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Commander / EDH Blink Control Sacrifice Tap/Untap Theft WUB (Esper)

Archon_Bel

Creature (28)

• 1x Agent of Treachery
• 1x Aphetto Alchemist
• 1x Archaeomancer
• 1x Beguiler of Wills
• 1x Bushmeat Poacher
• 1x Callous Oppressor
• 1x Disciple of Bolas
• 1x Dockside Chef
• 1x Dominating Licid
• 1x Fatestitcher
• 1x Forensic Researcher
• 1x Giver of Runes
• 1x Hostage Taker
• 1x Illuminor Szeras
• 1x Kelpie Guide
• 1x Mother of Runes
• 1x Niblis of the Breath
• 1x Preacher
• 1x Restoration Angel
• 1x Shadowheart, Dark Justiciar
• 1x Thassa, Deep-Dwelling
• 1x Tideforce Elemental
• 1x Viscera Seer
• 1x Vizier of Tumbling Sands
• 1x Warren Soultrader
• 1x Willbreaker
• 1x Woe Strider
• 1x Yawgmoth, Thran Physician

Enchantment (6)

• 1x Chains of Custody
• 1x Freed from the Real
• 1x Gift of Immortality
• 1x Kaya's Ghostform
• 1x Pemmin's Aura
• 1x Vampiric Rites

Land (36)

• 1x Arcane Lighthouse
• 1x Arcane Sanctum
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Contaminated Landscape
• 1x Deserted Beach
• 1x Detection Tower
• 1x Drowned Catacomb
• 1x Glacial Fortress
• 1x High Market
• 7x Island
• 1x Isolated Chapel
• 1x Lazotep Quarry
• 1x Muraganda Raceway
• 1x Myriad Landscape
• 1x Phyrexian Tower
• 4x Plains
• 1x Prairie Stream
• 1x Reliquary Tower
• 1x Shattered Sanctum
• 1x Shipwreck Marsh
• 1x Sunken Hollow
• 4x Swamp
• 1x Tainted Field
• 1x Tainted Isle

Instant (13)

• 1x An Offer You Can't Refuse
• 1x Cloudshift
• 1x Corrupted Conviction
• 1x Deadly Dispute
• 1x Fracture
• 1x Generous Gift
• 1x Ghostly Flicker
• 1x Insidious Will
• 1x Narset's Reversal
• 1x Negate
• 1x Redirect
• 1x Stroke of Midnight
• 1x Village Rites

Commander (1)

Artifact (16)

• 1x Arcane Signet
• 1x Ashnod's Altar
• 1x Conjurer's Closet
• 1x Culling Dais
• 1x Illusionist's Bracers
• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x Magewright's Stone
• 1x Skullclamp
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Swiftfoot Boots
• 1x Talisman of Dominance
• 1x Talisman of Hierarchy
• 1x Talisman of Progress
• 1x Thought Vessel
• 1x Thousand-Year Elixir
• 1x Wayfarer's Bauble

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A "new" deck of mine, though technically I made this deck online a few years ago (2020, I think?) and just never put into paper even though it was supposed to be my third deck. It's intended to be a synthesis of my Yawgmoth, Thran Physician and Ephara, God of the Polis decks, combining both sacrifice and blink effects to make use of the creatures I steal. Either I sacrifice the creatures I no longer need to steal something more useful/threatening, or I blink them with cards that specify returning them under my control to keep them permanently.

I played this deck a few times on Cockatrice back then and it seemed to work rather well, but obviously that was years ago. The deck is more or less the same from what I remember. I have three main concerns: the first is that Merieke is susceptible to removal, and obviously people don't like having their stuff stolen, so she's prime bait for it. The second is that I don't really have a wincon of my own; the way I remember playing it is just stealing people's big creatures and hitting them with it, but otherwise the deck doesn't do much on her own. Typically I include one "I win" combo in all my decks to close out a game or act as a killswitch. And finally, mass removal. Barring a few counterspells, I don't have any way of recovering from a boardwipe or really protecting myself from one.

Help addressing these issues and fine-tuning the deck to be more effective and resilient would be appreciated. I don't expect the deck to make a whole lot of friends given Merieke's effect, but I'm willing to bite that bullet. Potentially, I might convert this into a Sen Triplets deck, but I like Merieke because of the ability to be more proactive and controlling of board states.

Date added	14 hours
Last updated	14 hours
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	4 - 0 Mythic Rares 33 - 0 Rares 31 - 0 Uncommons 17 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	2.66
Tokens	Copy Clone, Elephant 3/3 G, Goat 0/1 W, Human 1/1 W, Morph 2/2 C, Start Your Engines!, Treasure