Lavinia, Risk & Compliance Officer

Commander / EDH Control Counterspell Death and Taxes WU (Azorius)

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Land (35)

• 1x Adarkar Wastes
• 1x Arid Mesa
• 1x City of Brass
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Eiganjo Castle
• 1x Flooded Strand
• 1x Glacial Floodplain
• 1x Glacial Fortress
• 1x Hallowed Fountain
• 1x Misty Rainforest
• 1x Mystic Gate
• 1x Mystic Sanctuary
• 1x Prairie Stream
• 1x Prismatic Vista
• 1x Reflecting Pool
• 1x Sea of Clouds
• 9x Snow-Covered Island
• 7x Snow-Covered Plains
• 1x Tundra
• 1x Wasteland
• 1x Windswept Heath

Artifact (12)

• 1x Arcane Signet
• 1x Azorius Signet
• 1x Grim Monolith
• 1x Grindstone
• 1x Lotus Petal
• 1x Mana Crypt
• 1x Meekstone
• 1x Mox Amber
• 1x Sapphire Medallion
• 1x Scroll Rack
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Talisman of Progress

Instant (18)

• 1x Counterspell
• 1x Cyclonic Rift
• 1x Disenchant
• 1x Dovin's Veto
• 1x Enlightened Tutor
• 1x Fierce Guardianship
• 1x Force of Negation
• 1x Force of Will
• 1x Generous Gift
• 1x High Tide
• 1x Mana Drain
• 1x Mindbreak Trap
• 1x Mystical Tutor
• 1x Path to Exile
• 1x Soul Partition
• 1x Stifle
• 1x Stroke of Genius
• 1x Swords to Plowshares

Enchantment (13)

• 1x Aura of Silence
• 1x Blind Obedience
• 1x Darksteel Mutation
• 1x Ghostly Prison
• 1x Kismet
• 1x Land Tax
• 1x Mystic Remora
• 1x On Thin Ice
• 1x Power Artifact
• 1x Propaganda
• 1x Rhystic Study
• 1x Smothering Tithe
• 1x Thought Lash

Commander (1)

Creature (14)

• 1x Fatespinner
• 1x Grand Abolisher
• 1x Grand Arbiter Augustin IV
• 1x Laboratory Maniac
• 1x Linvala, Keeper of Silence
• 1x Mother of Runes
• 1x Painter's Servant
• 1x Ranger-Captain of Eos
• 1x Strict Proctor
• 1x Thalia, Heretic Cathar
• 1x Thassa's Oracle
• 1x Tithe Taker
• 1x Tribute Mage
• 1x Unsettled Mariner

Sorcery (4)

• 1x Braingeyser
• 1x Drawn from Dreams
• 1x Supreme Verdict
• 1x Wrath of God

Planeswalker (3)

• 1x Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
• 1x Narset, Parter of Veils
• 1x Teferi, Time Raveler

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Since the early days of Magic playing at the kitchen table, I was always more into playing control. Fast forward, I happen to be working in corporate compliance, so I guess that playing a deck that is all about rules, controls and policing the table to keep everything in check is somewhat fitting.

I appreciate that it is not the kind of deck that brings much excitement to the table, but its goal is to preventing degenerate things to happen and enforcing "fair Magic".

The main win condition is to get rid of my library and then trigger Thassa's Oracle or Jace, Wielder of Mysteries or Laboratory Maniac. The simplest way to remove my library is Thought Lash, otherwise the 2 card combo Grindstone + Painter's Servant , or a 3 card combo to generate infinite mana with Grim Monolith + Power Artifact and use it to cast Braingeyser or Stroke of Genius on myself. If I am left in a 1v1 situation, the two combos can be also used to mill the opponent to defeat.

Date added	7 months
Last updated	1 month
Key combos	Grindstone + Painter's Servant Grim Monolith + Power Artifact
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	5 - 0 Mythic Rares 50 - 0 Rares 21 - 0 Uncommons 7 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	2.29
Tokens	Elephant 3-3 G, Spirit 1/1 WB, Treasure