Arc 1 - Equipment-Aura

Commander / EDH Control Mono-White

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ControlCombat (20)

• 1x Authority of the Consuls
• 1x Angelsong
• 1x Blind Obedience
• 1x Luminarch Ascension
• 1x Powder Keg
• 1x Ratchet Bomb
• 1x Crawlspace
• 1x Ghostly Prison
• 1x Safe Passage
• 1x Archangel of Tithes
• 1x Brigid, Hero of Kinsbaile
• 1x Lightmine Field
• 1x Seht's Tiger
• 1x Settle the Wreckage
• 1x Silent Arbiter
• 1x Hixus, Prison Warden
• 1x Single Combat
• 1x Sphere of Safety
• 1x Crovax, Ascendant Hero
• 1x Heavenly Blademaster

Power (15)

• 1x Cathar's Shield
• 1x Colossus Hammer
• 1x Ethereal Armor
• 1x Serra Ascendant
• 1x All That Glitters
• 1x Blackblade Reforged
• 1x Conviction
• 1x Daybreak Coronet
• 1x Hero's Blade
• 1x Danitha Capashen, Paragon
• 1x Loxodon Warhammer
• 1x Sword of Vengeance
• 1x Balan, Wandering Knight
• 1x Argentum Armor
• 1x Heavenly Blademaster

Draw (6)

• 1x Secluded Steppe
• 1x Angelic Gift
• 1x Angelsong
• 1x Sram, Senior Edificer
• 1x Mesa Enchantress
• 1x Cast Out

Ramp (6)

• 1x Myriad Landscape
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Gold Myr
• 1x Mind Stone
• 1x Burnished Hart
• 1x Worn Powerstone

SramSpecial (4)

• 1x Cathar's Shield
• 1x Flickering Ward
• 1x Conviction
• 1x Sram, Senior Edificer

Aura (17)

• 1x Ethereal Armor
• 1x Flickering Ward
• 1x Sigarda's Aid
• 1x All That Glitters
• 1x Angelic Gift
• 1x Conviction
• 1x Daybreak Coronet
• 1x Restoration Specialist
• 1x Spirit Loop
• 1x Sram, Senior Edificer
• 1x Danitha Capashen, Paragon
• 1x Gift of Immortality
• 1x Heliod's Pilgrim
• 1x Mesa Enchantress
• 1x Prison Term
• 1x Indestructibility
• 1x Heavenly Blademaster

Equipment (16)

• 1x Cathar's Shield
• 1x Colossus Hammer
• 1x Sigarda's Aid
• 1x Blackblade Reforged
• 1x Hero's Blade
• 1x Restoration Specialist
• 1x Sram, Senior Edificer
• 1x Armory Automaton
• 1x Brass Squire
• 1x Danitha Capashen, Paragon
• 1x Loxodon Warhammer
• 1x Sword of Vengeance
• 1x Auriok Windwalker
• 1x Balan, Wandering Knight
• 1x Argentum Armor
• 1x Heavenly Blademaster

Protect (8)

• 1x Flickering Ward
• 1x Suture Priest
• 1x Torpor Orb
• 1x Gift of Immortality
• 1x Safe Passage
• 1x Indestructibility
• 1x Seht's Tiger
• 1x The Wanderer

Instant (5)

• 1x Sigarda's Aid
• 1x Angelsong
• 1x Safe Passage
• 1x Seht's Tiger
• 1x Hixus, Prison Warden

Evasion (2)

• 1x Flickering Ward
• 1x Angelic Gift

Commander (1)

Creature (17)

• 1x Serra Ascendant
• 1x Gold Myr
• 1x Restoration Specialist
• 1x Sram, Senior Edificer
• 1x Suture Priest
• 1x Armory Automaton
• 1x Brass Squire
• 1x Danitha Capashen, Paragon
• 1x Heliod's Pilgrim
• 1x Mesa Enchantress
• 1x Auriok Windwalker
• 1x Balan, Wandering Knight
• 1x Brigid, Hero of Kinsbaile
• 1x Seht's Tiger
• 1x Silent Arbiter
• 1x Crovax, Ascendant Hero
• 1x Heavenly Blademaster

Removal (12)

• 1x Journey to Nowhere
• 1x Oblivion Ring
• 1x Prison Term
• 1x Cast Out
• 1x Divine Reckoning
• 1x Settle the Wreckage
• 1x The Wanderer
• 1x Fumigate
• 1x Hixus, Prison Warden
• 1x Single Combat
• 1x Winds of Rath
• 1x Crovax, Ascendant Hero

Land (37)

• 1x Emeria, the Sky Ruin
• 1x Idyllic Grange
• 1x Myriad Landscape
• 32x Plains
• 1x Scavenger Grounds
• 1x Secluded Steppe

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I copied and then gutted this Equipment/Aura Tribal Deck.

The intention is a Mid Curve Mono White Equipment/Aura Tribal

Paired against Red Goblins, Green Elves, Blue Wizards, and Black Rats; all around $120.

I had set out for $100 in an effort to speed things up I added some winning synergies to the decks.

Specific Interactions for Round 1

Careful with Crawlspace, Lightmine Field, Silent Arbiter. It puts a big target on your head.

Elves

Arc 1 - Elves

Ezuri, Renegade Leader

Umbral Mantle + Any Elf that taps for or more GOES INFINITE!

Gleeful Sabotage Is another issue for our heavy hand into Artifacts and Enchantments.

It is very easy for Elves to go Wiiiiiiiiiiiide

Joraga Warcaller , Elvish Archdruid , Elvish Champion , Imperious Perfect , Dwynen, Gilt-Leaf Daen , Lys Alana Huntmaster , Immaculate Magistrate , Elvish Promenade , Overwhelming Stampede , Kindred Summons

Or very Taaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaall

Elvish Vanguard , Jagged-Scar Archers , Marwyn, the Nurturer , Timberwatch Elf , Immaculate Magistrate , Might of the Masses , Wirewood Pride , Strength in Numbers , Alpha Status

We have a few things that can help with this and here are just a few.

Suture Priest , Archangel of Tithes , Baird, Steward of Argive , Prison Term

The Main issue is that Elves are super consistent and there isn't a clear plan for stopping them and getting through. Personally I think the best way is to counter punch their first 'burst' of mana dorks with mass removal or let Goblins worry about them a little. Take damage and save the Safe Passage, Seht's Tiger, Angelsong for when you have the board wipe in hand for your next main phase.

Goblins

Arc 1 - Goblins

Krenko, Mob Boss

Umbral Mantle + Ashnod's Altar + Krenko, Mob Boss

| Thousand-Year Elixir or Magewright's Stone | + Thermopod + Krenko, Mob Boss

Goblin Trashmaster Is our Achilles Heel. Prison Term IMMEDIATELY !!!!!

Impact Tremors , Goblin Bombardment , Purphoros, God of the Forge , and even Burn at the Stake .

Suture Priest , Safe Passage , Seht's Tiger , The Wanderer , Torpor Orb , Authority of the Consuls should help here.

There are a lot of Threaten cards that can be used with all the sacrifice effects to deal with our key creatures or just to untap Krenko, Mob Boss

There are a lot of things that give all creatures Haste as well. Hammer of Purphoros , Fervor Reckless Bushwhacker , Ogre Battledriver , Goblin Warchief , Goblin Warchief Goblin Bushwhacker

Wizards

Arc 1 - Wizards

Naban, Dean of Iteration

By far the most complicated deck in round 1 with many, many lines of play.

Archaeomancer + | Ghostly Flicker or Displace or Illusionist's Stratagem |

| Naban, Dean of Iteration or Panharmonicon | + Venser, Shaper Savant + Sage's Row Denizen

Isochron Scepter + Dramatic Reversal

Control

Engulf the Shore, Evacuation, Wizard's Retort, Muddle the Mixture, Hinder, Counterspell, Control Magic

Tonnes of creatures that ETB trigger or tap for mana or draw cards or make tokens. The biggest issue here is that there are many Unsummon effects like AEther Adept, Separatist Voidmage, Vedalken AEthermage, Venser, Shaper Savant and the diabolical Crystal Shard

Portcullis May lock us out of having a creature as we have fewer than all other decks and our commander cmc is so high.

Watch out for Thassa's Oracle, Jace, Wielder of Mysteries and Laboratory Maniac.

Yes this can self-mill win with a few key components.

Torpor Orb will be the luckiest draw you have.

Rats

Arc 1 - Rats

Ayara, First of Locthwain

By far the simplest deck in round 1.

Relentless Rats

Tutors Diabolic Tutor , Beseech the Queen For Thrumming Stone

Thrumming Stone, Thrumming Stone, Thrumming Stone, Thrumming Stone

Thrumming Stone, Thrumming Stone, Thrumming Stone, Thrumming Stone

Just in case you missed it.

Ayara, First of Locthwain or Bontu's Monument + Thrumming Stone + Relentless Rats is GG

For the most part Rats should ignore you and focus on Elves and Goblins but Dread Charge with even 6 rats is death.

Perish, Crypt Rats, Infected Vermin, Malicious Affliction and Living Death should help with keep other decks pretty narrow.

Torpor Orb and Ghostly Prison will help keep the focus on combat and other players.

There is a lot to unpack here but I hope this gives some insights. If you do pick Baird, Steward of Argive for round 1 you will be prepared.

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Please help me balance round 1 of Arc. If you think I missed a card to help this deck compete or to better balance the round, please let me know.

I hope you take the time to Ponder building decks in a vacuum with known competition.

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Date added	4 years
Last updated	4 years
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	2 - 0 Mythic Rares 34 - 0 Rares 22 - 0 Uncommons 10 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	2.94
Tokens	Angel 4/4 W
Folders	Arc - 1 - Mid Mono Tribal
Based on	Rage Quit Tribal drwhosmith4 EDH