I'm Looking to the Sky to Save Me

Commander / EDH Blink Devotion God Soldiers Theme/Gimmick Tokens WU (Azorius)

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Creatures (27)

• 1x Captain of the Watch
• 1x Cavalier of Dawn
• 1x Cloudblazer
• 1x Cloudkin Seer
• 1x Elite Guardmage
• 1x Emeria Angel
• 1x Evangel of Heliod
• 1x Gallant Cavalry
• 1x Heliod, God of the Sun
• 1x Hero of Bladehold
• 1x Knight of the White Orchid
• 1x Knight-Captain of Eos
• 1x Kor Cartographer
• 1x Loyal Warhound
• 1x Monastery Mentor
• 1x Mulldrifter
• 1x Priest of Ancient Lore
• 1x Recruiter of the Guard
• 1x Reverent Hoplite
• 1x Riverwise Augur
• 1x Sea Gate Oracle
• 1x Solemn Simulacrum
• 1x Solitude
• 1x Spellseeker
• 1x Thassa, Deep-Dwelling
• 1x Wall of Omens
• 1x Whirler Rogue

Support (10)

• 1x Conjurer's Closet
• 1x Dictate of Heliod
• 1x Elspeth, Knight-Errant
• 1x Elspeth, Sun's Champion
• 1x Glorious Anthem
• 1x Marshal's Anthem
• 1x Spear of Heliod
• 1x Sword of Hearth and Home
• 1x Teleportation Circle
• 1x True Conviction

Land (36)

• 1x Academy Ruins
• 1x Adarkar Wastes
• 1x Arid Mesa
• 1x City of Brass
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Flooded Strand
• 1x Ghost Quarter
• 1x Glacial Fortress
• 1x Hall of Heliod's Generosity
• 1x Hallowed Fountain
• 4x Island
• 1x Mana Confluence
• 1x Marsh Flats
• 1x Misty Rainforest
• 1x Mystic Gate
• 1x Nimbus Maze
• 8x Plains
• 1x Polluted Delta
• 1x Prairie Stream
• 1x Prismatic Vista
• 1x Reflecting Pool
• 1x Rogue's Passage
• 1x Scalding Tarn
• 1x Sea of Clouds
• 1x Skycloud Expanse
• 1x Windswept Heath

Cantrips/Tutors (6)

• 1x Brainstorm
• 1x Enlightened Tutor
• 1x Fabricate
• 1x Idyllic Tutor
• 1x Mystical Tutor
• 1x Ponder

Commander (1)

Interaction (10)

• 1x Arcane Denial
• 1x Counterspell
• 1x Cyclonic Rift
• 1x Generous Gift
• 1x Path to Exile
• 1x Stubborn Denial
• 1x Supreme Verdict
• 1x Swan Song
• 1x Swords to Plowshares
• 1x Winds of Abandon

ManaRamp (10)

• 1x Arcane Signet
• 1x Archaeomancer's Map
• 1x Azorius Signet
• 1x Fellwar Stone
• 1x Monologue Tax
• 1x Smothering Tithe
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Talisman of Progress
• 1x Thought Vessel
• 1x Wayfarer's Bauble

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"And I'm looking to the sky to save me

Looking for a sign of life

Looking for something to help me burn out bright..."

An updated version of my first ever EDH deck, this deck is aiming to fall in between the 50% and 75% tiers of EDH. It focuses on fair creature combat and avoids infinite combos in order to avoid overwhelming more casual tables, but also packs enough synergy, power, resilence, and interaction to win at more tuned tables. In other words, this is aiming to be my "mid-tier" powered deck that can fit in at a table ranging from upgraded precons to more tuned/optimized decks. Cards like Cathars' Crusade or Mana Crypt have been cut in order to better fit into this power level goal.

Thematically, the deck revolves around the struggles and growth of a righteous army as they support each other, gather resources, and eventually provide enough devotion to inspire Ephara, God of the Polis to join the fight. Mechanically, the deck is a blink/tokens deck. By blinking the various ETB creatures through Conjurer's Closet, Sword of Hearth and Home, Teleportation Circle, and Thassa, Deep-Dwelling, the deck accumulates value, resources, and a large amount of creature tokens.

The central goal of the deck is to win through the combat step, in a blend of going "tall" and "wide." The anthems provide devotion and a power boost for Ephara, making her a threat to win through commander damage especially when paired with unblockable or double-striking effects, but they also increase the power of the token army enough that they become a threat to win the game with a massive boardswing. Therefore the two strategies work in unison. If opponents focus too much on dealing with Ephara, they can get overrun by our army; and if they focus too much on controlling the value creatures and token army, it opens up room for Ephara to finish the game.

"We'll live happily ever trapped if you just save my life

Run and tell the angels that everything's alright..."

Creatures

Commander: Ephara, God of the Polis

Blink Engine: Thassa, Deep-Dwelling

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(22x ETB creatures total)

8x ETB Draw Creatures: Cloudblazer; Cloudkin Seer; Elite Guardmage; Mulldrifter; Priest of Ancient Lore; Riverwise Augur; Sea Gate Oracle; Wall of Omens

6x ETB Token Creatures: Captain of the Watch; Evangel of Heliod; Gallant Cavalry; Knight-Captain of Eos; Reverent Hoplite; Whirler Rogue

4x ETB Ramp Creatures: Knight of the White Orchid; Kor Cartographer; Loyal Warhound; Solemn Simulacrum

2x ETB Removal Creatures: Cavalier of Dawn; Solitude

2x ETB Tutor Creatures: Recruiter of the Guard; Spellseeker

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4x Non-ETB Token Generators: Emeria Angel; Heliod, God of the Sun; Hero of Bladehold; Monastery Mentor

Pending Changes

cutting Marshal's Anthem (4) for Shorikai, Genesis Engine (4)

cutting Heliod, God of the Sun (4) for Keeper of the Accord (4)

cutting Dictate of Heliod (5) for Preordain (1)

cutting Elite Guardmage (4) for Spirited Companion (2)

cutting Riverwise Augur (4) for Mystic Remora (1)

cutting Cloudblazer (5) for Rhystic Study (3)

cutting Hero of Bladehold (4) for Clarion Spirit (2)

cutting True Conviction (6) for Dictate of Heliod (5)

Top Ranked	Achieved #61 position overall 4 years ago Achieved #27 position in Commander / EDH 4 years ago Achieved #1 position in Commander / EDH Theme/Gimmick 4 years ago Achieved #1 position in Commander / EDH Tokens 4 years ago
Date added	8 years
Last updated	1 year
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	10 - 0 Mythic Rares 47 - 0 Rares 17 - 0 Uncommons 14 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.19
Tokens	Bird 1/1 W, Bird 2/2 U, Elephant 3-3 G, Emblem Elspeth, Knight-Errant, Emblem Elspeth, Sun's Champion, Enchantment Cleric 2/1 W, Golem 3/3 C, Human Soldier 1/1 W, Knight 2/2 W w/ Vigilance, Monk 1/1 W, Soldier 1/1 W, Thopter 1/1 C, Treasure
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