Rasputin Holds The Door

Commander / EDH Control WU (Azorius)

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Creature (30)

• 1x Angel of Serenity
• 1x Aven Mindcensor
• 1x Body Double
• 1x Brago, King Eternal
• 1x Clever Impersonator
• 1x Diluvian Primordial
• 1x Drift of Phantasms
• 1x Duplicant
• 1x Fiend Hunter
• 1x Karmic Guide
• 1x Leonin Relic-Warder
• 1x Mirror Entity
• 1x Mistmeadow Witch
• 1x Mnemonic Wall
• 1x Mulldrifter
• 1x Nevermaker
• 1x Phantasmal Image
• 1x Restoration Angel
• 1x Reveillark
• 1x Sanctum Gargoyle
• 1x Snapcaster Mage
• 1x Solemn Simulacrum
• 1x Stonecloaker
• 1x Sun Titan
• 1x Sunblast Angel
• 1x Teferi, Mage of Zhalfir
• 1x Trinket Mage
• 1x Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre
• 1x Vedalken AEthermage
• 1x Venser, Shaper Savant

Planeswalker (2)

• 1x Tezzeret the Seeker
• 1x Venser, the Sojourner

Land (37)

• 1x Academy Ruins
• 1x Azorius Guildgate
• 1x Calciform Pools
• 1x Darksteel Citadel
• 1x Esper Panorama
• 1x Flood Plain
• 1x Glacial Fortress
• 1x Halimar Depths
• 1x Hallowed Fountain
• 9x Island
• 1x Mistveil Plains
• 1x Nimbus Maze
• 10x Plains
• 1x Prahv, Spires of Order
• 1x Prairie Stream
• 1x Skycloud Expanse
• 1x Tectonic Edge
• 1x Tolaria West
• 1x Tranquil Cove
• 1x Winding Canyons

Artifact (8)

• 1x Azorius Signet
• 1x Crystal Shard
• 1x Nim Deathmantle
• 1x Skullclamp
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Strionic Resonator
• 1x Swiftfoot Boots
• 1x Voyager Staff

Enchantment (2)

• 1x Parallax Wave
• 1x Reality Acid

Commander (1)

Instant (14)

• 1x Condemn
• 1x Crib Swap
• 1x Cyclonic Rift
• 1x Fact or Fiction
• 1x Ghostly Flicker
• 1x Ghostway
• 1x Momentary Blink
• 1x Muddle the Mixture
• 1x Mystic Confluence
• 1x Return to Dust
• 1x Sphinx's Revelation
• 1x Swords to Plowshares
• 1x Trickbind
• 1x Vanish into Memory

Sorcery (6)

• 1x Austere Command
• 1x Divine Reckoning
• 1x Flicker
• 1x Martial Coup
• 1x Rite of Replication
• 1x Supreme Verdict

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Sideboard

Creature (8)

• 1x Blade Splicer
• 1x Deadeye Navigator
• 1x Eldrazi Displacer
• 1x Galepowder Mage
• 1x Grand Abolisher
• 1x Lavinia of the Tenth
• 1x Phyrexian Metamorph
• 1x Stonehorn Dignitary

Artifact (5)

• 1x Blasting Station
• 1x Glaring Spotlight
• 1x Meekstone
• 1x Mortarpod
• 1x Panharmonicon

Sorcery (2)

• 1x Storm Herd
• 1x Wash Out

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Maybeboard

Creature (14)

• 1x Deepglow Skate
• 1x Ephara, God of the Polis
• 1x Gilded Drake
• 1x Knight-Captain of Eos
• 1x Knight of the White Orchid
• 1x Mnemonic Wall
• 1x Recruiter of the Guard
• 1x Renegade Doppelganger
• 1x Snapcaster Mage
• 1x Stunt Double
• 1x Taj-Nar Swordsmith
• 1x Walking Ballista
• 1x Wall of Omens
• 1x Wispmare

Instant (4)

• 1x Cloudshift
• 1x Disallow
• 1x Path to Exile
• 1x Render Silent

Enchantment (1)

• 1x Angelic Chorus

Sorcery (3)

• 1x Reality Strobe
• 1x Rout
• 1x Stolen Identity

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The design of the deck is based around flicker effects, which obviously interact well with both the general and almost every creature in the deck. When flickering Rasputin, this allows you to ramp out a big Sphinx's Revelation, fast Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre, or unexpected Rite of Replication kicked. When used on your other creatures, provides incremental value which can help edge out the game in your favor.

Additionally, the deck has great interaction with Nim Deathmantle, allowing you to wrath with Rasputin in play, and return many of your creatures using his starting mana and the mana he brings back when revived.

Lastly, the deck provides a good amount of control while not simply sitting on counterspells. A multitude of wrath effects, exile/tuck, and bounce help you play interactively and not be that guy who never lets people resolve spells.

Date added	7 years
Last updated	7 years
Exclude colors	BRG
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	8 - 1 Mythic Rares 33 - 10 Rares 24 - 3 Uncommons 15 - 1 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.60
Tokens	Copy Clone, Emblem Venser, the Sojourner, Pegasus 1/1 W, Phyrexian Germ 0/0 B, Phyrexian Golem 3/3 C, Shapeshifter 1/1 C, Soldier 1/1 W