Arm for Battle Decklist & Guide: Wyleth, Soul of Steel Precon

Overview

Arm for Battle is a voltron deck with a lot of combat tricks. Wyleth, Soul of Steel has trample, and whenever it attacks you draw a card for each Aura and Equipment attached to it. Loading it up with Equipment and Auras makes it a big threat and a card engine.

The 99 cards are only 11 creatures, 16 artifacts, 6 enchantments, 22 instants, 4 sorceries and 40 lands. Most of the artifacts are Equipment, such as Bonesplitter, Fireshrieker, Hero's Blade and Loxodon Warhammer, and the Auras include Faith Unbroken, Spirit Mantle and On Serra's Wings. Creatures such as Danitha Capashen, Paragon, Sram, Senior Edificer, Relic Seeker and Ironclad Slayer make the equipment and Auras cheaper or give you more of them.

Key Cards

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Danitha Capashen, Paragon

Cost Reducer · Lifelink

A 2/2 for {2}{W}. It has first strike, vigilance and lifelink, and Aura and Equipment spells you cast cost {1} less to cast. It is a good early creature to carry Equipment and makes the whole deck cheaper.

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Sram, Senior Edificer

Card Draw

A 2/2 for {1}{W}. Whenever you cast an Aura, Equipment or Vehicle spell, draw a card. In a deck full of Auras and Equipment, it draws a lot of cards for two mana.

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Tiana, Ship's Caretaker

Recursion · Flying

A 3/3 for {3}{R}{W}. It has flying and first strike, and whenever an Aura or Equipment you control is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, you may return that card to its owner's hand at the beginning of the next end step. It keeps your upgrades coming back.

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Master Warcraft

Combat Trick · Politics

An instant for {2}{R/W}{R/W}. Cast this spell only before attackers are declared. You choose which creatures attack this turn and which creatures block this turn and how those creatures block. It lets you control a whole combat.

Playing the Deck

The early game is about cheap creatures and Equipment. Danitha Capashen, Paragon, Relic Seeker, Sram, Senior Edificer and Ironclad Slayer come down early, Sol Ring, Boros Signet and Brass Squire help with mana and Equipment, and Bonesplitter, Explorer's Scope, Ring of Valkas and Ring of Thune are cheap. Sigarda's Aid lets you cast Auras and Equipment with flash.

The middle of the game is about loading up Wyleth. Hero's Blade attaches itself to a legendary creature, Fireshrieker, Haunted Cloak, Sword of Vengeance and Loxodon Warhammer make the equipped creature a huge attacker, and Faith Unbroken exiles an opposing creature. Spirit Mantle, Unquestioned Authority and Timely Ward protect your creature, and Mask of Avacyn gives hexproof.

The late game is about extra combats and tricks. Relentless Assault and Response // Resurgence give an additional combat phase, Temur Battle Rage gives double strike, Comet Storm and Jaya's Immolating Inferno finish with damage, and Master Warcraft controls combat. Martial Coup and Winds of Rath reset the board when needed.

Strengths & Weaknesses

Strengths: The deck has a very high density of combat tricks and protection, so it can often win combat and keep its creature alive. It also has plenty of removal and interaction, including Swords to Plowshares, Generous Gift, Abrade, Condemn and Valorous Stance.

Weaknesses: With only 11 creatures, the deck puts almost all its power on one creature, so removal on Wyleth can cost you several cards, and a sweeper hurts. Some of its Equipment is costly to move between creatures.

Want to improve it? See the Arm for Battle upgrade guide: twelve swaps with the data behind each one.

Verdict

Arm for Battle is a classic voltron deck with plenty of tricks and protection. It rewards careful play and is a good choice for players who like attacking with one very large creature.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What cards are in the Arm for Battle decklist?
The Arm for Battle precon is a 100-card Commander deck led by Wyleth, Soul of Steel. The full Arm for Battle decklist, with every card, current prices and a button to copy the list into your deck builder, is on this page.

When was Arm for Battle released?
Arm for Battle was released on November 20, 2020 as part of Commander Legends.

Who is the commander of Arm for Battle?
Arm for Battle is led by Wyleth, Soul of Steel, a Boros (W/R) legendary creature.

How many creatures are in Arm for Battle?
The 99 cards besides Wyleth, Soul of Steel include 11 creatures.

How many lands does Arm for Battle have?
Arm for Battle has 40 lands in the 99 cards besides Wyleth, Soul of Steel, including basic lands.

Full Decklist

All 100 cards from the out-of-the-box Arm for Battle precon, with current prices. Click any card to expand it.

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Wyleth, Soul of Steel (commander), Abrade, Boros Charm, Comet Storm, Condemn, Dawn Charm, Deflecting Palm, Disenchant, Expedite, Fists of Flame, Generous Gift, Master Warcraft, Response // Resurgence, Return to Dust, Swords to Plowshares, Temur Battle Rage, Unbreakable Formation, Valorous Stance, Volcanic Fallout, Wear // Tear, White Sun's Zenith, Wild Ricochet, Word of Seizing, Boros Garrison, Boros Guildgate, Command Tower, Encroaching Wastes, Evolving Wilds, Forgotten Cave, Memorial to War, 9 Mountain, Myriad Landscape, 14 Plains, Rogue's Passage, Rupture Spire, Secluded Steppe, Slayers' Stronghold, Stone Quarry, Sunhome, Fortress of the Legion, Terramorphic Expanse, Transguild Promenade, Wind-Scarred Crag, Blackblade Reforged, Blazing Sunsteel, Bonesplitter, Boros Signet, Explorer's Scope, Fireshrieker, Haunted Cloak, Hero's Blade, Loxodon Warhammer, Mask of Avacyn, Ring of Thune, Ring of Valkas, Sol Ring, Sunforger, Swiftfoot Boots, Sword of Vengeance, Brass Squire, Danitha Capashen, Paragon, Dualcaster Mage, Flickerwisp, Ironclad Slayer, Kor Cartographer, Odric, Lunarch Marshal, Oreskos Explorer, Relic Seeker, Sram, Senior Edificer, Tiana, Ship's Caretaker, Faith Unbroken, On Serra's Wings, Sigarda's Aid, Spirit Mantle, Timely Ward, Unquestioned Authority, Jaya's Immolating Inferno, Martial Coup, Relentless Assault, Winds of Rath.