Brago - Where did my cards go?

Commander / EDH WU (Azorius)

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Creature (22)

• 1x Archaeomancer
• 1x Cloudblazer
• 1x Duplicant
• 1x Elite Guardmage
• 1x Faerie Seer
• 1x Gold Myr
• 1x Homarid Explorer
• 1x Man-o'-War
• 1x Merfolk Trickster
• 1x Mistmeadow Witch
• 1x Peregrine Drake
• 1x Pilgrim's Eye
• 1x Raff Capashen, Ship's Mage
• 1x Reflector Mage
• 1x Sanctum Gargoyle
• 1x Silver Myr
• 1x Skittering Surveyor
• 1x Skyscanner
• 1x Solemn Simulacrum
• 1x Soulherder
• 1x Stonehorn Dignitary
• 1x Wall of Omens

Planeswalker (9)

• 1x Dovin, Architect of Law
• 1x Dovin, Hand of Control
• 1x Gideon, Ally of Zendikar
• 1x Jace, Architect of Thought
• 1x Jace, Ingenious Mind-Mage
• 1x Jace, Memory Adept
• 1x Narset, Parter of Veils
• 1x Teferi, Hero of Dominaria
• 1x Venser, the Sojourner

Artifact (17)

• 1x Azorius Cluestone
• 1x Azorius Locket
• 1x Azorius Signet
• 1x Basalt Monolith
• 1x Commander's Sphere
• 1x Darksteel Ingot
• 1x Dowsing Dagger  ^Flip
• 1x Gilded Lotus
• 1x Ichor Wellspring
• 1x Mana Geode
• 1x Mycosynth Wellspring
• 1x Prophetic Prism
• 1x Renegade Map
• 1x Rogue's Gloves
• 1x Skeleton Key
• 1x Spine of Ish Sah
• 1x Whispersilk Cloak

Enchantment (9)

• 1x Chromatic Armor
• 1x Detention Sphere
• 1x Dovin's Acuity
• 1x Lawmage's Binding
• 1x Mystic Remora
• 1x Reality Acid
• 1x Smothering Tithe
• 1x Steel of the Godhead
• 1x Time of Ice

Instant (5)

• 1x Cloudshift
• 1x Counterspell
• 1x Dovin's Veto
• 1x Opt
• 1x Turn to Mist

Commander (1)

Land (37)

• 1x Azorius Chancery
• 1x Azorius Guildgate
• 1x Emergence Zone
• 1x Evolving Wilds
• 1x Gateway Plaza
• 1x Irrigated Farmland
• 9x Island
• 1x Nimbus Maze
• 13x Plains
• 1x Port Town
• 1x Prairie Stream
• 1x Rogue's Passage
• 1x Sejiri Refuge
• 1x Skyline Cascade
• 1x Temple of Enlightenment
• 1x Tranquil Cove
• 1x Warped Landscape

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Sideboard

Creature (3)

• 1x Kor Cartographer
• 1x Lavinia of the Tenth
• 1x Watcher for Tomorrow

Sorcery (2)

• 1x Cleansing Nova
• 1x Wrath of God

Enchantment (1)

• 1x Mystic Remora

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Maybeboard

Creature (4)

• 1x Lavinia of the Tenth
• 1x Tribute Mage
• 1x Watcher for Tomorrow
• 1x Whirler Rogue

Enchantment (1)

• 1x Mystic Remora

Land (4)

• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Port Town
• 1x Sea of Clouds
• 1x Temple of Enlightenment

Artifact (2)

• 1x Hierophant's Chalice
• 1x Strionic Resonator

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Obviously - the king of blink is going to be all about... blinking cards. I went pseudo super-friends: Several planeswalkers: Dovin, Teferi, Tenser, and Jace.

Deck strategy:

Early Game

Use early cards to ramp and prep the field for early bonuses from Brago:

In a Brago deck, all ETB-land fetchers serve as multiple-use ramp cards.

• Ichor Wellspring
• Mycosynth Wellspring
• Skyscanner
• Skittering Surveyor
• Pilgrim's Eye

• Solemn Simulacrum

Flicker Creatures

Use minor creatures such as:

Reflector Mage - the enemy-bounce lets you avoid an attacker for an extra turn.

Elite Guardmage - the lifegain will let you take more hits.

Raff Capashen, Ship's Mage - reasonable toughness/flash allows for a good blocker.

Stonehorn Dignitary - Dodging a whole combat phase is an obvious perk.

Cloudblazer - More lifegain.

Mana Rocks

Mana Rocks are especially good in a Brago deck as you can use them multiple times in a turn without the need for other targets such as unwinding clock:

Mana Geode

Azorius Cluestone

Darksteel Ingot

Basalt Monolith

Commander's Sphere

Azorius Locket

Gilded Lotus

Win Condition

The win condition is all about destroying and exiling the opponent's permanents.

Duplicant

Spine of Ish Sah

Teferi, Hero of Dominaria

Venser, the Sojourner

Reality Acid

Each of these cards, in some way, provides a means of removing the opposition from the table.

Alternate Win Condition

With the number of cards that allow Brago to attack without opposition - Commander damage will add up with each round of attacking. A maximum of 11 attacks would be needed, fewer if you can proc Gideon, Ally of Zendikar 's ultimate (which is remarkably easy with Brago.)

Alternate-Alternate Win Condition

Just in case the two primary win conditions weren't enough, the inclusion of Homarid Explorer and Jace, Memory Adept allow for a sizable amount of milling. (up to 28 cards per turn.)

-- Where I need help: Figuring out which cards to drop in favor of greater efficiency. So far, decks I have played against that do beat me - either manage to build wide enough to overwhelm (decks that produce larges amounts of token creatures quickly) or decks that can block fliers readily (strong flying decks.)

Date added	4 years
Last updated	3 years
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	8 - 0 Mythic Rares 13 - 3 Rares 22 - 1 Uncommons 34 - 2 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.17
Tokens	Emblem Gideon, Ally of Zendikar, Emblem Teferi, Hero of Dominaria, Emblem Venser, the Sojourner, Knight Ally 2/2 W, Plant 0/2 G, Treasure