Infinite Wisdom | Elsha EDH | Primer

Commander / EDH* Burn Control Primer RUW (Jeskai, America)

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Land (35)

• 1x Ancient Tomb
• 1x Clifftop Retreat
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Flooded Strand
• 1x Glacial Fortress
• 1x Hallowed Fountain
• 9x Island
• 2x Mountain
• 1x Mystic Monastery
• 1x Nimbus Maze
• 5x Plains
• 1x Plateau
• 1x Raugrin Triome
• 1x Reliquary Tower
• 1x Sacred Foundry
• 1x Scalding Tarn
• 1x Sea of Clouds
• 1x Steam Vents
• 1x Sulfur Falls
• 1x Temple of the False God
• 1x Tundra
• 1x Volcanic Island

Card Draw (7)

• 1x Cryptic Command *list*
• 1x Land Tax
• 1x Mystic Remora
• 1x Narset of the Ancient Way
• 1x Narset, Parter of Veils
• 1x Rhystic Study
• 1x Teferi, Master of Time

Pillowfort (5)

• 1x Collective Restraint
• 1x Ghostly Prison
• 1x Propaganda
• 1x Silent Arbiter
• 1x Sphere of Safety

Boardwipes (3)

• 1x Cyclonic Rift
• 1x Supreme Verdict
• 1x Time Wipe

Control (1)

• 1x Silent Arbiter

Extra Turns (1)

• 1x Teferi, Master of Time

Lifegain (1)

• 1x Narset of the Ancient Way

Tokens (1)

• 1x Kykar, Wind's Fury

Ramp (18)

• 1x Arcane Signet
• 1x Azorius Signet
• 1x Boros Signet
• 1x Braid of Fire
• 1x Chandra, Torch of Defiance
• 1x Doubling Cube
• 1x Grand Arbiter Augustin IV
• 1x Horizon Stone
• 1x Izzet Signet
• 1x Jeweled Lotus
• 1x Kykar, Wind's Fury
• 1x Mana Crypt
• 1x Narset of the Ancient Way
• 1x Smothering Tithe
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Talisman of Conviction
• 1x Talisman of Creativity
• 1x Talisman of Progress

Counterspells (9)

• 1x Counterflux
• 1x Counterspell
• 1x Cryptic Command *list*
• 1x Fierce Guardianship
• 1x Mana Drain
• 1x Narset's Reversal
• 1x Render Silent
• 1x Swan Song
• 1x Tale's End

Tapdown (7)

• 1x Authority of the Consuls
• 1x Blind Obedience
• 1x Cryptic Command *list*
• 1x Frozen Aether
• 1x Kismet
• 1x Smoke
• 1x Uphill Battle

Protection (3)

• 1x Karmic Justice
• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x Teferi's Protection

Copy (1)

• 1x Narset's Reversal

Tempo (1)

• 1x Cryptic Command *list*

Commander (1)

Targeted Removal (10)

• 1x Aura of Silence
• 1x Darksteel Mutation
• 1x Grasp of Fate
• 1x Imprisoned in the Moon
• 1x Karmic Justice
• 1x Path to Exile
• 1x Reality Shift
• 1x Return to Dust
• 1x Swords to Plowshares
• 1x Teferi, Master of Time

Damage (8)

• 1x Banefire
• 1x Chandra, Torch of Defiance
• 1x Comet Storm
• 1x Crater's Claws
• 1x Fiery Emancipation
• 1x Jaya's Immolating Inferno
• 1x Narset of the Ancient Way
• 1x Red Sun's Zenith

Win Cons (6)

• 1x Banefire
• 1x Comet Storm
• 1x Crater's Claws
• 1x Fiery Emancipation
• 1x Jaya's Immolating Inferno
• 1x Red Sun's Zenith

Taxes (3)

• 1x Aura of Silence
• 1x Dovin, Hand of Control
• 1x Grand Arbiter Augustin IV

Damage Multiplier (1)

• 1x Fiery Emancipation

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Counterspells (5)

• 1x Absorb
• 1x Counterbalance
• 1x Dispel
• 1x Dovin's Veto
• 1x Ionize

Card Draw (2)

• 1x Dovin Baan
• 1x Niv-Mizzet, Parun

Ramp (2)

• 1x Fellwar Stone
• 1x Thought Vessel

Pillowfort (1)

• 1x Pramikon, Sky Rampart

Support (1)

• 1x Boros Charm

Tokens (1)

• 1x Monastery Mentor

Extra Turns (4)

• 1x Expropriate
• 1x Nexus of Fate *list*
• 1x Time Stretch
• 1x Time Warp

Protection (3)

• 1x Boros Charm
• 1x Swiftfoot Boots
• 1x Whispersilk Cloak

Spell Copy (2)

• 1x God-Eternal Kefnet
• 1x Melek, Izzet Paragon

Tapdown (1)

• 1x Dovin Baan

Win Cons (1)

• 1x Aetherflux Reservoir

Boardwipes (3)

• 1x Austere Command
• 1x Blasphemous Act
• 1x Wrath of God

Damage (3)

• 1x Aetherflux Reservoir
• 1x Boros Charm
• 1x Niv-Mizzet, Parun

Control (2)

• 1x Dovin Baan
• 1x Expropriate

Lifegain (1)

• 1x Aetherflux Reservoir

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There is a reason this mighty Djinn is known as Elsha of the Infinite . You see, Elsha is able to peer into the future and see what it may hold. What does the mighty Omniscience of Elsha see? Infinite possibilities, and with the aide of Kykar, Wind's Fury , Narset of the Ancient Way , and Teferi, Master of Time Elsha plans to harness the power of these possibilities!

General Game Plan

The goal of the deck is actually fairly straightforward: Defeat your opponents using big red X spells. This is done through Banefire , Comet Storm , Crater's Claws , Red Sun's Zenith , and Jaya's Immolating Inferno . However, getting up to the point where we can do this is the difficult part.

Our first goal should be to Ramp, Ramp some more, cast Elsha of the Infinite , then Ramp again! Next we just have to survive. Our main way to do this is to slow down our opponents as much as possible. The upside of this is you aren't really putting out threats, so your opponents may leave you alone. On the downside, you may annoy your opponents so much that they decide to just take you out, because of this we have to be careful. Don't draw too much attention to yourself by countering everything under the sun, just lay low until the time is right to cast a big red spell or two.

So in summary here is the gameplan:

• Ramp

• Cast Elsha of the Infinite and keep yourself from dying

• Use your big red spells to pick off opponents

Slowing Down Opponents

Our ability to slow down our opponents is crucial. Without it, it will be difficult for us to stay alive since we don't create much of a boardstate.

One of the ways we make sure we slow our opponents down is to just make their stuff enter tapped.

• Authority of the Consuls , Blind Obedience , Blind Obedience , Frozen Aether , Kismet , and Uphill Battle all fulfill this role.

• Additionally, Smoke will punish decks that rely on lots of creatures and Cryptic Command can be our emergency button if we feel threatened.

Making our opponents stuff cost more will surely annoy them, but slowing them down by a turn should be quite effective.

• Aura of Silence , Dovin, Hand of Control , and Grand Arbiter Augustin IV all fulfill this role.

Counterspells can slow our opponents down by ensuring that some of their crucial pieces never hit the field. However, do not be over-zealous when using them. Just hit the crucial pieces for your opponents and things that immediately threaten you, going overboard will just turn the table against you.

Build a Wall, or Two

In Progress

Protecting Our Stuff

In Progress

Backup Plans

In Progress

I hope you like the deck! Comments, Suggestions, and Upvotes are encouraged.

Date added	4 years
Last updated	3 years
Legality	This deck is not Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	12 - 0 Mythic Rares 43 - 0 Rares 25 - 0 Uncommons 4 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	2.65
Tokens	Bird 2/2 U, Emblem Chandra, Torch of Defiance, Emblem Narset of the Ancient Way, Manifest 2/2 C, Spirit 1/1 W, Treasure
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