Average Deck for Appa, Steadfast Guardian - Expensive Upgraded

Appa, Steadfast Guardian
Rank #1,349
11decks
Brian Cain
Apr 27, 2026
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Felidar Guardian
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Glaring Fleshraker
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Grand Abolisher
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Helpful Hunter
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Icewind Stalwart
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Knight of the White Orchid
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Kozilek, Butcher of Truth
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Kozilek, the Broken Reality
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Loran of the Third Path
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Moonshaker Cavalry
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Oblivion Sower
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Phelia, Exuberant Shepherd
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Restoration Angel
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Skyclave Apparition
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Solemn Simulacrum
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Solitude
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Ulamog, the Ceaseless Hunger
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Voice of Victory
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Witch Enchanter
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Eerie Interlude
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Ephemerate
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Parting Gust
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Path to Exile
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Reprieve
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Silence
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Swords to Plowshares
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Sorceries (3)
Avatar's Wrath
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Emeria's Call
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Tale of Momo
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Artifacts (19)
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Arcane Signet
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Archaeomancer's Map
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Ashnod's Altar
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Basalt Monolith
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Cloud Key
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Coveted Jewel
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Helm of Awakening
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Mana Vault
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Oketra's Monument
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Pearl Medallion
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Planar Gate
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Semblance Anvil
Semblance Anvil
Skullclamp
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Sol Ring
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The One Ring
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The Wind Crystal
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Thought Vessel
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Thran Dynamo
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Echoes of Eternity
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Smothering Tithe
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Emeria, the Sky Ruin
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Flooded Strand
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Lotus Field
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Marsh Flats
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Prismatic Vista
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Talon Gates of Madara
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Three Tree City
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Ugin's Labyrinth
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Urza's Cave
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Urza's Saga
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War Room
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Windswept Heath
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Plains
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