The Nope Pope

Commander / EDH* Combo Competitive Control Multiplayer Stax WU (Azorius)

JohnnyCRO

Lands (32)

• 1x Adarkar Wastes
• 1x Ancient TombGC
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Flooded Strand
• 1x Glacial Fortress
• 1x Hallowed Fountain
• 1x Inventors' Fair
• 13x Island
• 8x Plains
• 1x Polluted Delta
• 1x Prairie Stream
• 1x Sea of Clouds
• 1x Windswept Heath

Draw (10)

• 1x Blue Sun's Zenith
• 1x Consecrated SphinxGC
• 1x Future Sight
• 1x Mystic Remora
• 1x Rhystic StudyGC
• 1x Sphinx's Revelation
• 1x Tezzeret, Artifice Master
• 1x Time Spiral
• 1x Verity Circle
• 1x Windfall

Tax (7)

• 1x Aura of Silence
• 1x Dovin, Hand of Control
• 1x Mystic Remora
• 1x Pendrell Mists
• 1x Rhystic StudyGC
• 1x Smothering TitheGC
• 1x Sphere of Resistance

Protection (4)

• 1x Dovin, Hand of Control
• 1x HumilityGC
• 1x Tezzeret, Artifice Master
• 1x Verity Circle

Swaps (4)

• 1x Adarkar Wastes
• 1x Search for Azcanta  ^Flip
• 1x Time Spiral
• 1x Voltaic Key

Ramp (13)

• 1x Azorius Signet
• 1x Chrome MoxGC
• 1x Dramatic Reversal
• 1x Fellwar Stone
• 1x Land Tax
• 1x Mana Crypt
• 1x Mana VaultGC
• 1x Mind Stone
• 1x Prismatic Lens
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Talisman of Progress
• 1x Tezzeret the Seeker
• 1x Voltaic Key

Filtering (9)

• 1x Brainstorm
• 1x Dig Through Time
• 1x Fact or Fiction
• 1x Impulse
• 1x Narset Transcendent
• 1x Ponder
• 1x Preordain
• 1x Search for Azcanta  ^Flip
• 1x Sensei's Divining Top

Stax (7)

• 1x Armageddon
• 1x Aven Mindcensor
• 1x Back to Basics
• 1x Blind Obedience
• 1x Cursed Totem
• 1x HumilityGC
• 1x Winter Orb

Combos (6)

• 1x Dramatic Reversal
• 1x Future Sight
• 1x Isochron Scepter
• 1x Paradox Engine
• 1x Sensei's Divining Top
• 1x Voltaic Key

Win conditions (4)

• 1x Blind Obedience
• 1x Blue Sun's Zenith
• 1x Narset Transcendent
• 1x Sphinx's Revelation

Commander (1)

Tutors (11)

• 1x Enlightened TutorGC
• 1x Fabricate
• 1x Inventors' Fair
• 1x Merchant Scroll
• 1x Muddle the Mixture
• 1x Mystical TutorGC
• 1x Reshape
• 1x Tezzeret the Seeker
• 1x Tribute Mage
• 1x Trinket Mage
• 1x Whir of Invention

Counters (8)

• 1x Dovin's Veto
• 1x Flusterstorm
• 1x Force of WillGC
• 1x Mana Drain
• 1x Mana Leak
• 1x Muddle the Mixture
• 1x Narset's Reversal
• 1x Negate

Removal (5)

• 1x Cyclonic RiftGC
• 1x Reality Shift
• 1x Supreme Verdict
• 1x Swords to Plowshares
• 1x Time Wipe

Maybe in (2)

• 1x Blind Obedience
• 1x Tribute Mage

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Sideboard

Maybe out (2)

• 1x Grafdigger's Cage
• 1x Pull from Tomorrow

Adarkar wastes (1)

• 1x Mystic Gate

Voltaic key (1)

• 1x Manifold Key

Lands (1)

• 1x Mystic Gate

Ramp (1)

• 1x Manifold Key

Stax (1)

• 1x Grafdigger's Cage

Draw (2)

• 1x Pull from Tomorrow
• 1x Teferi, Hero of Dominaria

Search for Azcanta (1)

• 1x Teferi, Hero of Dominaria

Combos (1)

• 1x Manifold Key

Removal (1)

• 1x Teferi, Hero of Dominaria

Win conditions (2)

• 1x Pull from Tomorrow
• 1x Teferi, Hero of Dominaria

Time spiral (1)

• 1x Scroll Rack

Filtering (1)

• 1x Scroll Rack

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Maybeboard

Stax (14)

• 1x Cataclysm *list*
• 1x Frozen Aether
• 1x Kismet
• 1x Land Equilibrium
• 1x Lavinia, Azorius Renegade
• 1x Mana Breach
• 1x Narset, Parter of VeilsGC
• 1x Overburden
• 1x Phyrexian Metamorph
• 1x Rest in Peace
• 1x Strip Mine
• 1x Thalia, Heretic Cathar
• 1x Torpor Orb
• 1x Trinisphere

Draw (5)

• 1x Echo of Eons
• 1x Jace, Unraveler of Secrets
• 1x Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
• 1x Staff of Domination
• 1x Thirst for Knowledge

Wishlist (3)

• 1x Mox DiamondGC
• 1x Mox Opal
• 1x Spellseeker

Filtering (1)

• 1x Narset, Parter of VeilsGC

Tutors (1)

• 1x Spellseeker

Removal (12)

• 1x Abolish
• 1x Capsize
• 1x Cast Out
• 1x Condemn
• 1x Day of Judgment
• 1x Detention Sphere
• 1x Disenchant
• 1x Fragmentize
• 1x Into the Roil
• 1x Jace, Unraveler of Secrets
• 1x Path to Exile
• 1x Terminus

Combos (5)

• 1x Basalt Monolith
• 1x Capsize
• 1x Etherium Sculptor
• 1x Rings of Brighthearth
• 1x Staff of Domination

Win conditions (4)

• 1x Approach of the Second Sun
• 1x Jace, Unraveler of Secrets
• 1x Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
• 1x Luminarch Ascension

Lands (1)

• 1x Strip Mine

Counters (9)

• 1x Apostle's Blessing
• 1x Counterbalance
• 1x Counterspell
• 1x Disallow
• 1x Dispel
• 1x Mental Misstep
• 1x Pact of Negation
• 1x Spell Pierce
• 1x Swan Song

Ramp (6)

• 1x Basalt Monolith
• 1x Etherium Sculptor
• 1x Gilded Lotus
• 1x Lotus Petal
• 1x Mox DiamondGC
• 1x Mox Opal

Protection (4)

• 1x Ghostly Prison
• 1x Phyrexian Metamorph
• 1x Staff of Domination
• 1x Vedalken Shackles

Helm combo (1)

• 1x Helm of Obedience

Tax (1)

• 1x Ghostly Prison

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Inspiration

Bureaucratizing Paradoxical Engines - GAAIV

Augustin's $t4ks (cEDH Primer)

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Combos

Paradox engine + Sensei's divining top + Voltaic key

1. cast Sensei's Divining Top for

2. Paradox Engine trigger untapping Voltaic Key and worth of rocks

3. activate Sensei's Divining Top tapping it, hold priority

4. activate Voltaic Key paying and tapping it, targeting Sensei's Divining Top

5. activate Sensei's Divining Top again tapping it

6. second instance of Sensei's Divining Top draw resolves (step 5), drawing 1 and putting Sensei's Divining Top on top of the library

7. second instance of Sensei's Divining Top draw resolves (step 3), drawing 1 ( Sensei's Divining Top put on top in step 6) and failing to put Sensei's Divining Top on top of the library since it's no longer on the board

This combo draws you your library, finding any combo pieces you might need to finish the game. It also makes a huge storm count for Blind Obedience .

Paradox engine + Sensei's divining top + Future sight

1. activate Sensei's Divining Top ; draw 1 and put Sensei's Divining Top on top of the library

2. cast Sensei's Divining Top from top of the library via Future Sight

3. Paradox Engine trigger untapping worth of rocks

This combo draws you your library, finding any combo pieces you might need to finish the game. It also makes a huge storm count for Blind Obedience .

Paradox engine + Isochron scepter

1. activate Isochron Scepter , tapping it any paying

2. the spell imprinted on Isochron Scepter is put on the stack

3. Paradox Engine trigger untaps Isochron Scepter and worth of rocks

4. the spell imprinted on Isochron Scepter resolves

The impact of this combo depends on what's imprinted on the scepter and on how much mana your rocks produce.

Spell on the scepter;

• Reality Shift - every opponent with a creature out has their library exiled

• Cyclonic Rift - every non-land permanent you don't control is returned to its owner's hand

• Brainstorm / Impulse - draw your deck

If you produce more than mana, you have near-infinite mana. If you happen to have any color in the leftover mana too, you have near-infinite amount of that color. This also makes a huge storm count for Blind Obedience .

Isochron scepter + Dramatic reversal

1. activate Isochron Scepter , tapping it any paying

2. Dramatic Reversal untaps Isochron Scepter and at least worth of rocks.

If you produce more than mana, you have infinite mana. If you happen to have any color in the leftover mana too, you have infinite amount of that color. Infinite mana can be used to fuel a Blue Sun's Zenith to force opponents to draw into oblivion. This also makes a huge storm count for Blind Obedience .

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Upgrades

Step 1 (swaps)

• Adarkar Wastes -> Mystic Gate

• Search for Azcanta   -> Teferi, Hero of Dominaria

• Time Spiral -> Scroll Rack

• Voltaic Key -> Manifold Key

Step 2 (conditional upgrades)

• ? -> Counterbalance <- Scroll Rack in

• ? -> Terminus <- Scroll Rack in

Step 3 (money upgrades)

• Plains -> Arid Mesa

• Plains -> Marsh Flats

• Plains -> Prismatic Vista

• Island -> Misty Rainforest

• Island -> Scalding Tarn

• Glacial Fortress -> Mox Diamond

• Prismatic Lens -> Mox Opal

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Date added	6 years
Last updated	5 years
Exclude colors	BRG
Legality	This deck is not Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	10 - 2 Mythic Rares 39 - 3 Rares 18 - 1 Uncommons 12 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	2.56
Tokens	Emblem Narset Transcendent, Emblem Teferi, Hero of Dominaria, Emblem Tezzeret, Artifice Master, Manifest 2/2 C, Thopter 1/1 C, Treasure
Folders	Deck Inspiration, cool decks, Dr. Grout's x EDH decks