Emmara's Multiplying Menagerie
BrawlDeck Strategy
A white-green go-wide Brawl deck led by Emmara, Soul of the Accord that floods the board with Soldier, Bird, Squirrel and Saproling tokens, then multiplies every burst with Anointed Procession, Mondrak, Glory Dominus and Divine Visitation until the swarm is unstoppable.
Emmara, Soul of the Accord is the engine: she makes a 1/1 lifelink Soldier every time she becomes tapped, so simply attacking each turn grows your army, and every convoke spell (Conclave Tribunal, Join Shields, Venerated Loxodon, Flight of Equenauts, Rosemane Centaur) taps her again for a free extra token. Anointed Procession doubles every token you create and Mondrak, Glory Dominus doubles them again, so one Saproling Migration, Servo Exhibition, Queen's Commission, Captain's Call or Call the Cavalry enters as four or eight bodies instead of two. Divine Visitation then upgrades the whole swarm into 4/4 flying Angels, turning a wide board into an evasive lethal board with one card. Ledev Champion and Hanged Executioner add Soldiers and Spirits, Chatterstorm brings Squirrels, Falconer Adept adds evasive 2/2 flying Birds every attack, and Sporecrown Thallid turns every Saproling from Saproling Migration, Yavimaya Sapherd and Spore Swarm into a real threat. Make a Stand, Join Shields, Overcome and Song of Freyalise's final chapter cash in the wide board for lethal, protected alpha strikes.
Keep any hand with two to four lands, one piece of early ramp (Arboreal Grazer, Leafkin Druid, Ilysian Caryatid, Paradise Druid, Cultivate) and at least one token producer. Snap-keep any hand containing Anointed Procession, Mondrak, Glory Dominus or Divine Visitation plus a turn-three or turn-four play. Ship back one-land hands, hands with no green source, and hands that are all four- and five-drops with no early action. Five-card hands are still keepable if they have ramp plus a doubler.
Early game (turns 1-3): ramp and go wide. Drop Arboreal Grazer, Sacred Cat, Hunted Witness, Usher of the Fallen, Ilysian Caryatid, Leafkin Druid, Llanowar Visionary and Paradise Druid, and use Queen's Commission, Servo Exhibition, Captain's Call or Cartouche of Solidarity to start the token count before Emmara arrives. Mid game (turns 4-6): resolve a doubler first if you can, then cast Emmara and attack with everything. Even one unblocked Emmara attack with four or five tokens out creates more bodies than most Brawl decks can attack through or race. Use Banishing Light, Conclave Tribunal, Prison Realm, Borrowed Time, Glass Casket, Seal Away, Cast Out, Ixalan's Binding, Stroke of Midnight and Touch the Spirit Realm to clear blockers, and hold Selfless Savior, Alseid of Life's Bounty, Dauntless Bodyguard, Snakeskin Veil, Blossoming Defense and Tamiyo's Safekeeping to protect Emmara. Late game: once a doubler is down and the board is wide, Divine Visitation turns every token into a 4/4 flying Angel, and Pledge of Unity, Make a Stand, Join Shields, Overcome and Song of Freyalise's final chapter give you a lethal, protected alpha strike - chump-block-proof numbers matter far more than raw power.
Sweepers are the nightmare: a single Wrath effect after you overcommit erases an entire turn cycle, so never dump every token into play when you suspect one. Targeted removal aimed at Emmara turns off your scaling engine, so hold a protection spell whenever you attack with her. Decks that go over the top with one huge evasive or trampling threat, or that punish go-wide strategies with lifelink blockers, can outrace you. Finally, white-green has limited card draw, so if you are wiped clean you must rebuild carefully using Sumala Woodshaper, Adventurous Impulse, Grapple with the Past and District Guide instead of overextending again.
| Type | Rarity | Card Name | Mana |
|---|---|---|---|
| Creatures (32) | Uncommon | Alseid of Life's Bounty | |
| Common | Arboreal Grazer | ||
| Uncommon | Clarion Spirit | ||
| Uncommon | Conclave Guildmage | ||
| Uncommon | Dauntless Bodyguard | ||
| Uncommon | District Guide | ||
| Common | Elvish Rejuvenator | ||
| Rare | Emmara, Soul of the Accord | ||
| Uncommon | Falconer Adept | ||
| Uncommon | Flight of Equenauts | ||
| Uncommon | Haazda Marshal | ||
| Rare | Hanged Executioner | ||
| Common | Hunted Witness | ||
| Common | Ilysian Caryatid | ||
| Common | Leafkin Druid | ||
| Uncommon | Ledev Champion | ||
| Common | Llanowar Visionary | ||
| Common | Martyr of Dusk | ||
| Uncommon | Ministrant of Obligation | ||
| Mythic Rare | Mondrak, Glory Dominus | ||
| Uncommon | Paradise Druid | ||
| Uncommon | Resolute Reinforcements | ||
| Uncommon | Reverent Hoplite | ||
| Common | Rosemane Centaur | ||
| Common | Sacred Cat | ||
| Uncommon | Selfless Savior | ||
| Uncommon | Sporecrown Thallid | ||
| Common | Sumala Woodshaper | ||
| Uncommon | Usher of the Fallen | ||
| Uncommon | Venerable Knight | ||
| Rare | Venerated Loxodon | ||
| Common | Yavimaya Sapherd | ||
| Instants (15) | Uncommon | Blossoming Defense | |
| Common | Crushing Canopy | ||
| Common | Giant Growth | ||
| Common | Grapple with the Past | ||
| Uncommon | Join Shields | ||
| Uncommon | Make a Stand | ||
| Uncommon | Pledge of Unity | ||
| Common | Plummet | ||
| Common | Ram Through | ||
| Uncommon | Snakeskin Veil | ||
| Uncommon | Spore Swarm | ||
| Uncommon | Stroke of Midnight | ||
| Common | Tamiyo's Safekeeping | ||
| Common | Titanic Growth | ||
| Common | Wilt | ||
| Sorceries (15) | Common | Adventurous Impulse | |
| Common | Broken Bond | ||
| Common | Call the Cavalry | ||
| Common | Captain's Call | ||
| Common | Chatterstorm | ||
| Common | Cultivate | ||
| Common | Grow from the Ashes | ||
| Uncommon | Migration Path | ||
| Uncommon | Overcome | ||
| Common | Queen's Commission | ||
| Common | Rabid Bite | ||
| Common | Saproling Migration | ||
| Uncommon | Servo Exhibition | ||
| Uncommon | Sprouting Renewal | ||
| Common | Take Vengeance | ||
| Artifacts (1) | Uncommon | Glass Casket | |
| Enchantments (14) | Rare | Anointed Procession | |
| Common | Banishing Light | ||
| Uncommon | Borrowed Time | ||
| Common | Cartouche of Solidarity | ||
| Uncommon | Cast Out | ||
| Uncommon | Conclave Tribunal | ||
| Mythic Rare | Divine Visitation | ||
| Uncommon | Ixalan's Binding | ||
| Uncommon | Prison Realm | ||
| Uncommon | Seal Away | ||
| Uncommon | Song of Freyalise | ||
| Uncommon | The Birth of Meletis | ||
| Uncommon | Touch the Spirit Realm | ||
| Uncommon | Wolfwillow Haven | ||
| Lands (23) | Common | Blossoming Sands | |
| Common | Evolving Wilds | ||
| Basic Land | Forest | ||
| Basic Land | Plains | ||
| Common | Selesnya Guildgate | ||
| Common | Tranquil Expanse |