Tier 1: Thou Xiahou Not Kill

Commander / EDH Combo Competitive Control Infinite Combo Multiplayer Stax

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Instant (4)

• 1x Entomb
• 1x Imp's Mischief
• 1x Skeletal Scrying
• 1x Vampiric Tutor

Sorcery (20)

• 1x All is Dust
• 1x Army of the Damned
• 1x Ashes to Ashes
• 1x Beseech the Queen
• 1x Black Sun's Zenith
• 1x Damnation
• 1x Deadly Tempest
• 1x Death Cloud
• 1x Demonic Tutor
• 1x Diabolic Revelation
• 1x Doomsday
• 1x Exsanguinate
• 1x Grim Tutor
• 1x Imperial Seal
• 1x Innocent Blood
• 1x Life's Finale
• 1x Rise of the Dark Realms
• 1x Sadistic Sacrament
• 1x Toxic Deluge
• 1x Yawgmoth's Will

Enchantment (8)

• 1x Bitterblossom
• 1x Contamination
• 1x Lethal Vapors
• 1x Necropotence
• 1x No Mercy
• 1x Phyrexian Arena
• 1x Spreading Plague
• 1x The Abyss

Artifact (29)

• 1x Basalt Monolith
• 1x Crucible of Worlds
• 1x Defense Grid
• 1x Ensnaring Bridge
• 1x Everflowing Chalice
• 1x Expedition Map
• 1x Gilded Lotus
• 1x Lux Cannon
• 1x Mana Crypt
• 1x Mana Vault
• 1x Mycosynth Lattice
• 1x Nevinyrral's Disk
• 1x Null Brooch
• 1x Pithing Needle
• 1x Rings of Brighthearth
• 1x Sands of Time
• 1x Sensei's Divining Top
• 1x Skullclamp
• 1x Smokestack
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Soul Conduit
• 1x Storage Matrix
• 1x Strionic Resonator
• 1x Sunstone
• 1x Tangle Wire
• 1x Thran Dynamo
• 1x Torpor Orb
• 1x Trading Post
• 1x Worn Powerstone

Planeswalker (1)

• 1x Karn Liberated

Creature (2)

• 1x Nether Spirit
• 1x Reassembling Skeleton

Land (35)

• 1x Ancient Tomb
• 1x Bloodstained Mire
• 1x Bojuka Bog
• 1x Boseiju, Who Shelters All
• 1x Buried Ruin
• 1x Cabal Coffers
• 1x Command Beacon
• 1x Dust Bowl
• 1x Marsh Flats
• 1x Polluted Delta
• 1x Reliquary Tower
• 20x Snow-Covered Swamp
• 1x Strip Mine
• 1x Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
• 1x Verdant Catacombs
• 1x Wasteland

Commander (1)

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STILL UNDER CONSTRUCTION...EDITING HAS PROVEN TO BE QUITE TIME CONSUMING.

This is an updated version of my old deck:

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Tier 1: Xiahou Dun, the One-Eyed **Updated**

Commander / EDH olbuddyolpal

SCORE: 114 | 93 COMMENTS | 28140 VIEWS | IN 57 FOLDERS

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"But once, with a magician's help, Time was stopped and Day stood still."

-"Love Song of Night and Day"I present to you, A labor of love. Uncountable hours have been spent developing this deck. With much confidence, In my opinion...The Best EDH Stax Deck.

What Is "Stax"? (The Short Answer.)

The word "Stax" comes from the card Smokestack . This play style relies on resource denial. Often using taxing effects, disruption, and sacrifice effects. Potentially locking down your opponents and leaving them with no board state while setting up your win cons.

Playing "Stax". (More Info.)

A fine balance of Control and Consistency must be kept while Resources being maintained on your side. Playing this archetype isn't easy, It will take many hours of learning this deck and how it functions best in your meta. Although "Stax" can be fun to play, It's never fun to play against. So keep that in mind prior to bringing this to a casual table.

Why "Xiahou, Dun the One-Eyed"?

Xiahou Dun, the One-Eyed, Was the best choice for "Stax". Since limiting resources for our opponents can also effect us. Being able to fetch answers from our graveyard puts us at a greater advantage compared to others. More times than not, He's a tutor sitting in the "Command Zone".

Can I change the Commander?

If you feel that there is a better choice of Commander, Then do what you feel is right for your "Meta". This deck doesn't rely on the Commander, However...Consistency will drop considerably if you choose to go with something else.

Is There A Budget Version Of This Deck?

Currently, No there isn't one made or tested by me. However, That doesn't mean you don't have options to make it "Budget Friendly". This is "EDH", There shouldn't be any reason why you can't run proxies. (Unless a Sanctioned game doesn't allow use.)

Is There Room For Improvement?

Most definitely! Suggestions are always welcomed, As well as constructive criticism. This deck isn't perfect by all means, But no deck is. However, This is currently the "Best" version of this deck.

See Below: For Interactions, Combos, Synergies, and More.

5 "Infinite" Combos.

1: "Infinite" Card Draw & Colorless Mana: Basalt Monolith + Rings of Brighthearth + Sensei's Divining Top .

2:"Infinite" Colorless Mana: Basalt Monolith + Rings of Brighthearth .

3:Colorless version of the Enter the Infinite + Omniscience combo: Basalt Monolith + Rings of Brighthearth + Sensei's Divining Top . This Gives You "Infinite" Mana and Card Draw. Follow Up By Casting Mycosynth Lattice. From There You Can Play All Your Non-Land Cards.

4:Destroy All Opponent Permanents: Lux Cannon + Sands of Time + Strionic Resonator . This Allows You To "Infinitely" Tap & Un-tap Your Permanents. Allowing "Infinite" Charge Counters To Be Placed & Used. You Will Be Able To Target "All"(Some Restrictions May Apply) Of Your Opponents Permanents.

5:"Infinite" Tutoring/ Recursion/ Commander Casting & More: Basalt Monolith + Mycosynth Lattice + Rings of Brighthearth . Combined With Our Commander Xiahou Dun, the One-Eyed & The Right Tutor In The Graveyard. This Combo Essentially Give's You "Infinite" Everything(Almost Everything).

Synergies.

Not all card choices were based off of these synergies, But here are some of the more notable ones.

1: Original Combo by me: I play a lot of 3 player EDH. This allows you to put yourself at the highest life total and two other players at 1 Life. Rings of Brighthearth + Soul Conduit + Necropotence .

2: Preventing Attacks: Ensnaring Bridge + Null Brooch .

3: Preventing Creature Based Damage: Snow-Covered Swamp + Sunstone .

4: Mana Denial/Lock: Bitterblossom + Contamination . You may also use Reassembling Skeleton or Nether Spirit.

5: Feeding Sacrifice Effects: Nether Spirit + Reassembling Skeleton .

6: Doubling "Stax": Smokestack + Strionic Resonator .

7: Locking Down Creature Based Board State: Lethal Vapors + Pithing Needle .

8: Card Draw: Skullclamp With any of the following: Xiahou Dun, the One-Eyed, Bitterblossom or Reassembling Skeleton.

9: Clearing All Black or White Creatures: Spreading Plague With any of the following Bitterblossom, Nether Spirit, Reassembling Skeleton, or Trading Post.

10: Destroy All Permanents: Mycosynth Lattice + Nevinyrral's Disk .

11: Nice Graveyard Synergy: Life's Finale + Rise of the Dark Realms

11: Copying Abilities: Rings of Brighthearth With the Following:

Artifact Abilities: Expedition Map, Lux Cannon, Sensei's Divining Top, Soul Conduit, Strionic Resonator, Or Trading Post.

Planeswalker Abilities: Karn Liberated

Land Abilities: Strip Mine, Wasteland , Dust Bowl, Or ANY FETCH LANDS.

12: Copying Trigger Abilities: Strionic Resonator With The Following:

Artifact Abilities: Sands of Time , Smokestack , Soul Conduit, Or Tangle Wire.

13: Huge Hand Size: Necropotence + Reliquary Tower .

Why some cards made the cut and other did not, as well as my favorites.

Honorable Mentions/Favorites:

COMING SOON.

Win Cons

COMING SOON.

Date added	8 years
Last updated	8 years
Key combos	Basalt Monolith + Rings of Brighthearth Basalt Monolith + Rings of Brighthearth + Sensei's Divining Top Bitterblossom + Contamination Enter the Infinite + Omniscience Ensnaring Bridge + Null Brooch Life's Finale + Rise of the Dark Realms Lethal Vapors + Pithing Needle Mycosynth Lattice + Nevinyrral's Disk Snow-Covered Swamp + Sunstone Necropotence + Reliquary Tower Basalt Monolith + Mycosynth Lattice + Rings of Brighthearth Necropotence + Rings of Brighthearth + Soul Conduit Lux Cannon + Sands of Time + Strionic Resonator Nether Spirit + Reassembling Skeleton Smokestack + Strionic Resonator
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	16 - 0 Mythic Rares 46 - 0 Rares 16 - 0 Uncommons 2 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.23
Tokens	Faerie Rogue 1/1 B, Goat 0/1 W, Zombie 2/2 B
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