#bastion protector

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Bastion Protector

"Who can now hold the fords when the King of the Nine Riders comes?" —Frodo

Artist: Sean Vo TCG Player Link Scryfall Link EDHREC Link

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Bastion Protector by Ignatius Budi

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10/10 game, no surprise it has a protector

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Topi’s Daily Card #1163:  Bastion Protector

This is a really neat utility card that protects your commander(s), and is a pretty decent creature by itself.  A three mana 3/3 is fine but is quickly outclassed by other creatures, but the effect it grants your commander is pretty great. A solid +2/+2 buff is fine, but indestructible is something that can pull a mediocre commander and put them over the top.  There are also a couple things to note with this card.  Number one, it’ll protect both of your partner commanders if you’re running with them.  And number two, if you steal someone’s commander, they’ll also get the buff.  So, as long as you can protect the Bastion Protector, it’ll be a heck of a lot harder for your opponents to kill your commanders, or perhaps kill their own to get it back.  

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Bastion Protector

"Who can now hold the fords when the King of the Nine Riders comes?" —Frodo

Artist: Sean Vo TCG Player Link Scryfall Link EDHREC Link

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Bastion Protector (Final Fantasy Commander) - Ignatius Budi

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Bastion Protector

Artist: Victor Adame Minguez TCG Player Link Scryfall Link EDHREC Link

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Indestructible Enrage

I’ve mentioned previously that the main weaknesses of Enrage are being targeted, losing toughness, and being destroyed (Deathtouch, Damage, or Destroy effects). Making your permanents Indestructible is fairly simple. Most methods for it only last until end of turn (See: Boros Charm, Ajani’s Presence, Deathless Angel, Ephemeral Shield, Withstand Death, Archangel Avacyn, or many others). If you want to permanently have Indestructible, you’ll probably be investing a bit more mana. 

As the above card, Darksteel Forge, mentions, making your Artifacts Indestructible costs nine mana. It’s a pretty good card, but unfortunately doesn’t really go with Dinosaurs well since they’re... not... artifacts. You could use a Mycosynth Lattice to correct that, but that’s another six mana (and according to starcitygames.com you’ll probably pay over $20 at the time of this writing).

Bastion Protector is good for a commander... but Gishath doesn’t actually have Enrage, so not a great fit.

Crested Sunmare is good for Horses, and a few of my recent articles have gone over Arcane Adaptation and similar abilities, but those are typically not in Red/Green/White. Knight Exemplar is very similar, but Knights instead of Horses (Still, Dinosaur Knight is a pretty awesome creature type). Timber Protector has this for Treefolk in Green. Sliver Hivelord has this effect in 5-color and can be a commander... but sliver-hate is a real thing.

Eldrazi Monument is a great option for token decks that are able to pay the creature each turn. Enrage actually wouldn’t like this because the creatures gain Flying, making them less likely to be blocked, and thus lowering the chance of Enrage being triggered.

(@actualborossoldier) Elspeth, Knight-Errant is good for this, but makes Soldiers and gives Flying. Still, has potential.

Thus, at this time, the best answer is:

(@rightbrite, spoiler warning, maybe?)

Yes, that’s 8 mana and 3 white required, but decks with Dinosaurs should most likely be running some mana ramping anyway. And the creature type doesn’t quite match, but for the effect there’s really none better. Keep in mind that making Artifacts Indestructible cost one more mana (perhaps due to the lack of color requirement) and still needed an additional card. She’s also over $20 right now online, but worth thinking about investing in to keep getting Enrage.