Arthur, Marigold Knight

Gameplan

Arthur is an aggressive Jeskai go-wide commander that cheats a creature into play tapped and attacking every combat. Attack with Arthur plus at least one other creature, dig six deep, and slam a big attacker for free, then rebuy its enter-the-battlefield trigger when it bounces at end of combat. You snowball the board with extra bodies, ETB value, and combat damage until opponents are overwhelmed.

Key Cards

• Aurelia, the Warleader — An extra combat means two free creature cheats and double ETB triggers per turn.
• Combat Celebrant — Exerts for an additional combat phase to double Arthur's trigger cheaply.
• Avenger of Zendikar — A massive ETB payoff you cheat in and rebuy each combat for floods of Plant tokens.
• Craterhoof Behemoth — Cheating it in tapped and attacking turns a wide board into a one-shot kill.
• Ravager Wurm — Re-castable beater whose fight/ramp ETB recurs every combat off the bounce.
• Esika's Chariot — Makes the extra attacker for Arthur's trigger and snowballs the token plan.

Upgrade Path

Lean into reliable extra-combat enablers (Aurelia, Combat Celebrant, Moraug) and high-impact creatures you'll always be happy to flip off the trigger, while trimming small token-makers that dilute your hits. Add efficient protection like Heroic Intervention and Deflecting Swat so Arthur survives, plus haste/anthem support and a Craterhoof-style finisher. Tighten the curve so you're consistently attacking by turn five and stacking ETB value every combat.