Weaving Illusions - Death & Taxes

Commander / EDH* Combo Competitive Multiplayer Partner WUB (Esper)

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Creature (30)

• 1x Archon of Emeria
• 1x Aven Mindcensor
• 1x Containment Priest
• 1x Dark Confidant
• 1x Divining Witch
• 1x Drannith Magistrate
• 1x Eidolon of Rhetoric
• 1x Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite
• 1x Ethersworn Canonist
• 1x Ghostly Pilferer
• 1x Giver of Runes
• 1x Grand Abolisher
• 1x Hullbreacher
• 1x Hushbringer
• 1x Hushwing Gryff
• 1x Laboratory Maniac
• 1x Lavinia, Azorius Renegade
• 1x Linvala, Keeper of Silence
• 1x Maralen of the Mornsong
• 1x Mother of Runes
• 1x Notion Thief
• 1x Opposition Agent
• 1x Phantasmal Image
• 1x Samurai of the Pale Curtain
• 1x Sanctum Prelate
• 1x Siren Stormtamer
• 1x Thalia, Guardian of Thraben
• 1x Tocatli Honor Guard
• 1x Varragoth, Bloodsky Sire
• 1x Vryn Wingmare

Artifact (10)

• 1x Aether Vial
• 1x Arcane Signet
• 1x Chrome Mox
• 1x Fellwar Stone
• 1x Lotus Petal
• 1x Mana Crypt
• 1x Mana Vault
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Thorn of Amethyst
• 1x Uba Mask

Land (30)

• 1x Adarkar Wastes
• 1x Ancient Tomb
• 1x Caves of Koilos
• 1x Cephalid Coliseum
• 1x City of Brass
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Concealed Courtyard
• 1x Drowned Catacomb
• 1x Exotic Orchard
• 1x Flooded Strand
• 1x Forbidden Orchard
• 1x Gemstone Caverns
• 1x Glacial Fortress
• 1x Glimmervoid
• 1x Godless Shrine
• 1x Hallowed Fountain
• 1x Island
• 1x Mana Confluence
• 1x Marsh Flats
• 1x Morphic Pool
• 1x Plains
• 1x Polluted Delta
• 1x Sea of Clouds
• 1x Snow-Covered Island
• 1x Snow-Covered Plains
• 1x Snow-Covered Swamp
• 1x Swamp
• 1x Underground River
• 1x Vault of Champions
• 1x Watery Grave

Enchantment (5)

• 1x Deafening Silence
• 1x Mystic Remora
• 1x Rhystic Study
• 1x Rule of Law
• 1x Smothering Tithe

Sorcery (5)

• 1x Demonic Tutor
• 1x Diabolic Intent
• 1x Grim Tutor
• 1x Whispering Madness
• 1x Windfall

Commanders (2)

Instant (17)

• 1x Counterspell
• 1x Cyclonic Rift
• 1x Demonic Consultation
• 1x Dispel
• 1x Dovin's Veto
• 1x Enlightened Tutor
• 1x Fierce Guardianship
• 1x Force of Negation
• 1x Lim-Dul's Vault
• 1x Mana Drain
• 1x Mystical Tutor
• 1x Silence
• 1x Swan Song
• 1x Swords to Plowshares
• 1x Tainted Pact
• 1x Vampiric Tutor
• 1x Winds of Rebuke

Planeswalker (1)

• 1x Jace, Wielder of Mysteries

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Creature (1)

• 1x Spellseeker

Instant (1)

• 1x Chain of Vapor

Sorcery (1)

• 1x Day's Undoing

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Esper Hatebears deck using cEDH staple Tymna the Weaver and newcomer Sakashima of a Thousand Faces as my commanders, the thought of getting two Tymna's out was just too good an opportunity to pass on and I'm a sucker for Kamigawa legends, Sakashima has really impressed me from the get go so I had to build something using him.

Note - 17/11/20: This deck was initially a farm variation which was designed to cast an Ad Nauseaum ASAP or just speed into a Thoracle win, with help from the Two Tymna's Discord this strategy has changed to what you see now

The aim of this deck is to lock the board time whilst still being able to accrue little amounts of value each turn with Tymna and Sakashima, Sakashima being a clone effect in the command zone helps tremendously to clone extra hatebears and double up on their effects, or if you want more cards clone Tymna herself and draw extra cards per turn.

If you want to win through combo then we still have Demonic Consultation / Tainted Pact into Jace, Wielder of Mysteries or Laboratory Maniac, the more common choice of Thassa's Oracle isn't included in here because cards in the deck such as Hushbringer shut down her ETB ability making it a dead draw if they're in play first, by using Jace and Labman we get around that problem if only slightly risking ourselves to instant speed removal.

Other than that a beatdown strategy isn't off the table, hopefully if the decks done its job your opponents should be locked down enough that swinging in little bits each turn could do the trick, not to mention casting and resolving an Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite would be back breaking for everyone and speeds up your punching clock even further.

Overall this is just a budget version of the Two Tymna's Variant that was shown on Play to Win but it still does the basic job the same way, I'm looking to test it out more before I leave anymore thoughts on the build but from what I'm seeing at first glance I think it has real potential in the format. As always if you like the deck please upvote it to get it more attention and if you have any card suggestions then please don't hesitate to comment below and put them forward!

Top Ranked	Achieved #40 position overall 4 years ago Achieved #29 position in Commander / EDH 4 years ago Achieved #1 position in Commander / EDH Combo 4 years ago Achieved #1 position in Commander / EDH Competitive 4 years ago
Date added	4 years
Last updated	4 years
Legality	This deck is not Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	19 - 0 Mythic Rares 55 - 0 Rares 15 - 0 Uncommons 5 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	2.21
Tokens	Bird 2/2 U, Spirit 1/1 C, Treasure
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