Elsha, the Infinite

Commander / EDH* RUW (Jeskai, America)

Crimsonspill

Land (38)

• 1x Adarkar Wastes
• 1x Arid Mesa
• 1x Battlefield Forge
• 1x City of Brass
• 1x Clifftop Retreat
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Flooded Strand
• 1x Forbidden Orchard
• 1x Gemstone Mine
• 1x Glacial Fortress
• 1x Hallowed Fountain
• 10x Island
• 1x Mana Confluence
• 3x Mountain
• 1x Mystic Monastery
• 2x Plains
• 1x Reflecting Pool
• 1x Reliquary Tower
• 1x Sacred Foundry
• 1x Scalding Tarn
• 1x Shivan Reef
• 1x Steam Vents
• 1x Sulfur Falls
• 1x Temple of Enlightenment
• 1x Temple of Epiphany
• 1x Temple of Triumph

Creature (8)

• 1x Baral, Chief of Compliance
• 1x Grand Arbiter Augustin IV
• 1x Kykar, Wind's Fury
• 1x Lavinia, Azorius Renegade
• 1x Mother of Runes
• 1x Snapcaster Mage
• 1x Spellskite
• 1x Urza, Lord High Artificer

Artifact (16)

• 1x Aetherflux Reservoir
• 1x Basalt Monolith
• 1x Chromatic Lantern
• 1x Chrome Mox
• 1x Gemstone Array
• 1x Helm of Awakening
• 1x Helm of Obedience
• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x Lotus Petal
• 1x Mana Crypt
• 1x Rings of Brighthearth
• 1x Scroll Rack
• 1x Sensei's Divining Top
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Spellbook
• 1x Vedalken Orrery

Sorcery (10)

• 1x Bonus Round
• 1x Enter the Infinite
• 1x Faithless Looting
• 1x Grapeshot
• 1x Past in Flames
• 1x Ponder
• 1x Preordain
• 1x Serum Visions
• 1x Supreme Verdict
• 1x Treasure Cruise

Enchantment (8)

• 1x Dream Halls
• 1x Eye of the Storm
• 1x Mystic Remora
• 1x Omniscience
• 1x Propaganda
• 1x Rest in Peace
• 1x Rhystic Study
• 1x Thousand-Year Storm

Commander (1)

Instant (15)

• 1x Brainstorm
• 1x Counterspell
• 1x Cyclonic Rift
• 1x Enlightened Tutor
• 1x Flusterstorm
• 1x Force of Negation
• 1x Force of Will
• 1x Lightning Bolt
• 1x Mana Drain
• 1x Mana Tithe
• 1x Mystical Tutor
• 1x Pact of Negation
• 1x Pact of the Titan
• 1x Stroke of Genius
• 1x Swan Song

Planeswalker (4)

• 1x Narset, Parter of Veils
• 1x Narset Transcendent
• 1x Ral, Storm Conduit
• 1x Teferi, Time Raveler

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Sideboard

Enchantment (1)

• 1x Impact Tremors

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Maybeboard

Sorcery (3)

• 1x Finale of Promise
• 1x Minds Aglow
• 1x Windfall

Enchantment (2)

• 1x Ever-Watching Threshold
• 1x Sunbird's Invocation

Instant (1)

• 1x Boros Charm

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Name.

Current Win-Cons

1. Eye of the Storm/Thousand Year Storm interaction into Aetherflux/Ral, Storm Conduit/Lightning Bolt, Grapeshot, Brain Freeze (with Rest in Peace on Board preferably).

Note: For further elaboration on how the interaction works, go to https://www.mtgsalvation.com/forums/magic-fundamentals/magic-rulings/807115-eye-of-the-storm-is-insane (apologies for the lack of hyperlink - Tappedout text formatting yikers) and look for the comment made by peteroupc. They breaks down the interaction step by step, including the passing of priority and how to properly stack the triggers, as it is one of the core ways that the deck "storms" out.

1. Rest in Peace/Helm of Obedience
2. Infinite colorless mana via Basalt/Rings for Urza, if colored mana is necessary for any reason, Gemstone Array is in the deck to filter it. This is used, along with 4) to circle back into either 1) or 2)
3. Omniscience/Enter the Infinite into 1), 2), or 3). Can be done as early as turn 2 with Dream Halls and a phenomenal hand. (2 Island, Mana Crypt, Sol Ring, Dream Halls, Enter the Infinite, and random blue card is an example.
4. Elsha commander damage using Lightning Greaves and any of the spell stacking components. While not likely to ever come up, it is in the deck as it requires only the inclusion of Lightning Greaves.

Secondary Set-up Elements

1. Control Shell - basic stuff here. Counterspell package and a copy of Propaganda to help slow down the aggro decks.
2. Lock-out/Anti-cheat - Following up on the Control Shell are small inclusions like Teferi, Time Raveler, Narset, Parter of Veils and Transcendent and Lavinia, Azorius Renegade.
3. Mana Engine - Basalt/Rings (I might make adjustments to fit others later. Currently avoiding Peregrine/Palinchron with Deadeye, but can always fit it later if I think the deck needs the additional engine.) and Gemstone Array to fix the mana once the combo goes off.
4. Scry/Draw Shell - standard package of Snap, Ponder, Preordain, Serum, Rhystic, Remora,and more. Also using Divining Top and Scroll Rack to manipulate which cards reside on the top of the deck to maximize Elsha's potential when she is on the board.
5. Artifact Sub-shell - While the deck is not Artifact Storm, relying on Dramatic Reversal/Isochron Scepter, the acceleration and fixing that artifacts provide, along with other utility cannot be denied. While many of the cards in this sub-shell fit within the confines of the other engines already mentioned, it is worth pointing out.
6. Snap/Past in Flames - Both can help to revive some broken chains of the combo by enabling the recasting of certain instants and sorceries. They unfortunately do not help in the event of Thousand Year Storm, Eye of the Storm, etc. being countered, but hey, can't have it all.

Date added	5 years
Last updated	4 years
Legality	This deck is not Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	17 - 0 Mythic Rares 43 - 0 Rares 15 - 0 Uncommons 10 - 1 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	2.80
Tokens	Bird 2/2 U, Construct 0/0 C, Emblem Narset Transcendent, Giant 4/4 R, Spirit 1/1 C, Spirit 1/1 W