Proteus Fblthp

Commander / EDH Combo Competitive Control Creatureless Mono-Blue Multiplayer

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Instant (34)

• 1x Blue Sun's Zenith
• 1x Brainstorm
• 1x Chain of Vapor
• 1x Counterspell
• 1x Cyclonic Rift
• 1x Delay
• 1x Dig Through Time
• 1x Dispel
• 1x Dramatic Reversal
• 1x Fact or Fiction
• 1x Flusterstorm
• 1x Force of Will
• 1x Gush
• 1x High Tide
• 1x Hurkyl's Recall
• 1x Impulse
• 1x Into the Roil
• 1x Intuition
• 1x Mana Drain
• 1x Mental Misstep
• 1x Mission Briefing
• 1x Muddle the Mixture
• 1x Mystical Tutor
• 1x Negate
• 1x Opt
• 1x Pact of Negation
• 1x Pongify
• 1x Reality Shift
• 1x Spell Pierce
• 1x Stifle
• 1x Submerge
• 1x Swan Song
• 1x Whir of Invention
• 1x Winds of Rebuke

Artifact (17)

• 1x Chrome Mox
• 1x Cursed Totem
• 1x Fellwar Stone
• 1x Grim Monolith
• 1x Isochron Scepter
• 1x Mana Crypt
• 1x Mana Vault
• 1x Mind Stone
• 1x Mox Amber
• 1x Mox Diamond
• 1x Mox Opal
• 1x Paradox Engine
• 1x Proteus Staff
• 1x Sensei's Divining Top
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Vedalken Shackles
• 1x Voltaic Key

Land (31)

• 1x Academy Ruins
• 1x Ancient Tomb
• 1x Buried Ruin
• 1x Flooded Strand
• 1x Inventors' Fair
• 1x Misty Rainforest
• 1x Polluted Delta
• 1x Scalding Tarn
• 22x Snow-Covered Island
• 1x The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale

Planeswalker (1)

• 1x Tezzeret the Seeker

Commander (1)

Sorcery (11)

• 1x Fabricate
• 1x Gitaxian Probe
• 1x Merchant Scroll
• 1x Personal Tutor
• 1x Ponder
• 1x Preordain
• 1x Reshape
• 1x Sleight of Hand
• 1x Timetwister
• 1x Transmute Artifact
• 1x Windfall

Enchantment (5)

• 1x Back to Basics
• 1x Copy Artifact
• 1x Mystic Remora
• 1x Rhystic Study
• 1x Verity Circle

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Maybeboard

Instant (2)

• 1x Paradoxical Outcome
• 1x Tolarian Winds

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Tuck Fblthp with staff, rearrange library, draw combo pieces, repeat until deck is drawn, win.

Currently in brew mode. All suggestions welcome.

More details and a Primer coming soon.

How to win with Fblthp, the Lost

(Mana used on this step) [Total of mana needed so far] {Mana in pool}

1. Cast Fblthp, the Lost. (1U) [1U] {0}
2. Cast Proteus Staff. (3) [4U] {0}
3. Activate Proteus Staff, targeting Fblthp, the Lost. (2U) [6UU] {0} This let's you stack your deck, then Fblthp, the Lost triggers, and you draw 2 cards.

Isochron Scepter + Dramatic Reversal

From an empty board, the order should be:

A.Gush

B.Mana Vault

C.Isocron Scepter

D.Dramatic Reversal

E.Any artifact that taps for U

1. Draw Gush and Mana Vault, cast Mana Vault, tap it for mana. (1) [7UU] {3}

2. Cast Gush, Draw Isocron Scepter and Dramatic Reversal. (0) [7UU] {3}

3. Cast Isocron Scepter, imprint Dramatic Reversal. (2) [7UU] {1}

4. Activate Isocron Scepter, untapping Proteus Staff and Mana Vault. (2) [8UU] {0} Repeat until you have infinite colorless mana.

5. Activate Proteus Staff, targeting Fblthp, the Lost, and draw 2 cards. (2U) [8UUU] {∞ C}

6. Cast the rock that taps for U, then activate Isocron Scepter. (2) [8UUU] {∞ C} Repeat until you have infinite blue mana.

7. Activate Proteus Staff, targeting Fblthp, the Lost and draw 2 cards. (2U) [8UUU] {∞ C and ∞ B} Repeat until you have your deck in hand.

8. Cast Blue Sun's Zenith, targeting one opponent, to deck them out. Cast any cantrip to draw Blue

9. Cast any cantrip to draw Blue Sun's Zenith. Repeat 11-12 until you win.

Total cost: 8UUU

If you cast Fblthp before, and have artifact(s) on field that taps for 3+ mana, the cost comes down to 6UU

Paradox Engine + Top

Paradox Engine + Sensei's Divining Top The order should be (Currently Excluded):

A.Gush

B.Lion's Eye Diamond

C.Mana Crypt

D.Future Sight.

F.Cloud Key [or another cost reducer for artifacts]

E.All mana positive artifacts left on your deck. (Chrome Mox, Grim Monolith, Mana Vault, Mox Amber, Mox Diamond, Mox Opal, Sol Ring)

G.Sensei's Divining Top

H.Paradox Engine

1. Cast Lion's Eye Diamond AKA LED.

2. Cast Gush, in response crack LED for UUU, draws Mana Crypt and Future Sight. (0) [6UU] {UUU}

3. Cast Mana Crypt, tap for mana. (0) [6UU] {2UUU}

4. Cast Future Sight (2UUU) [6UU] {0}

5. Cast all mana positive artifacts . You need 7 Mana to continue the combo with Paradox Engine.

6. Cast Cloud Key, choose artifacts. (3) [9UU] {0}

7. Cast Sensei's Divining Top AKA Top for free, draw your deck. (0) {9UU} {0}

8. Cast Paradox Engine. (4) {13UU} {0}

9. Activate Top to draw the top card of your library. (0) (13UU) {0}

10. Cast Top, triggering Paradox Engine, untap all nonland permanents. (0) [13UU] {0}

11. Tap all artifact that add mana. (0) [13UU] {10UUUU}

12. Repeat 12-14 to draw your deck, cast all artifacts that add mana as soon as you draw then. (0) (13UU) {X C and X B}

    15a. You can cast Blue Sun's Zenith for X = zero, triggering Paradox Engine, to generate mana, then drawing Blue Sun's Zenith again with Top. (BBB) (13UU) {∞ C and ∞ B}

13. Cast Blue Sun's Zenith, targeting one opponent, to deck them out. (XBBB) (13UU) {∞ C and ∞ B}

14. Activate Top to draw the top card of your library. (0) (13UU) {∞ C and ∞ B}

Total cost: 13UU

If you cast Fblthp before, and have artifact(s) on field that taps for 3+ mana, the cost comes down to 11UU

Sans-Isochron Scepter/Gush

A.Mana Crypt

B.Brainstorm

C.Mana Vault

D.Mox Amber

E.Dramatic Reversal

1. Draw Mana Crypt and Brainstorm. (0) [6UU] {0}

2. Cast Mana Crypt, tap for mana. (0) [6UU] {2}

3. Cast Brainstorm, draw Mana Vault, Mox Amber and Dramatic Reversal. (U) [6UUU] {2}

4. Cast Mana Vault and Mox Amber, tap for mana. (0) [6UUU] {4U}

5. Cast Dramatic Reversal, untapping all non land permanents, then tap all artifacts for mana. (1U) [6UUU] {8U}

6. Activate Proteus Staff again, targeting Fblthp, the Lost. (2U) [6UUU] {6}

This let's you restack your deck, then Fblthp, the Lost triggers, and you draw 2 cards.

The order should be:

A.Paradox Engine

B.Sensei's Divining Top

1. Draw Paradox Engine and Sensei's Divining Top. (0) [6UUU] {6}

2. Cast Paradox Engine. (5) [6UUU] {1}

3. Cast Sensei's Divining Top, triggering Paradox Engine, untapping all non land permanents. Tap all artifacts for mana. (1) [6UUU] {5U}

4. Tap Sensei's Divining Top to draw a card. (0) [6UUU] {5U}

5. Activate Proteus Staff again, targeting Fblthp, the Lost. (2U) [6UUU] {3}

This let's you (re)restack your deck, then Fblthp, the Lost triggers, and you draw 2 cards.

A.Sensei's Divining Top

B.Whatever

1. Repeat 12-14 until you draw your deck, cast your artifacts that tap for mana in between, generating a large amount of mana.

2. You can cycle Blue Sun's Zenith for X = 0 to generate infinite mana. (UUU) [6UUU] {∞ C and ∞ U}

3. Cast Blue Sun's Zenith, targeting one opponent, to deck them out.

4. Repeat 12-14 to draw Blue Sun's Zenith, then repeat 17 for each opponent.

Total cost: 6UUU

In case you have an odd number of cards in library, just use any cantrip to make it even (Fblthp, the Lost works if cast from the command zone).

All finishers are meant to close out games with USZ, Stroke (currently cut in favor of USZ), or Double Scepter combos.

Lines developed and refined by collaborative efforts in the Fblthp Discord by Sickrobot and many others. The current lines you see here were written up by ShewoordArcher.

Top Ranked	Achieved #1 position overall 5 years ago
Date added	5 years
Last updated	5 years
Legality	This deck is not Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	4 - 0 Mythic Rares 33 - 0 Rares 20 - 0 Uncommons 21 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	2.00
Tokens	Ape 3/3 G, Bird 2/2 U, Manifest 2/2 C
Folders	Nice, Inspiration for other decks, EDH?, EDH, Decks, Sample, EDH, Commander Ideas, Competitive edh, Testing for mono