The Sentry, Golden Guardian
Flying, vigilance, indestructible When The Sentry enters, target opponent creates The Void, a legendary 5/5 black Horror Villain creature token with flying, indestructible, and "The Void attacks each combat if able."
How The Sentry decks play in EDH
The Sentry, Golden Guardian is a mono-white commander costing 3W, and its legendary creature - human hero line shapes the whole deck around it. It makes tokens, so the deck wants ways to pump a wide board and to turn spare bodies into cards or damage. Built-in evasion means damage gets through reliably, so effects that scale that damage are worth more than extra bodies. The cards below are the ones The Sentry, Golden Guardian decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.
Most-played cards
20 cards · about $96.00Play rates from EDHREC. Prices from Scryfall, refreshed daily.
Ramp (2)
Card draw (2)
Removal (2)
Creatures (5)
Synergy & payoffs (9)
Build the full 100
Grimoire generates a complete, Commander-legal The Sentry, Golden Guardian decklist with a written strategy, a full mana base and live prices — from the whole card pool, or only from cards you already own.
Start with The SentryThe Sentry deck questions
What colours can I use in a The Sentry, Golden Guardian deck?
The Sentry, Golden Guardian has a mono-white colour identity, so every card in the deck must be white or colourless. That includes mana symbols in rules text, not just casting cost.
What are the best cards for The Sentry, Golden Guardian?
The cards played most often in The Sentry, Golden Guardian decks include Gleaming Splendor, Bilbo's Gambit, Flickering Hound. The full list of staples above is grouped by the job each card does, so you can see the deck's skeleton rather than just a pile of names.
How much does a The Sentry, Golden Guardian deck cost?
The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $96.00 at current market prices. A complete 100-card build costs more, and Grimoire can generate a budget version instead if you set a price ceiling.
Can I build a The Sentry, Golden Guardian deck from cards I already own?
Yes. Import your collection into Grimoire and choose "my cards" when you build. The generator will only use cards you actually own, and the Missing Cards page shows what you would need to buy to finish any list.