God-Eternal Kefnet: a Psuedo-cEDH deck

Commander / EDH Combo Competitive Infinite Combo Mono-Blue Storm

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Instant (23)

• 1x Arcane Denial
• 1x Blue Sun's Zenith
• 1x Brainstorm
• 1x Cyclonic Rift
• 1x Dig Through Time
• 1x Dramatic Reversal
• 1x Force of Negation
• 1x Force of Will
• 1x Frantic Search
• 1x High Tide
• 1x Long-Term Plans
• 1x Mana Drain
• 1x Muddle the Mixture
• 1x Mystic Confluence
• 1x Mystical Tutor
• 1x Negate
• 1x Opt
• 1x Pact of Negation
• 1x Rapid Hybridization
• 1x Reality Shift
• 1x Rewind
• 1x Swan Song
• 1x Turnabout

Land (31)

• 1x Academy Ruins
• 1x Boseiju, Who Shelters All
• 1x Halimar Depths
• 1x Inventors' Fair
• 1x Lonely Sandbar
• 1x Reliquary Tower
• 25x Snow-Covered Island

Artifact (19)

• 1x Aetherflux Reservoir
• 1x Basalt Monolith
• 1x Chrome Mox
• 1x Commander's Sphere
• 1x Extraplanar Lens
• 1x Gilded Lotus
• 1x Isochron Scepter
• 1x Library of Leng
• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x Mana Crypt
• 1x Mana Vault
• 1x Mox Diamond
• 1x Paradox Engine
• 1x Primal Amulet  ^Flip
• 1x Sapphire Medallion
• 1x Scroll Rack
• 1x Sensei's Divining Top
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Vedalken Orrery

Creature (7)

• 1x Baral, Chief of Compliance
• 1x Consecrated Sphinx
• 1x Laboratory Maniac
• 1x Spellseeker
• 1x Talrand, Sky Summoner
• 1x Teferi, Mage of Zhalfir
• 1x Tribute Mage

Planeswalker (2)

• 1x Jace, the Mind Sculptor
• 1x Jace, Wielder of Mysteries

Commander (1)

Sorcery (13)

• 1x Ancestral Vision
• 1x Call to Mind
• 1x Fabricate
• 1x Merchant Scroll
• 1x Mind's Desire
• 1x Personal Tutor
• 1x Ponder
• 1x Preordain
• 1x Serum Visions
• 1x Time Spiral
• 1x Timetwister
• 1x Treasure Cruise
• 1x Windfall

Enchantment (4)

• 1x As Foretold
• 1x Leyline of Anticipation
• 1x Mystic Remora
• 1x Rhystic Study

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Ok, so I know what you're thinking.

God-Eternal Kefnet as a Commander really lends itself to the unfun gameplan of 'Casting extra turn spells until your opponents concede in frustration'. I get that. That's the best and most obvious use of Kefnet's ability. Simply pair a Scroll Rack with a Time Warp with Kefnet on the field, and you can take as many turns as you see fit.

But luckily for all of you, my playgroup has a special rule. You take 3 extra turns in a row(without your opponent giving them to you, of course), you lose the game. Do not pass go, do not collect 200 dollars. So with that in mind, you won't be finding a single extra turn card in this deck. So how do we use Kefnet as best we can, and still make the deck as competitive as possible? I'm so glad you asked.

Gameplan Show

This deck is going to function very similar to many Mono Blue decks already out there. Most of your turns involve land and mana rocks, occasionally casting cantrips either from hand or off of Kefnet on your draw step, leaving mana open to answer threats. As a rule of thumb, don't counter spells unless that spell substantially furthers an opponents gameplan, or substantially ruins yours. If an opponent tries kills Kefnet, unless you really like the card on top of your deck, don't bother stopping them. Speaking of Kefnet dying, the use of his God-Eternal ability of putting himself third from the top of the deck should be reserved until you've cast him from the command zone once or twice. He's not absolutely nescesary, and the risk of putting him in your deck is worth it at that point. If he's shuffled away, you have lots of draw to dig through the deck to get him if you find it worthwhile to do so. When Kefnet is out on the field, topdeck manipulation into drawspells is how you filter through your deck for wincons. Cards like Jace, the Mind Sculptor , Scroll Rack , Brainstorm , and Sensei's Divining Top are helpful for this. You can also keep counterspells on top of the deck and draw a card in response to something in a pinch. Also noteworthy is how Rhystic Study , Mystic Remora and Consecrated Sphinx allow you to get Kefnet triggers consistently on other people's turns.

How to Win Show

There are two main ways to win in this deck. You can win through Storm with Aetherflux Reservoir and Mind's Desire after producing large amounts of mana with Paradox Engine , High Tide , Turnabout , and/or Extraplanar Lens and drawing and playing lots of cards. Also within the deck are Isochron Scepter and Dramatic Reversal for infinite mana. You win most games with Laboratory Maniac after pulling off these combos, and with infinite mana you can also win with Blue Sun's Zenith , drawing your entire library, playing Paradox Engine and Scroll Rack , and decking your opponents. You can also draw your deck manually with Consecrated Sphinx and Windfall if your hand(or an opponent's hand, for that matter) are big enough.

Strengths and Weaknesses Show

This deck is very resilient, and can win in many different ways, making it a contender at almost all times. You very rarely find yourself mana screwed, as most of your spells both cost very little and can draw you into more mana sources. The opposite is also true: because of the amount of card draw, you almost always have something to do, even if that something is holding up mana for counterspells and passing the turn. However, this deck struggles to deal with permanents already on the battlefield, as well as creature heavy strategies, so usually it's never wise to tap out unless you're going to win the game very, very soon. Also of note is how people may assume the worst when seeing God-Eternal Kefnet , so sometimes prefacing a game by mentioning a distinct lack of extra turn cards in your deck can be useful.

If you enjoy the decklist, be sure to Upvote! Please also feel free to leave a comment or a suggestion, because I'd love to improve this deck. I really like the direction its going, and I feel like it may become one of my favorites.

Top Ranked	Achieved #54 position overall 5 years ago Achieved #26 position in Commander / EDH 5 years ago Achieved #1 position in Commander / EDH Mono-Blue 5 years ago Achieved #1 position in Commander / EDH Storm 5 years ago
Date added	5 years
Last updated	5 years
Legality	This deck is not Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	12 - 0 Mythic Rares 30 - 0 Rares 17 - 0 Uncommons 16 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	2.76
Tokens	Bird 2/2 U, Drake 2/2 U, Frog Lizard 3/3 G, Manifest 2/2 C
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