ErtaiLich

Commander / EDH* Control Enchantment Jank Lifegain WUB (Esper)

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Land (35)

• 1x Arcane Sanctum
• 1x Bojuka Bog
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Fetid Pools
• 1x Flooded Strand
• 1x Glacial Fortress
• 1x Godless Shrine
• 1x Hall of Heliod's Generosity
• 1x Hallowed Fountain
• 1x High Market
• 4x Island
• 1x Isolated Chapel
• 1x Minamo, School at Water's Edge
• 1x Morphic Pool
• 1x Mystic Sanctuary
• 4x Plains
• 1x Polluted Delta
• 1x Prairie Stream
• 1x Prismatic Vista
• 1x Reliquary Tower
• 1x Sea of Clouds
• 1x Sunken Hollow
• 5x Swamp
• 1x Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
• 1x Watery Grave

Artifact (10)

• 1x Arcane Signet
• 1x Chromatic Lantern
• 1x Dimir Signet
• 1x Fellwar Stone
• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x Orzhov Signet
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Talisman of Dominance
• 1x Talisman of Hierarchy
• 1x Thought Vessel

Enchantment (22)

• 1x Animate Dead
• 1x Aura of Silence
• 1x Authority of the Consuls
• 1x Blind Obedience
• 1x Dictate of Erebos
• 1x Exquisite Blood
• 1x Ghostly Prison
• 1x Grasp of Fate
• 1x Leyline of Anticipation
• 1x Lich's Mastery
• 1x Mirrormade
• 1x Mystic Remora
• 1x Nefarious Lich
• 1x Omen of the Sea
• 1x Phyrexian Arena
• 1x Propaganda
• 1x Rhystic Study
• 1x Sanguine Bond
• 1x Smothering Tithe
• 1x Solitary Confinement
• 1x The Mirari Conjecture
• 1x Words of Worship

Instant (11)

• 1x Angel's Grace
• 1x Anguished Unmaking
• 1x Cyclonic Rift
• 1x Disallow
• 1x Enlightened Tutor
• 1x Generous Gift
• 1x Mystical Tutor
• 1x Summary Dismissal
• 1x Swords to Plowshares
• 1x Tale's End
• 1x Vampiric Tutor

Commander (1)

Creature (13)

• 1x Academy Rector
• 1x Faith Healer
• 1x Gray Merchant of Asphodel
• 1x Kambal, Consul of Allocation
• 1x Kokusho, the Evening Star
• 1x Martyr of Sands
• 1x Mesa Enchantress
• 1x Psychosis Crawler
• 1x Skirge Familiar
• 1x Sun Titan
• 1x Viscera Seer
• 1x Vizkopa Guildmage
• 1x Zur the Enchanter

Sorcery (8)

• 1x Approach of the Second Sun
• 1x Dance of the Manse
• 1x Demonic Tutor
• 1x Fumigate
• 1x Idyllic Tutor
• 1x Righteous Confluence
• 1x Serum Visions
• 1x Supreme Verdict

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Enchantment (11)

• 1x Ashes of the Abhorrent
• 1x Celestial Dawn
• 1x Dawn of Hope
• 1x Detention Sphere
• 1x Dreadhorde Invasion
• 1x Hatching Plans
• 1x Monastery Siege
• 1x Necropotence
• 1x Omen of the Sun
• 1x Sphere of Safety
• 1x Treacherous Blessing

Creature (10)

• 1x Alela, Artful Provocateur
• 1x Archon of Falling Stars
• 1x Archon of Sun's Grace
• 1x Baleful Strix
• 1x Blood Pet
• 1x Grand Abolisher
• 1x Grave Titan
• 1x Soul's Attendant
• 1x Soul's Attendant
• 1x Wall of Omens

Instant (3)

• 1x Brainstorm
• 1x Dark Ritual
• 1x Pact of Negation

Artifact (3)

• 1x Aetherflux Reservoir
• 2x Eternity Vessel

Land (2)

• 1x Esper Panorama
• 1x Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx

Sorcery (1)

• 1x Austere Command

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• currently still testing manabase and pet cards*

Limited budget (any card <$50), slower version of Aetherlich.

Always felt Lich's Mastery and Ertai, the Corrupted were interesting cards. Why not use them both in the same deck?

Although based on a CEDH list, this is more of a focused list for power 7-9 decks. Main difference also in the duals and expensive fast rocks which I do not own.

You'll notice the lack of counterspells for Esper, and this is supposed to be made up with the commander's ability, as well as toward more casual metas. In this aspect, I would only counter game-ending plays from the opponents, or protect my own board.

The difference between this and the original Aetherlich build is the absence of Lich, the OG copy of which is too expensive for me. Because of this, key cards like Children of Korlis and Tainted Sigil do not work here.

Stifle? Show

Turns out you can stifle the lose clause on Lich or pact of negation.

I chose not to use the aforementioned Stifle, instead opting for other versions which are multimodal.

Wincons Show

• Sickening Dreams (removed) after the big draw to kill all the opponents. The lich triggered ability from taking damage goes on the stack but because of SBA, if all your opponents are dead, this shouldnt be a problem.
• Vizkopa Guildmage with a big heal also deals a ton of damage. Lich not required for this.
• Sanguine Bond see Vizkopa Guildmage
• Approach of the Second Sun. Note that if you cast this with either lich out, you immediately draw it (and 6 other cards)
• Sun Titan + Animate Dead + Gray Merchant of Asphodel/ Kokusho, the Evening Star + any sac outlet
• Aetherflux Reservoir through storm, or just gaining a ton of life and shooting

Tutor targets Show

• Enlightened Tutor . Early game, find sol ring. Mid game, always find Nefarious Lich or Lich's Mastery because this is our main draw. Lategame, find Aetherflux Reservoir
• Idyllic Tutor. Always find Lich effects, unless you need a pillowfort piece to stop aggro.
• Mystical Tutor. Used to find boardwipes. Otherwise, find the other 3 tutors to find lich. If you already have a lich, instead find one of the Stifle effects
• Demonic Tutor Follow above. Always find the lich first, then the stifle effect. This is the only tutor for Vizkopa Guildmage
• Zur the Enchanter early game, Necropotence, helps you dig further. Otherwise, build up your pillowforts or removal enchantments, depending on boardstate.

Testing Show

• Celestial Dawn + Martyr of Sands for insane lifegain

• Celestial Dawn manafixes in a way, but is a nonbo for Nykthos. Currently testing

Date added	4 years
Last updated	3 years
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	5 - 0 Mythic Rares 54 - 0 Rares 17 - 0 Uncommons 11 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.02
Tokens	Elephant 3/3 G, Knight 2/2 W w/ Vigilance, Treasure
Based on	ErtaiLich *WIP* lonesentinel EDH