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Halana, Kessig Ranger

Legendary Creature — Human Archer Ranger · from $0.29

Reach Whenever another creature you control enters, you may pay {2}. When you do, that creature deals damage equal to its power to target creature. Partner (You can have two commanders if both have partner.)

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A typical Commander deck

A starting template, not a rule — counts to fill in around the commander.

Lands3736–38 for most decks; fewer with cheap curves
Ramp10mana rocks, dorks, land ramp — mostly 2–3 mana
Card draw10repeatable engines beat one-shot cantrips
Targeted removal6answers for creatures AND artifacts/enchantments
Board wipes3sweepers reset boards you've lost
Synergy & win conditions33the deck's actual plan

Staples in these colors

The 100 cards that fit this color identity in the most EDHREC decklists (EDHREC rank via Scryfall).

Budget

58 of 100 at $5 or less · 36 at $1 or less

#	Card	Type	MV	Price
1	Sol Ring	Artifact	1	$1.07
2	Command Tower	Land	0	$0.26
3	Arcane Signet	Artifact	2	$0.34
4	Exotic Orchard	Land	0	$0.19
5	Reliquary Tower	Land	0	$4.28
6	Swiftfoot Boots	Artifact	2	$1.43
7	Lightning Greaves	Artifact	2	$3.86
8	Path of Ancestry	Land	0	$0.16
9	Fellwar Stone	Artifact	2	$0.47
10	Rogue's Passage	Land	0	$0.31
11	Evolving Wilds	Land	0	$0.09
12	Cultivate	Sorcery	3	$0.38
13	Thought Vessel	Artifact	2	$2.23
14	Farseek	Sorcery	2	$0.42
15	Beast Within	Instant	3	$0.49
16	Nature's Lore	Sorcery	2	$2.15
17	Rampant Growth	Sorcery	2	$0.39
18	Heroic Intervention	Instant	2	$9.28
19	Terramorphic Expanse	Land	0	$0.10
20	Myriad Landscape	Land	0	$0.25
21	Mind Stone	Artifact	2	$0.21
22	Birds of Paradise	Creature	1	$4.98
23	Polluted Delta	Land	0	$19.85
24	Kodama's Reach	Sorcery	3	$1.55
25	Flooded Strand	Land	0	$12.78
26	Three Visits	Sorcery	2	$5.55
27	Skullclamp	Artifact	1	$4.85
28	Solemn Simulacrum	Creature	4	$0.27
29	Misty Rainforest	Land	0	$35.98
30	Bloodstained Mire	Land	0	$14.54
31	Fabled Passage	Land	0	$0.65
32	Windswept Heath	Land	0	$11.19
33	Wooded Foothills	Land	0	$17.96
34	Verdant Catacombs	Land	0	$29.16
35	Scalding Tarn	Land	0	$36.86
36	Marsh Flats	Land	0	$32.04
37	Commander's Sphere	Artifact	3	$0.19
38	Arid Mesa	Land	0	$31.40
39	Llanowar Elves	Creature	1	$0.24
40	Ancient Tomb	Land	0	$56.94
41	Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth	Land	0	$56.13
42	Boseiju, Who Endures	Land	0	$50.48
43	Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth	Land	0	$16.76
44	Temple of the False God	Land	0	$0.19
45	Chromatic Lantern	Artifact	3	$0.38
46	Garruk's Uprising	Enchantment	3	$0.39
47	City of Brass	Land	0	$9.17
48	The One Ring	Artifact	4	$109.88
49	Elvish Mystic	Creature	1	$0.35
50	Cavern of Souls	Land	0	$47.72
51	Sakura-Tribe Elder	Creature	2	$0.30
52	Mana Confluence	Land	0	$34.75
53	Urza's Saga	Enchantment	0	$34.67
54	Lotus Petal	Artifact	0	$35.11
55	Eternal Witness	Creature	3	$1.10
56	Wayfarer's Bauble	Artifact	1	$0.31
57	Roaming Throne	Creature	4	$47.06
58	Ashnod's Altar	Artifact	3	$8.15
59	War Room	Land	0	$0.79
60	Delighted Halfling	Creature	1	$25.91
61	Herald's Horn	Artifact	3	$2.88
62	Mana Vault	Artifact	1	$91.59
63	Chrome Mox	Artifact	0	$51.19
64	Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx	Land	0	$45.68
65	Reflecting Pool	Land	0	$5.50
66	Worldly Tutor	Instant	1	$26.58
67	Three Tree City	Land	0	$29.09
68	Return of the Wildspeaker	Instant	5	$1.51
69	Gemstone Caverns	Land	0	$62.05
70	Command Beacon	Land	0	$7.99
71	Hardened Scales	Enchantment	1	$1.85
72	Tireless Provisioner	Creature	3	$2.33
73	Doubling Season	Enchantment	5	$29.62
74	Idol of Oblivion	Artifact	2	$2.40
75	Prismatic Vista	Land	0	$28.10
76	Buried Ruin	Land	0	$0.38
77	Thran Dynamo	Artifact	4	$1.94
78	Mosswort Bridge	Land	0	$0.21
79	Patchwork Banner	Artifact	3	$1.52
80	Mox Amber	Artifact	0	$86.45
81	Karn's Bastion	Land	0	$2.51
82	Ash Barrens	Land	0	$0.15
83	Beast Whisperer	Creature	4	$4.27
84	Wild Growth	Enchantment	1	$0.40
85	Crop Rotation	Instant	1	$3.60
86	Fyndhorn Elves	Creature	1	$0.96
87	Secluded Courtyard	Land	0	$0.31
88	Ornithopter of Paradise	Creature	2	$0.35
89	The Great Henge	Artifact	9	$63.38
90	Sensei's Divining Top	Artifact	1	$36.48
91	Sword of the Animist	Artifact	2	$2.79
92	Explore	Sorcery	2	$0.15
93	Mithril Coat	Artifact	3	$27.09
94	Scute Swarm	Creature	3	$8.51
95	Rishkar's Expertise	Sorcery	6	$1.72
96	Mox Opal	Artifact	0	$229.58
97	Unclaimed Territory	Land	0	$0.30
98	Mox Diamond	Artifact	0	$1108.66
99	Harrow	Instant	3	$0.33
100	Foundry Inspector	Creature	3	$0.28

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Most played with Halana, Kessig Ranger

The 25 most-played cards in 34 settled top-16 lists running Halana, Kessig Ranger at 16+ player events since Mar 7, 2026, ranked by lists played — top-4 counts shown for context. Results from Topdeck.gg.

#	Card	Played in	Top 4
1	Ancient Tomb	100% · 34 of 34	6
2	Bayou	100% · 34 of 34	6
3	Birds of Paradise	100% · 34 of 34	6
4	Carrion Feeder	100% · 34 of 34	6
5	Chrome Mox	100% · 34 of 34	6
6	Command Tower	100% · 34 of 34	6
7	Dark Ritual	100% · 34 of 34	6
8	Deathrite Shaman	100% · 34 of 34	6
9	Demonic Tutor	100% · 34 of 34	6
10	Eldritch Evolution	100% · 34 of 34	6
11	Entomb	100% · 34 of 34	6
12	Esper Sentinel	100% · 34 of 34	6
13	Gaea's Cradle	100% · 34 of 34	6
14	Gemstone Caverns	100% · 34 of 34	6
15	Godless Shrine	100% · 34 of 34	6
16	Grand Abolisher	100% · 34 of 34	6
17	Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff	100% · 34 of 34	6
18	Lotus Petal	100% · 34 of 34	6
19	Mana Vault	100% · 34 of 34	6
20	Marsh Flats	100% · 34 of 34	6
21	Mox Diamond	100% · 34 of 34	6
22	Overgrown Tomb	100% · 34 of 34	6
23	Phyrexian Tower	100% · 34 of 34	6
24	Protean Hulk	100% · 34 of 34	6
25	Reanimate	100% · 34 of 34	6

Combos with Halana, Kessig Ranger

6 combos using this commander that fit its color identity, from Commander Spellbook.

Ashnod's Altar + Halana, Kessig Ranger + Sporeweb Weaver
Infinite death triggers · Infinite creature ETB · Infinite lifegain · Infinite lifegain triggers · Infinite creature LTB · Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
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Ashnod's Altar + Halana, Kessig Ranger + Hornet Nest
Infinite death triggers · Infinite creature ETB · Infinite creature LTB · Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
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Ashnod's Altar + Halana, Kessig Ranger + Polyraptor
Infinite death triggers · Infinite creature ETB · Infinite creature LTB · Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
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Ashnod's Altar + Broodhatch Nantuko + Halana, Kessig Ranger
Infinite death triggers · Infinite creature ETB · Infinite creature LTB · Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
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Ashnod's Altar + Halana, Kessig Ranger + Overgrown Armasaur
Infinite death triggers · Infinite creature ETB · Infinite creature LTB · Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
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Ashnod's Altar + Halana, Kessig Ranger + Saber Ants
Infinite death triggers · Infinite creature ETB · Infinite creature LTB · Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
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Top finishes

The 8 most recent of 37 finishes placing top 16 at 16+ player events with this commander. Results from Topdeck.gg.

3rd of 21 — Deutzer Dungeon Derby - CBG mini tournament series - p6 on Topdeck.ggOct 6, 2026 · 1–1–1 · with Tymna the Weaver · by Julian Neukirchen
2nd of 47 — European Qualifier CEDH Octubre on Topdeck.ggOct 3, 2026 · 3–1–2 · with Tymna the Weaver · by Angel Alexander Ponce de Leon Santarelli
13th of 87 — CCS $20,000 cEDH Invitational Qualifier #4 on Topdeck.ggSep 26, 2026 · 1–1–4 · with Tymna the Weaver · by Pablo Andres Martinez Castro
6th of 31 — Warehouse Fight Night 4 on Topdeck.ggSep 19, 2026 · 1–2–2 · with Tymna the Weaver · by Jordan Foresta [UNCS]
12th of 32 — AP9 x Dice City cEDH 1k: The Yappening on Topdeck.ggSep 12, 2026 · 1–3–0 · with Tymna the Weaver · by Pablo Andres Martinez Castro
13th of 45 — Archangel Games Labor Day 5k Commander Tournament 100% Proxy on Topdeck.ggSep 5, 2026 · 1–1–4 · with Tymna the Weaver · by Will Irmer
2nd of 51 — Summer Storm Sunday Side event on Topdeck.ggAug 30, 2026 · 2–1–2 · with Tymna the Weaver · by Angel Alexander Ponce de Leon Santarelli
14th of 18 — 12pm Sun CEDH - F2FTour CommandFest on Topdeck.ggAug 23, 2026 · 0–2–1 · with Tymna the Weaver · by Vincent Lee

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Card data and images courtesy of Scryfall; popularity ranking from EDHREC decklist data included in Scryfall bulk. Combo data courtesy of Commander Spellbook. Tournament results courtesy of Topdeck.gg. Deckwarden is unofficial Fan Content and is not endorsed by Wizards of the Coast.

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