In the Hands of the Fates [PRIMER]

Commander / EDH* Casual WB (Orzhov)

ThoAlmighty

Creature (27)

• 1x Alms Collector
• 1x Angel of Despair
• 1x Ashen Rider
• 1x Chittering Rats
• 1x Dawnbreak Reclaimer
• 1x Eager Construct
• 1x Eternal Scourge
• 1x Flickerwisp
• 1x Forbidding Spirit
• 1x Gonti, Lord of Luxury
• 1x Gray Merchant of Asphodel
• 1x Hunted Horror
• 1x Knight of the White Orchid
• 1x Knights of the Black Rose
• 1x Orzhov Advokist
• 1x Palace Jailer
• 1x Phyrexian Delver
• 1x Puppeteer Clique
• 1x Restoration Angel
• 1x Royal Assassin
• 1x Selfless Squire
• 1x Sidisi, Undead Vizier
• 1x Sin Collector
• 1x Solemn Simulacrum
• 1x Spurnmage Advocate
• 1x Stalking Leonin
• 1x Sun Titan

Instant (6)

• 1x Anguished Unmaking
• 1x Benevolent Offering
• 1x Enlightened Tutor
• 1x Lapse of Certainty
• 1x Swords to Plowshares
• 1x Withering Boon

Land (36)

• 1x Arcane Lighthouse
• 1x Ash Barrens
• 1x Bojuka Bog
• 1x Caves of Koilos
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Concealed Courtyard
• 1x Detection Tower
• 1x Exotic Orchard
• 1x Fetid Heath
• 1x Geier Reach Sanitarium
• 1x Godless Shrine
• 1x Isolated Chapel
• 1x Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
• 1x Myriad Landscape
• 1x Orzhov Basilica
• 8x Plains
• 1x Reliquary Tower
• 1x Rogue's Passage
• 1x Shambling Vent
• 6x Swamp
• 1x Tainted Field
• 1x Temple of Silence
• 1x Throne of the High City
• 1x Vault of the Archangel

Enchantment (9)

• 1x Curse of Disturbance
• 1x Debtors' Knell
• 1x Duelist's Heritage
• 1x Hidden Stockpile
• 1x Marchesa's Decree
• 1x Phyrexian Arena
• 1x Profane Procession  ^Flip
• 1x Smothering Tithe
• 1x Together Forever

Commander (1)

Artifact (15)

• 1x Charcoal Diamond
• 1x Conjurer's Closet
• 1x Gilded Lotus
• 1x Illusionist's Bracers
• 1x Magewright's Stone
• 1x Marble Diamond
• 1x Mind Stone
• 1x Orzhov Signet
• 1x Panharmonicon
• 1x Puppet Strings
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Strionic Resonator
• 1x Swiftfoot Boots
• 1x Thousand-Year Elixir
• 1x Thran Dynamo

Sorcery (5)

• 1x Merciless Eviction
• 1x Obzedat's Aid
• 1x Rout
• 1x Vindicate
• 1x Virtus's Maneuver

Planeswalker (2)

• 1x Kaya, Ghost Assassin
• 1x Ob Nixilis Reignited

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Sorcery (4)

• 1x Choice of Damnations
• 1x Deliver Unto Evil
• 1x Pain's Reward
• 1x Play of the Game

Artifact (1)

• 1x Victory Chimes

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Game Plan

This is a politically-focused Triad of Fates deck. I'm aiming for about 75%, not trying to be competitive. The goal is to manipulate your opponents into killing each other, either by assisting them or getting out of their way. Triad is very slow, but as a result very unassuming. There's a lot of utility, such as returning a stolen creature to its owner, turning other players tokens into cards, or flickering out creatures attacking your temporary allies. You also have a suite of cards like Virtus's Maneuver and Dawnbreak Reclaimer that incentivize people to ally with you. Most of the cards focus on benefiting or hurting a single opponent, though there's a small measure of group hug. I don't want to be playing stax or pillow fort, as those directly detract from the fun of the table. I like cards like Marchesa's Decree over Ghostly Prison because they don't make it harder or taxing to attack me, just a wee bit annoying.

The Monarchy is a great political tool. You can lend it out to someone to get an ally, or introduce it then let your opponents squabble among themselves. The most important part of this deck is to not let your opponents feel threatened enough to band together against you. Ideally you want to be buffing one person and sending them after another, letting the other person sit back so you can turn them against your first buddy. Again, the name of the game is manipulation. It's particularly important to make yourself appear weaker than you are, letting your allies think they are setting you up for an easy second place. It helps to lay all your cards on the table, sometimes literally. And if anyone disapproves being manipulated, they can find out how they like a 3v1.

Card Choices

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Top Ranked	Achieved #12 position overall 5 years ago
Date added	5 years
Last updated	4 years
Legality	This deck is not Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	5 - 0 Mythic Rares 47 - 0 Rares 25 - 0 Uncommons 10 - 0 Commons
Cards	101
Avg. CMC	3.51
Tokens	Centaur 3/3 G w/ Pro Black, Emblem Ob Nixilis Reignited, Servo 1/1 C, Spirit 1/1 W, The Monarch, Treasure, Zombie 2/2 B
Folders	EDH, EDH Practice, Commander Reference, Black-White, EDH Gauntlet, Ideas, EDH Inspiration