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Commander / EDH Blink Control Sacrifice Tap/Untap Theft WUB (Esper)

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Commander: Merieke Ri Berit

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A "new" deck of mine, though technically I made this deck online a few years ago (2020, I think?) and just never put into paper even though it was supposed to be my third deck. It's intended to be a synthesis of my Yawgmoth, Thran Physician and Ephara, God of the Polis decks, combining both sacrifice and blink effects to make use of the creatures I steal. Either I sacrifice the creatures I no longer need to steal something more useful/threatening, or I blink them with cards that specify returning them under my control to keep them permanently.

I played this deck a few times on Cockatrice back then and it seemed to work rather well, but obviously that was years ago. The deck is more or less the same from what I remember. I have three main concerns: the first is that Merieke is susceptible to removal, and obviously people don't like having their stuff stolen, so she's prime bait for it. The second is that I don't really have a wincon of my own; the way I remember playing it is just stealing people's big creatures and hitting them with it, but otherwise the deck doesn't do much on her own. Typically I include one "I win" combo in all my decks to close out a game or act as a killswitch. And finally, mass removal. Barring a few counterspells, I don't have any way of recovering from a boardwipe or really protecting myself from one.

I would like help addressing these issues and fine-tuning the deck to be more effective and resilient. I don't expect the deck to make a whole lot of friends given Merieke's effect, but I'm willing to bite that bullet. Potentially, I might convert this into a Sen Triplets deck, but I like Merieke because of the ability to be more proactive and controlling of board states.

Recently added cards Dawn's Truce, Grand Crescendo, and Thrilling Encore to help protect from board wipes. Exsanguinate is in the maybe board since I believe cards like Aphetto Alchemist go infinite with Illusionist's Bracers and a mana source like Arcane Signet. I'd just need to know what to cut.

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This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
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Avg. CMC 2.70
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