That Chick Is Narsty, Dude (Help Wanted)

Commander / EDH* Control RUW (Jeskai, America) Theme/Gimmick

Xelgion

Land (36)

• 1x Adarkar Wastes
• 1x Ancient Tomb
• 1x Arid Mesa
• 1x Battlefield Forge
• 1x Cavern of Souls
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Crystal Vein
• 1x Flooded Strand
• 1x Gemstone Mine
• 1x Glacial Fortress
• 1x Hall of the Bandit Lord
• 1x Hallowed Fountain
• 10x Island
• 1x Mana Confluence
• 1x Maze of Ith
• 2x Mountain
• 1x Nimbus Maze
• 2x Plains
• 1x Reliquary Tower
• 1x Rogue's Passage
• 1x Sacred Foundry
• 1x Scalding Tarn
• 1x Shivan Reef
• 1x Steam Vents
• 1x Sulfur Falls

Creature (6)

• 1x Generator Servant
• 1x Goblin Motivator
• 1x Grand Abolisher
• 1x Grand Arbiter Augustin IV
• 1x Phyrexian Metamorph
• 1x Torch Courier

Enchantment (5)

• 1x Aqueous Form
• 1x Mass Hysteria
• 1x Need for Speed
• 1x Omniscience
• 1x Reconnaissance

Sorcery (21)

• 1x Armageddon
• 1x Beacon of Tomorrows
• 1x Boom / Bust
• 1x Divine Reckoning
• 1x Enter the Infinite
• 1x Expropriate
• 1x Fury of the Horde
• 1x Karn's Temporal Sundering
• 1x Mind's Desire
• 1x Part the Waterveil
• 1x Ponder
• 1x Relentless Assault
• 1x Seize the Day
• 1x Temporal Cascade
• 1x Temporal Mastery
• 1x Temporal Trespass
• 1x Time Stretch
• 1x Time Warp
• 1x Urza's Ruinous Blast
• 1x Walk the Aeons
• 1x Waves of Aggression

Instant (19)

• 1x Brainstorm
• 1x Chain of Vapor
• 1x Commandeer
• 1x Counterspell
• 1x Cyclonic Rift
• 1x Enlightened Tutor
• 1x Force of Will
• 1x Long-Term Plans
• 1x Mana Drain
• 1x Muddle the Mixture
• 1x Mystical Tutor
• 1x Negate
• 1x Nexus of Fate *list*
• 1x Pact of Negation
• 1x Path to Exile
• 1x Pongify
• 1x Spell Pierce
• 1x Swan Song
• 1x Swords to Plowshares

Commander (1)

Artifact (19)

• 1x Azorius Signet
• 1x Basalt Monolith
• 1x Boros Signet
• 1x Chromatic Lantern
• 1x Coalition Relic
• 1x Defense Grid
• 1x Expedition Map
• 1x Fellwar Stone
• 1x Grim Monolith
• 1x Izzet Signet
• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x Mana Crypt
• 1x Mana Vault
• 1x Pentad Prism
• 1x Scroll Rack
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Strionic Resonator
• 1x Talisman of Progress
• 1x Worn Powerstone

Planeswalker (4)

• 1x Dack Fayden
• 1x Jace, the Mind Sculptor
• 1x Tezzeret the Seeker
• 1x Ugin, the Spirit Dragon

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I saw Narset as the opportunity to play silly cards that cost way too much for what they do and make them work. This deck is intended to be competitive, but with a little bit of humor thrown in.

In order for Narset to work, she needs to resolve and swing as early as possible, then she needs to stay around, and then you combo-win.

These are the steps.

Early Game

Ramp

1. Chromatic Lantern
2. Azorius Signet
3. Boros Signet
4. Izzet Signet
5. Coalition Relic
6. Grim Monolith
7. Sol Ring
8. Gilded Lotus

Non-Artifact Ramp

1. Solemn Simulacrum
2. Generator Servant
3. Grand Arbiter Augustin IV
4. Phyrexian Metamorph
5. Temple of the False God
6. Tezzeret the Seeker

These are so important because my land-base is so colorless heavy. (I know creatures aren't that good with Narset, but both Solemn and Augustin make her come out at least 1 turn earlier, and generator servant does so with haste, and phyrexian metamorph might as well read "Copy target Sol Ring/Grim Monolith"

Haste Providers

1. Need for Speed
2. Lightning Greaves
3. Generator Servant
4. Hall of the Bandit Lord
5. Dragon Breath

Giving Narset haste is basically ramping her ability by a turn, so we definitely want to do that, no matter the cost.

Mid-game

Protection

Carefree Combat

1. Darksteel Plate
2. Maze of Ith
3. Godsend
4. Whispersilk Cloak
5. Venser, the Sojourner
6. Rogue's Passage

(Mostly) Free Counterspells

1. Sunforger
2. Counterflux
3. Render Silent
4. Suffocating Blast
5. Mindbreak Trap
6. Muddle the Mixture
7. Counterspell

Equipment is good with Narset, her first strike likes power buffs and they are repeatable, unlike enchantments (excluding Dragon Wings and Dragon Breath). I like counter spells because I don't have too many ways of making Narset uncounterable (literally only Cavern of Souls and Grand Abolisher). About half of them can be fetched and played with Sunforger, which is a little silly, but provides utility (I still run more solid counterspells)

Deck Fixing

1. Brainstorm
2. Scroll Rack
3. Soothsaying
4. Enlightened Tutor
5. Mystical Tutor
6. Long-Term Plans
7. Muddle the Mixture

These are to make sure that I can get something good, and also can help early on to make sure I get enough lands. Muddle the Mixture is especially nice for grabbing Lightning Greaves or Scroll Rack

Removal / Distruption

1. Path to Exile
2. Swords to Plowshares
3. Supreme Verdict
4. Ajani Vengeant
5. Dack Fayden
6. Grand Abolisher
7. Cataclysm

This is probably the weakest part of my deck. I usually rely on it going off before other people's decks in order to win. I slam the two good white 1 drop removal spells in, but I'm not sure if its good enough, I am thinking about adding the blue 1 drop removal spells, Pongify and Rapid Hybridization.

Late Game

Fat Spells

1. Thieves' Auction
2. Blatant Thievery
3. Enter the Infinite
4. Insurrection
5. Time Stretch
6. Omniscience
7. Mind's Desire
8. Reverse the Sands

These are the main way you win with this deck, playing the otherwise unplayable

Combo

Insta-Win

1. Aggravated Assault + Sword of Feast and Famine
Infinite Attack Steps, Infinite Narset Triggers.
Infinite Attack Steps

Merely Strong

1. Decree of Annihilation + Narset, Enlightened Master + Venser, the Sojourner
Swing with Narset, then post-combat have Venser +2 loyalty on her, then cast Decree of Annihilation, only thing that remains are enchantments, planeswalkers, libraries, and Narset.
2. Boros Charm + Narset, Enlightened Master + Obliterate
One-sided wipe
3. Brago, King Eternal + Leyline of Anticipation + Strionic Resonator
Infinite Brago Triggers, which with artifacts that collectively tap for 3 or more makes Infinite Mana at Instant Speed, as a way of casting expensive stuff without Narset.
4. Narset, Enlightened Master + Strionic Resonator
Double the fun
5. Decree of Annihilation + Divine Intervention + Narset, Enlightened Master
It's a draw for everyone!
6. Decree of Annihilation + Mind's Desire + Narset, Enlightened Master
Swing, and then ideally either swing again or copy Narset's trigger with Strionic Resonator, then Decree of Annihilation, cast everything else in your hand, then finally Mind's Desire, and you can get a very sizable board presence while they have very little to nothing left.
7. Mind's Desire + Narset, Enlightened Master + Seize the Day
Rack up a massive storm count
8. Enter the Infinite + Omniscience
You probably win if this happens
9. Enter the Infinite + Narset, Enlightened Master + Scroll Rack
You probably win if this happens

That pretty much sums up the deck, I am interested in getting feedback as to changes/comments (did I leave out an obvious/awesome card?), so leave a note!

(Ignore the sideboard)

Date added	10 years
Last updated	6 years
Key combos	Aggravated Assault + Sword of Feast and Famine Enter the Infinite + Omniscience Narset, Enlightened Master + Strionic Resonator Aurelia, the Warleader + Brago, King Eternal Decree of Annihilation + Narset, Enlightened Master + Venser, the Sojourner Boros Charm + Narset, Enlightened Master + Obliterate Brago, King Eternal + Leyline of Anticipation + Strionic Resonator Decree of Annihilation + Divine Intervention + Narset, Enlightened Master Decree of Annihilation + Mind's Desire + Narset, Enlightened Master Mind's Desire + Narset, Enlightened Master + Seize the Day Enter the Infinite + Narset, Enlightened Master + Scroll Rack
Legality	This deck is not Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	17 - 0 Mythic Rares 47 - 0 Rares 20 - 0 Uncommons 13 - 0 Commons
Cards	111
Avg. CMC	3.56
Tokens	Ape 3/3 G, Bird 2/2 U, Emblem Dack Fayden
Folders	Commander