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Soraya the Falconer
Legendary Creature — Human
Bird creatures get +1/+1. {1}{W}: Target Bird creature gains banding until end of turn. (Any creatures with banding, and up to one without, can attack in a band. Bands are blocked as a group. If any creatures with banding a player controls are blocking or being blocked by a creature, that player divides that creature's combat damage, not its controller, among any of the creatures it's being blocked by or is blocking.)
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“Mono-white Bird lord with banding combat tricks.”
Aggro
Beginner
Combat damage
Tokens, Tribal
Strategy
Soraya the Falconer is a classic mono-white Bird lord that wants to build a tight flock of flying creatures and leverage banding for combat tricks. Your core gameplan is straightforward: play cheap Bird creatures, pump them with Soraya's global +1/+1 buff, and swing in the air for damage. Banding is her secret weapon—it lets you distribute combat damage however you want when your Birds attack or block together, turning combat math in your favor and protecting key fliers from being picked off by larger threats.
The deck thrives on efficient fliers in the 1–3 mana range (Cloudfin Raptor, Leonin Warleader, Suntail Hawk) and old-school Bird lords like Aven Warden and Kangee, Aerie Keeper to layer on evasion and stats. Don't sleep on banding utility—it's awkward rules text, but in casual tables it can lock down combat in ways your opponents won't expect. You'll win through flying damage and the inevitability of a pumped team that's hard to block fairly.
Strategy generated by Tapped Decks AI. Not affiliated with Wizards of the Coast.
Key Synergies
Budget Build
Skip expensive Bird lords; use Aven Warden and cheap commons like Wind Drake or Thermal Glider instead, and lean on token generators like Talrand's Invocation for go-wide offense.
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