

Baylen, the Haymaker
Piloted by Sam Steinbach ยท #3 of 32 at Guardian Games PDX CEDH Halloween (October 31, 2026) ยท record 2-2-1
Baylen, the Haymaker cEDH stats
How it plays & wins
This is a fast, midrange-leaning Naya creature deck. It uses mana rocks, Moxen, spirit guides, and Birds of Paradise to deploy Baylen early. From there it builds mana with tokens from Smothering Tithe and Academy Manufactor, plus Gaea's Cradle. Chord of Calling, Green Sun's Zenith, Eladamri's Call, and several other tutors find the right creature for the situation. Silence, Veil of Summer, Orim's Chant, Deflecting Swat, Solitude, and the blasts let it protect its plan or interrupt opponents.
The win condition isn't clear from this list, and no infinite combo was detected. The most plausible route is attacking with a large, mana-boosted board, with Ranger-Captain of Eos, Mondrak, and Gandalf the White supporting the grind. It may also just win by tutoring flexible threats and out-tempoing the table. I can't say with confidence that any specific two-card finisher is the intended kill.
Analysis written with AI assistance based on this decklist.
๐ถ๏ธ = a card you don't see in many other cEDH decks. Hover a card to see it.
Creatures (31)
- Academy Manufactor ๐ถ๏ธ
- Aeve, Progenitor Ooze ๐ถ๏ธ
- Aven Interrupter ๐ถ๏ธ
- Bennie Bracks, Zoologist ๐ถ๏ธ
- Birds of Paradise
- Charismatic Conqueror ๐ถ๏ธ
- Delighted Halfling
- Delney, Streetwise Lookout ๐ถ๏ธ
- Dualcaster Mage ๐ถ๏ธ
- Elvish Spirit Guide
- Endurance ๐ถ๏ธ
- Esper Sentinel
- Gandalf the White ๐ถ๏ธ
- Gilded Goose ๐ถ๏ธ
- Lita, Little Orphan Amphibian ๐ถ๏ธ
- Mona Lisa, Ever Adaptable ๐ถ๏ธ
- Mondrak, Glory Dominus ๐ถ๏ธ
- Peregrin Took ๐ถ๏ธ
- Quina, Qu Gourmet ๐ถ๏ธ
- Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
- Ranger-Captain of Eos
- Samwise Gamgee ๐ถ๏ธ
- Shigeki, Jukai Visionary ๐ถ๏ธ
- Simian Spirit Guide
- Solitude ๐ถ๏ธ
- Tataru Taru
- The Cabbage Merchant ๐ถ๏ธ
- The Queen of Dale ๐ถ๏ธ
- The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl ๐ถ๏ธ
- The Wandering Rescuer ๐ถ๏ธ
- Tinder Wall ๐ถ๏ธ
Instants (25)
- Archdruid's Charm ๐ถ๏ธ
- Bilbo's Gambit ๐ถ๏ธ
- Chord of Calling
- Cloudshift ๐ถ๏ธ
- Crop Rotation
- Dawn's Truce ๐ถ๏ธ
- Deflecting Swat
- Eladamri's Call ๐ถ๏ธ
- Enlightened Tutor
- Final Fortune
- Firestorm ๐ถ๏ธ
- Flare of Duplication
- Legolas's Quick Reflexes ๐ถ๏ธ
- Noxious Revival ๐ถ๏ธ
- Orim's Chant ๐ถ๏ธ
- Pyroblast
- Red Elemental Blast
- Redirect Lightning
- Reprieve ๐ถ๏ธ
- Second Harvest ๐ถ๏ธ
- Silence
- Summoner's Pact ๐ถ๏ธ
- Veil of Summer
- Will of the Mardu ๐ถ๏ธ
- Worldly Tutor ๐ถ๏ธ
Sorceries (4)
Artifacts (5)
Enchantments (1)
Lands (27)
- Ancient Tomb
- Arid Mesa
- Boseiju, Who Endures
- Bountiful Promenade
- City of Brass
- Command Tower
- Emergence Zone
- Exotic Orchard
- Flooded Strand
- Forbidden Orchard
- Gaea's Cradle
- Gemstone Caverns
- Mana Confluence
- Marsh Flats
- Misty Rainforest
- Plateau
- Savannah
- Scalding Tarn
- Starting Town
- Stomping Ground
- Taiga
- Talon Gates of Madara
- Tarnished Citadel
- Temple Garden
- Verdant Catacombs
- Windswept Heath
- Wooded Foothills
Other (6)
- Flamescroll Celebrant ๐ถ๏ธ
- Pyrokinesis ๐ถ๏ธ
- Sarinth Steelseeker ๐ถ๏ธ
- Scout's Warning ๐ถ๏ธ
- Time of Need ๐ถ๏ธ
- Witch Enchanter ๐ถ๏ธ
Tournament data provided by TopDeck.gg.