rohman36 An interesting suggestion. For my purposes, i kind of feel like "May not search" is better than the "Penalty for search", which could allow them to find an answer, albeit at a cost to them.

That being said, I can certainly test the idea.

Wasn't happy with this deck until i read your description for it. Instant +1, i know too many players who have decks that suck the fun out of EDH :D

JammasterJG Thanks... Yeah I wonder how many people actually read the description... You should always read the description... Thanks for the +1 :)

If you really want to go deep into locking your opponents down, run Iona, Shield of Emeria . If you're already apologizing for the deck, might as well run her.

LineDart Yes, Iona would be truly nasty, but for my purposes, I think she's just too expensive to cast. Thanks for the suggestion

one last card for a suggestion, Borrowing 100,000 Arrows with all the restrictions on untapping and making everything come in tapped, it could very easily read 3 mana draw 7

matrix1312 I do like that suggestion! Borrowing 100,000 Arrows is pretty cool. I also wonder if it's might be too situational, and whether something like Well of Lost Dreams or Treasure Cruise would be better if I am dedicating another slot to card draw. I'll have to test and see. As always, thanks for the suggestion.

You sir,Are the reason that I just got a tappedout account. I like your deck. Similar to my Ertai, the Corrupted. Fucking Awesome.

if you are thinking about Treasure Cruise , maybe consider Dig Through Time instead, nothing feels better than delving away all your relevant stuff when an opponent casts a Diluvian Primordial or a Sepulchral Primordial

I would suggest running Vampiric Tutor or Enlightened Tutor . They help you get a lock faster and easier than having to draw into the pieces. I still suggest Iona, Shield of Emeria . she only costs 1 more than Avacyn, and is way more synergistic with your deck than Avacyn.

matrix1312 Agreed, Dig Through Time does seems great when you position it that way!

LineDart I see your point, running Iona as a substitution for Avacyn... Worth a thought. I'll give Vampiric Tutor , and Enlightened Tutor some more thought too.

awesome tech from the mothership Zur's Weirding you can overpower their life totals with your raw card advantage from your commander, and then turn around and starve your opponents with the life gain that is drawing you cards

matrix1312 Another awesome Ice Age spell... Not sure if I like the idea of having my key spells denied to me, but it's worth thinking about.

I have seen a few stax decks in my time and this definately holds up. Freakin' beautiful. Also, if you do decide to run Zur's Weirding , you have to put Bloodchief Ascension in the deck too. no, no more cards for you. ever. :P

Also, have you considered Tezzeret the Seeker ? He finds and untaps mana rocks, which can be a huge advantage. He also lets you dig for the right piece of lock down. Two other cards worth looking into - Ethersworn Canonist (can be fetched via Tez) and Spirit of the Labyrinth (can be fetched by Zur).

enpc Thanks for the compliment, It's nice to know that this work is appreciated by others.

I like the cards you have suggested, but I'm now at the point where I just don't know what I would pull out to make room. Any suggestions?

Mindslaver. Good by itself because you can take your opponents turn, screw them over (By not paying their upkeep costs for instance), and if it's 1v1 you just go back to your turn when your done.

What makes it even more cruel, is that you already run Academy Ruins, letting you go infinite in 1v1 once you have the appropriate mana. But the glorious thing is you don't need to go infinite. You can just value them to death. Now that's attrition.

Anyway, that's what struck me initially. As far as what to take out, I honestly have no idea. You may know your weak cards better than I do, but if I had to pick 1 I'd say Blind Obedience? You run so many of that effect, and though it's your cheapest one, it's the only one that doesn't hit lands. Idk if you care about extort at all.

+1 FOR JUSTICE. Karmic Justice.