By (Meri)eke, what have you done?

Commander / EDH Casual Control Theme/Gimmick WUB (Esper)

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Land (36)

• 1x Academy Ruins
• 1x Adarkar Wastes
• 1x Ancient Den
• 1x Arcane Lighthouse
• 1x Arcane Sanctum
• 1x Azorius Chancery
• 1x Buried Ruin
• 1x Caves of Koilos
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Dimir Aqueduct
• 1x Flooded Strand
• 1x Glacial Fortress
• 1x Hallowed Fountain
• 5x Island
• 1x Isolated Chapel
• 1x Meteor Crater
• 1x Nimbus Maze
• 1x Plains
• 1x Polluted Delta
• 1x Reflecting Pool
• 1x Sunken Hollow
• 3x Swamp
• 1x Tainted Field
• 1x Tainted Isle
• 1x Temple of Deceit
• 1x Temple of Enlightenment
• 1x Temple of Silence
• 1x Thespian's Stage
• 1x Underground River
• 1x Vault of Whispers

Sorcery (7)

• 1x Armageddon
• 1x Hidden Strings
• 1x Merciless Eviction
• 1x Praetor's Grasp
• 1x Supreme Verdict
• 1x Thoughtcast
• 1x Wrath of God

Creature (20)

• 1x Aphetto Alchemist
• 1x Brago, King Eternal
• 1x Chief Engineer
• 1x Disciple of Bolas
• 1x Disciple of the Vault
• 1x Eldrazi Displacer
• 1x Empress Galina
• 1x Erebos, God of the Dead
• 1x Ertai, the Corrupted
• 1x Etherium Sculptor
• 1x Grand Arbiter Augustin IV
• 1x King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
• 1x Myr Battlesphere
• 1x Myr Retriever
• 1x Pentavus
• 1x Reassembling Skeleton
• 1x Royal Assassin
• 1x Ruthless Deathfang
• 1x Vedalken Archmage
• 1x Wurmcoil Engine

Instant (9)

• 1x Blue Sun's Zenith
• 1x Daze
• 1x Doom Blade
• 1x Esper Charm
• 1x Hindering Light
• 1x Pact of Negation
• 1x Rewind
• 1x Thirst for Knowledge
• 1x Utter End

Planeswalker (5)

• 1x Narset Transcendent
• 1x Ob Nixilis Reignited
• 1x Teferi, Temporal Archmage
• 1x Tezzeret the Seeker
• 1x Venser, the Sojourner

Commander (1)

Artifact (14)

• 1x Conjurer's Closet
• 1x Darksteel Forge
• 1x Darksteel Ingot
• 1x Glaring Spotlight
• 1x Mycosynth Lattice
• 1x Obelisk of Esper
• 1x Skullclamp
• 1x Spine of Ish Sah
• 1x Swiftfoot Boots
• 1x The Chain Veil
• 1x Thousand-Year Elixir
• 1x Thran Dynamo
• 1x Umbral Mantle
• 1x Unbender Tine

Enchantment (8)

• 1x Blind Obedience
• 1x Dictate of Erebos
• 1x Freed from the Real
• 1x Gift of Immortality
• 1x Koskun Falls
• 1x Leyline of Singularity
• 1x Pemmin's Aura
• 1x Second Wind

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Sideboard

Sorcery (2)

• 1x Revoke Existence
• 1x Scarscale Ritual

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Maybeboard

Instant (7)

• 1x Counterspell
• 1x Cyclonic Rift
• 1x Dispatch
• 1x Hurkyl's Recall
• 1x Render Silent
• 1x Return to Dust
• 1x Swords to Plowshares

Enchantment (3)

• 1x Detention Sphere
• 1x Mystic Remora
• 1x Pemmin's Aura

Artifact (6)

• 1x Bubbling Cauldron
• 1x Dimir Signet
• 1x Gilded Lotus
• 1x Godsend
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Wayfarer's Bauble

Sorcery (2)

• 1x Exsanguinate
• 1x Temporal Mastery

Creature (3)

• 1x Eater of Hope
• 1x Solemn Simulacrum
• 1x Sydri, Galvanic Genius

Land (3)

• 1x Glimmervoid
• 1x Mana Confluence
• 1x Minamo, School at Water's Edge

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So this is my decklist for when I want to play a more competitive deck. I am under no illusion that it is Tier 1 but it does well in the metas I play in, and I like to think it can be pretty mean.

The idea is to keep Merieke Ri Berit alive by the use of counterspells, and also through use of equipment.

Counter Spells:

Hindering Light : Cheap, draws a card too.

Pact of Negation : A hidden counter can be so very powerful.

Rewind : Essentially free.

Turn Aside : Very cheap, good for protection.

Ertai, the Corrupted : Repeatable counter and I have ways of giving him fuel.

Equipment to preserve General:

Swiftfoot Boots : Give haste too, useful.

Along with these tactics, the idea is to make sure I can keep drawing cards to propel me towards my end game.

Cards with draw:

Scarscale Ritual : Cheap card draw witha drawback I can work around.

Thoughtcast : Very useful with the number of artifacts.

Vedalken Archmage : Play artifacts, get cards!

Blue Sun's Zenith : Repeatable (after a fashion) card draw.

Esper Charm : Instant speed draw.

Think Twice : A nice flashback, cheap draw spell.

Thirst for Knowledge : Excellent with all the artifacts.

Narset Transcendent : Repeatable card draw for her +1.

Erebos, God of the Dead : Allows me to trade life for cards, can be invaluable. Plus gives me an indestructable blocker/attacker too.

End Game Goal: Darksteel Forge + Merieke Ri Berit + Mycosynth Lattice then add in my opponents best stuff? Or their Commander? Yeah that sounds pretty good to me! On top of that it's now indestructable... sweet.

Alternate Win Conditions:

Aside from just beating face...

Empress Galina + Leyline of Singularity : Steel all their best stuff, no matter what it is, as the Empress can steal Legends. Perfect!

Darksteel Forge + Wurmcoil Engine : Big beatdown creature, can become a monster when indestructable.

Darksteel Forge + Myr Battlesphere + any blink engine: Indestructable token maker. Can go wide or just batter people down.

Venser, the Sojourner + Chain Veil: Eventually you can ultimate this monster given time, and then it really is game over.

Overall, this deck is about either using your win-con against you through Merieke Ri Berit (if it is a creature), or Empress Galina + Leyline of Singularity (if it is anything else), or it is about choking my opponent's ability to fight on out of them. Not pretty but can be fun (for me).

Date added	9 years
Last updated	3 years
Key combos	Empress Galina + Leyline of Singularity Darksteel Forge + Merieke Ri Berit + Mycosynth Lattice Darksteel Forge + Wurmcoil Engine Darksteel Forge + Myr Battlesphere
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	8 - 0 Mythic Rares 49 - 0 Rares 20 - 0 Uncommons 14 - 2 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.72
Tokens	Emblem Narset Transcendent, Emblem Ob Nixilis Reignited, Emblem Teferi, Temporal Archmage, Emblem Venser, the Sojourner, Gold, Morph 2/2 C, Myr 1/1 C, Pentavite 1/1 C, Wurm 3/3 C w/ Deathtouch, Wurm 3/3 C w/ Lifelink
Folders	Commander, EDH/Commander Decks, EDH