Grand Arbiter and Friends

Commander / EDH Control Creatureless Pillow Fort Stax WU (Azorius)

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Land (31)

• 1x Academy Ruins
• 1x Adarkar Wastes
• 1x Ancient Tomb
• 1x Azorius Chancery
• 1x Calciform Pools
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Exotic Orchard
• 1x Flagstones of Trokair
• 1x Flooded Strand
• 1x Glacial Fortress
• 1x Hallowed Fountain
• 4x Island
• 1x Maze of Ith
• 1x Mishra's Workshop
• 1x Misty Rainforest
• 1x Mystic Gate
• 1x Mystifying Maze
• 1x Nimbus Maze
• 2x Plains
• 1x Polluted Delta
• 1x Reflecting Pool
• 1x Sea of Clouds
• 1x Skycloud Expanse
• 1x Strip Mine
• 1x The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale
• 1x Tundra
• 1x Wasteland

Sorcery (7)

• 1x Call the Gatewatch
• 1x Day of Judgment
• 1x Merchant Scroll
• 1x Ponder
• 1x Supreme Verdict
• 1x Tezzeret's Gambit
• 1x Wrath of God

Creature (4)

• 1x Deepglow Skate
• 1x Magus of the Tabernacle
• 1x Spelltithe Enforcer
• 1x World Queller

Artifact (24)

• 1x Azorius Signet
• 1x Chromatic Lantern
• 1x Chrome Mox
• 1x Coalition Relic
• 1x Contagion Engine
• 1x Crucible of Worlds
• 1x Crystal Shard
• 1x Gilded Lotus
• 1x Mana Crypt
• 1x Mana Vault
• 1x Mind Stone
• 1x Mox Opal
• 1x Portcullis
• 1x Possessed Portal
• 1x Quicksilver Fountain
• 1x Sensei's Divining Top
• 1x Smokestack
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Sphere of Resistance
• 1x Static Orb
• 1x Storm Cauldron
• 1x Tangle Wire
• 1x Ward of Bones
• 1x Winter Orb

Planeswalker (11)

• 1x Ajani Steadfast
• 1x Dovin Baan
• 1x Jace, Architect of Thought
• 1x Jace, the Mind Sculptor
• 1x Jace, Unraveler of Secrets
• 1x Narset Transcendent
• 1x Tamiyo, the Moon Sage
• 1x Teferi, Hero of Dominaria
• 1x Teferi, Temporal Archmage
• 1x Tezzeret, Artifice Master
• 1x Tezzeret the Seeker

Commander (1)

Enchantment (16)

• 1x AEther Barrier
• 1x Aura of Silence
• 1x Dream Tides
• 1x Humility
• 1x Inexorable Tide
• 1x Land Equilibrium
• 1x Land Tax
• 1x Mana Vortex
• 1x Overburden
• 1x Parallax Tide
• 1x Parallax Wave
• 1x Pendrell Mists
• 1x Rhystic Study
• 1x Rising Waters
• 1x Sphere of Safety
• 1x Stasis

Instant (6)

• 1x Brainstorm
• 1x Enlightened Tutor
• 1x Frantic Search
• 1x Mystical Tutor
• 1x Sunder
• 1x Swords to Plowshares

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Sideboard

Enchantment (4)

• 1x Embargo
• 1x Frozen Aether
• 1x Moat
• 1x Oath of Teferi

Artifact (3)

• 1x Clock of Omens
• 1x Crucible of Worlds
• 1x Mox Diamond

Creature (1)

• 1x Lavinia, Azorius Renegade

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Maybeboard

Enchantment (2)

• 1x Kismet
• 1x Monastery Siege

Artifact (2)

• 1x Norn's Annex
• 1x Talisman of Progress

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This deck was originally hard stax, locking the game down long enough that my opponents quit, and hell, it worked most of the time, winning me more games than any other deck I played. I have Mana Vortex to thank.

But alas, there those that crawled out of pit of smothering pit of despair and defeated me. I had to think of a plan while remaining the most hated player at the table, so I decided upon a Super-friends Anti-creature theme!

I've made it hell for anyone thinking of playing creatures, and if they manage to cast them, cards like Pendrell Mists and Winter Orb force them to sac on their upkeep. Try playing those bad boys when you're dealing with AEther Barrier, Overburden or Portcullis. Disgusting stuff, just what we need to make our opponents rage.

Locking people out of lands with Land Equilibrium is devastating and simply choosing not to play lands to spite everyone usually knocks out a player from the game. One step closer to success!

The ideal turn will look something like: Turn 1: Sol Ring Turn 2: Grand Arbiter Augustin IV Turn 3: Mana Vortex

How to avoid getting staxxed:

Use Clock of Omens and tap Static Orb or Winter Orb before your untap to avoid having to untap only 1 land.

Our Planeswalkers have devastating ultimates and most help us filter through our deck. It's weakness is it's speed.

I've taken time to improve on it's shortcomings. I'm not the most experienced Stax player, so I'd like some recommendations on how I can benefit the most out of the stax, and what cards you'd use instead to fit the theme.

Hope you guys like it.!

Date added	5 years
Last updated	5 years
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	17 - 1 Mythic Rares 61 - 5 Rares 10 - 2 Uncommons 6 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.38
Tokens	Emblem Ajani Steadfast, Emblem Dovin Baan, Emblem Jace, Unraveler of Secrets, Emblem Narset Transcendent, Emblem Tamiyo, the Moon Sage, Emblem Teferi, Hero of Dominaria, Emblem Teferi, Temporal Archmage, Emblem Tezzeret, Artifice Master, Thopter 1/1 C