Brago, Frugal King (Competitive, Budget $100!!)

Commander / EDH Budget Combo Competitive Control Exile Stax WU (Azorius)

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Artifact (23)

• 1x Alchemist's Vial
• 1x Arcane Signet
• 1x Azorius Locket
• 1x Azorius Signet
• 1x Basalt Monolith
• 1x Commander's Sphere
• 1x Damping Sphere
• 1x Fellwar Stone
• 1x God-Pharaoh's Statue
• 1x Hedron Archive
• 1x Hierophant's Chalice
• 1x Ichor Wellspring
• 1x Key to the City
• 1x Lithoform Engine
• 1x Mana Geode
• 1x Mind Stone
• 1x Prismatic Lens
• 1x Prophetic Prism
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Strionic Resonator
• 1x Swiftfoot Boots
• 1x Tsabo's Web
• 1x Witching Well

Land (31)

• 1x Access Tunnel
• 18x Island
• 12x Plains

Planeswalker (1)

• 1x Ugin, the Ineffable

Creature (19)

• 1x Archaeomancer
• 1x Auramancer
• 1x Charming Prince
• 1x Cloud of Faeries
• 1x Drannith Magistrate
• 1x Gulf Squid
• 1x Inquisitor Exarch
• 1x Meddling Mage
• 1x Reflector Mage
• 1x Rishadan Cutpurse
• 1x Sea Gate Oracle
• 1x Soulherder
• 1x Stalking Leonin
• 1x Sun Titan
• 1x Thassa's Oracle
• 1x Thought Monitor
• 1x Tribute Mage
• 1x Trophy Mage
• 1x Watcher for Tomorrow

Instant (11)

• 1x AEtherize
• 1x Cloudshift
• 1x Counterspell
• 1x Disenchant
• 1x Ephemerate
• 1x Essence Flux
• 1x Foil
• 1x Muddle the Mixture
• 1x Path to Exile
• 1x Spell Pierce
• 1x Swords to Plowshares

Commander (1)

Enchantment (11)

• 1x Back to Basics
• 1x Confounding Conundrum
• 1x Frogify
• 1x Imprisoned in the Moon
• 1x Kismet
• 1x Oblivion Ring
• 1x Omen of the Sea
• 1x Spreading Seas
• 1x Stasis
• 1x Stupefying Touch
• 1x Unquestioned Authority

Sorcery (3)

• 1x Idyllic Tutor
• 1x Reshape
• 1x Time Wipe

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Require Subservience.

Destroy them:

(1) Brago + resonator / engine + mana rock(s) + chalice / exarch

(2) Brago + resonator / engine + mana rock(s) + any card draw + oracle

*Example Brago + resonator combo:

Brago + resonator / engine + mana rock(s) + chalice / exarch:

1) On the first main phase have Brago, untapped resonator / engine, untapped mana rock(s) that tap for at least 2, and chalice (chalice can be one of said mana rocks) / exarch in play

2) Move to the combat step and declare Brago as an attacker. When he deals combat damage to a player, his flicker triggered ability triggers and goes on the stack. (Note that he must deal combat damage for the combo to work.)

3) With the flicker ability on the stack , tap mana rocks for 2 mana to pay for and activate resonator / engine, targeting Brago’s flicker ability on the stack. Resonator / engine places a copy copy of the triggered ability on the stack. (Note that because of stack mechanics, specifically “first in, last out,” this copy will ultimately resolve first.)

4) When Brago’s copied blink trigger resolves, exile and return to play untapped mana rock(s) that tap for at least 2, and chalice / exarch. When chalice / exarch return to play, their ETB triggers go on the stack.

5) In response, tap mana rocks for 2 mana to pay for and activate resonator / engine, targeting Brago’s flicker ability, still on the stack.

6) When the copy resolves, go back to (4).

As you can see, this combination loop allows us to put an arbitrarily large number of ETB triggers on the stack. When chalice / exarch’s ETB triggers fully resolve, your opponents lose all of their life and you gain life equal to their combined life totals.

Cripple them:

(1) Brago + resonator / engine + mana rock(s) + o-ring / cutpurse

Starve them:

(1) Brago + mana rock (colored) + stasis + kismet / frozen aether

(*) The deck includes ample tutors for and recursion of stasis

They will not forget..

Viscount 0rcus Lordus

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Date added	3 years
Last updated	2 years
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	2 - 0 Mythic Rares 18 - 0 Rares 25 - 0 Uncommons 25 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	2.67
Tokens	Copy Clone, Spirit 2/2 C
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