Beyond Death Itself

Commander / EDH Blink Exile Unblockable WU (Azorius)

Tinnuki

ETB/LTB Effects (22)

• 1x Act of Authority
• 1x Angel of Serenity
• 1x Archaeomancer
• 1x Charming Prince
• 1x Cloudblazer
• 1x Flickerwisp
• 1x Forbidding Spirit
• 1x Geist-Honored Monk
• 1x Kiora Bests the Sea God
• 1x Man-o'-War
• 1x Peregrine Drake
• 1x Reality Acid
• 1x Reflector Mage
• 1x Rumor Gatherer
• 1x Snapcaster Mage
• 1x Solitude
• 1x Sun Titan
• 1x Venser, Shaper Savant
• 1x War Priest of Thune
• 1x Watcher for Tomorrow
• 1x Whirler Rogue
• 1x Yorion, Sky Nomad

Brago's Toolbox (8)

• 1x Aqueous Form
• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x Pentarch Ward
• 1x Strionic Resonator
• 1x Swiftfoot Boots
• 1x Thassa, God of the Sea
• 1x Unquestioned Authority
• 1x Venser, the Sojourner

Blink/Flicker Benefits (3)

• 1x Ephara, God of the Polis
• 1x Hero of Bretagard
• 1x Soulherder

Land (35)

• 1x Adarkar Wastes
• 1x Calciform Pools
• 1x Castle Vantress
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Deserted Beach
• 1x Flooded Strand
• 1x Glacial Fortress
• 1x Halimar Depths
• 1x Hall of Heliod's Generosity
• 1x Hallowed Fountain
• 8x Island
• 1x Nimbus Maze
• 8x Plains
• 1x Port Town
• 1x Prairie Stream
• 1x Reliquary Tower
• 1x Rogue's Passage
• 1x Sea of Clouds
• 1x Seachrome Coast
• 1x Sejiri Steppe
• 1x Skycloud Expanse

Interaction/Control (11)

• 1x Aven Mindcensor
• 1x Cosmic Intervention
• 1x Counterspell
• 1x Dovin's Veto
• 1x Enlightened Tutor
• 1x Geistlight Snare
• 1x Negate
• 1x Render Silent
• 1x Saw it Coming
• 1x Teferi's Protection
• 1x Venser, the Sojourner

Commander (1)

Flicker (12)

• 1x Cloudshift
• 1x Conjurer's Closet
• 1x Deadeye Navigator
• 1x Displacer Kitten
• 1x Eldrazi Displacer
• 1x Ephemerate
• 1x Essence Flux
• 1x Ghostly Flicker
• 1x Momentary Blink
• 1x Soulherder
• 1x Teleportation Circle
• 1x Thassa, Deep-Dwelling

Blink (4)

• 1x Eerie Interlude
• 1x Lae'zel's Acrobatics
• 1x Mistmeadow Witch
• 1x Venser, the Sojourner

Mana (4)

• 1x Azorius Signet
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Sword of the Animist
• 1x Talisman of Progress

Value Doublers (3)

• 1x Elesh Norn, Mother of Machines
• 1x Panharmonicon
• 1x Virtue of Knowledge

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Overview

After some time away from this deck, I'm deciding to revisit my old pal Brago. My initial turn-offs with this deck were the level of oppression it naturally gave. It seemed like I was more focused on stopping others' decks than I was on playing my own. For this reason, I purposely omitted many stax pieces and "steal" effects. I wanted to tune it a bit differently, instead trying to a more value-centric approach.

Card Rundown

Trigger-Happy

This deck revolves around blinking and flickering our own creatures and other permanents to get the most from our ETB effects. This will allow us to...

Recur Spells:
Archaeomancer
Sun Titan

Gain Card Advantage:
Cloudblazer
Pentarch Ward
Rumor Gatherer
Watcher for Tomorrow

Mess with our Opponents:
Forbidding Spirit
Man-o'-War
Reality Acid
Reflector Mage
Solitude
War Priest of Thune

Make Tokens:
Geist-Honored Monk
Kiora Bests the Sea God
Whirler Rogue

or double or value:
Charming Prince
Flickerwisp

There and Back Again

Unlike most other Brago decks that take on a somewhat Voltron-esque strategy, with my build, Brago, King Eternal is not core to the deck's function. He's the most easily accessible, but we have plenty of other ways to enable our strategy.

Some Repeatable:
Conjurer's Closet
Flickerwisp (gives you a bonus blink)
Mistmeadow Witch
Soulherder
Yorion, Sky Nomad

Some Not-so-Repeatable:
Cloudshift
Cosmic Intervention
Eerie Interlude
Ephemerate
Essence Flux
Ghostly Flicker
Momentary Blink
(But that's what Archaeomancer and Snapcaster Mage are for)

And some value-doublers: Elesh Norn, Mother of Machines
Panharmonicon
Virtue of Knowledge

King Brago's Toolbox:
Aqueous Form
Lightning Greaves
Pentarch Ward
Rogue's Passage
Sejiri Steppe
Unquestioned Authority
Whirler Rogue

Other Goods

Being in Azorius, aka the Colors of Control, I would be remiss not to include some basic staple control cards, such as:
Aven Mindcensor
Teferi's Protection

and a handful of general counter-magic / interaction:
Counterspell
Dovin's Veto
Negate
Geistlight Snare
Render Silent
Saw it Coming

Deck Analysis

Much like the guild, the color combination of Azorius is known for being anti-fun with its abundance of counter-magic, taxing effects, and ability to lock down a game, often permanently. After teaching a peer how to play EDH using the Kaldheim precon decks, I immediately fell in love with Phantom Premonition, especially the blink and flicker part. In my opinion, it showcased the best, "fairest" parts of Azorius-centered mechanics. This deck takes heavy inspiration from that deck, as well as mixing in some finer touches of my own.

Winning the Game

My version of Brago, King Eternal is very light on Voltron synergies, so most of the time we'll be relying on good ol' base combat damage to get the job done. While I do have a couple beaters listed below, this generally means we'll be taking small shots at our opponents and controlling them down when we need to, leading to a long-term playstyle.

We could focus on amassing a large number of tokens via Geist-Honored Monk, Kiora Bests the Sea God, or even Whirler Rogue, although she's there more for Brago's benefit.

Thanks for reading! I'm always open to any helpful suggestions.

Date added	2 years
Last updated	1 month
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	16 - 0 Mythic Rares 32 - 0 Rares 23 - 0 Uncommons 13 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.25
Tokens	Emblem Venser, the Sojourner, Kraken 8/8 U w/ Hexproof, Spirit 1/1 W, Thopter 1/1 C
Folders	Tinnuki's Retired / Concept Decks, Tinnuki's EDH Decks