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Commander / EDH Devotion Mono-Blue Multiplayer Show and Tell

Enral

Creature (22)

• 1x Agent of Treachery
• 1x Azami, Lady of Scrolls
• 1x Blightsteel Colossus
• 1x Clever Impersonator
• 1x Consecrated Sphinx
• 1x Faerie Artisans
• 1x Galecaster Colossus
• 1x Gilded Drake
• 1x Guile
• 1x It That Betrays
• 1x Jin-Gitaxias, Core AugurGC
• 1x Kira, Great Glass-Spinner
• 1x Nezahal, Primal Tide
• 1x Phantasmal Image
• 1x Phyrexian Metamorph
• 1x Platinum Angel
• 1x Roil Elemental
• 1x Sakashima the Impostor
• 1x Stunt Double
• 1x Teferi, Mage of Zhalfir
• 1x Tidespout Tyrant
• 1x Void Winnower

Artifact (10)

• 1x Arcane Signet
• 1x Everflowing Chalice
• 1x Fellwar Stone
• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x Mana Crypt
• 1x Mind Stone
• 1x Mirage Mirror
• 1x Nyx Lotus
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Thought Vessel

Instant (22)

• 1x Arcane Denial
• 1x Archmage's Charm
• 1x Brainstorm
• 1x Capsize
• 1x Counterspell
• 1x Cryptic Command *list*
• 1x Cyclonic RiftGC
• 1x Delay
• 1x Fierce GuardianshipGC
• 1x Force of Negation
• 1x Force of WillGC
• 1x Impulse
• 1x Mana Drain
• 1x Muddle the Mixture
• 1x Mystical TutorGC
• 1x Pact of Negation
• 1x Pongify
• 1x Rapid Hybridization
• 1x Reality Shift
• 1x Swan Song
• 1x Thassa's Intervention
• 1x Wizard's Retort

Sorcery (6)

• 1x Curse of the Swine
• 1x Echo of Eons
• 1x Ponder
• 1x Preordain
• 1x Rite of Replication
• 1x Time Warp

Enchantment (3)

• 1x Leyline of Anticipation
• 1x Propaganda
• 1x Rhystic StudyGC

Commander (1)

Land (36)

• 1x Ancient TombGC
• 1x Castle Vantress
• 1x Dust Bowl
• 1x Flooded Strand
• 20x Island
• 1x Lotus Field
• 1x Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
• 1x Misty Rainforest
• 1x Myriad Landscape
• 1x Mystic Sanctuary
• 1x Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
• 1x Polluted Delta
• 1x Reliquary Tower
• 1x Riptide Laboratory
• 1x Scalding Tarn
• 1x Thespian's Stage
• 1x Tolaria West

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The Deck

This is my cheat and steal Braids, Conjurer Adept deck where the theme is to cheat out high impact fatties or steal/clone goodies that my opponents cheat out with Braids and sit back on permissions to ride them to victory. I gotta admit that this deck can be pretty nasty to play against. You either die a hero, or live to see yourself become the villain right? The deck can technically function without Braids as I run a couple of ramp and nykthos effects to supplement my deck strategy. The most important thing about piloting this deck is the timing of playing Braids and the politics surrounding her. Playing Braids at the wrong time can result in debilitating scenarios that can be difficult to come back from. Most people will usually scoop once they feel like I'm way ahead of the game.

Synergies

There are many neat synergies in the deck that can out-value my opponents to victory if left unchecked:

• Cryptic Command + Mystic Sanctuary = Rebuy cryptic every round.
• Tidespout Tyrant/Galecaster Colossus + Gilded Drake = Steal an opponent's creature and bounce drake back to hand. Repeat ad nauseaum.
• Braids, Conjurer Adept + Capsize/Sakashima the Impostor + Agent of Treachery = Return Sakashima or capsize agent at opponent's EOT and drop it back down with Braids to steal another permanent. Rinse and repeat.
• Braids, Conjurer Adept + Sakashima the Impostor = Gets double Braids trigger.
• Thespian's Stage copying Lotus Field = Super ramp.

Win Conditions

Most games are won off the immense advantage generated by Braids to overpower my opponents without even needing to assemble any of the win conditions below. Another goal is to also start stealing everything my opponents cast with Guile in play and Cryptic Command + Mystic Sanctuary lock. Platinum Angel is the best insurance policy in the deck to ensure that cards like Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur doesn't draw me to death and lets me demonstrate the infinite turns combo without a hitch:

• Blightsteel Colossus = Infect damage.
• Tidespout Tyrant/Capsize + Time Warp + Mystic Sanctuary = Infinite turns.
• Tidespout Tyrant + Mana Crypt + any 2cmc or less mana rock = Infinite mana.
• Guile + any counterspells = Gain control magic.

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Top Ranked	Achieved #2 position overall 4 years ago Achieved #1 position in Commander / EDH Devotion 4 years ago Achieved #1 position in Commander / EDH Mono-Blue 4 years ago Achieved #1 position in Commander / EDH Primer 4 years ago
Date added	4 years
Last updated	4 years
Legality	This deck is not Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	10 - 0 Mythic Rares 44 - 0 Rares 16 - 0 Uncommons 10 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.44
Tokens	Ape 3/3 G, Bird 2/2 U, Boar 2/2 G, Copy Clone, Frog Lizard 3/3 G, Manifest 2/2 C
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