Gavi, Nest Warden Control

Commander / EDH Counterspell Cycling RUW (Jeskai, America) Tokens

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Land (33)

• 1x Ash Barrens
• 1x Azorius Chancery
• 1x Blasted Landscape
• 1x Boros Garrison
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Desert of the Fervent
• 1x Desert of the Mindful
• 1x Desert of the True
• 1x Desolate Lighthouse
• 1x Drifting Meadow
• 1x Exotic Orchard
• 1x Forgotten Cave
• 1x Irrigated Farmland
• 4x Island
• 1x Izzet Boilerworks
• 1x Lonely Sandbar
• 1x Mountain
• 1x Mystic Monastery
• 3x Plains
• 1x Prairie Stream
• 1x Raugrin Triome
• 1x Reliquary Tower
• 1x Remote Isle
• 1x Secluded Steppe
• 1x Shivan Reef
• 1x Skycloud Expanse
• 1x Smoldering Crater
• 1x Temple of the False God

Planeswalker (8)

• 1x Chandra, Torch of Defiance
• 1x Jace, Architect of Thought
• 1x Jace, Unraveler of Secrets
• 1x Narset of the Ancient Way
• 1x Narset, Parter of Veils
• 1x Ral, Storm Conduit
• 1x Teferi, Master of Time
• 1x Teferi, Time Raveler

Instant (15)

• 1x Brainstorm
• 1x Censor
• 1x Clear
• 1x Complicate
• 1x Counterspell
• 1x Countervailing Winds
• 1x Fact or Fiction
• 1x Fierce Guardianship
• 1x Miscalculation
• 1x Mystic Confluence
• 1x Neutralize
• 1x Rebuild
• 1x Sphinx's Revelation
• 1x Valakut Awakening  ^Flip
• 1x Wipe Clean

Artifact (12)

• 1x Abandoned Sarcophagus
• 1x Arcane Signet
• 1x Azorius Signet
• 1x Boros Signet
• 1x Elixir of Immortality
• 1x Fluctuator
• 1x Izzet Signet
• 1x Raugrin Crystal
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Soul-Guide Lantern
• 1x Teferi's Puzzle Box
• 1x The Magic Mirror

Creature (5)

• 1x Dream Trawler
• 1x Nimble Obstructionist
• 1x Teferi, Mage of Zhalfir
• 1x The Locust God
• 1x Yidaro, Wandering Monster

Commander (1)

Sorcery (15)

• 1x Akroma's Vengeance
• 1x Day of Judgment
• 1x Descend upon the Sinful
• 1x Dismantling Wave
• 1x Divine Reckoning
• 1x Faithless Looting
• 1x Ondu Inversion  ^Flip
• 1x Sea Gate Restoration  ^Flip
• 1x Single Combat
• 1x Slice and Dice
• 1x Supreme Verdict
• 1x Sweltering Suns
• 1x Time Wipe
• 1x Treasure Cruise
• 1x Windfall

Enchantment (11)

• 1x Decree of Silence
• 1x Ghostly Prison
• 1x Ominous Seas
• 1x Propaganda
• 1x Rhystic Study
• 1x Smothering Tithe
• 1x Solemnity
• 1x Sphere of Safety
• 1x Tectonic Reformation
• 1x Teferi's Ageless Insight
• 1x Whirlwind of Thought

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This is a control deck that likes cycling and cares about using Gavi for the cycling ability. The second part is gravy at best. Built with a more casual game in mind, but probably on the higher power end of that (power level 6 or 7) because of the amount of clear the board type spells.

Your first plan of action is a hard lock with Decree of Silence and Solemnity.

There are a couple of alternate win cons with some of the various planeswalkers such as Chandra, Torch of Defiance and Teferi, Master of Time. And high value cards that likely lead to a win like The Locust God. I've played a few games with this deck and what I can tell you is, it's slow. You won't just lose to turn 3/4 combos because of counterspells, but you are reliant on being able to pump out gavi turn 3 or a board wipe by turn 5. This isn't hard to do really just something to be aware of.

Potential updates - It may need more lands. I was playing a bit with an aggressive manabase and so far it has been fine since the cycling is cheap or free and I am generally able to hit all my land drops, but it is possible it would be better off with 36 or 37 lands.

Date added	3 years
Last updated	2 years
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	11 - 0 Mythic Rares 34 - 0 Rares 25 - 0 Uncommons 22 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.73
Tokens	Angel 4/4 W, Dinosaur Cat 2/2 RW, Emblem Chandra, Torch of Defiance, Emblem Jace, Unraveler of Secrets, Emblem Narset of the Ancient Way, Insect 1/1 UR, Kraken 8/8 U, Treasure