Unwilling Abstinence // Heliod, Sun-Crowned

Commander / EDH Counters Lifelink Mono-White Stax

Oakiegg

Creature (32)

• 1x Archangel of Thune
• 1x Aven Mindcensor
• 1x Boromir, Warden of the Tower
• 1x Containment Priest
• 1x Crested Sunmare
• 1x Deep Gnome Terramancer
• 1x Drannith Magistrate
• 1x Esper Sentinel
• 1x Ethersworn Canonist
• 1x Felidar Sovereign
• 1x Giver of Runes
• 1x Grand Abolisher
• 1x Hushbringer
• 1x Leonin Arbiter
• 1x Mother of Runes
• 1x Oswald Fiddlebender
• 1x Ranger of Eos
• 1x Ranger-Captain of Eos
• 1x Recruiter of the Guard
• 1x Rhox Faithmender
• 1x Scrapyard Recombiner
• 1x Serra Ascendant
• 1x Soul Warden
• 1x Soul's Attendant
• 1x Spirit of the Labyrinth
• 1x Sun Titan
• 1x Thalia, Guardian of Thraben
• 1x Thalia, Heretic Cathar
• 1x Triskelion
• 1x Voice of the Blessed
• 1x Walking Ballista
• 1x Weathered Wayfarer

Land (34)

• 1x Blighted Steppe
• 1x Castle Ardenvale
• 1x Cave of the Frost Dragon
• 1x Emeria, the Sky Ruin
• 1x Evolving Wilds
• 1x Flagstones of Trokair
• 1x Homeward Path
• 1x Kabira Crossroads
• 1x Kor Haven
• 1x Minas Tirith
• 1x Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
• 20x Plains
• 1x Radiant Fountain
• 1x Seraph Sanctuary
• 1x Strip Mine

Enchantment (9)

• 1x Ashes of the Abhorrent
• 1x Aura of Silence
• 1x Authority of the Consuls
• 1x Blind Obedience
• 1x Cleric Class
• 1x Ghostly Prison
• 1x Rest in Peace
• 1x Smothering Tithe
• 1x Test of Endurance

Sorcery (3)

• 1x Fumigate
• 1x Idyllic Tutor
• 1x Wrath of God

Planeswalker (2)

• 1x Ajani, Strength of the Pride
• 1x The Wandering Emperor

Commander (1)

Instant (12)

• 1x Abeyance
• 1x Argivian Find
• 1x Brave the Elements
• 1x Enlightened Tutor
• 1x Generous Gift
• 1x Heliod's Intervention
• 1x Mana Tithe
• 1x Reprieve
• 1x Silence
• 1x Swords to Plowshares
• 1x Teferi's Protection
• 1x Tithe

Artifact (7)

• 1x Aetherflux Reservoir
• 1x Altar of the Pantheon
• 1x Nyx Lotus
• 1x Pearl Medallion
• 1x Pristine Talisman
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Swiftfoot Boots

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Creature (13)

• 1x Archon of Emeria
• 1x Defiler of Faith
• 1x Devoted Caretaker
• 1x Elesh Norn, Mother of Machines
• 1x Essence Channeler
• 1x Gandalf the White
• 1x Hushwing Gryff
• 1x Linvala, Keeper of Silence
• 1x Mangara, the Diplomat
• 1x Myrel, Shield of Argive
• 1x Salvage Scout
• 1x Solitude
• 1x Strict Proctor

Artifact (5)

• 1x Defense Grid
• 1x Mana Vault
• 1x The Ozolith
• 1x Winter Moon
• 1x Winter Orb

Instant (3)

• 1x Calamity's Wake
• 1x Clever Concealment
• 1x Orim's Chant

Enchantment (1)

• 1x Deafening Silence

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v3

The latest patch here changes the entire playstyle of the deck from a Counters-Matter playstyle to a far more strict "search and destroy" philosophy, bringing hatebearers in droves to push opponents into silence until we are ready to release our Triskelion/Walking Ballista and Heliod, Sun-Crowned combo.

Lockdowns with Drannith Magistrate, Hushbringer, and Grand Abolisher will be pivotal to controlling the board, using removal and pillowfort to disincentivize our opponents from attacking us. Card draw and recursion play minor roles here, but I am more concerned about removing graveyard play altogether than keeping stacks around for Sun Titan or Emeria, Sky Ruin; These are present as redundancies to our primary strategy should the main targets be removed from the game.

Leonin Arbiter and Aven Mindcensor are here to prevent players from finding their own wincons, or at least to pump the breaks on other decks that are reliant on building perfect boards as quickly as possible. We pack our own suite of tutors as well, particularly the classic picks Enlightened Tutor, Idyllic Tutor, and a host of other creature-fetchers that can pull either of our machine guns out of the backpack. Ranger-Captain of Eos, Ranger of Eos, Recruiter of the Guard and Scrapyard Combiner all carrying the ability to pull the Constructs out, the latter of the four lacking only in that it takes a turn to activate barring haste from boots.

Our backup plans come in the forms of life-gain wins in Felidar Sovereign, Test of Endurance, or the deathray in Aetherflux Reservoir along with creature bombs such as Archangel of Thune, Crested Sunmare, Voice of the Blessed and Heliod himself attacking for big damage as our +1/+1 counters stack up.

Date added	3 years
Last updated	2 days
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	10 - 0 Mythic Rares 47 - 0 Rares 14 - 0 Uncommons 9 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	2.52
Tokens	Ajani's Pridemate, Elephant 3-3 G, Horse 5/5 W, Human 1/1 W, Samurai 2/2 W, The Ring, The Ring Tempts You, Treasure