Average Deck for Hei Bai, Forest Guardian - Expensive Midrange

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Apr 27, 2026
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Average Decklist

Birds of Paradise
Birds of Paradise
Elvish Spirit Guide
Elvish Spirit Guide
Esper Sentinel
Esper Sentinel
Gilded Drake
Gilded Drake
Go-Shintai of Hidden Cruelty
Go-Shintai of Hidden Cruelty
Go-Shintai of Life's Origin
Go-Shintai of Life's Origin
Grand Abolisher
Grand Abolisher
Hexing Squelcher
Hexing Squelcher
Kirol, Attentive First-Year
Kirol, Attentive First-Year
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
Mockingbird
Mockingbird
Noble Hierarch
Noble Hierarch
Tataru Taru
Tataru Taru
Thassa's Oracle
Thassa's Oracle
The Cabbage Merchant
The Cabbage Merchant
Voice of Victory
Voice of Victory
Walking Ballista
Walking Ballista
Instants (24)
An Offer You Can't Refuse
An Offer You Can't Refuse
Borne Upon a Wind
Borne Upon a Wind
Brain Freeze
Brain Freeze
Dark Ritual
Dark Ritual
Deflecting Swat
Deflecting Swat
Demonic Consultation
Demonic Consultation
Enlightened Tutor
Enlightened Tutor
Ephemerate
Ephemerate
Fierce Guardianship
Fierce Guardianship
Final Fortune
Final Fortune
Flusterstorm
Flusterstorm
Force of Will
Force of Will
Gifts Ungiven
Gifts Ungiven
Intuition
Intuition
Mental Misstep
Mental Misstep
Mindbreak Trap
Mindbreak Trap
Mystical Tutor
Mystical Tutor
Pact of Negation
Pact of Negation
Seedtime
Seedtime
Silence
Silence
Snapback
Snapback
Tainted Pact
Tainted Pact
Vampiric Tutor
Vampiric Tutor
Worldly Tutor
Worldly Tutor
Sorceries (7)
Demonic Tutor
Demonic Tutor
Gamble
Gamble
Imperial Seal
Imperial Seal
Praetor's Grasp
Praetor's Grasp
Rite of Flame
Rite of Flame
Splash Portal
Splash Portal
Wheel of Fortune
Wheel of Fortune
Artifacts (12)
Arcane Signet
Arcane Signet
Chrome Mox
Chrome Mox
Fellwar Stone
Fellwar Stone
Grim Monolith
Grim Monolith
Lion's Eye Diamond
Lion's Eye Diamond
Lotus Petal
Lotus Petal
Mana Vault
Mana Vault
Mox Diamond
Mox Diamond
Phyrexian Altar
Phyrexian Altar
Sol Ring
Sol Ring
The One Ring
The One Ring
Umbral Mantle
Umbral Mantle
Enchantments (10)
Carpet of Flowers
Carpet of Flowers
Honden of Seeing Winds
Honden of Seeing Winds
Mystic Remora
Mystic Remora
Rhystic Study
Rhystic Study
Sanctum of All
Sanctum of All
Sanctum of Calm Waters
Sanctum of Calm Waters
Sanctum of Fruitful Harvest
Sanctum of Fruitful Harvest
Smothering Tithe
Smothering Tithe
The Spirit Oasis
The Spirit Oasis
Underworld Breach
Underworld Breach
Lands (28)
Ancient Tomb
Ancient Tomb
Arid Mesa
Arid Mesa
Badlands
Badlands
Bayou
Bayou
Bloodstained Mire
Bloodstained Mire
City of Brass
City of Brass
City of Traitors
City of Traitors
Command Tower
Command Tower
Exotic Orchard
Exotic Orchard
Flooded Strand
Flooded Strand
Gemstone Caverns
Gemstone Caverns
Mana Confluence
Mana Confluence
Marsh Flats
Marsh Flats
Misty Rainforest
Misty Rainforest
Plateau
Plateau
Polluted Delta
Polluted Delta
Savannah
Savannah
Scalding Tarn
Scalding Tarn
Scrubland
Scrubland
Starting Town
Starting Town
Taiga
Taiga
Tropical Island
Tropical Island
Tundra
Tundra
Underground Sea
Underground Sea
Verdant Catacombs
Verdant Catacombs
Volcanic Island
Volcanic Island
Windswept Heath
Windswept Heath
Wooded Foothills
Wooded Foothills