*Number in front of card is CMC, except lands, where it's the number of copies included.
Deck History and Summary:
2016 through 2018 i built a mono colored deck of each color in MTG, with the W being a Soldier Tribal Odric, Master Tactician deck, that was pretty fun, considering it was a mono-W deck, that is. I really enjoyed it when i needed a toned down deck for a casual pod, when i was exhausted from more complex decks or for 5 Player Secret Partner matches, where it can do quite some work as you're not revealing who's friend or foe until you swing for lethal. Other than those instances i played it every 3-4 weeks, whereas i played other decks up to 2-3 times a week. When i tried to figure out why i treated it that way i realized it just didn't possess enough unique elements to draw my attention when picking a deck for a round.
So i looked for a fresh mono-W commander and didn't succeed for a while, because most of them are either "solved" or quite boring. I dropped the topic for some time until a friend of mine told me about his old "Eggs" deck and while looking into it my initial thought was to build a Jhoira, Weatherlight Captain deck using similar cards - only to realize that'd be too boring when combined with her. A few weeks later i took another look at W commanders and came to the realization, that Teshar, Ancestor's Apostle was the right Commander for said deck. And off was i to the drawing board...
I really gotta say, this deck project is as fun as could be. It's quite challenging to come up with a viable non-infinite strategy, requires a lot of joyful evaluation and is an utter blast to play.
For the first overhaul i was keen to raise the creature count, tweak the quality of artifacts as well as dropping the lackluster lifegain win con. As a minor tweak i cut all taplands with the exception of the stellar Emeria, the Sky Ruin.
Both Altars and Lotus Petal were problematic, as for my preference of non-infinite builds. The 2 extort creatures didn't help too much setting up Aetherflux Reservoir kills, so i turned to classic beatings instead.
Cutting Eldrazi Displacer has been a shame, since i always wanted to build a deck with it. But as well as with Aetherflux Reservoir, i already have a future deck with that one in mind.
You can find the most recent decklist following either of these links:
http://www.mtgnexus.com/viewtopic.php?f=35&t=462
https://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/teshar-weenie-apostle/Last Deck Update: 09.07.19, Avg. CMC: 2,11
4 Teshar, Ancestor's Apostle
Creatures (23)
2 Aegis of the Gods
2 Aviary Mechanic
3 Bygone Bishop
3 Emancipation Angel
2 Grand Abolisher
1 Kami of False Hope
2 Knight of the White Orchid
2 Kor Skyfisher
2 Martyr of Sands
3 Matter Reshaper
3 Mentor of the Meek
3 Militia Bugler
3 Mirror Entity
3 Monastery Mentor
3 Reliquary Monk
2 Remorseful Cleric
2 Restoration Specialist
1 Salvage Scout
2 Selfless Spirit
3 Treasure Hunter
2 True Believer
3 Trusty Packbeast
2 Wall of Omens
Artifact Creatures (16)
3 Bottle Gnomes
3 Brass Secretary
3 Burnished Hart
3 Filigree Familiar
3 Foundry Inspector
3 Junk Diver
2 Lesser Masticore
0 Memnite
2 Myr Retriever
0 Ornithopter
0 Phyrexian Walker
3 Scrap Trawler
0 Shield Sphere
3 Shimmer Myr
3 Skyscanner
3 Workshop Assistant
1 Chromatic Sphere
1 Chromatic Star
0 Claws of Gix
1 Conjurer's Bauble
3 Hazoret's Monument
1 Implement of Improvement
2 Lightning Greaves
2 Pearl Medallion
1 Phyrexian Furnace
1 Scrabbling Claws
1 Scroll of Avacyn
1 Sensei's Divining Top
1 Skullclamp
2 Spawning Pit
1 Sunbeam Spellbomb
2 Swiftfoot Boots
Instants (4)
3 Forsake the Worldly
3 Generous Gift
1 Path to Exile
1 Swords to Plowshares
Sorceries (3)
4 Dusk
5 Tragic Arrogance
3 Slaughter the Strong
Enchantments (3)
3 Fanatical Devotion
1 Land Tax
3 Martyr's Cause
1 Blasted Landscape
1 Buried Ruin
1 Emeria, The Sky Ruin
1 Ghost Quarter
1 High Market
1 Inventors' Fair
1 Mage-Ring Network
1 Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
1 Phyrexia's Core
23 Plains
1 Sequestered Stash
1 Strip Mine
For the first overhaul i was keen to raise the creature count, tweak the quality of artifacts as well as dropping the lackluster lifegain win con. As a minor tweak i cut all taplands with the exception of the stellar Emeria, the Sky Ruin.
In:
+ Boreas Charger
+ Emancipation Angel
+ Filigree Familiar
+ Kor Skyfisher
+ Leonin Squire
+ Monastery Mentor
+ Reliquary Monk
+ Selfless Spirit
+ Pearl Medallion
+ Phyrexian Furnace
+ Swiftfoot Boots
+ Cathars' Crusade
+ Return to the Ranks
+ Slaughter the Strong
+ 4 Plains
Out:
- Basilica Guards
- Deadeye Harpooner
- Eldrazi Displacer
- Glint Hawk
- Syndic of Tithes
- Aetherflux Reservoir
- Altar of Dementia
- Ashnod's Altar
- Culling Dais
- Erratic Portal
- Lotus Petal
- Trading Post
- Argivian Find
- Faith's Reward
- Desert of the True
- Drifting Meadow
- Myriad Landscape
- Secluded Steppe
Both Altars and Lotus Petal were problematic, as for my preference of non-infinite builds. The 2 extort creatures didn't help too much setting up Aetherflux Reservoir kills, so i turned to classic beatings instead.
Cutting Eldrazi Displacer has been a shame, since i always wanted to build a deck with it. But as well as with Aetherflux Reservoir, i already have a future deck with that one in mind.