Ertai Combo Control

Commander / EDH Combo Control WUB (Esper)

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Creature (14)

• 1x Archaeomancer
• 1x Ashen Rider
• 1x Grand Arbiter Augustin IV
• 1x Grave Titan
• 1x Guile
• 1x Kokusho, the Evening Star
• 1x Kozilek, the Great Distortion
• 1x Lullmage Mentor
• 1x Michiko Konda, Truth Seeker
• 1x Nether Traitor
• 1x Reassembling Skeleton
• 1x Stormtide Leviathan
• 1x Windborn Muse
• 1x Yosei, the Morning Star

Planeswalker (2)

• 1x Elspeth, Sun's Champion
• 1x Sorin, Lord of Innistrad

Land (35)

• 1x Arcane Sanctum
• 1x Azorius Chancery
• 1x Blighted Cataract
• 1x Bojuka Bog
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Drowned Catacomb
• 1x Glacial Fortress
• 1x Godless Shrine
• 8x Island
• 1x Maze of Ith
• 1x Orzhov Basilica
• 5x Plains
• 1x Reliquary Tower
• 1x Rupture Spire
• 1x Shambling Vent
• 1x Sunken Hollow
• 3x Swamp
• 1x Temple of Enlightenment
• 1x Temple of Silence
• 1x Terramorphic Expanse
• 1x Vault of the Archangel
• 1x Watery Grave

Enchantment (15)

• 1x Blind Obedience
• 1x Dictate of Erebos
• 1x Exquisite Blood
• 1x Future Sight
• 1x Land Tax
• 1x Luminarch Ascension
• 1x Near-Death Experience
• 1x Necropotence
• 1x No Mercy
• 1x Propaganda
• 1x Quarantine Field
• 1x Rhystic Study
• 1x Sanguine Bond
• 1x Shadows of the Past
• 1x Spirit Bonds

Artifact (11)

• 1x Ashnod's Altar
• 1x Azorius Signet
• 1x Darksteel Ingot
• 1x Mana Vault
• 1x Nim Deathmantle
• 1x Norn's Annex
• 1x Orzhov Signet
• 1x Skullclamp
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Swiftfoot Boots
• 1x Whip of Erebos

Instant (12)

• 1x Blue Sun's Zenith
• 1x Counterspell
• 1x Cyclonic Rift
• 1x Dissipate
• 1x Hinder
• 1x Lim-Dul's Vault
• 1x Negate
• 1x Render Silent
• 1x Repel Intruders
• 1x Rewind
• 1x Swords to Plowshares
• 1x Utter End

Sorcery (10)

• 1x Curse of the Swine
• 1x Dark Petition
• 1x Final Judgment
• 1x Kirtar's Wrath
• 1x Martial Coup
• 1x Merciless Eviction
• 1x Obzedat's Aid
• 1x Phyrexian Rebirth
• 1x Supreme Verdict
• 1x Ugin's Insight

Commander (1)

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Creature (1)

• 1x Sun Titan

Planeswalker (1)

• 1x Tamiyo, the Moon Sage

Land (4)

• 1x Boseiju, Who Shelters All
• 1x Hallowed Fountain
• 1x Scrying Sheets
• 1x Snow-Covered Plains

Enchantment (6)

• 1x Arcane Laboratory
• 1x Attrition
• 1x Bloodchief Ascension
• 1x Ghostly Prison
• 1x Martyr's Bond
• 1x Meishin, the Mind Cage

Instant (1)

• 1x Vampiric Tutor

Sorcery (5)

• 1x Austere Command
• 1x Black Sun's Zenith
• 1x Terminus
• 1x Toxic Deluge
• 1x Wrath of God

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Ertai the Corrupted. This was originally a Teysa, Envoy of Ghosts deck but I decided there just want enough blue. So I upgraded to Ertai. CC welcome and appreciated!

The deck has a very strong late-game, so the game plan is usually to play control and pillowfort pieces early on until everyone else's resources have dwindled. For finishers, the deck runs a couple of combos, including Ashnod's Altar + Grave Titan + Nim Deathmantle for infinite zombies/mana, Exquisite Blood + Sanguine Bond , and a new one I'm trying out, Near-Death Experience and either Lim-Dul's Vault or Necropotence to get my life down to 1 point.

If I can't land my combos, the deck also runs big creatures as finishers like Stormtide Leviathan and Kozilek, the Great Distortion.

Date added	9 years
Last updated	3 years
Key combos	Exquisite Blood + Sanguine Bond Ashnod's Altar + Grave Titan + Nim Deathmantle
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	6 - 0 Mythic Rares 48 - 0 Rares 22 - 0 Uncommons 8 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.74
Tokens	Angel 4/4 W, Boar 2/2 G, Emblem Elspeth, Sun's Champion, Emblem Sorin, Lord of Innistrad, Kithkin Soldier 1/1 W, Merfolk 1/1 U, Phyrexian Horror X/X C, Soldier 1/1 W, Spirit 1/1 W, Vampire 1/1 B w/ Lifelink, Zombie 2/2 B