Sharuum with a View

Commander / EDH Artifact Combo Control WUB (Esper)

Smyth

Creature (25)

• 1x Archaeomancer
• 1x Augury Owl
• 1x Burnished Hart
• 1x Corpse Connoisseur
• 1x Deadeye Navigator
• 1x Disciple of the Vault
• 1x Filigree Angel
• 1x Flickerwisp
• 1x Lumengrid Augur
• 1x Magister Sphinx
• 1x Mistmeadow Witch
• 1x Mnemonic Wall
• 1x Mulldrifter
• 1x Omenspeaker
• 1x Phyrexian Metamorph
• 1x Restoration Angel
• 1x Rune-Scarred Demon
• 1x Sanctum Gargoyle
• 1x Sanctum Plowbeast
• 1x Sea Gate Oracle
• 1x Solemn Simulacrum
• 1x Sphinx of Uthuun
• 1x Treasure Mage
• 1x Trinket Mage
• 1x Vizkopa Guildmage

Planeswalker (2)

• 1x Tezzeret the Seeker
• 1x Venser, the Sojourner

Land (29)

• 1x Academy Ruins
• 1x Ancient Den
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Darkslick Shores
• 1x Drowned Catacomb
• 1x Esper Panorama
• 1x Evolving Wilds
• 1x Glacial Fortress
• 1x Godless Shrine
• 1x Hallowed Fountain
• 4x Island
• 4x Plains
• 1x Reliquary Tower
• 1x Seachrome Coast
• 1x Seat of the Synod
• 3x Swamp
• 1x Temple of Deceit
• 1x Temple of the False God
• 1x Terramorphic Expanse
• 1x Vault of Whispers
• 1x Watery Grave

Enchantment (4)

• 1x Blind Obedience
• 1x Debtors' Knell
• 1x Detention Sphere
• 1x Phyrexian Arena

Artifact (20)

• 1x Azorius Signet
• 1x Blinkmoth Urn
• 1x Conjurer's Closet
• 1x Dimir Signet
• 1x Dispeller's Capsule
• 1x Executioner's Capsule
• 1x Expedition Map
• 1x Gilded Lotus
• 1x Mind's Eye
• 1x Nihil Spellbomb
• 1x Oblivion Stone
• 1x Orzhov Signet
• 1x Scourglass
• 1x Sculpting Steel
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Spine of Ish Sah
• 1x Staff of Nin
• 1x Thopter Foundry
• 1x Time Sieve
• 1x Wayfarer's Bauble

Instant (13)

• 1x Arcane Denial
• 1x Blue Sun's Zenith
• 1x Counterspell
• 1x Dispatch
• 1x Dissipate
• 1x Ghostly Flicker
• 1x Hero's Downfall
• 1x Hinder
• 1x Lim-Dul's Vault
• 1x Mindbreak Trap
• 1x Momentary Blink
• 1x Swan Song
• 1x Swords to Plowshares

Sorcery (6)

• 1x Demonic TutorGC
• 1x Diabolic Tutor
• 1x Fabricate
• 1x Obzedat's Aid
• 1x Rite of Replication
• 1x Wrath of God

Commander (1)

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Base Description:

This is an artifact blink deck with a few combos to pull out the win. Most of what it does is watch, wait, ramp, and answer threats until such a combo becomes opportune. It's great at controlling what hits play, what leaves play, and what never resolves at all. Etherium is immortality, and Sharuum has the power to warp the existence of mere unenlightened flesh (as per her Alara lore).

Strengths:

Versatile answers to problem permanents. Your strategy can change with the game. Very interactive.

Lots of card draw, tutors, and land-fetch ramp. You will not run out of gas once you're off and running.

Great synergy with its general, but not lost without her. Can win games without casting Sharuum even once.

Weaknesses:

So slow. So very, very slow. Even with a lot of ramp, the deck is thin on lands. And even once your manabase is set, your turns can take a long time, with all the ETB triggers.

Lots of answers. Virtually no threats. This deck has no Timmy appeal whatsoever.

Graveyard hate, fast aggro, and mass artifact removal all make this deck's controller a sad panda.

Its winning combos might be numerous, but they can still be disrupted, and some of them are slow.

Can draw a lot of hate from the table.

You should play the deck if:

You love artifacts.

You like answers more than you like threats.

Reanimating utility dudes is your style.

You prefer a longer game.

Your playgroup is cool with the more "Spike" end of the Commander spectrum.

Esper is your slice of the color pie.

Date added	10 years
Last updated	10 years
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	3 - 0 Mythic Rares 39 - 0 Rares 24 - 0 Uncommons 23 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.48
Tokens	Bird 2/2 U, Copy Clone, Emblem Venser, the Sojourner, Thopter 1/1 U