Creative Combo Control

Commander / EDH Artifact Competitive Control Infinite Combo Mono-Blue Voltron

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Artifact (25)

• 1x Aetherflux Reservoir
• 1x Champion's Helm
• 1x Chrome Mox
• 1x Darksteel Plate
• 1x Fireshrieker
• 1x Grafdigger's Cage
• 1x Grim Monolith
• 1x Helm of the Host
• 1x Isochron Scepter
• 1x Lotus Petal
• 1x Mana Crypt
• 1x Rings of Brighthearth
• 1x Sapphire Medallion
• 1x Sensei's Divining Top
• 1x Sentinel Totem
• 1x Shadowspear
• 1x Silent Gravestone
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Sword of Body and Mind
• 1x Sword of Feast and Famine
• 1x Sword of Vengeance
• 1x Tormod's Crypt
• 1x Vedalken Shackles
• 1x Whispersilk Cloak
• 1x Worldslayer

Sorcery (9)

• 1x Bribery
• 1x Fabricate
• 1x Gitaxian Probe
• 1x Merchant Scroll
• 1x Ponder
• 1x Preordain
• 1x Serum Visions
• 1x Timetwister
• 1x Transmute Artifact

Land (31)

• 1x Academy Ruins
• 1x Ancient Tomb
• 1x Blast Zone
• 1x Flooded Strand
• 1x Homeward Path
• 1x Inventors' Fair
• 14x Island
• 1x Mishra's Workshop
• 1x Misty Rainforest
• 1x Mystic Sanctuary
• 1x Mystifying Maze
• 1x Polluted Delta
• 1x Prismatic Vista
• 1x Rogue's Passage
• 1x Saprazzan Skerry
• 1x Scalding Tarn
• 1x Scavenger Grounds
• 1x The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale

Creature (10)

• 1x Gilded Drake
• 1x Memnarch
• 1x Phyrexian Metamorph
• 1x Sai, Master Thopterist
• 1x Spellseeker
• 1x Spellskite
• 1x Tribute Mage
• 1x Trinket Mage
• 1x Trophy Mage
• 1x Urza, Lord High Artificer

Enchantment (5)

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

Commander (1)

Instant (18)

• 1x Archmage's Charm
• 1x Blue Sun's Zenith
• 1x Brainstorm
• 1x Counterspell
• 1x Cyclonic Rift
• 1x Dispel
• 1x Dramatic Reversal
• 1x Force of Negation
• 1x Force of Will
• 1x Mana Drain
• 1x Muddle the Mixture
• 1x Mystical Tutor
• 1x Narset's Reversal
• 1x Negate
• 1x Pact of Negation
• 1x Spell Pierce
• 1x Swan Song
• 1x Whir of Invention

Planeswalker (1)

• 1x Tezzeret the Seeker

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Creature (4)

• 1x Deadeye Quartermaster
• 1x Grand Architect
• 1x Renowned Weaponsmith
• 1x Vedalken Archmage

Artifact (3)

• 1x Lotus Petal
• 1x Quicksilver Fountain
• 1x Strionic Resonator

Instant (4)

• 1x Commit / Memory
• 1x Expel from Orazca
• 1x Muddle the Mixture
• 1x Run Aground

Sorcery (3)

• 1x Aquitect's Will
• 1x Knowledge Exploitation
• 1x Merchant Scroll

Enchantment (3)

• 1x Curiosity
• 1x Curious Obsession
• 1x Quiet Contemplation

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Intro

So this is what I call my "sister deck" to my Zurgo, the F-Smasher deck. Similar to what this deck Some Light Theft (Thada Adel, Acquisitor) was going for with a voltron-centric build on Thada. The main idea behind using Thada Adel, Acquisitor was to keep infinite combo decks at bay with commanders like Urza, Lord High Artificer or Emry, Lurker of the Loch which were going unchecked in our meta. Thada presents a unique opportunity to not only prevent combos but potentially build her own if needed.

Creature Combos

Since running this deck I ran into a new problem that I felt could be addressed. Commanders like Yawgmoth, Thran Physician and card: Taisgur, The Golden Fang started appearing in our meta and there wasn't much I could do. I had a Sentinel Totem but decided I needed some more options given the threat. I also added cards like Grafdigger's Cage and my favorite, Tormod's Crypt as well as some others for redundancy as I wanted to reserve my tutor creatures to get game winning artifacts.

Winning the Game

Including paths for my own combo's but relying mostly on assembling a voltron beat down engine, I wanted flexibility with win conditions and so far this deck has won with wildly different flavors.

Darksteel Plate + Worldslayer can create a hilarious wipe, just keep swinging for the wipe and win.

Assemble Aetherflux Reservoir + Dramatic Reversal + Isochron Scepter and/or steal the parts you need. If you happen to have everything but dramatic reversal, if you have Knowledge Exploitation in hand you may get one from that opposing blue player, or grab something else depending on the situation. You will almost always cast it for it's prowl cost, I wish I could bring that CMC down...

Closing Up

Thada works efficiently to shut down blue combo decks. In a lot of matches you may be seen as a hero and go relatively unopposed if you make your plans known that you'll be going after the combo player. Depending on how crafty you are, you could assemble your own combo while crippling another before the other players wise-up. You won't have many hitters on the battlefield so playing politics with the creature decks in the game can really keep you from getting overwhelmed. If you are able to land a late-game Cyclonic Rift you can usually out-pace one or two players before they rebuild. Another advantage I've found is the ability to politic and hit a willing volunteer to fetch a card that might help the whole board. In our case it was a graveyard hate artifact that we needed.

Top Ranked	Achieved #26 position overall 4 years ago Achieved #18 position in Commander / EDH 4 years ago Achieved #1 position in Commander / EDH Artifact 4 years ago Achieved #1 position in Commander / EDH Control 4 years ago
Date added	4 years
Last updated	4 years
Key combos	Darksteel Plate + Worldslayer
Legality	This deck is not Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	9 - 0 Mythic Rares 49 - 0 Rares 13 - 0 Uncommons 15 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	2.32
Tokens	Bird 2/2 U, Construct 0/0 C, Copy Clone, Human 2/2 G, Thopter 1/1 C, Wolf 2/2 G
Folders	Copied Deck