Taigam's Torturous Time

Commander / EDH*

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Instant (22)

• 1x AEtherize
• 1x Ancient Excavation
• 1x Arcane Denial
• 1x Cancel
• 1x Counterspell
• 1x Cyclonic Rift
• 1x Dark Ritual
• 1x Dismiss
• 1x Dissipate
• 1x Doom Blade
• 1x Dramatic Reversal
• 1x Evacuation
• 1x Forbid
• 1x Go for the Throat
• 1x Hero's Downfall
• 1x High Tide
• 1x Murderous Cut
• 1x Perplex
• 1x Rewind
• 1x Soul Manipulation
• 1x Supreme Will
• 1x Swan Song

Enchantment (8)

• 1x Greed
• 1x Necropotence
• 1x Paradox Haze
• 1x Phyrexian Arena
• 1x Propaganda
• 1x Psychic Possession
• 1x Rhystic Study
• 1x Zur's Weirding

Artifact (17)

• 1x Basalt Monolith
• 1x Chromatic Lantern
• 1x Dimir Signet
• 1x Elixir of Immortality
• 1x Isochron Scepter
• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x Mindlock Orb
• 1x Nevinyrral's Disk
• 1x Omen Machine
• 1x Possessed Portal
• 1x Reito Lantern
• 1x Rings of Brighthearth
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Swiftfoot Boots
• 1x Talisman of Dominance
• 1x Thran Dynamo
• 1x Uba Mask

Sorcery (9)

• 1x Bubbling Muck
• 1x Crux of Fate
• 1x Dark Petition
• 1x Dread Summons
• 1x Exsanguinate
• 1x Reminisce
• 1x Taigam's Scheming
• 1x Torment of Hailfire
• 1x Toxic Deluge

Creature (6)

• 1x Deranged Assistant
• 1x Disciple of the Ring
• 1x Glen Elendra Archmage
• 1x Maralen of the Mornsong
• 1x Ob Nixilis, Unshackled
• 1x Vengeful Pharaoh

Commander (1)

Land (37)

• 1x Bojuka Bog
• 1x Cabal Coffers
• 1x Choked Estuary
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Dimir Aqueduct
• 1x Drowned Catacomb
• 1x Fetid Pools
• 10x Island
• 1x Lake of the Dead
• 1x Reliquary Tower
• 1x Sunken Hollow
• 13x Swamp
• 1x Tainted Isle
• 1x Temple of Deceit
• 1x Underground River
• 1x Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth

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Creature (3)

• 1x Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
• 1x Triskelion
• 1x Walking Ballista

Artifact (1)

• 1x Feldon's Cane

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Welcome to Taigam's Torturous Time!

This deck is about assembling one of many wincons through the useful ability of Taigam, Sidisi's Hand. This list is meant to be somewhat competitive, but is not streamlined towards a single win condition. Because of this, games are more open ended, interactive, and diverse.

Win Conditions

1) Maralen's Sinister Song

This win condition involves Maralen of the Mornsong with the help of Ob Nixilis, Unshackled or Mindlock Orb. This will lock players out of their draw step, however Taigam, Sidisi's Hand can overcome this with his upkeep text. The goal is to starve opponents out or have them die to Ob Nixilis, Unshackled.

2) Infinite Mana

Once infinite mana is achieved (see combos for details), you can Exsanguinate, Torment of Hailfire, or Dread Summons (after you shuffle your graveyard in your library) to take out your opponents.

Combos

Infininite Colorless Mana

Basalt Monolith + Rings of Brighthearth

Isochron Scepter + Dramatic Reversal + Thran Dynamo/Basalt Monolith

Synergies

1) Antidraw

Omen Machine, Possessed Portal, and Uba Mask will harm your opponents while you avoid their effects with Taigam, Sidisi's Hand. Zur's Weirding also helps your play a perfect information game, while locking your opponents out of key combo pieces.

2) Draw

Psychic Possession and Paradox Haze synergize with Taigam, Sidisi's Hand wonderfully. Phyrexian Arena, Greed, and Rhystic Study all help you gain card advantage. Another budget draw card worth consideration is Underworld Connections. Lastly, Necropotence is just a good card that can be included in most decks.

3) Reshuffle

What happens when your combos are getting countered and you're running out of cards, or you Taigam, Sidisi's Hand drew you three pieces of the same combo, and you had to put two of them in the graveyard? While just reshuffle! This can be done through Elixir of Immortality and Reminisce. This will also help you not die to a infinite mana Dread Summons!

4) Etc

Putting Vengeful Pharaoh in your graveyard with Taigam, Sidisi's Hand's ability is a great deterrent!

Top Ranked	Achieved #16 position overall 6 years ago
Date added	6 years
Last updated	6 years
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	3 - 0 Mythic Rares 32 - 0 Rares 27 - 0 Uncommons 15 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.13
Tokens	Bird 2/2 U, Zombie 2/2 B
Folders	Prototype EDH Decks