Competitive Taigam Deck (Persistent Petitioners)

Commander / EDH Combo Competitive Control Mill UB (Dimir)

alechodgin23

Sorcery (11)

• 1x Brainspoil
• 1x Diabolic Intent
• 1x Dimir Machinations
• 1x Distant Melody
• 1x Fabricate
• 1x Living Death
• 1x Read the Bones
• 1x Secret Salvage
• 1x Traumatize
• 1x Whispering Madness
• 1x Windfall

Instant (9)

• 1x Cabal Ritual
• 1x Cyclonic Rift
• 1x Darkness
• 1x Dig Through Time
• 1x Dramatic Reversal
• 1x Fact or Fiction
• 1x High Tide
• 1x Mystical Tutor
• 1x Turnabout

Artifact (11)

• 1x Arcane Signet
• 1x Cryptic Gateway
• 1x Fellwar Stone
• 1x Gilded Lotus
• 1x Herald's Horn
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Talisman of Dominance
• 1x Thran Dynamo
• 1x Thrumming Stone
• 1x Vanquisher's Banner
• 1x Wayfarer's Bauble

Land (32)

• 1x Cabal Coffers
• 1x Command Tower
• 13x Island
• 1x Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
• 1x Prismatic Vista
• 13x Swamp
• 1x Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
• 1x Watery Grave

Commander (1)

Creature (33)

• 1x Consecrated Sphinx
• 1x Consuming Aberration
• 30x Persistent Petitioners
• 1x Sphinx of the Chimes

Enchantment (3)

• 1x Intruder Alarm
• 1x Kindred Discovery
• 1x Rhystic Study

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Hey guys I hope you really enjoy this build. Definitely one of my favorites because it revolves around one of my favorite cards Cryptic Gateway.

This deck is designed to be on the faster end of mill strategies. Definitely a competition build.

The win condition is supported by several tutors and card draw engines. All of the transmute cards are there to grab specific pieces to the main win condition.

WIN CONDITIONS

The main win con in this deck is Cryptic Gateway and Intruder Alarm with the Persistent Petitioners. Use the Gateway to tap 2 Petitioners and put one out for free. This triggers the Alarm and they all untap, allowing you to do this again and again. As you go, you can tap some to mill and some with the Gateway, putting creatures on the battlefield for free and milling all of your opponents at the same time.

The only problem with this is that it requires a lot of gas. Thats why I've included several draw engines like Kindred Discovery and Vanquisher's Banner.

The main card that will end the game with this combo is Secret Salvage. Fill your hand with every Petitioner in the deck and play them all! Dramatic Reversal can play a big part here as well.

2 game ending cards and back up win cons are Thrumming Stone and Consuming Aberration

Also, one of my favorite lines of play is to have Sphinx of the Chimes on the field, play Secret Salvage, get all my petitioners, and discard them to the Sphinx to draw my deck. At this point, the sky is the limit BUT I love to play Living Death and get all of the discarded petitioners back to play. This takes a lot of Mana. It may take a couple of turns and a little luck to get it done, but it's super fun whenever you can pull it off! With Turnabout, you can typically do this in one turn if you have enough lands to untap.

I appreciate any advice. Thanks!

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Top Ranked	Achieved #34 position overall 3 years ago Achieved #14 position in Commander / EDH 3 years ago Achieved #1 position in Commander / EDH Combo 3 years ago Achieved #1 position in Commander / EDH Competitive 3 years ago
Date added	4 years
Last updated	3 years
Exclude colors	WRG
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	3 - 0 Mythic Rares 22 - 0 Rares 12 - 0 Uncommons 37 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	2.87
Folders	Deck ideas, Commander Decks