GWUBizards 2.0

Commander / EDH* Control GWUB Tribal Wizards

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Land (36)

• 1x Alchemist's Refuge
• 1x Arcane Sanctum
• 1x Ash Barrens
• 1x Bojuka Bog
• 1x Botanical Sanctum
• 1x Cascading Cataracts
• 1x Celestial Colonnade
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Drowned Catacomb
• 1x Evolving Wilds
• 1x Exotic Orchard
• 1x Flood Plain
• 2x Forest
• 1x Godless Shrine
• 1x Grasslands
• 4x Island
• 1x Isolated Chapel
• 1x Krosan Verge
• 1x Murmuring Bosk
• 1x Opulent Palace
• 2x Plains
• 1x Prairie Stream
• 1x Sandsteppe Citadel
• 1x Scattered Groves
• 1x Seaside Citadel
• 1x Sunken Hollow
• 2x Swamp
• 1x Temple of Mystery
• 1x Terramorphic Expanse
• 1x Transguild Promenade

Sorcery (8)

• 1x Death Grasp
• 1x Increasing Ambition
• 1x Merciless Eviction
• 1x Profane Command
• 1x Tragic Arrogance
• 1x Villainous Wealth
• 1x Wargate
• 1x Windfall

Creature (23)

• 1x Arcanis the Omnipotent
• 1x Aven Mindcensor
• 1x Azami, Lady of Scrolls
• 1x Azorius Guildmage
• 1x Damia, Sage of Stone
• 1x Dimir Infiltrator
• 1x Disciple of the Ring
• 1x Docent of Perfection  ^Flip
• 1x Fatespinner
• 1x Havengul Lich
• 1x Jace, Vryn's Prodigy  ^Flip
• 1x Jace's Archivist
• 1x Laboratory Maniac
• 1x Magus of the Will
• 1x Master Biomancer
• 1x Patron Wizard
• 1x Qasali Pridemage
• 1x Sigil Tracer
• 1x Snapcaster Mage
• 1x Teferi, Mage of Zhalfir
• 1x Venser, Shaper Savant
• 1x Voidmage Prodigy
• 1x Zur the Enchanter

Enchantment (10)

• 1x Act of Authority
• 1x Detention Sphere
• 1x Mana Reflection
• 1x Propaganda
• 1x Rites of Flourishing
• 1x Shielded by Faith
• 1x Solemnity
• 1x Song of the Dryads
• 1x Steely Resolve
• 1x Well of Ideas

Artifact (6)

• 1x Chromatic Lantern
• 1x Dimir Signet
• 1x Fellwar Stone
• 1x Simic Signet
• 1x Thought Vessel
• 1x Venser's Journal

Commanders (2)

Instant (13)

• 1x Ancient Excavation
• 1x Anguished Unmaking
• 1x Blessed Alliance
• 1x Capsize
• 1x Counterspell
• 1x Countersquall
• 1x Cyclonic Rift
• 1x Disallow
• 1x Heroic Intervention
• 1x Lim-Dul's Vault
• 1x Mystical Teachings
• 1x Path to Exile
• 1x Swords to Plowshares

Planeswalker (2)

• 1x Jace, Unraveler of Secrets
• 1x Venser, the Sojourner

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The successor model to GWUBizards 1.0

So you may notice a few things missing from this version of the deck. Namely, Isochron Scepter and associated things. I found that The Stick and a few of the associated cards (read: Dramatic Reversal) were pushing the deck in a bit too combo-heavy a direction, and it felt as though it was unable to win without comboing off.

This interation changes that. It's now a nice balancing act between control, spellslinging, and going on the offensive with one of the weeniest tribes in the game. The mainstays to achieve that are Docent of Perfection  , Master Biomancer, and Venser, the Sojourner. It takes a while for this deck to achieve attacking status, but in the meantime it's able to draw a lot of cards, make a bunch of mana, and use one of its X spells for high X to great effect.

Changelog Show

Plains -> Ash Barrens: Just felt right.

Blossoming Sands -> Godless Shrine: The deck only needs one GW dual, and WB is nice to have fixing for. Plus...

Jungle Hollow -> Murmuring Bosk: Because now in one use of Krosan Verge I can fix all my colors.

Sunscape Master -> Disallow: Because Sunscape Master is slow and does jack-all against 'walkers.

Return to Dust -> Merciless Eviction: Never used RTD at instant speed anyway. Merc-Evi is a good card, and hits a lot more.

Unquestioned Authority -> Capsize: Generally this deck doesn't go on the offensive until it's ready to win. Authority does very little for the midgame, while Capsize is at least usable early-midgame, and endgame it can be backbreaking.

Archetype of Imagination -> Arcanis the Omnipotent: the Archetype's good and all, but leaves me hugely vulnerable to green. Arcanis is kind of evasive, much more durable, and helps me get to endgame.

Ikra Shidiqi, the Usurper -> Detention Sphere: Ikra made a decent enough blocker, but she fits elsewhere. Detention Sphere also deals with tokens quite handily.

Rule of Law -> Solemnity: Because heck with Atraxa, with Ezuri, with Daxos, Rishkar, Marchesa, Mizzix, and all manner of counter commanders! Rule of Law also hurt me more than helped.

Lightning Greaves -> Fatespinner: with Steely Resolve, Lightning Greaves is a dead card. Fatespinner will hopefully help me getting to late game.

Etched Oracle -> Azami, Lady of Scrolls: Need I explain?

Parting Thoughts -> Patron Wizard: Parting Thoughts is risky but good. Patron Wizard is annoying as hell if noticed, and disruptive as hell if ignored. :D

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Tamiyo, Field Researcher -> Profane Command: Tamiyo drew hate, seldom drew me cards when it mattered, and was soft removal. Profane Command is a multifaceted toolbox.

Asceticism -> Steely Resolve: Steely Resolve is Zur-able, can be used politically, and this deck has like... 5 things I'd want to target at my things.

Utter End -> Anguished Unmaking: 1 mana difference at the cost of 3 life. Sometimes 1 mana is a huge difference.

Orzhov Signet -> Fellwar Stone: the Signet is only better with Mana Reflection. Fellwar Stone in my meta usually fixes all my colors at once.

Date added	6 years
Last updated	6 years
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	11 - 0 Mythic Rares 47 - 0 Rares 18 - 0 Uncommons 14 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.33
Tokens	Emblem Jace, Unraveler of Secrets, Emblem Jace, Vryn's Prodigy, Emblem Venser, the Sojourner, Human Wizard 1/1 U, Morph 2/2 C