Harbinger

Commander / EDH Combo Control Jank WUB (Esper)

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Creature (25)

• 1x Agent of Erebos
• 1x Angel of Finality
• 1x Athreos, God of Passage
• 1x Chronatog
• 1x Clone
• 1x Deadeye Navigator
• 1x Dromar, the Banisher
• 1x Grand Abolisher
• 1x Havengul Lich
• 1x Laboratory Maniac
• 1x Leveler
• 1x Linessa, Zephyr Mage
• 1x Magus of the Moat
• 1x Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
• 1x Mistmeadow Witch
• 1x Omenspeaker
• 1x Oriss, Samite Guardian
• 1x Peacekeeper
• 1x Phyrexian Metamorph
• 1x Sharuum the Hegemon
• 1x Street Wraith
• 1x Teferi, Mage of Zhalfir
• 1x Triskelion
• 1x Venser, Shaper Savant
• 1x Wall of Denial

Planeswalker (4)

• 1x Narset Transcendent
• 1x Tamiyo, the Moon Sage
• 1x Teferi, Temporal Archmage
• 1x Venser, the Sojourner

Land (30)

• 1x Academy Ruins
• 1x Azorius Chancery
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Dimir Aqueduct
• 1x Dromar's Cavern
• 1x Drowned Catacomb
• 1x Flooded Strand
• 1x Glacial Fortress
• 1x Godless Shrine
• 1x Hallowed Fountain
• 1x Homeward Path
• 4x Island
• 1x Isolated Chapel
• 1x Kor Haven
• 1x Marsh Flats
• 1x Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
• 1x Orzhov Basilica
• 3x Plains
• 1x Polluted Delta
• 1x Reliquary Tower
• 4x Swamp
• 1x Watery Grave

Enchantment (9)

• 1x Blind Obedience
• 1x Frozen Aether
• 1x Ghostly Prison
• 1x Omniscience
• 1x Propaganda
• 1x Shadows of the Past
• 1x Stasis
• 1x Telepathy
• 1x Web of Inertia

Artifact (9)

• 1x Ashnod's Altar
• 1x Crawlspace
• 1x Elixir of Immortality
• 1x Mindslaver
• 1x Norn's Annex
• 1x Phyrexian Altar
• 1x Sensei's Divining Top
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Tormod's Crypt

Instant (12)

• 1x Absorb
• 1x Condescend
• 1x Demonic Consultation
• 1x Dissolve
• 1x Dromar's Charm
• 1x Fated Infatuation
• 1x Grip of Amnesia
• 1x Render Silent
• 1x Sphinx's Revelation
• 1x Syncopate
• 1x Undermine
• 1x Vampiric Tutor

Sorcery (10)

• 1x Damnable Pact
• 1x Demonic Tutor
• 1x Enter the Infinite
• 1x Exsanguinate
• 1x Gitaxian Probe
• 1x Mind Grind
• 1x Paradigm Shift
• 1x Read the Bones
• 1x Sign in Blood
• 1x Time Warp

Commander (1)

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Creature (1)

• 1x Thassa's Oracle

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"Assuming direct control."

Control options:

Mindslaver: They become a puppet.

Telepathy: See everything.

Oriss, Samite Guardian in hand + Clone of it on field + Tamiyo, the Moon Sage's Emblem: No one plays spells or attacks.

Linessa, Zephyr Mage in hand + Clone of it on field + Tamiyo, the Moon Sage's Emblem: Bounce everything, aside from Planeswalkers.

Frozen AEther + Stasis + Teferi, Temporal Archmage : Keep their field locked down.

Grand Abolisher: Nothing but land effects on your turns.

Teferi, Mage of Zhalfir: No response spells.

Angel of Finality + Deadeye Navigator : No graveyard shenanigans.

Homeward Path: Put creatures back where they belong.

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Protection:

Ghostly Prison, Propaganda, and Norn's Annex: Forcing them to pay to attack, or no attacks if locked down.

Crawlspace + Kor Haven + Wall of Denial : No damage for turn.

Azorius Chancery + Peacekeeper : No combats.

Tormod's Crypt + Web of Inertia : No combat for turn.

Various Counter Spells.

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Draw and search:

Narset Transcendent, Tamiyo, the Moon Sage, and Teferi, Temporal Archmage

Various Tutor Spells.

Sign in Blood, Read the Bones, Damnable Pact, and Sphinx's Revelation

Gitaxian Probe and Street Wraith: Pain draws.

Sensei's Divining Top

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Graveyard options:

Havengul Lich: Raise the dead.

Deadeye Navigator + Sharuum the Hegemon : Return artifacts.

Academy Ruins: Dig for those ruins.

Elixir of Immortality: Replenish library at instant speed.

Enter the Infinite + Omniscience + Paradigm Shift : Acting as a pseudo tutor, while replenishing library.

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Infinite combos:

Omniscience + Phyrexian Altar + Tamiyo, the Moon Sage's Emblem: Infinite mana.

Mikaeus, the Unhallowed + Triskelion : Kill everything.

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Shenanigans:

Teferi, Temporal Archmage's Emblem + Venser, the Sojourner: -1 and let the mind games begin.

Venser, the Sojourner: +2 to reset your other Planeswalkers if need be.

Athreos, God of Passage: Force them to make a hard choice between life and death.

Grip of Amnesia: More mind games.

Tamiyo, the Moon Sage's Emblem + Omniscience + Time Warp : It's my turn, right? Thought so.

Oloro, Ageless Ascetic: Just let him sit on his thrown. He doesn't like to get his hands dirty.

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Winning:

Laboratory Maniac + Leveler + Draw

Infinite mana + Damnable Pact, Mind Grind, or Exsanguinate

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The very slow, drawn out way of winning:

Chronatog + Frozen AEther + Stasis

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Winning on turn 2:

Turn 1: Drop Island or Swamp. Tap, play Sol Ring.

Turn 2: Drop the land you didn't drop on turn 1. Tap Island and Sol Ring, play Laboratory Maniac. Tap Swamp, play Demonic Consultation naming a card that isn't in the deck. Remove the whole deck from the game. Cycle Street Wraith for 2 life, and shout GG at the top of your lungs!

A day will come when I stop finding Janky combos, but that day is not today!

Date added	9 years
Last updated	4 years
Key combos	Mikaeus, the Unhallowed + Triskelion Laboratory Maniac + Leveler Chronatog + Frozen Aether + Stasis Frozen Aether + Stasis + Teferi, Temporal Archmage Deadeye Navigator + Sharuum the Hegemon Angel of Finality + Deadeye Navigator Crawlspace + Kor Haven + Wall of Denial Azorius Chancery + Peacekeeper Tormod's Crypt + Web of Inertia Enter the Infinite + Omniscience + Paradigm Shift Omniscience + Phyrexian Altar Omniscience + Time Warp
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	13 - 0 Mythic Rares 42 - 0 Rares 25 - 0 Uncommons 9 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.43
Tokens	Copy Clone, Emblem Narset Transcendent, Emblem Tamiyo, the Moon Sage, Emblem Teferi, Temporal Archmage, Emblem Venser, the Sojourner
Folders	Prospective deck ideas