Breena Stax / Voltron

Commander / EDH* Counters Vigilance Warlock WB (Orzhov)

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Pingers (27)

• 1x Hopeful Initiate
• 1x Ollenbock Escort
• 1x Segovian Angel
• 1x Serra Ascendant
• 1x Speaker of the Heavens
• 1x Dauthi Voidwalker
• 1x Grateful Apparition
• 1x Hushbringer
• 1x Lion Sash
• 1x Oona's Blackguard
• 1x Selfless Spirit
• 1x Shinewend
• 1x Strict Proctor
• 1x Tocatli Honor Guard
• 1x Dreamstealer
• 1x Hushwing Gryff
• 1x Kunoros, Hound of Athreos
• 1x Needle Specter
• 1x Reidane, God of the Worthy  ^Flip
• 1x Taranika, Akroan Veteran
• 1x Thalia, Heretic Cathar
• 1x Tymna the Weaver *f-etch*
• 1x Varragoth, Bloodsky Sire
• 1x Angelic Field Marshal
• 1x Felisa, Fang of Silverquill
• 1x Linvala, Keeper of Silence
• 1x Liesa, Forgotten Archangel

Removal (11)

• 1x Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
• 1x Hopeful Initiate
• 1x Swords to Plowshares
• 1x Despark
• 1x Heliod's Intervention
• 1x Shinewend
• 1x Umezawa's Jitte
• 1x Withering Boon
• 1x Liliana of the Veil
• 1x Deadly Rollick
• 1x Kaya the Inexorable

Tutors (7)

• 1x Profane Tutor
• 1x Enlightened Tutor
• 1x Steelshaper's Gift
• 1x Vampiric Tutor
• 1x Demonic Tutor
• 1x Wishclaw Talisman
• 1x Varragoth, Bloodsky Sire

Gravehate (5)

• 1x Containment Priest
• 1x Dauthi Voidwalker
• 1x Lion Sash
• 1x Kunoros, Hound of Athreos
• 1x Liesa, Forgotten Archangel

Stax (3)

• 1x Drannith Magistrate
• 1x Opposition Agent
• 1x Thalia, Heretic Cathar

Lands (28)

• 1x Arid Mesa
• 1x Bloodstained Mire
• 1x Caves of Koilos
• 1x City of Brass
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Concealed Courtyard
• 1x Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
• 1x Fetid Heath
• 1x Flagstones of Trokair
• 1x Flooded Strand
• 1x Godless Shrine
• 1x Mana Confluence
• 1x Marsh Flats
• 1x Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
• 3x Plains
• 1x Polluted Delta
• 1x Scrubland
• 1x Shizo, Death's Storehouse
• 1x Silent Clearing
• 2x Swamp
• 1x Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
• 1x Vault of Champions
• 1x Verdant Catacombs
• 1x Volrath's Stronghold
• 1x Windswept Heath

Ramp (13)

• 1x Chrome Mox
• 1x Lotus Petal
• 1x Mana Crypt
• 1x Mox Amber
• 1x Mox Diamond
• 1x Mox Opal
• 1x Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
• 1x Mana Vault
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Arcane Signet
• 1x Orzhov Signet
• 1x Talisman of Hierarchy
• 1x Sword of Feast and Famine

Discard (6)

• 1x Oona's Blackguard
• 1x Torment of Hailfire
• 1x Dreamstealer
• 1x Liliana of the Veil
• 1x Needle Specter
• 1x Sword of Feast and Famine

ETBhate (5)

• 1x Hushbringer
• 1x Strict Proctor
• 1x Tocatli Honor Guard
• 1x Hushwing Gryff
• 1x Linvala, Keeper of Silence

Draw (1)

• 1x Tymna the Weaver *f-etch*

Commander (1)

Protection (15)

• 1x Volrath's Stronghold
• 1x Giver of Runes
• 1x Mana Tithe
• 1x Ollenbock Escort
• 1x The Ozolith
• 1x Grand Crescendo
• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x Selfless Spirit
• 1x Flawless Maneuver
• 1x Reidane, God of the Worthy  ^Flip
• 1x Sword of Feast and Famine
• 1x Teferi's Protection
• 1x Akroma's Will
• 1x Kaya the Inexorable
• 1x Liesa, Forgotten Archangel

Voltron (12)

• 1x Shizo, Death's Storehouse
• 1x Shadowspear
• 1x Steelshaper's Gift
• 1x Grateful Apparition
• 1x Lion Sash
• 1x Umezawa's Jitte
• 1x Ajani, Caller of the Pride
• 1x Duelist's Heritage
• 1x Lae'zel, Vlaakith's Champion
• 1x Sword of Feast and Famine
• 1x Taranika, Akroan Veteran
• 1x Akroma's Will

Vigilance (9)

• 1x Ollenbock Escort
• 1x Reconnaissance
• 1x Segovian Angel
• 1x Speaker of the Heavens
• 1x Brave the Sands
• 1x Kunoros, Hound of Athreos
• 1x Reidane, God of the Worthy  ^Flip
• 1x Taranika, Akroan Veteran
• 1x Angelic Field Marshal

Wincon (4)

• 1x Torment of Hailfire
• 1x Ajani, Caller of the Pride
• 1x Akroma's Will
• 1x Felisa, Fang of Silverquill

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Maybeboard

Discard (13)

• 1x Arterial Flow
• 1x Bottomless Pit
• 1x Delirium Skeins
• 1x Mind Rake
• 1x Necrogen Mists
• 1x Oppression
• 1x Words of Waste
• 1x Kaya, Ghost Assassin
• 1x Rankle, Master of Pranks
• 1x Syphon Mind
• 1x Larceny
• 1x Painful Quandary
• 1x Tasigur's Cruelty

Protection (5)

• 1x Mother of Runes
• 1x Imp's Mischief
• 1x Lurrus of the Dream-Den
• 1x Elspeth, Knight-Errant
• 1x Hammer of Nazahn

Ramp (5)

• 1x Gemstone Caverns
• 1x Dark Ritual
• 1x Dowsing Dagger  ^Flip
• 1x Fellwar Stone
• 1x Mari, the Killing Quill

Gravehate (4)

• 1x Rest in Peace
• 1x Samurai of the Pale Curtain
• 1x Mari, the Killing Quill
• 1x Kalitas, Traitor of Ghet

ETBhate (2)

• 1x Cursed Totem
• 1x Torpor Orb

Tap (1)

• 1x Authority of the Consuls

Pingers (11)

• 1x Samurai of the Pale Curtain
• 1x Thalia, Guardian of Thraben
• 1x Adeline, Resplendent Cathar
• 1x Aven Mindcensor
• 1x Drana, Liberator of Malakir
• 1x Lurrus of the Dream-Den
• 1x Nikara, Lair Scavenger
• 1x Combat Calligrapher
• 1x Odric, Lunarch Marshal
• 1x Rankle, Master of Pranks
• 1x Sigarda's Vanguard

Voltron (8)

• 1x Paladin Class
• 1x Basri Ket
• 1x Drana, Liberator of Malakir
• 1x Ajani Steadfast
• 1x Elspeth, Knight-Errant
• 1x Hammer of Nazahn
• 1x Odric, Lunarch Marshal
• 1x Sorin, Solemn Visitor

Draw (4)

• 1x Esper Sentinel
• 1x Mari, the Killing Quill
• 1x Nikara, Lair Scavenger
• 1x Syphon Mind

Lands (4)

• 1x Brightclimb Pathway  ^Flip
• 1x Gemstone Caverns
• 1x Inventors' Fair
• 1x Urza's Saga

Tutors (2)

• 1x Inventors' Fair
• 1x Scheming Symmetry

Stax (9)

• 1x Blind Obedience
• 1x Grand Abolisher
• 1x Winter Orb
• 1x Aven Mindcensor
• 1x Hokori, Dust Drinker
• 1x No Mercy
• 1x Sorin, Solemn Visitor
• 1x Tergrid, God of Fright  ^Flip
• 1x Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite

Tax (9)

• 1x Esper Sentinel
• 1x Paladin Class
• 1x Suppression Field
• 1x Thalia, Guardian of Thraben
• 1x Aura of Silence
• 1x Kambal, Consul of Allocation
• 1x Painful Quandary
• 1x Spelltithe Enforcer
• 1x God-Pharaoh's Statue

Removal (5)

• 1x Path to Exile
• 1x Vanishing Verse
• 1x Anguished Unmaking
• 1x Aura of Silence
• 1x Sorin, Solemn Visitor

Wincon (3)

• 1x Basri Ket
• 1x Sigarda's Vanguard
• 1x Approach of the Second Sun

Other (1)

• 1x Sorin, Grim Nemesis

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The objective of this deck is encourage opponents to attack each other while we slow the game down with asymmetric stax pieces and threaten combat damage. There are two sub-themes to the deck, Discard and Vigilance.

I have a soft spot for discard and used it to win many Vintage tournaments back in the 90s, but it can work against us if we are facing a graveyard recursion deck. Our gravehate stax pieces are carefully chosen to disrupt our opponents access to their GY while still letting Liesa, Forgotten Archangel and Kaya the Inexorable do their thing. Oona's Blackguard when combined with Breena's +1/+1 counters functions as a low CMC Larceny. Delirium Skeins can strip our opponent's handsize cheaply, forcing them to attack each other to gain cards back or slowing them down significantly if it resolves before they build a board presence with creatures to generate attack triggers. Dreamstealer and Needle Specter are Mind Twist on a stick with Breena's buffs. Painful Quandary, Liliana of the Veil, and Oppression can also help put our opponents in top deck mode. With our opponents' hand size cut down and life totals pressured, a mid-game Torment of Hailfire is even more effective.

Instead of running Ghostly Prison type effects, I have opted to run Reconnaissance, Brave the Sands, and Angelic Field Marshal to give the whole team vigilance, further discouraging anyone from attacking me. This also provides great cover for planeswalkers to threaten the clock and build value, so I am contemplating adding more to the mix if I can consistantly stick one of the vigilance cards on the field. Additionally, I am looking for other payoffs to not having to untap creatures like Static Orb, though it may not be necessary.

The list features a lot of cards that help keep Breena and her hatebears alive, through both targeted removal and board wipes. Felisa, Fang of Silverquill is an excellent deterrent as well, as we can usually swing for lethal on our next turn after a board wipe. She also forms a nasty combo with The Ozolith.

The hatebear list is also carefully chosen to not rely on ETB triggers, which makes our many Torpor Orb effects purely one-sided.

A strong ramp and tutor package rounds out the list to provide speed and consistency to the build.

Date added	2 years
Last updated	2 years
Legality	This deck is not Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	23 - 0 Mythic Rares 57 - 0 Rares 9 - 0 Uncommons 5 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	2.08
Tokens	Angel 4/4 W, Cat 2/2 W, Citizen 1/1 GW, Dreamstealer 4/4 B, Emblem Kaya the Inexorable, Inkling 2/1 WB, Spirit 1/1 W