Counterspells & Staxes

Commander / EDH Competitive Control Cruel Control Prison Stax WU (Azorius)

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Instant (25)

• 1x Annul
• 1x Brainstorm
• 1x Counterspell
• 1x Cyclonic Rift
• 1x Dig Through Time
• 1x Disallow
• 1x Dispel
• 1x Dissipate
• 1x Essence Scatter
• 1x Foil
• 1x Force of Will
• 1x Mana Drain
• 1x Misdirection
• 1x Negate
• 1x Path to Exile
• 1x Rapid Hybridization
• 1x Reality Shift
• 1x Render Silent
• 1x Rewind
• 1x Settle the Wreckage
• 1x Sphinx's Insight
• 1x Sphinx's Revelation
• 1x Summary Dismissal
• 1x Swords to Plowshares
• 1x Unwind

Creature (9)

• 1x Aven Mindcensor
• 1x Glen Elendra Archmage
• 1x Guile
• 1x Nimble Obstructionist
• 1x Baral, Chief of Compliance
• 1x Hokori, Dust Drinker
• 1x Lavinia, Azorius Renegade *f-pre*
• 1x Linvala, Keeper of Silence
• 1x Teferi, Mage of Zhalfir

Artifact (14)

• 1x Azorius Signet
• 1x Basalt Monolith
• 1x Everflowing Chalice
• 1x Fellwar Stone
• 1x Gilded Lotus
• 1x Knowledge Pool
• 1x Mind Stone
• 1x Sensei's Divining Top
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Talisman of Progress
• 1x Thran Dynamo
• 1x Voltaic Key
• 1x Winter Orb MP
• 1x God-Pharaoh's Statue

Enchantment (10)

• 1x Aura of Silence
• 1x Authority of the Consuls
• 1x Decree of Silence
• 1x Dovescape
• 1x Land Tax
• 1x Mystic Remora
• 1x Rhystic Study
• 1x Smothering Tithe
• 1x Solemnity
• 1x Telepathy

Planeswalker (2)

• 1x Dovin, Hand of Control
• 1x Teferi, Time Raveler

Commander (1)

Land (29)

• 12x Island
• 9x Plains
• 1x Azorius Chancery
• 1x Detection Tower
• 1x Hallowed Fountain
• 1x Irrigated Farmland
• 1x Port Town
• 1x Prairie Stream
• 1x Reliquary Tower
• 1x Windswept Heath

Sorcery (10)

• 1x Approach of the Second Sun
• 1x Cleansing Nova
• 1x Gitaxian Probe
• 1x Mind Spring
• 1x Ponder
• 1x Preordain
• 1x Recurring Insight
• 1x Supreme Verdict
• 1x Time Wipe
• 1x Wrath of God

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Enchantment (1)

• 1x Rest in Peace

Artifact (1)

• 1x Helm of Obedience

Sorcery (1)

• 1x Armageddon

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This is a hard Azorius control deck. I realize that Azorius is in a tough place lately, lacking the colours of black and green for consistency. However, I still believe that it is still the best control colours. (Definitely a bit biased). This deck aims to have a nigh-constant backup of counterspells, so that we can interact with the board in the first few turns. Although this deck is able to win by turn 4, granted a couple of certain situations, it is more focussed on controlling the gamestate before we come out with the win. It may not win as consistently as the t1 commanders, but it still competes really well in my playtesting. It also has a higher cmc than the average cedh deck, balancing right around three (counting the spells that are capable of being cast for "free" as 0). Main win conditions are achieving a one-sided hard lock on the board using cards like Knowledge Pool + Lavinia, Azorius Renegade , or the same combo with Knowledge Pool + Teferi, Mage of Zhalfir and/or Teferi, Time Raveler , or Decree of Silence + Solemnity This deck is also capable of making infinite bird tokens with Dovescape + Guile

Most of the top end of this deck is some dedicated, synergistic stax effects, like the previous lockout combos, or God-Pharaoh's Statue . The big Azorius sphinxes were in here as backup, but decided to opt into more hate cards and stax.

Just looking for thoughts, anything I might have missed?

Date added	5 years
Last updated	5 years
Exclude colors	BRG
Key combos	Knowledge Pool + Teferi, Mage of Zhalfir Dovescape + Guile Decree of Silence + Solemnity Knowledge Pool + Lavinia, Azorius Renegade
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	4 - 0 Mythic Rares 41 - 0 Rares 21 - 0 Uncommons 13 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.07
Tokens	1/1 WU Token Creature Bird, Frog Lizard 3/3 G, Manifest 2/2 C, Treasure
Folders	Potential