Yennett, Cryptic Sovereign Mild Stax

Commander / EDH WUB (Esper)

RickTwisp

Land (36)

• 1x Academy Ruins
• 1x Adarkar Wastes
• 1x Arcane Sanctum
• 1x Bojuka Bog
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Drowned Catacomb
• 1x Exotic Orchard
• 1x Glacial Fortress
• 1x Godless Shrine
• 1x Hallowed Fountain
• 1x Homeward Path
• 7x Island
• 1x Maze of Ith
• 1x Morphic Pool
• 1x Nimbus Maze
• 4x Plains
• 1x Prairie Stream
• 1x Reflecting Pool
• 1x Reliquary Tower
• 1x Sea of Clouds
• 1x Sunken Hollow
• 4x Swamp
• 1x Temple of Enlightenment
• 1x Volrath's Stronghold

Enchantment (10)

• 1x Aqueous Form
• 1x Aura of Silence
• 1x Ghostly Prison
• 1x Gift of Immortality
• 1x Mind's Dilation
• 1x Mystic Remora
• 1x Penance
• 1x Reconnaissance
• 1x Rhystic Study
• 1x Smothering Tithe

Creature (17)

• 1x Angel of Serenity
• 1x Angelic Arbiter
• 1x Archfiend of Depravity
• 1x Aven Mindcensor
• 1x Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite
• 1x Enigma Sphinx
• 1x Kira, Great Glass-Spinner
• 1x Lavinia, Azorius Renegade
• 1x Magister Sphinx
• 1x Platinum Angel
• 1x Rune-Scarred Demon
• 1x Sphinx of the Final Word
• 1x Thalia, Heretic Cathar
• 1x Thief of Sanity
• 1x Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre
• 1x Void Winnower
• 1x Windreader Sphinx

Instant (13)

• 1x Anguished Unmaking
• 1x Arcane Denial
• 1x Brainstorm
• 1x Counterspell
• 1x Cyclonic Rift
• 1x Enlightened Tutor
• 1x Mortify
• 1x Mystical Tutor
• 1x Nexus of Fate
• 1x Sunder
• 1x Swan Song
• 1x Swords to Plowshares
• 1x Vampiric Tutor

Commander (1)

Artifact (15)

• 1x Azorius Signet
• 1x Chromatic Lantern
• 1x Commander's Sphere
• 1x Crystal Ball
• 1x Darksteel Ingot
• 1x Darksteel Plate
• 1x Dimir Signet
• 1x Gilded Lotus
• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x Orzhov Signet
• 1x Scroll Rack
• 1x Sensei's Divining Top
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Strionic Resonator
• 1x Swiftfoot Boots

Sorcery (8)

• 1x Bribery
• 1x Expropriate
• 1x In Garruk's Wake
• 1x Mystic Speculation
• 1x Portent
• 1x Rise of the Dark Realms
• 1x Temporal Mastery
• 1x Time Wipe

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Creature (18)

• 1x Alms Collector
• 1x Angelic Arbiter
• 1x Archfiend of Depravity
• 1x Azorius Guildmage
• 1x Grand Abolisher
• 1x Gustcloak Savior
• 1x Karmic Guide
• 1x Kataki, War's Wage
• 1x Nezahal, Primal Tide
• 1x Notion Thief
• 1x Pathrazer of Ulamog
• 1x Prognostic Sphinx
• 1x Reya Dawnbringer
• 1x Selfless Spirit
• 1x Spellseeker
• 1x Spelltithe Enforcer
• 1x Trophy Mage
• 1x Vryn Wingmare

Enchantment (4)

• 1x Darksteel Mutation
• 1x Kismet
• 1x Land Tax
• 1x Suppression Field

Land (2)

• 1x Fetid Pools
• 1x Irrigated Farmland

Artifact (4)

• 1x Coalition Relic
• 1x Cursed Totem
• 1x Library of Leng
• 1x Tormod's Crypt

Planeswalker (1)

• 1x Aminatou, the Fateshifter

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My take on the Yennett, Cryptic Sovereign commander, one of my favourite decks to play at the moment. It features a stax subtheme to slow other players down to give you an even greater edge over your opponents off casting cards for free using the attack trigger from Yennett, Cryptic Sovereign.

Top Deck Manipulation

The most important aspect of the deck is being able to manipulate the top card of the deck to get maximum value out of the attack trigger of Yennett, Cryptic Sovereign.

• Academy Ruins
• Volrath's Stronghold
• Aqueous Form
• Haunted Crossroads
• Penance
• Scroll Rack
• Brainstorm
• Enlightened Tutor
• Mystical Tutor
• Vampiric Tutor
• Crystal Ball
• Sensei's Divining Top
• Mystic Speculation
• Portent

Ramp

• Azorius Signet
• Chromatic Lantern
• Commander's Sphere
• Darksteel Ingot
• Dimir Signet
• Gilded Lotus
• Orzhov Signet
• Sol Ring

Card Draw

• Yennett, Cryptic Sovereign
• Mystic Remora
• Rhystic Study
• Windreader Sphinx
• Arcane Denial
• Brainstorm
• Commander's Sphere
• Portent

Protection

• Kira, Great Glass-Spinner
• Gift of Immortality
• Lightning Greaves
• Swiftfoot Boots

Inclusion of even cost cards

Many of the important ramp/mana fixing artifacts are even cost so I still decided to put them in the deck.

Strionic Resonator will let you get two triggers off of Yennett, Cryptic Sovereign.

Swiftfoot Boots and Lightning Greaves are a must as Yennett, Cryptic Sovereign attracts a lot of unwanted attention when casting huge spells for free. The haste is also great to attack the turn she comes in to play.

Date added	5 years
Last updated	1 year
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	16 - 0 Mythic Rares 42 - 0 Rares 14 - 0 Uncommons 13 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.88
Tokens	Bird 2/2 U, Treasure