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Red Guardian, Super-Soldier
Legendary Creature — Human Soldier Villain
Flash When Red Guardian enters, destroy target creature an opponent controls that dealt damage this turn.
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“Flash-speed Soldier control: destroy attackers, equip dudes, swing for lethal.”
Midrange
Intermediate
Commander damage, Combat damage
Soldiers, Equipment, Tokens
Strategy
Red Guardian is a flash-speed reactive creature that punishes opponents for dealing damage by destroying their attacking threats. This is a Soldier-focused control deck that wants to stay alive, absorb pressure, and then leverage cheap creatures and removal to disrupt combat math. Your gameplan centers on playing defensively while building incremental value—equipping your creatures with versatile artifacts like Captain America's Shield or Super-Soldier Serum to block profitably, then pivoting to offense once threats are neutralized.
The deck wins through a combination of commander damage and incremental board control. Red Guardian's flash ability makes it perfect for ambush blocks or cleanup removal, and pairing it with cards like Mjölnir or Vibranium Strike Gauntlets turns your small Soldiers into threats. Avengers Assemble! and Heroic Sacrifice provide both offense and survivability, while Plan enchantments slowly accumulate value—especially Claim the Kingdom, which triggers off your mana-fixing lands and builds board presence. Think of this as a tempo-control shell where you're never totally defense-focused; you're always positioning for a turn where you untap and suddenly your equipped Soldiers overwhelm an opponent who committed too hard to threats.
Strategy generated by Tapped Decks AI. Not affiliated with Wizards of the Coast.
Key Synergies
Budget Build
Skip expensive Infinity Stones and build your mana base with basics plus affordable dual lands like Gleaming Bastion and Gathering Place; replace Mjölnir with cheaper Equipment like Iron Man Armor or Hawkeye's Bow.
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