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[CMD] All White Borders Dakkon Control

Commander / EDH Control Theme/Gimmick WUB (Esper)

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All white-bordered esper control EDH.

I have selected everyone's favorite Esper demon warlord, Dakkon Blackblade, as my commander. Most multicolored legends available in white borders are offensively bad, and in addition to being a major badass, Dakkon is reasonable to play as either a giant blocker or as a clock when you're ready to win the game.

I have played Chromium as commander before, but recently swapped back to Dakkon after I met Richard Kane Ferguson at GP Vegas 2017. He was super excited about his artwork, loved talking about these crazy old Legends cards he drew, and honestly he just really re-ignited my love of Dakkon. I bought a sweet playmat from him which features his Legends, and front and center is the man himself, Dakkon. How could I go back to Chromium after that?

I'm not using foreign/Salvat cards since they're both difficult to obtain and a bit unfriendly at the table. Besides, this deck is already going to receive enough hate without having foreign cards.

I'm really into signed cards, and have been trying to maximize the amount of signatures in this deck (since I can't pimp it by going for foils).

Signature hunting notes: - Never seen a signed copy from this artist: Charcoal Diamond, Sky Diamond, Ur-Golem's Eye, Merfolk Looter, Thought Courier, Weathered Wayfarer, Mystical Tutor, Salt Marsh, Dust to Dust, Abduction, Phyrexian Arena - Signed copy seen, but not in white border: Star Compass, Blinding Angel, Mortivore, Opportunity, Caves of Koilos, Strip Mine, Concentrate - Signed white bordered artist proof seen: Coastal Tower, Plague Wind - Signed white bordered copy seen, but price restrictive: Vampiric Tutor, Icy Manipulator

Am I missing a sweet white bordered control card? Let me know!

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  • OUT: Control Magic (Revised). IN: Signed Control Magic (Revised). After a long time watching ebay, I found a signed white bordered copy of this classic control card. Even better, due to a small mix-up (the listing said Unlimited instead of Revised), the vendor was kind enough to proactively offer a full refund on the card. All I wanted was white borders - score!

  • OUT: Plague Wind (8ED). IN: Signed Horn of Deafening (CHR). I discovered Horn of Deafening from another white bordered decklist (Nicol Bolas by Aztraeuz) - it's a Maze of Ith lookalike that I think will be quite useful. It sorta feels wrong to cut Plague Wind, but I'm just going to go with my instincts here and say that 9 mana is simply too much to be able to cast this consistently. I have Wrath of God and Evacuation (Mystical Tutor target) as more reliable board wipes.

Side note: my three biggest wishes for white bordered reprints (never gonna happen) are Blackblade Reforged, Maze of Ith, and Thawing Glaciers.

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93% Casual

Competitive

Date added 7 years
Last updated 3 years
Exclude colors RG
Legality

This deck is Commander / EDH legal.

Rarity (main - side)

30 - 0 Rares

33 - 0 Uncommons

10 - 0 Commons

Cards 100
Avg. CMC 2.60
Tokens Copy Clone
Folders Commander (Built), OLD, Budget lists for fun, Other Decks
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