Rashmi Control (Budget cEDH)

Commander / EDH Competitive Control GU (Simic)

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Instant (39)

• 1x Annul
• 1x Arcane Denial
• 1x Autumn's Veil
• 1x Beast Within
• 1x Brainstorm
• 1x Chain of Vapor
• 1x Counterspell
• 1x Cyclonic Rift
• 1x Daze
• 1x Delay
• 1x Dig Through Time
• 1x Disallow
• 1x Dispel
• 1x Disrupting Shoal
• 1x Dramatic Reversal
• 1x Flusterstorm
• 1x Frantic Search
• 1x Growth Spiral
• 1x High Tide
• 1x Impulse
• 1x Into the Roil
• 1x Mana Leak
• 1x Mental Misstep
• 1x Muddle the Mixture
• 1x Mystical Tutor
• 1x Narset's Reversal
• 1x Negate
• 1x Noxious Revival
• 1x Pact of Negation
• 1x Rapid Hybridization
• 1x Reality Shift
• 1x Reclaim
• 1x Spell Pierce
• 1x Split Decision
• 1x Supreme Will
• 1x Swan Song
• 1x Unwind
• 1x Voidslime
• 1x Whir of Invention

Land (31)

• 1x Botanical Sanctum
• 1x Breeding Pool
• 1x City of Brass
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Exotic Orchard
• 1x Flooded Grove
• 6x Forest
• 1x Hinterland Harbor
• 15x Island
• 1x Mana Confluence
• 1x Reflecting Pool
• 1x Yavimaya Coast

Creature (8)

• 1x Arbor Elf
• 1x Baral, Chief of Compliance
• 1x Birds of Paradise
• 1x Elvish Mystic
• 1x Jace's Archivist
• 1x Llanowar Elves
• 1x Runic Armasaur
• 1x Spellseeker

Enchantment (7)

• 1x As Foretold
• 1x Burgeoning
• 1x Carpet of Flowers
• 1x Mystic Remora
• 1x Rhystic Study
• 1x Telepathy
• 1x Trail of Evidence

Commander (1)

Artifact (10)

• 1x Aetherflux Reservoir
• 1x Chrome Mox
• 1x Commander's Sphere
• 1x Fellwar Stone
• 1x Isochron Scepter
• 1x Mana Vault
• 1x Sensei's Divining Top
• 1x Simic Signet
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Thought Vessel

Sorcery (4)

• 1x Fabricate
• 1x Manifold Insights
• 1x Treasure Cruise
• 1x Windfall

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Introduction

Welcome to the Rashmi budget cEDH list! I originally built Rashmi as a value-based commander in a non-competitive way, but then stumbled upon some articles detailing a control variant of her that was viable in cEDH. This is my spin on those ideas!

Budget?

The cEDH format is naturally very expensive, as it has access to some of the most powerful cards in all magic, including vintage and legacy powerhouses, strong mana-fixing, and quick combos. This deck is built without having cards that will bust your bank, with a budget of $500 US.

Why Rashmi?

There are a couple reasons why Rashmi is amazing. For one, her ability creates value and makes one-for-one plays in a multiplayer format possible (and sometimes two-for-one!), as counterspells cast on opponents' turns will always draw us a card if she's out at least!

Also, in comparison to other control decks (namely Tasigur, the Golden Fang and Baral, Chief of Compliance ), Rashmi has blue spells for control but also green for ramp and versatility, and only a two-color manabase (don't need near the amount of shocks/duals and fetches that 3+ color decks will). She's also an inexpensive card in general.

Game Plan

Though the control deck plan means we will be stalling as long as possible, there's still a few things to know while piloting the deck to be aware of.

• Voidslime and Disallow can target the triggered ability of Storm, in addition to activated abilities of things like Aetherflux Reservoir , making these spells great ace-in-the-holes.
• Dramatic Reversal and Isochron Scepter is our combo to win, but we need at least two mana's worth of dorks and rocks to make it happen, and three to get infinite mana. The cards that win are Aetherflux Reservoir and Trail of Evidence (Aetherflux domes people for 50, and Trail gives us unlimited clues which means unlimited draws with infinite mana.)
• Split Decision is dependent on your opponent's vote to counter, but the upside is that you can also duplicate a strong instant or sorcery (such as a stormed-out Tendrils of Agony or an Ad Nauseam since our average CMC is close to 2) or their own counterspell.
• As Foretold is an amazing value engine if it sticks around, protect it if you can.

Going Beyond Budget

Here's a list of cards if you like the deck, but think it could use some upgrades:

• Mana Drain
• Mox Diamond
• Misty Rainforest or any other Khans/Zendikar fetches that grab islands or forests
• Mana Crypt
• Ancient Tomb
• Force of Will
• Back to Basics
• Snapcaster Mage
• Intuition

Thoughts?

Leave a comment down below, thanks for reading!

Date added	4 years
Last updated	4 years
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	3 - 0 Mythic Rares 30 - 0 Rares 20 - 0 Uncommons 26 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	2.06
Tokens	Beast 3/3 G, Bird 2/2 U, Clue, Frog Lizard 3/3 G, Manifest 2/2 C