Hei Bai, Forest Guardian

Hei Bai, Forest Guardian Duel Commander decklist played by Romain Van den brande at OPEN QUALIFIER : La petite malle (19 Apr 2026).

Player: Romain Van den brande
Finish: #24 of 118, 4-1
Event: OPEN QUALIFIER : La petite malle, 19 Apr 2026
Archetype: Hei Bai, Forest Guardian
Format: Duel Commander
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Commander

Main deck (100)

Creatures (22)

Planeswalkers (2)

Instants (22)

Sorceries (5)

Artifacts (1)

Enchantments (7)

Lands (40)

Commander

1 Hei Bai, Forest Guardian

Main deck (100)

Creatures (22)

1 Barrowgoyf
1 Chaos Defiler
1 Deadpool, Trading Card
1 Emperor of Bones
1 Fury
1 Grief
1 Malcolm, Alluring Scoundrel
1 Mawloc
1 Metamorphosis Fanatic
1 Oliphaunt
1 Omnath, Locus of Creation
1 Orcish Bowmasters
1 Phelia, Exuberant Shepherd
1 Phlage, Titan of Fire's Fury
1 Psychic Frog
1 Pyrogoyf
1 Solitude
1 Subtlety
1 Tamiyo, Inquisitive Student // Tamiyo, Seasoned Scholar
1 Territorial Kavu
1 Troll of Khazad-dûm
1 Voice of Victory

Planeswalkers (2)

Instants (22)

Sorceries (5)

Artifacts (1)

1 Arcane Signet

Enchantments (7)

Lands (40)

Compared with the average Hei Bai, Forest Guardian list

This list is the standard version of the archetype.

Most unusual list in this period: Clement Germanicus in OPEN QUALIFIER : PACA - DC MISTRAL (0 cards away from the average)

Deck stats

Mana curve

2.23 average mana value · 2.68 printed

Cards by mana value
Mana value	Creatures	Other spells
0	4	1
1	1	14
2	9	11
3	2	6
4	4	3
5	1	2
6	2	0
7+	0	0

Lands

40 40.0% of the deck

2 to 4 lands in the opening hand: 76.2%
A land drop each turn until turn 3, on the play: 78.0%
Same, on the draw: 84.6%

More draw odds for this deck

Colors: costs and sources

15 symbols (17.9%) 28 sources (20.7%)
21 symbols (25.0%) 28 sources (20.7%)
24 symbols (28.6%) 26 sources (19.3%)
16 symbols (19.0%) 27 sources (20.0%)
8 symbols (9.5%) 26 sources (19.3%)

Card types

Creatures 23 (23.0%)
Planeswalkers 2 (2.0%)
Instants 22 (22.0%)
Sorceries 5 (5.0%)
Artifacts 1 (1.0%)
Enchantments 7 (7.0%)
Lands 40 (40.0%)

Interaction

Removal 20
20 cards
Abrupt Decay, Chaos Defiler, Dismember, Fatal Push, Fury, Galvanic Discharge, Kaya's Guile, Leyline Binding, Lightning Bolt, Mawloc, Minsc & Boo, Timeless Heroes, Omnath, Locus of Creation, Orcish Bowmasters, Parallax Wave, Phlage, Titan of Fire's Fury, Pyrogoyf, Solitude, Swords to Plowshares, Teferi, Time Raveler, Toxic Deluge
Counterspells 11
11 cards
Change the Equation, Daze, Evasive Action, Force Spike, Lose Focus, Mana Leak, Mental Misstep, Spell Snare, Subtlety, Tale's End, Wash Away
Hand disruption 3
3 cards
Grief, Inquisition of Kozilek, Thoughtseize
Board wipes 2
2 cards
Omnath, Locus of Creation, Toxic Deluge

Themes

Creature removal 19
19 cards
Abrupt Decay, Chaos Defiler, Dismember, Fatal Push, Fury, Galvanic Discharge, Kaya's Guile, Leyline Binding, Lightning Bolt, Mawloc, Minsc & Boo, Timeless Heroes, Orcish Bowmasters, Parallax Wave, Phlage, Titan of Fire's Fury, Pyrogoyf, Solitude, Swords to Plowshares, Teferi, Time Raveler, Toxic Deluge
Card draw 15
15 cards
Brainstorm, Cling to Dust, Deadpool, Trading Card, Fable of the Mirror-Breaker // Reflection of Kiki-Jiki, Forth Eorlingas!, Honden of Seeing Winds, Malcolm, Alluring Scoundrel, Mawloc, Minsc & Boo, Timeless Heroes, Omnath, Locus of Creation, Psychic Frog, Sanctum of Calm Waters, Tamiyo, Inquisitive Student // Tamiyo, Seasoned Scholar, Teferi, Time Raveler, Territorial Kavu
Repeatable draw 10
10 cards
Cling to Dust, Forth Eorlingas!, Honden of Seeing Winds, Malcolm, Alluring Scoundrel, Minsc & Boo, Timeless Heroes, Psychic Frog, Sanctum of Calm Waters, Tamiyo, Inquisitive Student // Tamiyo, Seasoned Scholar, Teferi, Time Raveler, Territorial Kavu
Burn 9
9 cards
Fury, Galvanic Discharge, Lightning Bolt, Mawloc, Minsc & Boo, Timeless Heroes, Omnath, Locus of Creation, Orcish Bowmasters, Phlage, Titan of Fire's Fury, Pyrogoyf
Draw engines 8
8 cards
Cling to Dust, Forth Eorlingas!, Honden of Seeing Winds, Minsc & Boo, Timeless Heroes, Psychic Frog, Sanctum of Calm Waters, Tamiyo, Inquisitive Student // Tamiyo, Seasoned Scholar, Teferi, Time Raveler
Lifegain 8
8 cards
Barrowgoyf, Cling to Dust, Kaya's Guile, Metamorphosis Fanatic, Omnath, Locus of Creation, Phlage, Titan of Fire's Fury, Solitude, Swords to Plowshares
Recursion 7
7 cards
Animate Dead, Emperor of Bones, Malcolm, Alluring Scoundrel, Metamorphosis Fanatic, Phlage, Titan of Fire's Fury, Sanctum of All, Tamiyo, Inquisitive Student // Tamiyo, Seasoned Scholar
Burn to players 6
6 cards
Lightning Bolt, Minsc & Boo, Timeless Heroes, Omnath, Locus of Creation, Orcish Bowmasters, Phlage, Titan of Fire's Fury, Pyrogoyf