Heavy Control: A Stax / Pillow fort centric build featuring Winter Orb, etc.
Heavy Voltron: A Pillow Fort / Angel build that focuses more on controlling the board, post-wrath tempo, and winning with a powerful flier, pro-color alpha strike, or trampling Serra Avatar.
Soldiertron: A build focusing on soldier synergies and Voltron finish. (Personally, I feel this is the weakest of the three, as Nahiri does not synergize with weenie/army tactics, instead benefiting most from the post-wrath tempo of solitary soldiers equipped with Argentum Armor / Sword of Kaldra.
What I have posted is my current working deck list, and a second list of cards synergistic with strategies mentioned above. I am looking for help determining the best strategy to go with of the three options, and help determining which cards to cut in order to start moving the current list in that direction.
1 Ajani Steadfast
1 Elspeth, Knight-Errant
1 Elspeth, Sun's Champion
1 Gideon Jura
Creatures
1 Aven Mindcensor
1 Angel of Jubilation
1 Duplicant
1 Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite
1 Grand Abolisher
1 Kor Sanctifiers
1 Linvala, Keeper of Silence
1 Mentor of the Meek
1 Mother of Runes
1 Serra Ascendant
1 Silverblade Paladin
1 Sublime Archangel
1 Stoneforge Mystic
1 Stonehewer Giant
1 Sun Titan
1 Weathered Wayfarer
1 Wurmcoil Engine
Equipment
1 Batterskull
1 Godsend
1 Lightning Greaves
1 Masterwork of Ingenuity
1 Swiftfoot Boots
1 Skullclamp
1 Sword of Feast and Famine
1 Sword of Fire and Ice
1 Sword of Light and Shadow
1 Darksteel Plate
1 Eldrazi Monument
1 Rings of Brighthearth
Pillowfort / Control
1 Aura of Silence
1 Ghostly Prison
1 Humility
1 Karmic Justice
1 Martyr's Bond
1 Crackdown
Wrath Effects
1 Hour of Reckoning
1 Austere Command
1 Rout
1 Mass Calcify
1 Martial Coup
1 Phyrexian Rebirth
1 Hallowed Burial
1 Terminus
1 Wrath of God
Spot Removal
1 Condemn
1 Swords to Plowshares
1 Oblation
1 Return to Dust
Card Advantage / Tutor
1 Expedition Map
1 Scroll Rack
1 Sensei’s Divining Top
1 Steelshaper’s Gift
1 Enlightened Tutor
1 Mind’s Eye (Multiplayer)
1 Scrying Sheets / Explorer's Scope
1 Infiltration Lens
1 Basalt Monolith
1 Caged Sun
1 Tithe / Gift of Estates
1 Endless Horizons
1 Gauntlet of Power
1 Gilded Lotus
1 Knight of the White Orchid
1 Land Tax
1 Sol Ring
1 Solemn Simulacrum
1 Worn Powerstone
Lands
29 Snow-Covered Plains
1 Arcane Lighthouse
1 Drifting Meadow
1 Emeria, the Sky Ruin
1 Secluded Steppe
1 Strip Mine
1 Temple of the False God
1 Terrain Generator
1 Wasteland
1 Windbrisk Heights
1 Ancient Tomb
1 Argivian Archaeologist
1 Angel of Serenity
1 Angelic Field Marshal
1 Angelic Arbiter
1 Avacyn, Angel of Hope
1 Angel of the Dire Hour
1 Adarkar Valkyrie
1 Blightsteel Colossus
1 Baneslayer Angel
1 Karmic Guide
1 Kemba, Kha Regent
1 Mirror Entity
1 Ranger of Eos
1 Serra Avatar
1 Sunblast Angel
1 Twilight Shepherd
1 Yosei, the Morning Star
1 Eight-and-a-Half-Tails
1 Reveillark
1 Luminate Primordial
1 Heliod, God of the Sun
1 Steel Hellkite
Card Advantage / Tutor
1 Trading Post
1 Idyllic Tutor
1 Quest for the Holy Relic
1 Loreseeker's Stone
Support Spells
1 Council's judgment
1 Rule of Law
1 Luminarch Ascension
1 Entreat the Angels
1 Marshal's Anthem
1 True Conviction
1 Soul Foundry
1 Spirit Bonds
1 Prototype Portal
1 Gift of Immortality
1 Bonehoard
1 Loxodon Warhammer
1 Deathrender
1 Sword of Kaldra
1 Moonsilver Spear
1 Haunted Plate Mail
1 Sword of Vengeance
Mana Accel
1 Everflowing Chalice
1 Thran Dynamo
1 Grim Monolith
1 Doubling Cube
1 Pearl Medallion
1 Mana Vault
1 Mana Crypt
1 Mishra's Workshop
1 Metalworker
1 Gift of Estates
Soldiers
1 Auriok Steelshaper
1 Odric, Master Tactician
1 Coat of Arms
1 Knight-Captain of Eos
1 Brimaz, King of Oreskos
1 Mobilization
1 Captain of the Watch
1 Hero of Bladehold
1 Cathars' Crusade
1 Nomads' Assembly
Stax
1 Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale
1 Sword of the Meek
1 Ward of Bones
1 Kismet
1 Ethersworn Canonist
1 Catastrophe
1 Loxodon Gatekeeper
1 Spelltithe Enforcer
1 Blind Obedience
1 Trinisphere
1 Sphere of Resistance
1 World Queller
1 Mana Web
1 Windborn Muse
1 Hokori, Dust Drinker
1 Winter Orb
1 Armageddon
1 Crucible of Worlds
1 Ravages of War
1 Flagstones of Trokair
1 Smokestack
1 Crackdown
1 Ward of Bones
Added a brief section on Nahiri strategy.
Why are you running snow covered plains without scrying sheets?
You need to run tithe, its amazing especially in monowhite. Its essentially a draw 2 for one man a at instant speed.
Personally I'd replace masterwork of ingenuity and sword of vengeance with Explorer's Scope and Mask of Memory for more card draw/ramp. The scope benefits a lot from your scroll rack and top. (Sorry can't autocard, on mobile)
Commander/EDH:
WU Hanna, Ship's Navigator WU
GW Saffi Eriksdotter GW
BW Selenia, Dark Angel BW
W Heliod, God of Sun W
Retired:
Jenara, Asura of War Thada Adel, Acquisitor Jaya Ballard, Task Mage Lin Sivvi, Defiant Hero Lyzolda, the Blood Witch Akroma, Angel of Wrath Nath of the Gilt-Leaf Tajic, Blade of the Legion Selvala, Explorer Returned Maga, Traitor to Mortals
Tiny Leaders:
W Mangara of Corondor W
Swapped Tithe and Scrying sheets from options into the main deck.
The explorer's scope is definitely interesting, hadn't thought of that.
Also, does your deck create enough tokens to support Eldrazi Monument? (I know Nahiri can make one a turn, but the Monument I think is better suited for swarm decks) Maybe swap it for Akroma's Memorial
MuzzioU XenagosGR NahiriW GitrogGB MarathGRW MarchesaUBR JenaraGUW KarlovBW TazriWUBRG
Retired: RakdosBR