Political Intrigue and Disappearances

Commander / EDH* Control WUB (Esper)

Tarthrin

Land (31)

• 1x Arcane Sanctum
• 1x Azorius Chancery
• 1x Azorius Guildgate
• 1x Brightclimb Pathway  ^Flip
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Detection Tower
• 1x Dimir Aqueduct
• 1x Dimir Guildgate
• 1x Dismal Backwater
• 1x Dromar's Cavern
• 1x Esper Panorama
• 1x Evolving Wilds
• 4x Island
• 1x Opal Palace
• 1x Orzhov Basilica
• 1x Orzhov Guildgate
• 2x Plains
• 1x Reflecting Pool
• 1x Rupture Spire
• 1x Scoured Barrens
• 3x Swamp
• 1x Tranquil Cove
• 1x Vivid Creek
• 1x Vivid Marsh
• 1x Vivid Meadow

Instant (9)

• 1x Disenchant
• 1x Fated Return
• 1x Ghostly Flicker
• 1x Hindering Light
• 1x Insidious Will
• 1x Keep Safe
• 1x Patrician's Scorn
• 1x Sudden Substitution
• 1x Tempest of Light

Planeswalker (5)

• 1x Ashiok, Sculptor of Fears
• 1x Elspeth, Knight-Errant
• 1x Jace, Unraveler of Secrets
• 1x Kaya, Bane of the Dead
• 1x Tezzeret, Master of Metal

Artifact (20)

• 1x Arcane Signet
• 1x Cold Storage
• 1x Commander's Sphere
• 1x Conjurer's Closet
• 1x Darksteel Ingot
• 1x Dowsing Dagger  ^Flip
• 1x Glaring Spotlight
• 1x Helm of Possession
• 1x Helm of the Host
• 1x Magistrate's Scepter
• 1x Mindslaver
• 1x Nevinyrral's Disk
• 1x Obelisk of Esper
• 1x Paradise Mantle
• 1x Planar Portal
• 1x Puppet Strings
• 1x Sculpting Steel
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Spinning Wheel
• 1x Synod Sanctum

Enchantment (13)

• 1x Annex
• 1x Betrayal
• 1x Carry Away
• 1x Cloud Cover
• 1x Debtors' Knell
• 1x In Bolas's Clutches
• 1x Ivory Mask
• 1x Oath of Teferi
• 1x Profane Procession  ^Flip
• 1x Spiritual Asylum
• 1x Steal Artifact
• 1x Steal Enchantment
• 1x The Mirari Conjecture

Commander (1)

Creature (17)

• 1x Agent of Treachery
• 1x Aphetto Alchemist
• 1x Athreos, Shroud-Veiled
• 1x Beguiler of Wills
• 1x Callous Oppressor
• 1x Coffin Queen
• 1x Emeria Shepherd
• 1x Empress Galina
• 1x Ertai, the Corrupted
• 1x Fountain Watch
• 1x Indulgent Tormentor
• 1x Leonin Abunas
• 1x Magus of the Unseen
• 1x Mesa Enchantress
• 1x Toymaker
• 1x Vesuvan Doppelganger
• 1x Xenic Poltergeist

Sorcery (5)

• 1x Beacon of Unrest
• 1x Diabolic Tutor
• 1x Ghastly Conscription
• 1x Ritual of the Machine
• 1x Saheeli's Artistry

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Creature (6)

• 1x Adarkar Valkyrie
• 1x Aphetto Alchemist
• 1x Chakram Retriever
• 1x Nephalia Smuggler
• 1x Sydri, Galvanic Genius
• 1x Vizier of Tumbling Sands

Enchantment (3)

• 1x Kaya's Ghostform
• 1x March of the Machines
• 1x Opalescence

Artifact (1)

• 1x Magewright's Stone

Instant (2)

• 1x Cloudshift
• 1x Ghostly Flicker

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Hi All,

This is my first go at a commander deck, I recently got back into the game and learned about this format. (This is also my first time using a site like this to make and share a deck list.)

The idea of the deck is to use Merieke Ri Berit and similar mechanics to steal the opponents creatures. With Beguiler of Wills + Xenic Poltergeist you can even steal artifacts. It contains a few cards like Conjurer's Closet to flick the stolen card out of existence and back into your control permanently. There are a few cards that help you to ignore hexproof like Glaring Spotlight. For board clearing, there is one Nevinyrral's Disk and a couple white enchantment-only clearing spells like Tempest of Light. Cards like Betrayal and Mesa Enchantress help to draw faster. Then there are several cards to even steal the dead like Beacon of Unrest or Ghastly Conscription. Once you have your opponent's creatures, they will be your main source of attackers.

I'd be very interested in general feedback on things like "Does this deck follow the commander rules as written" and "does it follow the rules as intended"? Is the "theme" sufficient enough? Are there cards you'd remove or suggestions for better cards? I think it has enough Mana generation, but I haven't been able to play it in a real game yet. Some weaknesses that I see are that it is entirely dependent on what creatures or artifacts can be stolen.

Date added	3 years
Last updated	3 years
Key combos	Beguiler of Wills + Xenic Poltergeist
Legality	This deck is not Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	8 - 0 Mythic Rares 38 - 0 Rares 23 - 0 Uncommons 20 - 0 Commons
Cards	101
Avg. CMC	3.87
Tokens	Copy Clone, Emblem Elspeth, Knight-Errant, Emblem Jace, Unraveler of Secrets, Manifest 2/2 C, Morph 2/2 C, Plant 0/2 G, Soldier 1/1 W