Bant Airbending 
Bant Airbending Standard decklist played by Michael Smith at ReCQ - Standard - SCG CON Richmond - Friday - 4:00 pm (6 Mar 2026).
- Player
- Michael Smith
- Finish
- #24 of 58, 1-1
- Archetype
- Bant Airbending
- Staples
- Bant Airbending
- Format
- Standard
- MTGO
- Paper
- Source
- Melee.gg
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Main deck (60)
Sideboard (15)
Main deck (60)
Creatures (29)
- 3 Aang, at the Crossroads // Aang, Destined Savior
- 4 Aang, Swift Savior // Aang and La, Ocean's Fury
- 4 Appa, Steadfast Guardian
- 4 Badgermole Cub Banned
- 4 Bramble Familiar // Fetch Quest
- 4 Doc Aurlock, Grizzled Genius
- 4 Llanowar Elves
- 2 Quantum Riddler
Sorceries (3)
Artifacts (3)
Enchantments (1)
- 1 Seam Rip
Lands (24)
Sideboard (15)
Compared with the average Bant Airbending list
Average of 93 decks in the 30 days up to March 6, 2026, the day of this tournament.
Main deck
More than usual
- +3 Michelangelo's Technique (3 vs 0.1)
- +2 Quantum Riddler (2 vs 0.3)
Fewer than usual
- -3 Airbender Ascension (0 vs 2.7)
Sideboard
More than usual
- +1 Bovine Intervention (2 vs 1.0)
Fewer than usual
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Most unusual list in this period: Michael Bandy in Regional Championship - SCG CON Milwaukee - Season 4 - Round 2 - Saturday - 9:00 am (16 cards away from the average)
Combos in this deck
1 combo from Commander Spellbook with every card in this list.
Deck stats
Mana curve
3.03 average mana value
| Mana value | Creatures | Other spells |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 4 | 1 |
| 2 | 12 | 0 |
| 3 | 4 | 0 |
| 4 | 4 | 3 |
| 5 | 5 | 3 |
| 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 7+ | 0 | 0 |
Lands
24 40.0% of the deck
- 2 to 4 lands in the opening hand
- 77.5%
- A land drop each turn until turn 3, on the play
- 78.9%
- Same, on the draw
- 85.6%
Colors: costs and sources
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16 symbols (30.2%)
23 sources (25.8%)
-
15 symbols (28.3%)
18 sources (20.2%)
-
0 symbols (0.0%)
8 sources (9.0%)
-
0 symbols (0.0%)
8 sources (9.0%)
-
22 symbols (41.5%)
32 sources (36.0%)
Card types
- Creatures 29 (48.3%)
- Sorceries 3 (5.0%)
- Artifacts 3 (5.0%)
- Enchantments 1 (1.7%)
- Lands 24 (40.0%)