Hei Bai, Forest Guardian (Commander) - Budget

Hei Bai, Forest Guardian
Rank #484
538decks
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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6%synergy
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4%synergy
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5%synergy
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5%synergy
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4%synergy
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6%synergy
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2%synergy
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4%synergy
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3%synergy
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7%synergy
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4%synergy
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1%synergy
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1%synergy
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1%synergy
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1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
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1%synergy
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-13%synergy
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-9%synergy
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-3%synergy
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15%synergy
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1%synergy
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7%synergy
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4%synergy
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-1%synergy
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15%synergy
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17%synergy
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15%synergy
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17%synergy
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14%synergy
Command Tower
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-8%synergy
White Lotus Hideout
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57%synergy
Exotic Orchard
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-8%synergy
Path of Ancestry
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-3%synergy
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17%synergy
Seaside Citadel
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14%synergy
Sandsteppe Citadel
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12%synergy
Jungle Shrine
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10%synergy
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12%synergy
Opulent Palace
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10%synergy
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8%synergy
Mystic Monastery
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8%synergy
Canopy Vista
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11%synergy
Arcane Sanctum
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9%synergy
Thriving Grove
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15%synergy
Prairie Stream
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9%synergy
Nomad Outpost
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6%synergy
Cinder Glade
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6%synergy
Thriving Isle
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13%synergy
Thriving Heath
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13%synergy
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3%synergy
Thriving Bluff
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11%synergy
Thriving Moor
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11%synergy
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-15%synergy
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1%synergy
Sunken Hollow
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2%synergy
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9%synergy
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8%synergy
Meditation Pools
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8%synergy
Myriad Landscape
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5%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
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1%synergy
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2%synergy
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4%synergy
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4%synergy
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-2%synergy
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8%synergy
North Pole Gates
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7%synergy
Citadel Gate
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4%synergy
Azorius Guildgate
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3%synergy
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3%synergy
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7%synergy
Omashu City
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7%synergy
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3%synergy
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4%synergy
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3%synergy