Mono U Control

Commander / EDH* Control Infinite Combo Mono-Blue

Paulapolos

Artifact (17)

• 1x Basalt Monolith
• 1x Elixir of Immortality
• 1x Everflowing Chalice
• 1x Expedition Map
• 1x Extraplanar Lens
• 1x Grim Monolith
• 1x Hedron Archive
• 1x Mana Crypt
• 1x Mana Vault
• 1x Mindslaver
• 1x Oblivion Stone
• 1x Rings of Brighthearth
• 1x Scroll Rack
• 1x Sensei's Divining Top
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Vedalken Orrery
• 1x Vedalken Shackles

Land (36)

• 1x Academy Ruins
• 1x Ancient Tomb
• 1x Field of Ruin
• 26x Island
• 1x Lonely Sandbar
• 1x Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
• 1x Seat of the Synod
• 1x Strip Mine
• 1x Temple of the False God
• 1x Thawing Glaciers
• 1x Tolaria West

Instant (17)

• 1x Blue Sun's Zenith
• 1x Brainstorm
• 1x Capsize
• 1x Counterspell
• 1x Cryptic Command *list*
• 1x Cyclonic Rift
• 1x Disallow
• 1x Learn from the Past
• 1x Long-Term Plans
• 1x Mana Drain
• 1x Muddle the Mixture
• 1x Mystic Confluence
• 1x Pact of Negation
• 1x Pull from Tomorrow
• 1x Spell Burst
• 1x Stroke of Genius
• 1x Whir of Invention

Creature (9)

• 1x Archaeomancer
• 1x Duplicant
• 1x Emrakul, the Promised End
• 1x Glen Elendra Archmage
• 1x Palinchron
• 1x Solemn Simulacrum
• 1x Trinket Mage
• 1x Trophy Mage
• 1x Walking Ballista

Sorcery (3)

• 1x Crush of Tentacles
• 1x Ponder
• 1x Rite of Replication

Commander (1)

Enchantment (12)

• 1x Annex
• 1x Counterbalance
• 1x Future Sight
• 1x Imprisoned in the Moon
• 1x Mystic Remora
• 1x Oath of Jace
• 1x Power Artifact
• 1x Propaganda
• 1x Rhystic Study
• 1x Search for Azcanta  ^Flip
• 1x Soothsaying
• 1x Thopter Spy Network

Planeswalker (5)

• 1x Jace Beleren
• 1x Jace, the Mind Sculptor
• 1x Karn Liberated
• 1x Tezzeret the Seeker
• 1x Ugin, the Spirit Dragon

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This is a mono-blue combo control deck. We want to slow the game down until we can establish an indefinite mana loop and win the game from there.
The Combos: Our deck makes use of the interaction between Power Artifact and monoliths. Power Artifact makes the untap ability of the monolith cost less than the amount that they tap for. Alternatively, Palinchron can be looped with a Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx to make infinite blue mana. The win Conditions: Using the infinite mana loops we can cast Walking Ballista for lethal for all players. Conversely, Blue Sun's Zenith and Stroke of Genius can deck a player in one hit. With infinite blue mana Capsize returns all other players permanents to their hands. With infinite mana, Soothsaying allows you to rearrange your library as we like. Sensei's Divining Top and Future Sight play similarly. These in conjunction with Elixir of Immortality allow us to loop other cards for the win. With this loop we can Mindslaver-lock all opponents. Annex and the Strip Mine variants control troublesome lands. Annex is also ramp. Imprisoned in the Moon is a catch all that can also lock down an opposing commander. The Jace planeswalkers are repeatable card advantage that add to devotion. Oath of Jace fills the same role. These cheap cards that draw cards when you cast them and stick around and turn on Crush of Tentacles and Archaeomancer. Cryptic Command and Mystic Confluence can pick up and loop Archaeomancer. Rings of Brighthearth only works with Basalt Monolith. Tutor packages: Whir of Invention and Tezzeret the Seeker can get combo pieces, Oblivion Stone, lands or mana rocks, removal artifacts, Mindslaver, Elixir of Imortality, or Sensei's Divining Top. Long-Term Plans is our most flexible tutor, and its not even card disavantage with Future Sight. Muddle the Mixture gets combo pieces and doubles as a counter spell. It can also get Pull from Tomorrow, and Scroll Rack. Trophy Mage grabs combo pieces, removal, and sweepers. Trinket Mage mainly gets Sensei's Divining Top but it can also get mana rocks, Walking Ballista, Elixir of Immortality, and Seat of the Synod. Tolaria West gets Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx as well as, Thawing Glaciers, strip mine variants, Academy Ruins, Everflowing Chalice, and Walking Ballista.Soothsaying, Scroll Rack, and Sensei's Divining Top give added value with shuffle effects.

Date added	7 years
Last updated	5 years
Legality	This deck is not Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	14 - 0 Mythic Rares 30 - 0 Rares 19 - 0 Uncommons 11 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.11
Tokens	Copy Clone, Octopus 8/8 U, Thopter 1/1 C