Gwafa Hazid Says "No"

Commander / EDH Control Multiplayer WU (Azorius)

mwgaffney

Instant (24)

• 1x Annul
• 1x Azorius Charm
• 1x Cancel
• 1x Cloudshift
• 1x Counterspell
• 1x Disdainful Stroke
• 1x Dispel
• 1x Disrupt
• 1x Dissolve
• 1x Early Frost
• 1x Erase
• 1x Ghostly Flicker
• 1x Gods Willing
• 1x Gridlock
• 1x Hindering Light
• 1x Nullify
• 1x Overrule
• 1x Path to Exile
• 1x Quicken
• 1x Remand
• 1x Restore the Peace
• 1x Riot Control
• 1x Swan Song
• 1x Turn to Mist

Sorcery (8)

• 1x Curse of the Swine
• 1x Day of Judgment
• 1x Revoke Existence
• 1x Spelltwine
• 1x Supreme Verdict
• 1x Temporal Trespass
• 1x Wash Out
• 1x Whelming Wave

Enchantment (7)

• 1x Control Magic
• 1x Curse of Exhaustion
• 1x Future Sight
• 1x Martial Law
• 1x Parallel Thoughts
• 1x Righteous Authority
• 1x Teferi's Moat

Artifact (5)

• 1x Armillary Sphere
• 1x Azorius Cluestone
• 1x Darksteel Ingot
• 1x Elixir of Immortality
• 1x Strionic Resonator

Planeswalker (1)

• 1x Jace, Architect of Thought

Creature (19)

• 1x Aegis of the Gods
• 1x AEtherling
• 1x Angel of Serenity
• 1x Archon of the Triumvirate
• 1x Augury Owl
• 1x Azorius Guildmage
• 1x Banisher Priest
• 1x Clone
• 1x Elite Arcanist
• 1x Imposing Sovereign
• 1x Judge's Familiar
• 1x Kheru Spellsnatcher
• 1x Lavinia of the Tenth
• 1x Lyev Skyknight
• 1x Medomai the Ageless
• 1x Resolute Archangel
• 1x Sage-Eye Avengers
• 1x Shipbreaker Kraken
• 1x Spirit of the Labyrinth

Land (35)

• 1x Azorius Chancery
• 1x Azorius Guildgate
• 1x Coastal Tower
• 1x Halimar Depths
• 1x Hallowed Fountain
• 1x Icatian Store
• 1x Ice Floe
• 14x Island
• 11x Plains
• 1x Secluded Steppe
• 1x Sejiri Refuge
• 1x Terramorphic Expanse

Commander (1)

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This is a W/U control deck for EDH/Commander that I have been working on with Gwafa Hazid, Profiteer as the commander.

As the title suggests, the deck wants to shut down opponents and therefore will be mostly reactive. I have included Counterspell and some variants to try and remove threats as they are being cast as well as Erase and Revoke Existence to get rid of Enchantments and Artifacts. I also included Early Frost and Gridlock to tap certain troublesome creatures and lands. Obviously Gwafa Hazid, Profiteer is to be used as much as possible to shut down creatures we don't want to deal with.

As far as board wipes/ways to clear the way I included Supreme Verdict , Day of Judgment, Wash Out , Restore the Peace , and Whelming Wave. There is also Curse of the Swine which still gives them creatures but a 2/2 Boar is much less threatening than what would be exiled anyway.

There is quite a bit of utility in the deck. Martial Law and the creatures that have Detain are there to help shut down threats on a consistent basis. Azorius Guildmage and Imposing Sovereign are obvious inclusions. Angel of Serenity lets me simultaneously get cards back to my hand or remove opponents creatures for a while. Elixir of Immortality is there to recycle cards so they can be drawn again later. Since there are so many triggered abilities Strionic Resonator seemed an obvious inclusion and since there are also a significant number of ETB abilities I included Turn to Mist, Cloudshift, and Ghostly Flicker to get more value out of creatures.

Jace, Architect of Thought was the best planeswalker I had for this build and I think he will be reasonably effective.

There are some general shenanigans cards that I included because I think they'll be fun. Quicken is there because an instant-speed board wipe could be useful or I could combine it with Spelltwine. Medomai the Ageless and Temporal Trespass are for extra turns. Parallel Thoughts will let me pick and choose some of the key cards I might need and set them aside for when they may be needed. Future Sight acts as an extra card in hand and Resolute Archangel can reset our life total if things get rough. Finally, Elite Arcanist can create more value out of a counterspell or flicker spell.

The mana is pretty basic. The duals enter the battlefield tapped which I think should be OK but if it doesn't work out I can maybe switch them out for something else. Azorius Cluestone and Darksteel Ingot are the only mana rocks I included and I'm not sure if they are necessary. Armillary Sphere and Terramorphic Expanse is there to dig for basics.

As far as actually winning the game it's unlikely to happen with Commander Damage since Gwafa has a power of 2. The plan is to use AEtherling, Angel of Serenity, and/or Archon of the Triumvirate to deal larger amounts of damage.

I plan on acquiring Arcane Lighthouse, Flooded Strand, Nimbus Maze, and Temple of Enlightenment to beef up the manabase a little bit. I plan on replacing Clone with Supplant Form since I think the tempo advantage the latter creates fits the theme of the deck better. I am considering adding Willbender and Mischievous Quanar to mess with other people's spells a little more. The last card I definitely want for the deck is Venser, the Sojourner since he is a pretty obvious inclusion to this playstyle.

This deck does extremely well in 1v1 games which shouldn't be a huge surprise but I haven't had a chance to play it in a larger game yet so I am unsure about how it will do with more opponents. I am open to any potential suggestions or ideas to improve the build so please let me know what you think in the comments. Thanks!

Date added	9 years
Last updated	9 years
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	4 - 0 Mythic Rares 29 - 0 Rares 17 - 0 Uncommons 25 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.22
Tokens	Bird 2/2 U, Boar 2/2 G, Morph 2/2 C
Folders	Completed Commander Decks, edh