Abstain to play

Commander / EDH

taoson

Land (36)

• 1x Brokers Hideout
• 1x Command Tower
• 2x Forest
• 1x Glacial Chasm
• 1x Grand Coliseum
• 1x Irrigated Farmland
• 2x Island
• 1x Jungle Shrine
• 1x Maestros Theater
• 1x Magosi, the Waterveil
• 2x Mountain
• 1x Nomad Outpost
• 1x Obscura Storefront
• 1x Opulent Palace
• 1x Path of Ancestry
• 2x Plains
• 1x Prairie Stream
• 1x Sandsteppe Citadel
• 1x Savage Lands
• 1x Seaside Citadel
• 2x Swamp
• 1x Temple of Abandon
• 1x Temple of Deceit
• 1x Temple of Enlightenment
• 1x Temple of Epiphany
• 1x Temple of Malady
• 1x Temple of Malice
• 1x Temple of Mystery
• 1x Temple of Plenty
• 1x Temple of Silence
• 1x Temple of Triumph

Artifact (4)

• 1x Barbed Wire
• 1x Chromatic Lantern
• 1x Chronatog Totem
• 1x Legacy Weapon

Planeswalker (1)

• 1x Nissa, Steward of Elements

Creature (23)

• 1x Birds of Paradise
• 1x Chronatog
• 1x Drumbellower
• 1x Eater of Days
• 1x Eidolon of Blossoms
• 1x Faeburrow Elder
• 1x Fate Unraveler
• 1x Gretchen Titchwillow
• 1x Gyre Engineer
• 1x Ignoble Hierarch
• 1x Ilysian Caryatid
• 1x Kardur, Doomscourge
• 1x Kiora's Follower
• 1x Loran of the Third Path
• 1x Merieke Ri Berit
• 1x Mesa Enchantress
• 1x Murkfiend Liege
• 1x Sanctum Weaver
• 1x Satyr Enchanter
• 1x Sisay, Weatherlight Captain
• 1x Sythis, Harvest's Hand
• 1x Zhur-Taa Druid
• 1x Zimone, Quandrix Prodigy

Instant (11)

• 1x Bant Charm
• 1x Chance for Glory
• 1x Countersquall
• 1x Dovin's Veto
• 1x Dromar's Charm
• 1x Enlightened Tutor
• 1x Jwari Disruption  ^Flip
• 1x Muddle the Mixture
• 1x Pact of Negation
• 1x Perplex
• 1x Valakut Awakening  ^Flip

Commander (1)

Enchantment (18)

• 1x Cindervines
• 1x Enchanted Evening
• 1x Fertile Ground
• 1x Havoc Festival
• 1x Island Sanctuary
• 1x Lethal Vapors
• 1x Manabarbs
• 1x Mystic Remora
• 1x Roiling Vortex
• 1x Solitary Confinement
• 1x Soul Echo
• 1x Spellshock
• 1x Spiteful Visions
• 1x Stasis
• 1x Sterling Grove
• 1x Sulfuric Vortex
• 1x Trace of Abundance
• 1x Underworld Dreams

Sorcery (6)

• 1x Conflux
• 1x Demonic Tutor
• 1x Ondu Inversion  ^Flip
• 1x Profane Tutor
• 1x Scheming Symmetry
• 1x Tempt with Discovery

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Sideboard

Artifact (5)

• 1x Arcane Signet
• 1x Chromatic Lantern
• 1x Commander's Sphere
• 2x Spectral Searchlight

Enchantment (2)

• 1x Abundant Growth
• 1x Fertile Ground

Land (1)

• 1x The World Tree

Creature (1)

• 1x Esika, God of the Tree  ^Flip

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Maybeboard

Creature (39)

• 1x Aegis of the Gods
• 1x Apprentice Wizard
• 1x Bloom Tender
• 1x Bringer of the Blue Dawn
• 1x Chronosavant
• 1x Druid of the Anima
• 1x Eon Frolicker
• 1x Ertai, the Corrupted
• 1x Ghen, Arcanum Weaver
• 1x Go-Shintai of Life's Origin
• 1x Herald of the Pantheon
• 1x Hope of Ghirapur
• 1x Jukai Naturalist
• 1x Kederekt Parasite
• 1x Kwain, Itinerant Meddler
• 1x League Guildmage
• 1x Leyline Prowler
• 1x Magus of the Abyss
• 1x Mogis, God of Slaughter
• 1x Mystic Archaeologist
• 1x New Prahv Guildmage
• 1x Nightshade Harvester
• 1x Ornithopter of Paradise
• 1x Ornithopter of Paradise
• 1x Phyrexian Soulgorger
• 1x Reflector Mage
• 1x Ruric Thar, the Unbowed
• 1x Satyr Enchanter
• 1x Seedborn Muse
• 1x Seizan, Perverter of Truth
• 1x Shimmer Myr
• 1x Spectral Sailor
• 1x Sygg, River Cutthroat
• 1x Thrasios, Triton Hero
• 1x Treasure Nabber
• 1x Verduran Enchantress
• 1x Wall of Shards
• 1x Xira Arien
• 1x Zo-Zu the Punisher

Enchantment (31)

• 1x Awakening
• 1x Bottomless Pit
• 1x Burning Earth
• 1x Citadel of Pain
• 1x Delaying Shield
• 1x Elephant Grass
• 1x Enchantress's Presence
• 1x Energy Storm
• 1x Fevered Visions
• 1x Gibbering Descent
• 1x Inner Sanctum
• 1x Karmic Justice
• 1x Leyline of Anticipation
• 1x Maelstrom Nexus
• 1x Out of Time
• 1x Overabundance
• 1x Pestilence
• 1x Phyrexian Tyranny
• 1x Planar Chaos
• 1x Power Surge
• 1x Primal Order
• 1x Quest for Renewal
• 1x Quicksilver Dagger
• 1x Royal Decree
• 1x Spirit of Resistance
• 1x Unbridled Growth
• 1x Urban Utopia
• 1x Vernal Equinox
• 1x Widespread Thieving
• 1x Widespread Thieving
• 1x Words of Waste

Artifact (10)

• 1x Ankh of Mishra
• 1x Arcane Signet
• 1x Chromatic Orrery
• 1x Copper Tablet
• 1x Crystal Ball
• 1x Fist of Suns
• 1x Smokestack
• 1x Tangle Wire
• 1x Timesifter
• 1x Tome of the Guildpact

Planeswalker (4)

• 1x Teferi, Master of Time
• 1x Teferi, Time Raveler
• 1x The Wanderer
• 1x Vivien, Champion of the Wilds

Land (4)

• 1x Alchemist's Refuge
• 1x Cabaretti Courtyard
• 1x Halls of Mist
• 1x Riveteers Overlook

Sorcery (4)

• 1x Chronomantic Escape
• 1x Kaya's Wrath
• 1x Mass Diminish
• 1x Single Combat

Instant (3)

• 1x Blossoming Calm
• 1x Meditate
• 1x Obscura Charm

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An absurd EDH deck built to mimic the Boomer's environmental policy of polluting the environment then retiring to avoid the consequences. This deck attempts to win by abstaining from play.

Early on it tries to set up a series of (mostly) symmetrical damaging effects punishing things like: having an upkeep Havoc Festival, drawing a card Spiteful Visions, or casting a spell Spellshock.

After some form of punishment-for-play is established, the deck then avoids it by skipping its own turns using cards like: Chronatog, Eater of Days, or Lethal Vapors.

The draw backs of skipped turns are mitigated using defensive cards which become less effective on, or defer costs to, successive turns which might be skipped. Notable examples include: Chance for Glory, Soul Echo (where x = 0), and Glacial Chasm.

Flexible counter spells (Dromar's Charm, Bant Charm), and instant speed abilities (Sisay, Weatherlight Captain, Legacy Weapon) allow some degree of off-turn interaction. Drumbellower, and Murkfiend Liege combined with 'big' mana dorks (Jegantha, the Wellspring, Faeburrow Elder, Sanctum Weaver) help repeatedly power those interactions.

Given the large amount of enchantments, the deck has a small Enchantress package including: Sythis, Harvest's Hand, and Sanctum Weaver, as well as Enchanted Evening + Sterling Grove .

For extra flavor, be sure to remind everyone when you start to skip turns that you're retiring.

Date added	2 years
Last updated	1 year
Key combos	Enchanted Evening + Sterling Grove
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	3 - 1 Mythic Rares 53 - 2 Rares 22 - 2 Uncommons 12 - 4 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	2.94
Based on	Abstain_to_play taoson EDH