Consulate of Stagnation

Commander / EDH Death and Taxes Lifegain Pillow Fort Stax WB (Orzhov)

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Land (36)

• 1x Ash Barrens
• 1x Blighted Fen
• 1x Bojuka Bog
• 1x Caves of Koilos
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Concealed Courtyard
• 1x Esper Panorama
• 1x Evolving Wilds
• 1x Exotic Orchard
• 1x Fetid Heath
• 1x Forbidden Orchard
• 1x Forbidding Watchtower
• 1x Glacial Chasm
• 1x Godless Shrine
• 1x Isolated Chapel
• 1x Kor Haven
• 1x Leechridden Swamp
• 1x Maze of Ith
• 1x Myriad Landscape
• 1x Orzhov Basilica
• 4x Plains
• 1x Scavenger Grounds
• 1x Scoured Barrens
• 1x Shambling Vent
• 1x Silent Clearing
• 1x Springjack Pasture
• 3x Swamp
• 1x Tainted Field
• 1x Tectonic Edge
• 1x Terramorphic Expanse
• 1x Vault of the Archangel

Planeswalker (1)

• 1x Kaya, Ghost Assassin

Enchantment (19)

• 1x Angelic Accord
• 1x Authority of the Consuls
• 1x Blind Obedience
• 1x Bloodchief Ascension
• 1x Exquisite Blood
• 1x Ghostly Prison
• 1x Kismet
• 1x Mystic Barrier
• 1x Oath of Lieges
• 1x Painful Quandary
• 1x Palace Siege
• 1x Phyrexian Arena
• 1x Polluted Bonds
• 1x Righteous Aura
• 1x Rule of Law
• 1x Sanguine Bond
• 1x Smothering Tithe
• 1x Suppression Field
• 1x Wound Reflection

Artifact (10)

• 1x Aetherflux Reservoir
• 1x Ankh of Mishra
• 1x Bolas's Citadel
• 1x Damping Matrix
• 1x Norn's Annex
• 1x Orzhov Cluestone
• 1x Orzhov Signet
• 1x Pristine Talisman
• 1x Thaumatic Compass  ^Flip
• 1x Well of Lost Dreams

Sorcery (10)

• 1x Cataclysm *list*
• 1x Debt to the Deathless
• 1x Exsanguinate
• 1x Fumigate
• 1x Hour of Revelation
• 1x Merciless Eviction
• 1x Torment of Hailfire
• 1x Toxic Deluge
• 1x Tragic Arrogance
• 1x Yawgmoth's Vile Offering

Commander (1)

Creature (18)

• 1x Ashen Rider
• 1x Aven Mindcensor
• 1x Blood Seeker
• 1x Crypt Ghast
• 1x Deadeye Tracker
• 1x Eidolon of Rhetoric
• 1x Erebos, God of the Dead
• 1x Fate Unraveler
• 1x Hushwing Gryff
• 1x Knight of the White Orchid
• 1x Loxodon Gatekeeper
• 1x Oreskos Explorer
• 1x Solemn Simulacrum
• 1x Suture Priest
• 1x Teysa, Envoy of Ghosts
• 1x Twilight Prophet
• 1x Weathered Wayfarer
• 1x Windborn Muse

Instant (5)

• 1x Anguished Unmaking
• 1x Necrologia
• 1x Path to Exile
• 1x Swords to Plowshares
• 1x Utter End

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Sideboard

Creature (3)

• 1x Sun Titan
• 1x Treasury Thrull
• 1x Vizkopa Guildmage

Planeswalker (1)

• 1x Sorin, Grim Nemesis

Artifact (1)

• 1x Torpor Orb

Land (3)

• 1x Arcane Lighthouse
• 1x Field of Ruin
• 1x Ghost Quarter

Instant (1)

• 1x Lapse of Certainty

Enchantment (2)

• 1x Greed
• 1x Profane Procession  ^Flip

Sorcery (1)

• 1x Vindicate

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Maybeboard

Creature (17)

• 1x Angelic Arbiter
• 1x Corpse Augur
• 1x Crypt Rats
• 1x Ethersworn Canonist
• 1x Evra, Halcyon Witness
• 1x Felidar Sovereign
• 1x Karlov of the Ghost Council
• 1x Kor Cartographer
• 1x Leonin Arbiter
• 1x Mischievous Poltergeist
• 1x Noxious Gearhulk
• 1x Obzedat, Ghost Council
• 1x Sin Collector
• 1x Thalia, Heretic Cathar
• 1x Thief of Blood
• 1x Thrull Parasite
• 1x Voidstone Gargoyle

Artifact (8)

• 1x Alhammarret's Archive
• 1x Damping Sphere
• 1x Expedition Map
• 1x Helm of Obedience
• 1x Pithing Needle
• 1x Relic of Progenitus
• 1x Swiftfoot Boots
• 1x Wayfarer's Bauble

Enchantment (13)

• 1x Celestial Convergence
• 1x Fall of the Thran
• 1x Infernal Darkness
• 1x Luminarch Ascension
• 1x Necropotence
• 1x Nevermore
• 1x Oblivion Ring
• 1x One Thousand Lashes
• 1x Phyrexian Scriptures
• 1x Rest in Peace
• 1x Stony Silence
• 1x The Eldest Reborn
• 1x Underworld Connections

Land (10)

• 1x Arch of Orazca
• 1x Cabal Coffers
• 1x Emeria, the Sky Ruin
• 1x Endless Sands
• 1x Ifnir Deadlands
• 1x Kabira Crossroads
• 1x Kjeldoran Outpost
• 1x Memorial to Folly
• 1x Mystifying Maze
• 1x Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth

Instant (12)

• 1x Comeuppance
• 1x Dawn Charm
• 1x Disenchant
• 1x Mana Tithe
• 1x Mortify
• 1x Murderous Cut
• 1x Necrologia
• 1x Return to Dust
• 1x Reverse Damage
• 1x Silence
• 1x Suffer the Past
• 1x Unmake

Sorcery (9)

• 1x Akroma's Vengeance
• 1x Ambition's Cost
• 1x Cleansing
• 1x Damnable Pact
• 1x Life's Finale
• 1x Lost Legacy
• 1x Sadistic Sacrament
• 1x Storm Herd
• 1x Syphon Mind

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Progress can be a powerful force, but also a very dangerous one if left unhinged. Therefore, the Consulate of Stagnation was founded to slow down the speed of progression and to gain control over otherwise possibly unforseen developments and consequences. Or as the rabble call it, they are "killing the fun".

This deck draws the hate from the whole table, but it is just so fun hearing people moan every time you say "Ok, you loose two life and I gain two.". Only for sadists.

Stuff I might add:
More lands maybe. I only have 34 lands (without Maze and Chasm) and I could get into issues.
Damnable Pact seems pretty nice, especially since I can drain other people with it as well. Might be worth removing a different carddraw piece for it.
Adding a tutor, like Increasing Ambition could be quite useful, I would probably remove Obzedat, Ghost Council for it.
Felidar Sovereign sounds pretty sweet as an alternative wincon.
Against combodecks, it could be of use to add a library exile card, like Sadistic Sacrament , Lost Legacy or Praetor's Grasp .
Cataclysm might be a fantastic wipe, I could keep my Sidar and mby a pillowfort piece while setting the ramp total behind.
Cleansing could be a 3 mana: Each players takes a damage for each land. God knows if it's worth it though, card's just funny.
Mortuary Mire might be good to get back a hatebear after they got killed.
Corpse Augur could be nice carddraw if cast after a boardwipe.
Yawgmoth's Vile Offering seems outright crazy, will add them pretty surely.
Damping Sphere makes me moist.
Evra, Halcyon Witness could be funny.
Fall of the Thran : now THIS is interesting. Set everyone back to two lands could be very beneficial for me.
Memorial to Folly is also a nice Mortuary Mire.
Phyrexian Scriptures If this sticks till my upkeep, I have Kambal on field and got a boardwipe. Worth a try.
The Eldest Reborn Another really nice Saga, potentially goes around hexproof stuff and could be a good blowout if not removed. But pretty expensive to cast!
Arch of Orazca for carddraw?
Ifnir Deadlands will probably be added because the -1 life doesn't matter but it is a potential killcard.

Probably not but in back of mind:
Baird, Steward of Argive could be used instead a different prison tool, but I only have one planeswalker so prob. not worth it.
Vraska's Contempt is a nice killspell that also gives me life, but my exile permanent cards are still better for the same or less mana, not adding so far.
Chainer's Torment with a prevent damage spell or something similar could be interesting, but probably too dangerous.
I could always add more discard stuff but I think letting people play spells and then sweep the boards brings me further on the road.
Zhalfirin Void so unsure if this is of any value, but I think not.
Dawn Charm is interesting, especially countering a spell that counters me.
Damage prevention could be of use, to control battles or just save my ass. Potentials are Comeuppance , Reverse Damage , Prismatic Strands , Riot Control , Safe Passage , Samite Ministration or Solitary Confinement which might work together with a permanent carddraw piece.
In the same vein, giving myself hexproof might also be cute, done with Aegis of the Gods , Orbs of Warding or probably best, Leyline of Sanctity .
Endless Sands could be used to get more use out of ETB things, but I don't have much of them as is.

Stuff I might remove:
So far it's hard to say. Still have to see how Ashen Rider really plays out. 8 Mana is hella expensive, even though it might be great.
I have yet to see how Obzedat, Ghost Council work out, but they might not be good enough and I will probably change them with some hatebear.
Wound Reflection also hurts when it doesn't do anything, but has the potential to be ridiculous, I have yet to see how it plays.
Lightning Greaves could always be removed, sometimes they do nothing for me.
Vizkopa Guildmage costs a lot of mana to use and is not that worth if not using it for the draining ability.

Notes: My playgroup has Sol Ring banned, so don't forget to put it in if you try the deck!

Date added	7 years
Last updated	5 years
Exclude colors	URG
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	7 - 3 Mythic Rares 52 - 3 Rares 23 - 5 Uncommons 10 - 1 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.53
Tokens	Angel 4/4 W, City's Blessing, Goat 0/1 W, Spirit 1/1 C, Spirit 1/1 WB, Treasure, Vampire Knight 1/1 B
Folders	EDH - My decks