Deny & Delete

Commander / EDH Discard Exile WUB (Esper)

OUTinMinnesota

Creature (29)

• 1x Angel of the Ruins
• 1x Archetype of Courage
• 1x Archetype of Finality
• 1x Archetype of Imagination
• 1x Archfiend of Ifnir
• 1x Ashen Rider
• 1x Basilica Bell-Haunt
• 1x Bone Miser
• 1x Breathkeeper Seraph
• 1x Drana's Emissary
• 1x Etrata, the Silencer
• 1x Fate Unraveler
• 1x Fell Specter
• 1x Gilraen, Dunedain Protector
• 1x Ledger Shredder
• 1x Medomai the Ageless
• 1x Mikaeus, the Lunarch
• 1x Nezahal, Primal Tide
• 1x Oji, the Exquisite Blade
• 1x Psychosis Crawler
• 1x Raffine, Scheming Seer
• 1x Sanctum Plowbeast
• 1x Shattered Seraph
• 1x Soulherder
• 1x Stronghold Rats
• 1x Syr Konrad, the Grim
• 1x Thassa, Deep-Dwelling
• 1x Vindictive Lich
• 1x Wall of Nets

Instant (4)

• 1x Counterspell
• 1x Disenchant
• 1x Hindering Light
• 1x Utter End

Land (32)

• 1x Arcane Sanctum
• 1x Ash Barrens
• 1x Bojuka Bog
• 1x Coastal Tower
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Evolving Wilds
• 1x Geier Reach Sanitarium
• 4x Island
• 1x Lotus Vale
• 4x Plains
• 1x Reliquary Tower
• 1x Scrubland
• 1x Swamp
• 1x Swamp
• 7x Swamp
• 1x Thriving Heath
• 1x Thriving Isle
• 1x Thriving Moor
• 1x Tundra
• 1x Underground Sea

Artifact (12)

• 1x Arcane Signet
• 1x Ashnod's Altar
• 1x Empowered Autogenerator
• 1x Godsend
• 1x Helm of Possession
• 1x Library of Leng
• 1x Mask of the Schemer
• 1x Mox Diamond
• 1x Mysterious Limousine
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Tergrid's Lantern  ^Flip
• 1x Vessel of Endless Rest

Commander (1)

Enchantment (15)

• 1x Chains of Mephistopheles
• 1x Curse of Fool's Wisdom
• 1x Faith of the Devoted
• 1x Feast of Sanity
• 1x Gibbering Descent
• 1x Liliana's Caress
• 1x Martyr's Cause
• 1x Megrim
• 1x Oppression
• 1x Painful Quandary
• 1x Parallax Tide
• 1x Profane Procession  ^Flip
• 1x Raiders' Wake
• 1x The Long Reach of Night  ^Flip
• 1x Wiretapping

Sorcery (5)

• 1x Demonic Collusion
• 1x Demonic Tutor
• 1x Finale of Revelation
• 1x Sinkhole
• 1x Vicious Rumors

Planeswalker (2)

• 1x Davriel, Rogue Shadowmage
• 1x Kaya the Inexorable

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Sideboard

Artifact (2)

• 1x God-Pharaoh's Statue
• 1x Rod of Absorption

Instant (1)

• 1x Forbidden Alchemy

Sorcery (1)

• 1x Recall

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Maybeboard

Creature (8)

• 1x Akroma, Vision of Ixidor
• 1x Burglar Rat
• 1x Champion of Wits
• 1x Containment Construct
• 1x Michiko Konda, Truth Seeker
• 1x Murder of Crows
• 1x Necrogoyf
• 1x Queza, Augur of Agonies

Instant (2)

• 1x Swords to Plowshares
• 1x Vengeful Dreams

Enchantment (2)

• 1x Bloodchief Ascension
• 1x Waste Not

Sorcery (2)

• 1x Go Blank
• 1x Syphon Mind

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This deck is named "Deny & Delete" because I want it to (a) deny cards to my opponents and (b) Exile their good stuff. Your suggestions in these areas are welcome! But first, some background info:

When I bought a Chains of Mephistopheles back in the 1980s, I failed to understand that it would affect me as well as my opponents. So, I put it away. Forty years later, "Connive" comes out. It's what I've been waiting for... opponents whose game depends on drawing cards.

Sure, Chains of Mephistopheles will still affect my game. But by using Toluz, Clever Conductor as my commander, I get to recover all the cards I've been discarding. Even better, I suspect opponents will tolerate commander attacks from her because of wanting/needing to deny me to access those cards.

• NOTE: The ability of this commander to replenish cards-in-hand makes it necessary to break free of the 7-card hand limit. This deck contains multiple cards for doing that:

  1. Finale of Revelation
  2. Library of Leng
  3. Nezahal, Primal Tide
  4. Reliquary Tower

CARDS THAT DENY:

(cards that either cause an opponent to discard or that deal direct damage when they discard)

• Fell Specter
• Syr Konrad, the Grim
• Bloodchief Ascension
• Faith of the Devoted
• Feast of Sanity
• Fell Specter
• Liliana's Caress
• Megrim
• Raiders' Wake
• Stronghold Rats

CARDS THAT EXILE:

(cards that either cause a permanent to be exiled/sacrificed, or that will initiate exile)

• Angel of the Ruins
• Ashen Rider
• Etrata, the Silencer
• Godsend
• Parallax Tide
• Profane Procession   (with flip side: Tomb of the Dusk Rose)
• Soulherder
• Thassa, Deep-Dwelling
• The Long Reach of Night   (with flip side: Animus of Night's Reach  )
• Utter End
• Wall of Nets

Date added	1 year
Last updated	10 months
Splash colors	WUB
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	8 - 0 Mythic Rares 35 - 2 Rares 26 - 2 Uncommons 14 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.74
Tokens	Emblem Kaya the Inexorable, Spirit 1/1 W, Zombie 2/2 B