Narset, Enlightened Narcissist

Commander / EDH* Combo Competitive Creatureless Infinite Combo Multiplayer RUW (Jeskai, America)

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Land (35)

• 1x Adarkar Wastes
• 1x Azorius Chancery
• 1x Azorius Guildgate
• 1x Battlefield Forge
• 1x Boros Guildgate
• 1x Command Beacon
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Evolving Wilds
• 1x Glacial Fortress
• 1x Hallowed Fountain
• 1x Hanweir Battlements  ^Meld
• 3x Island
• 1x Izzet Boilerworks
• 1x Izzet Guildgate
• 1x Karn's Bastion
• 1x Labyrinth of Skophos
• 3x Mountain
• 1x Mystic Monastery
• 3x Plains
• 1x Reliquary Tower
• 1x Rogue's Passage
• 1x Sacred Foundry
• 1x Steam Vents
• 1x Swiftwater Cliffs
• 1x Temple of Enlightenment
• 1x Temple of Epiphany
• 1x Temple of Triumph
• 1x Terramorphic Expanse
• 1x Vivid Meadow

Instant (7)

• 1x Brainstorm
• 1x Dovin's Veto
• 1x Insidious Will
• 1x Long-Term Plans
• 1x Nexus of Fate
• 1x Savage Beating
• 1x Swords to Plowshares

Sorcery (17)

• 1x Beacon of Tomorrows
• 1x Enter the Infinite
• 1x Fury of the Horde
• 1x Karn's Temporal Sundering
• 1x Part the Waterveil
• 1x Ponder
• 1x Relentless Assault
• 1x Seize the Day
• 1x Supreme Verdict
• 1x Temporal Manipulation
• 1x Temporal Mastery
• 1x Temporal Trespass
• 1x Time Stretch
• 1x Time Warp
• 1x Walk the Aeons
• 1x Waves of Aggression
• 1x World at War

Artifact (13)

• 1x Arcane Signet
• 1x Azorius Signet
• 1x Boros Signet
• 1x Coalition Relic
• 1x Contagion Engine
• 1x Izzet Signet
• 1x Mox Amber
• 1x Proteus Staff
• 1x Sensei's Divining Top
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Strionic Resonator
• 1x Swiftfoot Boots
• 1x The Chain Veil

Commander (1)

Enchantment (15)

• 1x Aggravated Assault
• 1x Aqueous Form
• 1x Eldrazi Conscription
• 1x Inexorable Tide
• 1x Mystic Remora
• 1x Need for Speed
• 1x Oath of Gideon
• 1x Oath of Teferi
• 1x Omniscience
• 1x Reconnaissance
• 1x Smoke
• 1x Spirit Mantle
• 1x Steel of the Godhead
• 1x Swarm Intelligence
• 1x Thousand-Year Storm

Planeswalker (12)

• 1x Dovin, Hand of Control
• 1x Elspeth, Knight-Errant
• 1x Gideon Blackblade
• 1x Jace, the Living Guildpact
• 1x Karn, the Great Creator
• 1x Narset of the Ancient Way
• 1x Narset, Parter of Veils
• 1x Ral, Storm Conduit
• 1x Ral Zarek
• 1x Tamiyo, the Moon Sage
• 1x Teyo, the Shieldmage
• 1x Venser, the Sojourner

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Sideboard

Planeswalker (2)

• 1x Kasmina, Enigmatic Mentor
• 1x Nahiri, the Harbinger

Artifact (1)

• 1x Twinning Staff

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Maybeboard

Artifact (15)

• 1x Azorius Signet
• 1x Boros Signet
• 1x Coalition Relic
• 1x Elixir of Immortality
• 1x Gilded Lotus
• 1x Izzet Signet
• 1x Lotus Petal
• 1x Mox Tantalite
• 1x Pentad Prism
• 1x Ring of Three Wishes
• 1x Spine of Ish Sah
• 1x Sword of Feast and Famine
• 1x Talisman of Conviction
• 1x Talisman of Creativity
• 1x Thran Dynamo

Land (6)

• 1x Bloodstained Mire
• 1x Flooded Strand
• 1x Polluted Delta
• 1x Thespian's Stage
• 1x Windswept Heath
• 1x Wooded Foothills

Sorcery (5)

• 1x Acquire
• 1x Mass Calcify
• 1x Storm Herd
• 1x Terminus
• 1x Tragic Arrogance

Planeswalker (5)

• 1x Ajani Vengeant
• 1x Chandra, Pyromaster
• 1x Karn Liberated
• 1x Narset Transcendent
• 1x Ugin, the Spirit Dragon

Enchantment (3)

• 1x Aqueous Form
• 1x Oblivion Ring
• 1x Smoke

Instant (3)

• 1x Beacon of Immortality
• 1x Long-Term Plans
• 1x Warleader's Helix

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This is a Narset EDH deck for Multiplayer, but shines in 1v1.

Whilst it has been tagged as creatureless, I have found running Aurelia, the Warleader can have some useful interactions, however, this is of personal opinion and the deck functions with just Narset fine.

This is not a 'kitchen tabletop friendly' deck. This deck's aim is pure and simple; take as many extra turns, combat steps and be as brutal as is necessary to win the game (potentially on turn 4/5)

2020 Update: More planeswalkers, slightly gimped manabase (needs work) and more fun tech! Still a work in progress but way happier with how consistent Narset is now. With fetchlands, super fast wins are possible, this deck was toned down slightly to give others a slim chance, but as it stands, it is still scary to face! Often turn 5/6wins, or 3/4 with lucky hands and fetches.

BELOW is from before 2020 update! Some still relevant!

Interesting interactions are primarily to get Inexorable Tide out then proliferate on all planeswalkers for easy ultimates. Another interaction is the Omniscience / Enter the Infinite combo. This combo I am a little wary of decking myself, hence Elixir of Immortality / Jace, the Living Guildpact to reshuffle graveyard-> library.

Sideboard shows cards 'on the way' that I will swap out with cards currently in the deck. Maybeboard shows cards I am considering for the deck. Beacon of Immortality often allows the lifetotal to reach ridiculous levels which is a good combo with cards such as Storm Herd and previously Ajani, Caller of the Pride. If this is a consistent finding, Altar of the Brood may be a significant add to the deck.
Stacking the deck after a successful Proteus Staff trigger to allow for infinite turns or combat steps are also interesting combos.

For help; I am looking to improve the manabase by getting rid of any 'enter the battlefield tapped' lands, but ABUR duals are not acquirable atm. Suggestions on storm cards to include would also be good (Altar of the Brood + the storm card for where goblins enter the battlefield maybe?]
A further help would be opinions on including counterspells. The only reason would be added protection for Narset, Enlightened Master hard casting as far as I can see, as when this machine gets rolling, it becomes insanely hard to stop.

Notes from Update 7 9th April 2016:
Cards to potentially cut in the future are now:
Assemble the Legion reason: whilst very effective, other cards can have a much more warping effect on the game.
Acquire reason: whilst sorting the cards from most necessary to least necessary to the combos' and protection, this card fell into the least useful section.
Day of Judgment Player rewards promo. Reason: Whilst I love this cards' art, swapping to a Wrath of God Promo may be a good idea, due to Wrath's 'cannot regenerate' clause, unlike day of judgement's.

Furthermore, whilst the overall land base is fine, a Command Beacon could be useful due to the nature of Narset being continually targeted. Swapping it in for an basic land out or ETB tap land could be a good idea.

Counterspell and disruption cards I own that could go well in the deck:
Cryptic Command, Pact of Negation, Cyclonic Rift - but cards such as Ring of Three Wishes who are low-enablers for the deck could then be cut. High enablers such as Time Stretch, Tamiyo, the Moon Sage and Reverberate or World at War are non negotiable as High enablers for the deck. As are protection cards for Narset such as Swiftfoot Boots Reconnaissance or mana rocks Thran Dynamo / Sol Ring.

If you like what you see, please +1 and/or leave a comment as all feedback is appreciated!

Date added	8 years
Last updated	4 years
Exclude colors	BG
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	18 - 1 Mythic Rares 41 - 1 Rares 17 - 1 Uncommons 15 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	4.14
Tokens	Emblem Elspeth, Knight-Errant, Emblem Narset of the Ancient Way, Emblem Tamiyo, the Moon Sage, Emblem Venser, the Sojourner, Kor Ally 1/1 W, Soldier 1/1 W, Wall 0/3 W, Wizard 2/2 U
Folders	EDH Decks, Commander Lists I Have, Narset, Enlightened Master