Esper Solemnity

Commander / EDH WUB (Esper)

Ziggith

Instant (14)

• 1x Anguished Unmaking
• 1x Counterspell
• 1x Cyclonic Rift
• 1x Disallow
• 1x Dovin's Veto
• 1x Enlightened Tutor
• 1x Flusterstorm
• 1x Force of Negation
• 1x Mystical Tutor
• 1x Negate
• 1x Swan Song
• 1x Swords to Plowshares
• 1x Teferi's Protection
• 1x Utter End

Sorcery (7)

• 1x Approach of the Second Sun
• 1x Demonic Tutor
• 1x Diabolic Intent
• 1x Sevinne's Reclamation
• 1x Supreme Verdict
• 1x Toxic Deluge
• 1x Vindicate

Enchantment (18)

• 1x Curator's Ward
• 1x Decree of Silence
• 1x Force Bubble
• 1x Ghostly Prison
• 1x Grasp of Fate
• 1x Imprisoned in the Moon
• 1x Land Tax
• 1x Martyr's Cause
• 1x Mind Harness
• 1x Mirrormade
• 1x Mystic Remora
• 1x Phyrexian Arena
• 1x Propaganda
• 1x Rhystic Study
• 1x Smothering Tithe
• 1x Solemnity
• 1x Telepathy
• 1x Tidal Control

Artifact (13)

• 1x Altar of Dementia
• 1x Arcane Signet
• 1x Ashnod's Altar
• 1x Azorius Signet
• 1x Dimir Signet
• 1x Fellwar Stone
• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x Mana Crypt
• 1x Phyrexian Altar
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Swiftfoot Boots
• 1x Talisman of Dominance
• 1x Talisman of Hierarchy

Creature (12)

• 1x Auramancer
• 1x Aven Mindcensor
• 1x Butcher Ghoul
• 1x Chronozoa
• 1x Drannith Magistrate
• 1x Glen Elendra Archmage
• 1x Linvala, Keeper of Silence
• 1x Puppeteer Clique
• 1x Recruiter of the Guard
• 1x Sun Titan
• 1x Viscera Seer
• 1x Weathered Wayfarer

Land (35)

• 1x Caves of Koilos
• 1x City of Brass
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Dark Depths
• 1x Exotic Orchard
• 1x Flooded Strand
• 1x Glacial Chasm
• 1x Godless Shrine
• 1x Hallowed Fountain
• 7x Island
• 1x Morphic Pool
• 1x Path of Ancestry
• 7x Plains
• 1x Polluted Delta
• 1x Prismatic Vista
• 1x Sea of Clouds
• 4x Swamp
• 1x Underground River
• 1x Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
• 1x Watery Grave

Commander (1)

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Maybeboard

Instant (1)

• 1x Lim-Dul's Vault

Sorcery (1)

• 1x Idyllic Tutor

Enchantment (5)

• 1x Greater Auramancy
• 1x Illusionary Terrain
• 1x Mesmeric Trance
• 1x Nine Lives
• 1x Rest in Peace

Artifact (2)

• 1x Meekstone
• 1x Talisman of Progress

Creature (2)

• 1x Lavinia, Azorius Renegade
• 1x Twilight Shepherd

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This is a deck built around the card Solemnity.

The idea is to get Solemnity on the battlefield, protect it, and play cards that have positive interactions with it. For getting Solemnity on the battlefield we have Zur the Enchanter as well as several tutors. To protect Solemnity we have Curator's Ward and numerous counterspells. We also have Sevinne's Reclamation, Auramancer, and Sun Titan to get solemnity back from the graveyard.

The first group of cards that interact positively with Solemnity are the Cumulative Upkeep cards. These include Glacial Chasm, Mind Harness, Mystic Remora, and Tidal Control. Since the Cumulative Upkeep mechanic uses age counters, which Solemnity keeps from accumulating, you often never need to pay upkeeps. It should be noted that you may always choose not to pay an upkeep, even if it costs nothing, should you no longer want the card to stick around. This mostly only applies to Glacial Chasm.

The next category of Solemnity cards is creatures with Persist or Undying. For this we have Butcher Ghoul, Glen Elendra Archmage, and Puppeteer Clique. Since these cards keep coming back with Solemnity in play they become very powerful. Glen Elendra Archmage can negate for U repeatedly and with a sacrifice outlet Puppeteer Clique can take all of the creatures in opponents graveyards. We will add to this category Chronozoa which can keep making copies of itself. But it gets even better: with Phyrexian Altar or Ashnod's Altar you can get infinite mana, though the deck currently has no way of utilizing that mana to win the game. With Altar of Dementia you can mill all of your opponents. With Viscera Seer every draw is exactly the card you want. Martyr's Cause is a free sacrifice outlet that can be tutored by Zur. Chronozoa, along with Solemnity and any sacrifice outlet gives you an army of Chronozoa tokens.

Then we have cards that accumulate counters while protecting you; these are Decree of Silence and Force Bubble. With Solemnity and Decree of Silence all spells your opponents cast are countered. With Solemnity and Force Bubble damage cannot be dealt to you. Two very powerful effects.

Finally we have Dark Depths which, with Solemnity in play immediately gets you a 20/20, Flying, Indestructible Marit Lage token.

This deck also includes a large amount of interaction, ramp, and card draw; much of which are tutorable with Zur.

The win conditions of this deck are as follows: Approach of the Second Sun, Marit Lage, or Chronozoa tokens.

Date added	5 years
Last updated	3 years
Exclude colors	RG
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	9 - 0 Mythic Rares 45 - 0 Rares 17 - 0 Uncommons 11 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	2.66
Tokens	Bird 2/2 U, Marit Lage, Treasure
Folders	My EDH