Commander sample deck

Anafenza, the Foremost Commander Deck From Your Collection

A real BinderBrew Anafenza, the Foremost Commander shell for Counters, BGW role balance, missing-card estimates, and a buy-list preview.

Legendary Creature — Human SoldierCounters

3 protection pieces in an optional role; strategy relevance limits confidence.

Synergy data from EDHREC.

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CommanderAnafenza, the Foremost

VariantMidrange

StrategyCounters

Full retail if you own nothing$615

Starting shell, not a prescription

This page is anchored by a real generated deck fixture. BinderBrew uses it to show the shape of a Anafenza, the Foremost build, then your uploaded collection decides which cards are already covered and which upgrades are actually worth buying.

Synergy data from Anafenza, the Foremost on EDHREC.

Role counts

The list is grouped against BinderBrew's Tier 1 role targets.

Lands: 37 cards, target 33-38
Ramp: 10 cards, target 4-16
Card Draw: 8 cards, target 6-20
Interaction: 10 cards, target 3-13
Board Wipes: 3 cards, target 1-5
Protection: 3 cards, target 0-8
Theme and Utility: 28 cards, target 0-99

Buy-list preview

Only missing-card estimates are shown here. Marketplace totals can change.

The Great Henge - $64.20
Guardian Project - $13.43
Elspeth, Storm Slayer - $38.72
Agatha's Soul Cauldron - $37.71
Teferi's Protection - $35.05
Birds of Paradise - $9.63

Sample decklist by role

Lands (37)

1 Bojuka Bog, 1 Dakmor Salvage, 10 Forest, 1 Fountainport, 1 Gemstone Caverns, 1 Indatha Triome, 1 Karn's Bastion, 1 Minas Tirith, 1 Opal Palace, 1 Oran-Rief, the Vastwood, 9 Plains, 1 Revitalizing Repast // Old-Growth Grove, 1 Spymaster's Vault, 3 Swamp, ...

Ramp (10)

1 Avacyn's Pilgrim, 1 Birds of Paradise, 1 Black Market Connections, 1 Deadly Dispute, 1 Dragon's Hoard, 1 Insidious Roots, 1 Kami of Whispered Hopes, 1 Rishkar, Peema Renegade, 1 Sol Ring, 1 The Great Henge

Card Draw (8)

1 Abzan Charm, 1 Armorcraft Judge, 1 Guardian Project, 1 Inspiring Call, 1 Kutzil, Malamet Exemplar, 1 Lethal Scheme, 1 Tireless Tracker, 1 Veil of Summer

Interaction (10)

1 Agatha's Soul Cauldron, 1 Archdruid's Charm, 1 Elspeth, Storm Slayer, 1 Grist, the Hunger Tide, 1 Kogla, the Titan Ape, 1 Origin of Metalbending, 1 Parting Gust, 1 Path to Exile, 1 Scavenging Ooze, 1 Swords to Plowshares

Board Wipes (3)

1 Dusk // Dawn, 1 Elspeth, Sun's Champion, 1 Farewell

Protection (3)

1 Snakeskin Veil, 1 Teferi's Protection, 1 Unbreakable Formation

Theme and Utility (28)

1 Abzan Ascendancy, 1 Abzan Battle Priest, 1 Abzan Falconer, 1 Ainok Bond-Kin, 1 Anafenza, Kin-Tree Spirit, 1 Branching Evolution, 1 Cathars' Crusade, 1 Champion of Lambholt, 1 Conclave Mentor, 1 Corpsejack Menace, 1 Cultivate, 1 Dauthi Voidwalker, 1 Demonic Tutor, 1 Farseek, ...

Common questions

Is this Anafenza, the Foremost deck generated by BinderBrew?

Yes. This is a committed sample fixture produced by the deterministic BinderBrew generation use case. It is not generated during the web request.

Will my deck look exactly like this?

No. Treat this as a starting shell. Uploading your collection changes owned-card coverage, missing cards, budget pressure, and final recommendations.

Are the prices exact?

No. Prices are estimates from the committed card cache and marketplace checkout can differ by printing, condition, seller, tax, and shipping.