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Commander / EDH Control Enchantment Multiplayer Pillow Fort Primer WU (Azorius)

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Creature (12)

• 1x Academy Rector
• 1x Consecrated Sphinx
• 1x Frost Titan
• 1x Gilded Drake
• 1x Glen Elendra Archmage
• 1x Linvala, Keeper of Silence
• 1x Phyrexian Metamorph
• 1x Snapcaster Mage
• 1x Solemn Simulacrum
• 1x Sun Titan
• 1x Thassa, God of the Sea
• 1x Venser, Shaper Savant

Planeswalker (5)

• 1x Elspeth, Knight-Errant
• 1x Gideon Jura
• 1x Jace Beleren
• 1x Jace, the Mind Sculptor
• 1x Tamiyo, the Moon Sage

Land (34)

• 1x Arcane Lighthouse
• 1x Azorius Chancery
• 1x Celestial Colonnade
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Flooded Strand
• 1x Ghost Quarter
• 1x Glacial Fortress
• 1x Hallowed Fountain
• 1x High Market
• 6x Island
• 1x Maze of Ith
• 1x Mystic Gate
• 1x Nimbus Maze
• 6x Plains
• 1x Polluted Delta
• 1x Prairie Stream
• 1x Reliquary Tower
• 1x Riptide Laboratory
• 1x Seachrome Coast
• 1x Strip Mine
• 1x Temple of Enlightenment
• 1x Thespian's Stage
• 1x Tolaria West
• 1x Windswept Heath

Enchantment (11)

• 1x Aura of Silence
• 1x Blind Obedience
• 1x Detention Sphere
• 1x Ghostly Prison
• 1x Land Tax
• 1x Mystic Remora
• 1x Nevermore
• 1x Omniscience
• 1x Propaganda
• 1x Rest in Peace
• 1x Rhystic Study

Artifact (8)

• 1x Isochron Scepter
• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x Sensei's Divining Top
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Sphere of Resistance
• 1x Sword of Feast and Famine
• 1x Talisman of Progress
• 1x Winter Orb

Instant (23)

• 1x Arcane Denial
• 1x Blue Sun's Zenith
• 1x Brainstorm
• 1x Counterspell
• 1x Cryptic Command *list*
• 1x Cyclonic Rift
• 1x Enlightened Tutor
• 1x Fact or Fiction
• 1x Force of Will
• 1x Hinder
• 1x Into the Roil
• 1x Muddle the Mixture
• 1x Mystical Tutor
• 1x Negate
• 1x Orim's Chant
• 1x Pact of Negation
• 1x Path to Exile
• 1x Remand
• 1x Render Silent
• 1x Return to Dust
• 1x Spell Crumple
• 1x Sphinx's Revelation
• 1x Swords to Plowshares

Sorcery (6)

• 1x Austere Command
• 1x Bribery
• 1x Entreat the Angels
• 1x Supreme Verdict
• 1x Terminus
• 1x Wrath of God

Commander (1)

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Ever since I started playing Magic, I knew I'd end up as a Commander player mostly. When I first set out to build my own deck, I thought that UW had some cool generals, so that was what I would build. A friend sent me a list of every UW General, and I went through it like a kid in a candy store. I settled on one I liked: Grand Arbiter Augustin IV. I wasn't sure how to build him, so I asked my friend his opinion on my choice of general. He responded quickly upon hearing my decision: "Don't be that much of a douche." It was then that I knew Arbiter was my commander.

This is my take on Grand Arbiter control. Basically, it's an enchantment-oriented deck with stax elements. Prison pieces are generally low cost, so that any of them can come out early in the game. Once Arbiter hits the field, the game becomes progressively easier for you and harder for everyone else. After that, there are a good amount of bombs with control aspects (Linvala, Titans). The main win con in the deck (outside of total control) is cheating in Omiscience. One way is by Academy Rector + Supreme Verdict . If you don't have an amazing creature presence, an uncounterable wipe throws Rector away and lets you find Omniscience . If you'd rather keep your board, that High Market is actually in there just to pop him off- plus you can always eat one of your own doomed creatures with it to gain a measly 1 life. You can also hardcast Omniscience , but going on without a Counterspell at the ready is just asking to lose it.

So there are three phases to play when it comes to Arbiter. Early game is all based on stalling out the game. If you can cast Arbiter a turn early, sweet. You jam that fucker out and you jam it hard. But odds are you're going to drop him on turn 4. Dont play him into countermagic or kills if you can avoid it- losing him that quick sets you back a lot. Generally speaking I like a turn 4 Abry that survives until turn 7-10. The reduction is stellar for you, but the tax is what kills it. Your friends suddenly can't cast their turn 4 commander anymore, they're off tempo, the game plan is whack. Of course you're holding Counterspell, Path to Exile, so on and so on to deal with anything they play. Mid game is about attempting to set up threats, locks, and combos. Propaganda and Ghostly Prison slow the offense against you to a crawl, Aura of Silence blows up enchantments, artifacts, and prevents them from existing entirely, more counterspells, a planeswalker or two, and begin attempting at either an Isochron Scepter package or a play at Omniscience . End game is where it gets real fun. You've exhausted every other player's resources, while Sun Titan brings back some of your enchants and creatures, and then Sword of Feast and Famine, equip cost, target Grand Arbiter. Resolves? Sweet. I play more scary permanents, untap my lands, holding countermana open, oh and now you're in threat of dying to a 100-year-old blind and crippled judge. Next prisoner, please.

This deck is primarily a 1-v-1 competitive build. Against a single opponent, the only reason you should really lose is because they got out of hand before you could stop them at all. When you go for multiplayer, you can't stop everything. Make your counter magic count- wait for BIG stuff like game-winning spells and crucial set up pieces. Anything that will cause you to lose with no chance to work around should get countered or broken. Outside of that, many spells aren't worth the counter.

This deck is heavily inspired by the Grand Arbiter primer by madhatter00o on mtgsalvation.

Date added	9 years
Last updated	2 years
Key combos	Academy Rector + Supreme Verdict
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	18 - 0 Mythic Rares 41 - 0 Rares 22 - 0 Uncommons 7 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.08
Tokens	Angel 4/4 W, Emblem Elspeth, Knight-Errant, Emblem Tamiyo, the Moon Sage, Soldier 1/1 W
Folders	Edh, Azorious EDH, commander, friends decks, Grand Arbiter