Braids and her maids

Commander / EDH Competitive Midrange Mono-Blue

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Creature (35)

• 1x Arcanis the Omnipotent
• 1x Artisan of Kozilek
• 1x Blightsteel Colossus
• 1x Clever Impersonator
• 1x Colossal Whale
• 1x Colossus of Akros
• 1x Consecrated Sphinx
• 1x Darksteel Colossus
• 1x Deadeye Navigator
• 1x Frost Titan
• 1x Identity Thief
• 1x Inkwell Leviathan
• 1x It That Betrays
• 1x Kederekt Leviathan
• 1x Kira, Great Glass-Spinner
• 1x Kozilek, Butcher of Truth
• 1x Pathrazer of Ulamog
• 1x Platinum Angel
• 1x Quicksilver Gargantuan
• 1x Roil Elemental
• 1x Sakashima the Impostor
• 1x Scourge of Fleets
• 1x Shapesharer
• 1x Soul of New Phyrexia
• 1x Stormsurge Kraken
• 1x Sun Quan, Lord of Wu
• 1x Teferi, Mage of Zhalfir
• 1x Tidal Force
• 1x Tromokratis
• 1x Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre
• 1x Ulamog's Crusher
• 1x Vesuvan Shapeshifter
• 1x Vodalian Illusionist
• 1x Void Winnower
• 1x Wonder

Land (36)

• 1x Cathedral of War
• 27x Island
• 1x Maze of Ith
• 1x Minamo, School at Water's Edge
• 1x Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
• 1x Opal Palace
• 1x Reliquary Tower
• 1x Riptide Laboratory
• 1x Rogue's Passage
• 1x Temple of the False God

Enchantment (9)

• 1x Control Magic
• 1x Corrupted Conscience
• 1x Dissipation Field
• 1x Frozen Aether
• 1x Mind Control
• 1x Paradox Haze
• 1x Propaganda
• 1x Vanishing
• 1x Volition Reins

Instant (6)

• 1x Aetherspouts
• 1x Blue Sun's Zenith
• 1x Brainstorm
• 1x Evacuation
• 1x Fated Infatuation
• 1x Supplant Form

Commander (1)

Artifact (8)

• 1x Akroma's Memorial
• 1x Caged Sun
• 1x Gate to the AEther
• 1x Grafted Exoskeleton
• 1x Quicksilver Amulet
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Strionic Resonator
• 1x Tamiyo's Journal

Sorcery (5)

• 1x Day's Undoing
• 1x Devastation Tide
• 1x Distorting Wake
• 1x Rite of Replication
• 1x Whelming Wave

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I highly enjoy cheating things out, so once i saw this version of Braids, i just had to try use her in a deck. So this is what i come up with on a mild budget.

Basis:

Sit around till you can get Braids, Conjurer Adept out, then use her to get all your big stuff out. Play nice so your opponents think you're a decent guy and get all their stuff out for them, but flicker Braids, Conjurer Adept to stall them a bit with Deadeye Navigator, and put out extra things with Paradox Haze. if you cant flicker braids to stop them putting stuff out, then Frozen AEther should have you covered along with Propaganda. If braids begins to be a problem, leave her in the command zone, and just use Quicksilver Amulet instead.

Win condition:

• Pretty simple. beat people to death with your huge creatures and such. There's ways in the deck that make it easier for you to hit them, like Stormtide Leviathan, Rogue's Passage, Wonder and Sun Quan, Lord of Wu.

• Come second, or even first, by leading people into a false security that you are a friend, and then backstabbing the person at the last minute. this is achieved by using braids like abilities 7 times a turn with Braids, Conjurer Adept, Gate to the AEther, Strionic Resonator, Paradox Haze, and Sakashima the Impostor

• steal the opponents big stuff to level the playing field/bend it in your favour, then beat them to death with their own creature. this is beautiful when its an eldrazi or creature with infect, so it rubs in the pain a little more

Protection

Maze of Ith, AEtherspouts, Evacuation, Supplant Form, Frozen AEther, Dissipation Field, Devastation Tide, Whelming Wave all protect you from the things that the opponents will be casting, however you should be fine to block with the army of things you have from your multiple braids effects.

Cost:

i honestly dont mind a price anymore, i think ive grabbed all the expensive cards that would really go in, and this is my favourite commander, so i dont mind spending the money on it. so any good suggestions are appreciated, but i think the deck is pretty good as is, as i am winning consistently with it.

End Note:

Any cool suggestions would be good, but i am definitely not looking for any mana rocks at all. braids cheats the need for mana, along with other things,anbd if i have mana rocks, its both mildly pointless and paints a target on my head. caged sun fixes what mana i would need later on if i do, and other methods allow me to fix it if braids costs too much, but mana rocks arent needed. Thanks for the help :D

Date added	8 years
Last updated	7 years
Exclude colors	WBRG
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	13 - 0 Mythic Rares 40 - 0 Rares 15 - 0 Uncommons 5 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	5.59
Tokens	Clue, Copy Clone, Morph 2/2 C
Folders	Cool Decks, Not Mine, less cheap, still fun, Budget EDH, edh