Ephara the God of Control

Commander / EDH Budget Control WU (Azorius)

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Creature (29)

• 1x Archaeomancer
• 1x Blazing Archon
• 1x Deadeye Navigator
• 1x Emeria Shepherd
• 1x Fiend Hunter
• 1x Glen Elendra Archmage
• 1x Guile
• 1x Gwafa Hazid, Profiteer
• 1x Heliod, God of the Sun
• 1x Karmic Guide
• 1x Kithkin Spellduster
• 1x Lavinia of the Tenth
• 1x Lone Missionary
• 1x Mistmeadow Witch
• 1x Mizzium Meddler
• 1x Mother of Runes
• 1x Mulldrifter
• 1x Myr Battlesphere
• 1x Reya Dawnbringer
• 1x Riptide Shapeshifter
• 1x Sage of Epityr
• 1x Saltskitter
• 1x Scourge of Fleets
• 1x Solemn Simulacrum
• 1x Stonecloaker
• 1x Stormtide Leviathan
• 1x Sun Titan
• 1x Sunblast Angel
• 1x Voidmage Husher

Planeswalker (4)

• 1x Elspeth, Sun's Champion
• 1x Gideon of the Trials
• 1x Teferi, Temporal Archmage
• 1x Venser, the Sojourner

Land (38)

• 1x Azorius Chancery
• 1x Bant Panorama
• 1x Calciform Pools
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Emeria, the Sky Ruin
• 1x Esper Panorama
• 1x Evolving Wilds
• 1x Flood Plain
• 1x Hallowed Fountain
• 9x Island
• 12x Plains
• 1x Prahv, Spires of Order
• 1x Prairie Stream
• 1x Reliquary Tower
• 1x Secluded Steppe
• 1x Sejiri Refuge
• 1x Springjack Pasture
• 1x Temple of the False God
• 1x Tranquil Cove

Artifact (9)

• 1x Armillary Sphere
• 1x Conjurer's Closet
• 1x Crystal Ball
• 1x Expedition Map
• 1x Mind Stone
• 1x Norn's Annex
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Vedalken Orrery
• 1x Venser's Journal

Sorcery (1)

• 1x Ponder

Commander (1)

Instant (12)

• 1x AEtherize
• 1x Condemn
• 1x Counterspell
• 1x Devouring Light
• 1x Dig Through Time
• 1x Disallow
• 1x Negate
• 1x Overrule
• 1x Path to Exile
• 1x Return to Dust
• 1x Spell Burst
• 1x Swords to Plowshares

Enchantment (6)

• 1x Banishing Light
• 1x Detention Sphere
• 1x Dovescape
• 1x Mobilization
• 1x Oblivion Ring
• 1x Retreat to Emeria

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The goal of the deck is to create a stable board full of value ETB creatures which can control the board. This can be achieved using a blink shell and exploit creatures. The deck wins either by Ephara, God of the Polis herself or using Guile + Dovescape combo, or using Dovescape and locking your opponents while gaining advantage over them with ETB triggers. It is recomended for more experienced players because there are times when the stack goes too long and it's becoming complicated. I recomend some playtests first.

Date added	9 years
Last updated	7 years
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	6 - 0 Mythic Rares 29 - 0 Rares 29 - 0 Uncommons 15 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.95
Tokens	1/1 WU Token Creature Bird, Emblem Elspeth, Sun's Champion, Emblem Gideon of the Trials, Emblem Teferi, Temporal Archmage, Emblem Venser, the Sojourner, Enchantment Cleric 2/1 W, Goat 0/1 W, Kor Ally 1/1 W, Myr 1/1 C, Soldier 1/1 W