The Triangle Choke

Commander / EDH* Artifact Competitive Infinite Combo Stax WU (Azorius)

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RemovalProtectionCountermagic (17)

• 1x Chain of Vapor
• 1x Defabricate
• 1x Dispel
• 1x Force of Will
• 1x Grand Abolisher
• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x Mana Drain
• 1x Mental Misstep
• 1x Muddle the Mixture
• 1x Oblivion Ring
• 1x Reality Acid
• 1x Silence
• 1x Snap
• 1x Spell Pierce
• 1x Spell Snare
• 1x Swiftfoot Boots
• 1x Swords to Plowshares

StaxResourceDenial (12)

• 1x Aura of Silence
• 1x Back to Basics
• 1x Blind Obedience
• 1x Frozen Aether
• 1x Grand Arbiter Augustin IV
• 1x Sphere of Resistance
• 1x Stasis
• 1x Static Orb
• 1x Suppression Field
• 1x Tangle Wire
• 1x Trinisphere
• 1x Winter Orb

ComboKillScoop (6)

• 1x Altar of the Brood
• 1x Lithoform Engine
• 1x Rishadan Cutpurse
• 1x Rishadan Footpad
• 1x Strionic Resonator
• 1x Venser, Shaper Savant

Land (29)

• 1x Academy Ruins
• 1x Adarkar Wastes
• 1x Ancient Tomb
• 1x Arid Mesa
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Flooded Strand
• 1x Forsaken City
• 1x Hallowed Fountain
• 1x Misty Rainforest
• 1x Polluted Delta
• 1x Sea of Clouds
• 8x Snow-Covered Island
• 7x Snow-Covered Plains
• 1x Strip Mine
• 1x Tundra
• 1x Windswept Heath

Rocks/Blink-Mana/Acceleration (14)

• 1x Arcane Signet
• 1x Azorius Signet
• 1x Chrome Mox
• 1x Cloud of Faeries
• 1x Fellwar Stone
• 1x Grim Monolith
• 1x Mana Crypt
• 1x Mana Vault
• 1x Mox Diamond
• 1x Mox Opal
• 1x Peregrine Drake
• 1x Smothering Tithe
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Talisman of Progress

TraditionalDrawAndSearch (6)

• 1x Enlightened Tutor
• 1x Esper Sentinel
• 1x Fabricate
• 1x Mystic Remora
• 1x Rhystic Study
• 1x Whir of Invention

Commander (1)

BlinkDrawSearchUtility (14)

• 1x Ancestral Knowledge
• 1x Archaeomancer
• 1x Arcum's Astrolabe
• 1x Oath of Jace
• 1x Omen of the Sea
• 1x Recruiter of the Guard
• 1x Spellseeker
• 1x Stern Proctor
• 1x Stupefying Touch
• 1x Tribute Mage
• 1x Trinket Mage
• 1x Trophy Mage
• 1x Tsabo's Web
• 1x Witching Well

StaxHate (7)

• 1x Archon of Emeria
• 1x Cursed Totem
• 1x Ethersworn Canonist
• 1x Grafdigger's Cage
• 1x Narset, Parter of Veils
• 1x Phyrexian Revoker
• 1x Pithing Needle

EliteSynergyInEveryWay (1)

• 1x Tezzeret the Seeker

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Other (84)

• 1x Act of Authority
• 1x Ancient Den
• 1x Annul
• 1x Arcane Denial
• 1x Archon of Emeria
• 1x Artificer's Intuition
• 1x Basalt Monolith
• 1x Blind Obedience
• 1x Cavern of Souls
• 1x Chain of Vapor
• 1x Chromatic Lantern
• 1x Cloudform
• 1x Containment Priest
• 1x Counterspell
• 1x Cyclonic Rift
• 1x Defense Grid
• 1x Delay
• 1x Detention Sphere
• 1x Disallow
• 1x Drannith Magistrate
• 1x Eerie Interlude
• 1x Etherium Sculptor
• 1x Gilded Lotus
• 1x Glacial Fortress
• 1x Grasp of Fate
• 1x Helm of Obedience
• 1x Hierophant's Chalice
• 1x Impulse
• 1x Inquisitor Exarch
• 1x Inventors' Fair
• 1x Irrigated Farmland
• 1x Karmic Guide
• 1x Karmic Justice
• 1x Laboratory Maniac
• 1x Land Tax
• 1x Linvala, Keeper of Silence
• 1x Mana Breach
• 1x Mana Confluence
• 1x Mana Leak
• 1x Mana Vortex
• 1x Mana Web
• 1x Marsh Flats
• 1x Meekstone
• 1x Metalworker
• 1x Mind Stone
• 1x Misdirection
• 1x Mother of Runes
• 1x Mulldrifter
• 1x Mycosynth Wellspring
• 1x Nimbus Maze
• 1x Pact of Negation
• 1x Panharmonicon
• 1x Ponder
• 1x Preordain
• 1x Prismatic Lens
• 1x Prophetic Prism
• 1x Relic of Progenitus
• 1x Reliquary Tower
• 1x Reshape
• 2x Rest in Peace
• 1x Rings of Brighthearth
• 1x Rishadan Brigand
• 1x Rising Waters
• 1x Scalding Tarn
• 1x Sculpting Steel
• 1x Seat of the Synod
• 1x Sensei's Divining Top
• 1x Snap
• 1x Spire of Industry
• 1x Spreading Seas
• 1x Steelshaper's Gift
• 1x Stonehorn Dignitary
• 1x Swan Song
• 1x Thalia, Guardian of Thraben
• 1x Thalia, Heretic Cathar
• 1x The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale
• 1x Thorn of Amethyst
• 1x Thought Vessel
• 1x Transmute Artifact
• 1x Trial of Knowledge
• 1x Venser, the Sojourner
• 1x Voltaic Key
• 1x Windfall

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This is a pretty classic take on Brago Stax. Extremely oppressive, the kinda stuff you lose friends over. But hey, that's the way Brago plays best. Initially, I was trying to make it viable with The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale because I happen to own a pair right now, but it isn't entirely fitting. We'll have to save that for Urza Stax or something else. If you have any other solid ideas for a low creature / creatureless Commander deck to use The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale with, please let me know!

Some weird/interesting inclusions right now... Annul for a pesky mana rock of an opponent on turn 1 potentially. Blue Elemental Blast to hit a Dockside Extortionist before any crazy ass treaure loops start happening on an opponent's board. I've moved Steelshaper's Gift in and out of this deck so many times in order to find Lightning Greaves early, at the moment it appears to be out. I am also liking Stern Proctor a lot because he comes out early, and can put opponent's mana rocks or other stuff back in their hand to potentially be Annul'd or to a board state now under Trinisphere, Tangle Wire, Static Orb, or Sphere of Resistance.

I'm also considering removing Parallax Wave because the stack interaction to permanently remove the lands when in the Strionic Resonator loop just seems janky and I feel like someone is gonna slash my tires on my car if I try it. I might go with something cheaper for removal in that slot, I don't know yet.

Peregrine Drake and Mulldrifter are currently out because I'm tuned for a super low mana curve, although the former is a total house in this deck. Time will tell I guess. Swan Song is also a strange card not to see in this deck, but the last thing I want to create is a flying blocker.

Grand Abolisher and Detention Sphere want in right now, just gotta keep testing and figure out what to cut, etc.

Transmute Artifact needs to be in here, but I don't own it and I'm having trouble justifying the cost right now since I don't play that often.

Anyway, let me know what you think. I'm a huge Stax fan, I've always gravitated toward prison decks and Winter Orb has always been MY CARD.

I am also heavily considering playing Smokestack right now in here. It's certainly on theme! Thoughts?

Date added	6 years
Last updated	1 year
Legality	This deck is not Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	8 - 0 Mythic Rares 42 - 0 Rares 23 - 0 Uncommons 18 - 0 Commons
Cards	107
Avg. CMC	2.24
Tokens	Copy Clone, Treasure