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Livio, Oathsworn Sentinel
Legendary Creature — Human Knight
{1}{W}: Choose another target creature. Its controller may exile it with an aegis counter on it. {2}{W}, {T}: Return all exiled cards with aegis counters on them to the battlefield under their owners' control. Partner (You can have two commanders if both have partner.)
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“Protect your table, build goodwill, then swing with an army.”
Midrange
Intermediate
Combat damage, Tokens swarm
Blink, Tokens, Lifegain
Strategy
Livio, Oathsworn Sentinel is a unique utility commander that plays a protective, tempo-oriented game. You're essentially offering your opponents a deal: exile their creatures temporarily to dodge removal, then bring everything back with Livio's second ability. This creates a political element where you're the "fair" player in the game, building goodwill while assembling your own threats.
The deck wins through incremental advantage—you're running efficient white creatures, token generators, and cards that benefit from creatures entering the battlefield multiple times. Livio triggers blink effects, ETB synergies, and creates card advantage by being the person who controls the board state through protection rather than destruction. Combine this with a partner commander (like Keranos, God of Storms for value or Thrasios, Triton Hero for ramp) to fill gaps and close out games with combat damage or token swarms.
Strategy generated by Tapped Decks AI. Not affiliated with Wizards of the Coast.
Key Synergies
Budget Build
Skip pricey staples like Smothering Tithe and use budget blink cards like Ephemerate, Restoration Angel, and Soulherder to generate value without breaking the bank.
Signature Cards
Inclusion = % of Livio, Oathsworn Sentinel decks running this card. +lift = percentage-point boost over the format average.
Partner Candidates
Kodama of the East Tree
Sakashima of a Thousand Faces
Kediss, Emberclaw Familiar
Ardenn, Intrepid Archaeologist
Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh
Thrasios, Triton Hero
Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator
Esior, Wardwing Familiar
Krark, the Thumbless
Tormod, the Desecrator
Alisaie Leveilleur
Ikra Shidiqi, the Usurper
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