Hei Bai, Forest Guardian (Commander) - Budget

Hei Bai, Forest Guardian
Rank #454
578decks
Brian Cain
Apr 27, 2026
Can We Build a Commander Deck Around the Prepared Mechanic?
The new prepared mechanic from Secrets of Strixhaven doesn't have a dedicated commander. Let's see if we can make one ourselves.
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Shrine Steward
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2%synergy
Enchantments
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5%synergy
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10%synergy
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5%synergy
Skybind
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11%synergy
Wild Growth
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8%synergy
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3%synergy
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5%synergy
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4%synergy
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Spelunking
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3%synergy
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4%synergy
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2%synergy
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2%synergy
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4%synergy
Inspiring Leader
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6%synergy
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4%synergy
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4%synergy
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4%synergy
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3%synergy
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4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Calix, Destiny's Hand
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5%synergy
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8%synergy
Abandoned Air Temple
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4%synergy
Hall of Heliod's Generosity
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-1%synergy
Maze's End
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1%synergy
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1%synergy
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1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
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1%synergy
Sol Ring
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-14%synergy
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-10%synergy
Fellwar Stone
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-4%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
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15%synergy
Commander's Sphere
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3%synergy
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7%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
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4%synergy
Talisman of Curiosity
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-1%synergy
Lands
Forest
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15%synergy
Plains
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17%synergy
Island
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15%synergy
Swamp
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16%synergy
Mountain
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14%synergy
Command Tower
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-7%synergy
White Lotus Hideout
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55%synergy
Exotic Orchard
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-7%synergy
Path of Ancestry
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-3%synergy
Evolving Wilds
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18%synergy
Seaside Citadel
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14%synergy
Jungle Shrine
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11%synergy
Sandsteppe Citadel
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12%synergy
Opulent Palace
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10%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
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12%synergy
Frontier Bivouac
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7%synergy
Mystic Monastery
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7%synergy
Canopy Vista
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11%synergy
Thriving Grove
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16%synergy
Arcane Sanctum
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9%synergy
Thriving Isle
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14%synergy
Nomad Outpost
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6%synergy
Prairie Stream
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9%synergy
Thriving Heath
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14%synergy
Cinder Glade
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5%synergy
Thriving Bluff
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12%synergy
Thriving Moor
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12%synergy
Savage Lands
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3%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
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2%synergy
The World Tree
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-16%synergy
Sunken Hollow
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2%synergy
Adarkar Wastes
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3%synergy
Foggy Bottom Swamp
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9%synergy
Meditation Pools
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8%synergy
Kyoshi Village
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8%synergy
Misty Palms Oasis
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8%synergy
Myriad Landscape
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5%synergy
Golgari Guildgate
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4%synergy
Omashu City
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7%synergy
Serpent's Pass
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8%synergy
North Pole Gates
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7%synergy
Azorius Guildgate
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4%synergy
Ash Barrens
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2%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
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-2%synergy
Hinterland Harbor
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3%synergy
Sunpetal Grove
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5%synergy
Brushland
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0%synergy
Gruul Guildgate
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3%synergy
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5%synergy
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0%synergy