Ertai's Compleat Control

Commander / EDH Bracket 2 Casual Control Double Trigger Infect Phyrexian Tokens Toxic WUB (Esper)

DMFF

Creature (26)

• 1x Myr Convert
• 1x Soulless Jailer
• 1x Spellskite
• 1x Blightbelly Rat
• 1x Blighted Agent
• 1x Boggart Trawler  ^Flip
• 1x Chrome Host Seedshark
• 1x Defiler of Dreams
• 1x Essence of Orthodoxy
• 1x Grafted Butcher
• 1x Ichor Rats
• 1x Mite Overseer
• 1x Phyrexian Censor
• 1x Plague Stinger
• 1x Thrummingbird
• 1x Vulpine Harvester
• 1x Witch Enchanter  ^Flip
• 1x Skrelv, Defector Mite
• 1x Brimaz, Blight of Oreskos
• 1x Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
• 1x Elesh Norn  ^Flip
• 1x Ertai Resurrected
• 1x Mondrak, Glory Dominus
• 1x Ria Ivor, Bane of Bladehold
• 1x Sheoldred  ^Flip
• 1x Tekuthal, Inquiry Dominus

Enchantment (8)

• 1x Inexorable Tide
• 1x Mind Slash
• 1x Mystic Remora
• 1x Norn's Decree
• 1x Phyrexian Arena
• 1x Sculpted Perfection
• 1x Second Chance
• 1x Skrelv's Hive

Land (30)

• 3x Island
• 3x Plains
• 3x Swamp
• 1x Adarkar Wastes
• 1x Arcane Sanctum
• 1x Cavern of Souls
• 1x Caves of Koilos
• 1x Celestial Colonnade
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Demolition Field
• 1x Drowned Catacomb
• 1x Fabled Passage
• 1x Field of Ruin
• 1x Isolated Chapel
• 1x Karn's Bastion
• 1x Mirrex
• 1x Nimbus Maze
• 1x Silent Clearing
• 1x The Dross Pits
• 1x The Fair Basilica
• 1x The Seedcore
• 1x The Surgical Bay
• 1x Underground River
• 1x Volatile Fault

Artifact (9)

• 1x Arcane Signet
• 1x Glistening Sphere
• 1x Isochron Scepter
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Staff of Compleation
• 1x Talisman of Dominance
• 1x Talisman of Hierarchy
• 1x Talisman of Progress
• 1x Vat of Rebirth

Commander (1)

Instant (21)

• 1x Abeyance
• 1x Anoint with Affliction
• 1x Bring the Ending
• 1x Corrupted Resolve
• 1x Counterspell
• 1x Despark
• 1x Disallow
• 1x Dovin's Veto
• 1x Drown in the Loch
• 1x Excise the Imperfect
• 1x Experimental Augury
• 1x Force of Despair
• 1x Force of Negation
• 1x Mausoleum Secrets
• 1x Mental Misstep
• 1x Prologue to Phyresis
• 1x Serum Snare
• 1x Sink into Stupor  ^Flip
• 1x Surge of Salvation
• 1x Void Rend
• 1x Waterlogged Teachings  ^Flip

Sorcery (5)

• 1x Diabolic Intent
• 1x Geth's Summons
• 1x Infectious Inquiry
• 1x Phyrexian Rebirth
• 1x White Sun's Twilight

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This is Phyrexian Tribal Control. Control the game with lots of removal & Counterspells, get Phyrexians on the board, make Phyrexian Tokens, spread Poison Counters AND benefit from it!

I have always liked Ertai, ever since he released back in Exodus as Ertai, Wizard Adept. I enjoyed his quippy personality in the story and loved his effect! I always enjoyed the thought of having a "Counterspell on a stick", which would later be shaped into my various Modern Isochron Scepter decks. It was bittersweet seeing him printed as Ertai, the Corrupted in Planeshift, especially knowing what happens to him in the story. I recently had the thought that he would make a great Commander that seldomly gets the recognition he deserves. So, this deck is a Bracket 2 loveletter to Ertai in his Compleated form!

A Bracket 2 deck with fairly high power, I'd say it's roughly a 6/10, considering the limitations within the bracket. Good for pods with upgraded precons or homebrews for the Bracket. Be sure to discuss Toxic/Infect with your Bracket 2 pod as I know some will not allow it. Can be further upgraded to your liking to fit into higher Brackets. The preferred GC upgrades for Bracket 3 would definitely be as follows:

• Force of WillGC
• Jin-Gitaxias, Core AugurGC
• Vampiric TutorGC

A mock decklist with Bracket 3 upgrades can be found here: Ertai's Compleat Control (Bracket 3)

The power is there to take it further into Bracket 4 as well. Go crazy with it! I HIGHLY recommend Hall of Heliod's Generosity for this Bracket as it can easily and cheaply combo with Second Chance for infinite turns.

Part of DMFF & Kmall3170's 32 deck challenge.

Top Ranked	Achieved #6 position overall 5 months ago Achieved #1 position in Commander / EDH Casual 5 months ago Achieved #1 position in Commander / EDH Tokens 5 months ago
Date added	7 months
Last updated	3 months
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	6 - 0 Mythic Rares 42 - 0 Rares 29 - 0 Uncommons 14 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	2.77
Tokens	Incubator, Phyrexian 0/0 C, Phyrexian Horror X/X C, Phyrexian Mite 1/1 C, Treasure
Folders	EDH, EDH 32 Challenge, Budget ≤ $300 Homebrews