Great Commander Daxos of Meletis

Commander / EDH

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Creature (25)

• 1x AEther Adept
• 1x Augury Adept
• 1x Aven Mimeomancer
• 1x Benevolent Bodyguard
• 1x Brimaz, King of Oreskos
• 1x Cephalid Constable
• 1x Eight-and-a-Half-Tails
• 1x Man-o'-War
• 1x Medomai the Ageless
• 1x Mother of Runes
• 1x Prognostic Sphinx
• 1x Riftwing Cloudskate
• 1x Rootwater Thief
• 1x Sakashima the Impostor
• 1x Scroll Thief
• 1x Spellskite
• 1x Sphinx Ambassador
• 1x Stealer of Secrets
• 1x Stoneforge Mystic
• 1x Sturmgeist
• 1x Sun Titan
• 1x Thada Adel, Acquisitor
• 1x Thassa, God of the Sea
• 1x Tradewind Rider
• 1x Trinket Mage

Planeswalker (4)

• 1x Jace, the Mind Sculptor
• 1x Tamiyo, the Moon Sage
• 1x Tezzeret the Seeker
• 1x Venser, the Sojourner

Land (35)

• 1x Academy Ruins
• 1x Ancient Den
• 1x Ancient Tomb
• 1x Celestial Colonnade
• 1x Eiganjo Castle
• 1x Flooded Strand
• 1x Glacial Fortress
• 1x Hallowed Fountain
• 6x Island
• 1x Kor Haven
• 1x Lonely Sandbar
• 1x Maze of Ith
• 1x Mistveil Plains
• 1x Moonring Island
• 1x Mystic Gate
• 1x New Benalia
• 5x Plains
• 1x Reliquary Tower
• 1x Remote Isle
• 1x Rogue's Passage
• 1x Seachrome Coast
• 1x Seat of the Synod
• 1x Secluded Steppe
• 1x Temple of Enlightenment
• 1x Tundra
• 1x Vesuva

Enchantment (4)

• 1x Copy Artifact
• 1x Equilibrium
• 1x Future Sight
• 1x Precognition

Artifact (19)

• 1x Aether Vial
• 1x Crystal Shard
• 1x Darksteel Plate
• 1x Glaring Spotlight
• 1x Grim Monolith
• 1x Icy Manipulator
• 1x Lantern of Insight
• 1x Mana Vault
• 1x Scepter of Dominance
• 1x Sensei's Divining Top
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Sword of Body and Mind
• 1x Sword of Feast and Famine
• 1x Sword of Fire and Ice
• 1x Sword of Light and Shadow
• 1x Sword of War and Peace
• 1x Talisman of Progress
• 1x Umezawa's Jitte
• 1x Whispersilk Cloak

Instant (10)

• 1x Boomerang
• 1x Condemn
• 1x Cryptic Command *list*
• 1x Enlightened Tutor
• 1x Hinder
• 1x Mana Drain
• 1x Memory Lapse
• 1x Oblation
• 1x Second Sight
• 1x Unexpectedly Absent

Sorcery (2)

• 1x Ponder
• 1x Portent

Commander (1)

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This is the first commander deck I designed. I decided to take Daxos of Meletis as commander. He needs only 3 mana to cast and he has an interessting ability if he deals combat demage. So I thought how can I support him to do his attacts making me able to play opps library?

I came up with this

1. Yes, first of all protection (e.g. Mother of Runes and Eight-and-a-Half-Tails (I removed Flickering Ward and Ward of Lights because to weak)) makes him unblockable for selected colors. That make him live longer too.

2. the ability from Thassa, God of the Sea or things like Whispersilk Cloak to make him unblockable.

3. Aven Mimeomancer and Venser, the Sojourner are additional options to sneak around defending creatures.

So what is better than having a powerful commander? Having a copy of him!

Ok, Daxos of Meletis is a legend and a Clone would kill him, but I don't need the copies having his name. So I went for Sakashima the Impostor.

To have some control over the battlefield I decided to take some funny bouncing cards like Man-o'-War , Crystal Shard or Cephalid Constable.

Tapping things was in my opinion also quite helpful way to restrict the options of an opponent. Therefore the Icy Manipulator and the Scepter of Dominance are entering the battlefield. Tamiyo, the Moon Sage helps here too (Tangle Wire.did'nt realy fit)

For getting specific cards Enlightened Tutor, Trinket Mage and Stoneforge Mystic (there is some equipment to fetch) are part of the deck. As blue is played it is quiet obvious to take some control about what you draw (with e.g. Foresee, Ponder and Sensei's Divining Top). On the other hand blue has with Jace, the Mind Sculptor, Precognition , Portent or Second Sight the possiblity to control what the opponent draws too.

Most of the cards in the deck can be casted with 3 mana or less and only 8 (now 6) card for 4 and 7 (now 11) cards for 5 or more mana (max 7). For that reason only a Sol Ring and a Mana Vault are an addition to the mana production from lands. (I added Aether Vial (many creatures come for 3 mana), Grim Monolith and Talisman of Progress)

I did some tests which lead me to so ajustments e.g. more creatures less creature enchantments.

Date added	10 years
Last updated	10 years
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	16 - 0 Mythic Rares 42 - 0 Rares 18 - 0 Uncommons 13 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	2.92
Tokens	Cat Soldier 1/1 W, Emblem Tamiyo, the Moon Sage, Emblem Venser, the Sojourner, Human 2/2 G, Wolf 2/2 G