When Time Stands Still

Commander / EDH* Combo GWU (Bant) Land Destruction Multiplayer Stax Toolbox

Matrixxx999

Creature (32)

• 1x Academy Rector
• 1x Aven Mindcensor
• 1x Birds of Paradise
• 1x Bloom Tender
• 1x Edric, Spymaster of Trest
• 1x Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite
• 1x Eternal Witness
• 1x Ethersworn Canonist
• 1x Fauna Shaman
• 1x Gilded Drake
• 1x Grand Abolisher
• 1x Hokori, Dust Drinker
• 1x Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur
• 1x Kiora's Follower
• 1x Linvala, Keeper of Silence
• 1x Loyal Retainers
• 1x Mausoleum Wanderer
• 1x Mother of Runes
• 1x Noble Hierarch
• 1x Patron Wizard
• 1x Qasali Pridemage
• 1x Quirion Ranger
• 1x Recruiter of the Guard
• 1x Sanctum Prelate
• 1x Seedborn Muse
• 1x Spellskite
• 1x Sun Titan
• 1x Thalia, Guardian of Thraben
• 1x Thalia, Heretic Cathar
• 1x Trygon Predator
• 1x Voidmage Prodigy
• 1x Wall of Roots

Sorcery (2)

• 1x Eldritch Evolution
• 1x Timetwister

Land (32)

• 1x Ancient Tomb
• 1x Arid Mesa
• 1x Breeding Pool
• 1x Cavern of Souls
• 1x City of Brass
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Exotic Orchard
• 1x Flooded Strand
• 2x Forest
• 1x Gaea's Cradle
• 1x Hallowed Fountain
• 1x High Market
• 1x Horizon Canopy
• 1x Island
• 1x Mana Confluence
• 1x Marsh Flats
• 1x Minamo, School at Water's Edge
• 1x Misty Rainforest
• 2x Plains
• 1x Polluted Delta
• 1x Rishadan Port
• 1x Savannah
• 1x Scalding Tarn
• 1x Strip Mine
• 1x Temple Garden
• 1x Tropical Island
• 1x Tundra
• 1x Verdant Catacombs
• 1x Windswept Heath
• 1x Wooded Foothills

Instant (9)

• 1x Beast Within
• 1x Cyclonic Rift
• 1x Eladamri's Call
• 1x Enlightened Tutor
• 1x Muddle the Mixture
• 1x Mystical Tutor
• 1x Path to Exile
• 1x Swords to Plowshares
• 1x Worldly Tutor

Commander (1)

Enchantment (12)

• 1x Aura of Silence
• 1x Aura Shards
• 1x Evolutionary Leap
• 1x Grasp of Fate
• 1x Living Plane
• 1x Pattern of Rebirth
• 1x Rhystic Study
• 1x Root Maze
• 1x Stasis
• 1x Sterling Grove
• 1x Survival of the Fittest
• 1x Sylvan Library

Artifact (12)

• 1x Aether Vial
• 1x Birthing Pod
• 1x Chalice of the Void
• 1x Chrome Mox
• 1x Conqueror's Flail
• 1x Mana Crypt
• 1x Mana Vault
• 1x Mox Diamond
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Static Orb
• 1x Trinisphere
• 1x Winter Orb

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Maybeboard

Creature (19)

• 1x Caustic Caterpillar
• 1x Dosan the Falling Leaf
• 1x Elvish Piper
• 1x Gaddock Teeg
• 1x Judge's Familiar
• 1x Leonin Arbiter
• 1x Lotus Cobra
• 1x Reclamation Sage
• 1x Rune-Tail, Kitsune Ascendant  ^Flip
• 1x Sakura-Tribe Elder
• 1x Selfless Spirit
• 1x Selvala, Explorer Returned
• 1x Spell Queller
• 1x Spiketail Hatchling
• 1x Spirit of the Labyrinth
• 1x Stoneforge Mystic
• 1x Sylvan Safekeeper
• 1x Trophy Mage
• 1x Vedalken Mastermind

Artifact (7)

• 1x Chromatic Lantern
• 1x Forcefield
• 1x Sensei's Divining Top
• 1x Simic Signet
• 1x Sword of Feast and Famine
• 1x Tangle Wire
• 1x Torpor Orb

Enchantment (4)

• 1x Energy Flux
• 1x Frozen Aether
• 1x Mystic Remora
• 1x Telepathy

Instant (6)

• 1x Chain of Vapor
• 1x Chord of Calling
• 1x Force of Will
• 1x Mana Drain
• 1x Nature's Claim
• 1x Noxious Revival

Land (1)

• 1x Forbidden Orchard

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This deck now is WIP, many cards go in and out of the deck. Description will be fixed later.

It is a Bant combo/Stax deck. It creates a board state where no one can do anything or almost anything. The key cards for implementation of this strategy is Stasis, Living Plane, Winter Orb, Eldritch Evolution, Academy Rector.

The most common winning conditions are Stasis + Sun Titan , Academy Rector + Eldritch Evolution , Academy Rector + Pattern of Rebirth , Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite + Living Plane , Linvala, Keeper of Silence + Living Plane . After a lot of testing I realized that to follow the path of pure stax is very hard. The deck builds up its advantage very slowly and often fall behind other fast combo decks. Thus, it was decided to reduce the number stax cards and to build it more combo oriented.

This deck does not have any counterspells. I'm trying to do without them, and to take advantage and control with other cards. More tests will show is it worth it or not. (Exception is Muddle the Mixture, usualy it is used for fetching 2 cmc cards)

Looking for more good interactions and winning conditions.

Combos and win cons:

Combos

1. Academy Rector + Eldritch Evolution - One of the best and fastest combos of this deck. When I saw Eldritch Evolution for the first time, I was surprised how powerful it is. When it sacrifise Rector it is almost always the end of the game. For example Rector drops Living Plane and Evolution drops Linvala, Keeper of Silence. Or this combination can bring Stasis + Sun Titan on the battlefield.
2. Gaea's Cradle + Living Plane - green mana!
3. Aura Shards + Living Plane - put a land in the game - destroy target enchantment/artifact

Winning conditions

1. Stasis + Sun Titan - the most popular combo with stasis, Sun Titan reanimates Stasis every turn.
2. Quirion Ranger + Stasis + (Birds of Paradise/Bloom Tender/Kiora's Follower/Noble Hierarch)
3. Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite + Living Plane - opponents lands are dead, your lands turn into killers
4. Linvala, Keeper of Silence + Living Plane - lock

Any suggestions and advices are welcome!

Top Ranked	Achieved #34 position overall 8 years ago
Date added	8 years
Last updated	6 years
Key combos	Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite + Living Plane Linvala, Keeper of Silence + Living Plane Stasis + Sun Titan Academy Rector + Eldritch Evolution Academy Rector + Pattern of Rebirth Gaea's Cradle + Living Plane Aura Shards + Living Plane Quirion Ranger + Stasis
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	15 - 0 Mythic Rares 63 - 0 Rares 13 - 0 Uncommons 4 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	2.43
Tokens	Beast 3/3 G, Morph 2/2 C
Folders	Decks to remember, Fun Stuff, EDH (Control), Commander