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Experimenting with Stax

This is an experiment in CEDH stax building. I'm not a veteran at CEDH, so please let me know what you think.

I think this deck might be viable because it Estrid compares favourably to Teferi, Temporal Archmage. Estrid's +2 can be used to break stax parody in a similar way as Teferi's -1. She also has access to some incredible stax pieces in white and ramp in green.

The goal is to combine an interaction package, a stax package, an enchantress package, and a ramp package, and a few different win cons (because everyone likes games that end!).

One of the primary challenges I'm having at this stage is finding the balance between these for my meta.

This deck is based on a deck by zwells3, Estrid's Enchantments and Stax Extravaganza.

Decree of Silence and Solemnity also seems like a good lock.

Win Cons: Estrid, the Masked + some enchanted lands that tap for at least 5 mana + The Chain Veil = infinite mana. Activate Estrid to put a mask on the Chain Veil. Tap your enchanted lands for 5 mana. Use 4 mana to activate The Chain Veil. Activate Estrid to untap all your enchanted permanents, net 1 mana. Repeat.

Teferi, Temporal Archmage also combos with The Chain Veil, Words of Wind and enchanted lands for infinite mana and infinite Draw.

These loops can also generate infinite squirrels with Squirrel Nest, and Concordant Crossroads to win. Earthcraft + Squirrel Nest, and Concordant Crossroads also generates infinite hasty squirrels to win.

With infinite mana, you can use an enchantress and Words of Wind to bounce and replay a card draw enchantment like Abundant Growth, or Ground Seal to draw through your deck and win off Laboratory Maniac,Blind Obedience, or put together the squirrel nest combo. This also works with more than one enchantress, as long as you are net drawing more than one card.

Single Card Discussion: Back to Basics - Does this deck want it? Would something like Embargo be better? It seems like Back to Basics runs counter to my Hermit Druid + Laboratory Maniac alt win con since I can't run basics, then again maybe it doesn't hurt me that much.

Garruk Wildspeaker - I admit it. I love Garruk. He is probably my favourite walker. He helps ramp and break parity with the stax pieces, but he doesn't go infinite with The Chain Veil sooo how good is he?

Land Tax - how good is this? It's insane with Burgeoning and Exploration. However it means that I can't run Hermit Druid

Hermit Druid + Laboratory Maniac - Maybe this combo is holding me back? It seems like it gives me an easily tutored win con if things with Estrid go sideways. Are there better alt win cons?

Approach of the Second Sun - Seems like a reliable 1 card win con with infinite mana and infinite draw.

Trade Routes - I'm a sucker for value. It seems like with Exploration and Burgeoning this could be good, but maybe not good enough. Maybe I'll test it.

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Date added 6 years
Last updated 6 years
Legality

This deck is Commander / EDH legal.

Rarity (main - side)

8 - 0 Mythic Rares

63 - 0 Rares

16 - 0 Uncommons

13 - 0 Commons

Cards 100
Avg. CMC 2.54
Tokens Beast 3/3 G, Bird 2/2 U, Clue, Emblem Teferi, Temporal Archmage, Mask, Squirrel 1/1 G
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