Transcendent Perfection

Commander / EDH Control Land Destruction Primer RUW (Jeskai, America) Superfriends

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Land (27)

• 1x Ancient Tomb
• 1x Arid Mesa
• 1x Bloodstained Mire
• 1x Cavern of Souls
• 1x Celestial Colonnade
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Deserted Beach
• 1x Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
• 1x Fiery Islet
• 1x Flooded Strand
• 1x Hallowed Fountain
• 1x Island
• 1x Mana Confluence
• 1x Misty Rainforest
• 1x Otawara, Soaring City
• 1x Plaza of Heroes
• 1x Raugrin Triome
• 1x Reflecting Pool
• 1x Sacred Foundry
• 1x Scalding Tarn
• 1x Sea of Clouds
• 1x Slayers' Stronghold
• 1x Spectator Seating
• 1x Steam Vents
• 1x Stormcarved Coast
• 1x Sunbaked Canyon
• 1x Training Center

Enchantment (8)

• 1x Blind Obedience
• 1x Mystic Remora
• 1x Omniscience
• 1x Rhystic Study
• 1x Shark Typhoon
• 1x Smothering Tithe
• 1x Thousand-Year Storm
• 1x Whirlwind of Thought

Creature (2)

• 1x Dockside Extortionist
• 1x Velomachus Lorehold

Sorcery (21)

• 1x Alrund's Epiphany
• 1x Beacon of Tomorrows
• 1x Cataclysm
• 1x Divine Reckoning
• 1x Echo of Eons
• 1x Emeria's Call  ^Flip
• 1x Expressive Iteration
• 1x Expropriate
• 1x Farewell
• 1x Karn's Temporal Sundering
• 1x Ponder
• 1x Rip Apart
• 1x Sea Gate Restoration  ^Flip
• 1x Supreme Verdict
• 1x Temporal Manipulation
• 1x Temporal Mastery
• 1x Time Stretch
• 1x Time Warp
• 1x Tragic Arrogance
• 1x Walk the Aeons
• 1x Waves of Aggression

Artifact (14)

• 1x Arcane Signet
• 1x Chrome Mox
• 1x Cursed Totem
• 1x Fellwar Stone
• 1x Jeweled Lotus
• 1x Lotus Petal
• 1x Mana Vault
• 1x Mox Opal
• 1x Scroll Rack
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Talisman of Creativity
• 1x Talisman of Progress
• 1x Torpor Orb
• 1x Winter Orb

Commander (1)

Instant (20)

• 1x Archmage's Charm
• 1x Brainstorm
• 1x Chain of Vapor
• 1x Consider
• 1x Counterspell
• 1x Cryptic Command
• 1x Cyclonic Rift
• 1x Delay
• 1x Delayed Blast Fireball
• 1x Dovin's Veto
• 1x Enlightened Tutor
• 1x Generous Gift
• 1x Magma Opus
• 1x Mystical Tutor
• 1x Nexus of Fate
• 1x Prismari Command
• 1x Silundi Vision  ^Flip
• 1x Swan Song
• 1x Swords to Plowshares
• 1x Valakut Awakening  ^Flip

Planeswalker (7)

• 1x Archangel Elspeth
• 1x Elspeth, Sun's Champion
• 1x Narset, Parter of Veils
• 1x Teferi, Hero of Dominaria
• 1x Teferi, Master of Time
• 1x Teferi, Temporal Archmage
• 1x The Wandering Emperor

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Maybeboard

Planeswalker (4)

• 1x Chandra, the Firebrand
• 1x Gideon, Ally of Zendikar
• 1x Jace, the Mind Sculptor
• 1x Teferi, Temporal Archmage

Sorcery (2)

• 1x Fabricate
• 1x Mind's Desire

Artifact (1)

• 1x Expedition Map

Instant (1)

• 1x Pyroblast

Land (1)

• 1x Hanweir Battlements  ^Meld

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”Still the mind and quiet the heart. Only then will you hear the Multiverse’s great truths.”

- Narset

{U}{R}{W} has been my favorite color combination since I started playing during Dragon's Maze. My first standard deck was American creature-less control with Elspeth, Sun's Champion and Assemble the Legion as my finishers. So when I started playing EDH, I wanted to make a deck that was a reflection of my first America deck. The original version of this deck used Ruhan of the Fomori as the commander and it worked pretty well. However, Narset is just one of the best {U}{R}{W} commander available, in my opinion. This deck is more of a control deck that uses Narset for her value rather than more than a Narset combo deck. The game plan is simple: control the field, never overextend, and punish those that do.

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General Strategy

So why aren't you playing Narset combo?

To be told, I actually think Narset combo is very good. If the deck swings once, the game is generally over. It’s brutal, it’s quick, and it’s hard to deal with once it gets going. One of the better builds, in my opinion, is markszncd ’s Narset, Master of Chain Reaction. It’s absolutely explosive. However, I’m not that type of player. My very first {U}{R}{W} commander deck was a variation of Narset combo and it just didn’t fit my play style. I don’t like being completely dependent on Narset. I’ve seen it backfire way too much. If the other players are prepared for Narset shenanigans, the deck doesn't perform at all. Countless times I've seen Narset combo just get blown out by an early Stranglehold or Nevermore. They spend the rest of the game sitting back and praying their one removal spell arises, if they even have it in the deck. For a glass cannon build, taking away Narset completely neuters the deck. However, this is the gamble one takes when you play a glass cannon deck. I don't like that gamble.

When I sit down and reveal that I’m playing Narset, I know I’m going to receive plenty of hate from the other players. I know that the other players are going to try and keep me from casting Narset. Thus, I wanted a deck that was able to function somewhat without Narset. Don’t get me wrong, though. Narset glass cannon is a perfectly legitimate way of playing the deck. It's just not me. With this in mind, I had two clear choices for how I wanted to take this deck. The first option was to take the combo with some interaction route. A great example of this is NarejED ’s Narset's Face-Wrecking Turn Fest. This is a variation I would gladly play. My second option was to keep aspects of the combo deck while adding plenty of control/stax elements to the deck. I chose to incorporate interaction to control the pace of the game. I prefer to have an overwhelming presence of locking down the board, which I feel like {U}{R}{W} does very well. This is where I found my home. I traded explosiveness for resiliency and I’ve never looked back.

How to Win the Game

Deck Weakness

Card Choices

Mana Ramp

Planeswalkers

Instants and Sorceries

Enchantments

Creatures

Change Log

11.15.2022

In: Time Stretch, and Whirlwind of Thought

Out: Windfall, World at War, and Teferi, Who Slows the Sunset

Whirlwind of Thought is just a good card draw. The two turns from Time Stretch are too strong to ignore.

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10.21.22

In: Karn's Temporal Sundering, Plaza of Heroes, Teferi, Who Slows the Sunset, and Delayed Blast Fireball

Out: Temporal Trespass, Windswept Heath, Windfall, and Fading Hope

Karn's Temporal Sundering is a bounce and a Time Warp, so it’s just better. Plaza of Heroes is a reliable source of mana. Windswept Heath has less targets than before. Teferi, Who Slows the Sunset is just a lateral change from Windfall. There are times that I wouldn’t want to discard my hand. Delayed Blast Fireball is just a one-sided sweeper.

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3.29.2022

In: Counterspell, The Wandering Emperor, Farewell, Otawara, Soaring City, and Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire

Out: Narset's Reversal, Steel of the Godhead, Path to Exile, Sunder, and Tundra

Naarset’s Reversal is steadily falling out of favor with me. I rather it be Counterspell most of the time. The Wandering Emperor and Farewell were added because they are both power removal cards. Steel of the Godhead is only good if Narset is swinging while The Wandering Emperor exiles creatures, makes tokens, and pumps a creature. The Emperor just has more applications. As we all know, the land cycle in Kawigama is busted so it was added into the deck.

12.6.2021

In: Fading Hope, Expressive Iteration, Alrund's Epiphany, Archmage's Charm, Consider, Cyclonic Rift, Blind Obedience, Cursed Totem, Shark Typhoon Smothering Tithe, Slayers' Stronghold, Celestial Colonnade, Deserted Beach, Stormcarved Coast, and Raugrin Triome

Out: Dovin, Hand of Control, Oath of Teferi, Karn's Temporal Sundering, See the Truth, Mind's Desire, Personal Tutor, Strionic Resonator, Static Orb, Narset Transcendent, Dack Fayden, Need for Speed, Plains, Island, City of Brass, and Wooded Foothills

The card selection for Jeskai control in all formats has gotten much better. I noticed that I was missing some of the better control pieces so I swapped out a bunch of cards. As for the cards that were removed, most of them are greedy cards that aren’t good most of the time (Oath of Teferi, Mind's Desire, Strionic Resonator, Static Orb). I’ve been Alrund's Epiphany’ed enough times to know that it is one of the best time warps. Dovin, Hand of Control, Narset Transcendent and Dack Fayden don’t pull their weight. I’m not impressed with Personal Tutor for this shell when Mystical Tutor does the same thing and more. This version is completely better.

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5.11.2021

In: Personal Tutor, Mind's Desire, Waves of Aggression, World at War, Velomachus Lorehold, Dockside Extortionist, Delay, Chain of Vapor, Magma Opus, Jeweled Lotus, Emeria's Call  , Windfall, Dack Fayden, Echo of Eons, Thousand-Year Storm, Prismari Command, Rip Apart, Valakut Awakening  , Training Center, Sea of Clouds, Spectator Seating, Sea Gate Restoration  , Silundi Vision  , Ancient Tomb, Fiery Islet, and Sunbaked Canyon

Out: Island x3, Wrath of God, Tezzeret the Seeker, Gideon Blackbalde, Whirlwind of Thought, Generator Servant, Arcane Denial, Reality Shift, Armageddon, Aura of Silence, Plains x2, Narset of the Ancient Way, Teferi, Time Raveler, Kiora Best the Sea God, Elspeth Conquers Death, Land Tax, Detention Sphere, Mountain, Cascade Bluffs, Mystic Gate, Rugged Prairie, Spirebluff Canal, and Seachrome Coast

I noticed that this deck is still getting views and upvotes even though it's been long retired. For real, I felt guilty because it was so out of date. I have no plan to rebuild this deck in paper because I didn’t think the environment is great for Narset. First, there are more ways to hate on Commanders, such as Drannith Magistrate, and this style of sorcery control is easier to bully in multiplayer. Second, there are just better Jeskai commanders now, leaving poor Narset by the wayside. However, the last few sets provided Narset with great, new tools, especially from Strixhaven. As you can tell, this was a massive update. I don’t have time to go swap by swap and talk about my thought process. When I have the time, I will write a full primer for this deck. Thank you all for stopping by this build.

Feedback

Thank you for visiting. Any suggestions and +1s are greatly appreciated! I read every comment and try to reply back to everyone. This deck is constantly evolving and it’s great to have other people submitting their input.

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Date added	8 years
Last updated	11 months
Exclude colors	BG
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	28 - 0 Mythic Rares 51 - 0 Rares 11 - 0 Uncommons 9 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.68
Tokens	Angel Warrior 4/4 W, Bird 1/1 U, Bird 2/2 U, Elemental 4/4 UR, Elephant 3/3 G, Emblem Elspeth, Sun's Champion, Emblem Teferi, Hero of Dominaria, Emblem Teferi, Temporal Archmage, Samurai 2/2 W, Shark X/X U, Soldier 1/1 W, Treasure
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