Vega's Watching the Value

Commander / EDH Budget Value Engine WU (Azorius)

henrypan321

Instant (19)

• 1x Emerge Unscathed
• 1x Ephemerate
• 1x Path to Exile
• 1x Pongify
• 1x Rapid Hybridization
• 1x Swords to Plowshares
• 1x Counterspell
• 1x Disenchant
• 1x Dramatic Reversal
• 1x Faithful Mending
• 1x Mission Briefing
• 1x Radical Idea
• 1x Think Twice
• 1x Oona's Grace
• 1x Prismatic Strands
• 1x Saw it Coming
• 1x Behold the Multiverse
• 1x Chemister's Insight
• 1x Cosmic Intervention

Land (35)

• 1x Adarkar Wastes
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Glacial Fortress
• 18x Island
• 1x Mystic Sanctuary
• 1x Nimbus Maze
• 10x Plains
• 1x Prairie Stream
• 1x Reliquary Tower

Artifact (17)

• 1x Everflowing Chalice
• 1x Sol Talisman
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Wayfarer's Bauble
• 1x Arcane Signet
• 1x Azorius Signet
• 1x Coldsteel Heart
• 1x Fellwar Stone
• 1x Isochron Scepter
• 1x Liquimetal Torque
• 1x Marble Diamond
• 1x Mind Stone
• 1x Prismatic Lens
• 1x Sky Diamond
• 1x Thought Vessel
• 1x Chaos Wand
• 1x Commander's Sphere

Sorcery (12)

• 1x Ancestral Vision
• 1x Scour All Possibilities
• 1x Sevinne's Reclamation
• 1x Solve the Equation
• 1x Deep Analysis
• 1x Divine Reckoning
• 1x Doomskar
• 1x Time Wipe
• 1x Chronomantic Escape
• 1x Inspiring Refrain
• 1x Spectral Deluge
• 1x Approach of the Second Sun

Commander (1)

Creature (12)

• 1x Giant Killer
• 1x The Reality Chip
• 1x Triskaidekaphile
• 1x Tribute Mage
• 1x Archmage Emeritus
• 1x Murmuring Mystic
• 1x Serra Paragon
• 1x Stoic Farmer
• 1x Talrand, Sky Summoner
• 1x Lier, Disciple of the Drowned
• 1x Psychosis Crawler
• 1x Atemsis, All-Seeing

Enchantment (4)

• 1x Wizard Class
• 1x Ghostly Prison
• 1x Propaganda
• 1x Cast Through Time

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Maybeboard

Creature (9)

• 1x Drannith Magistrate
• 1x Dreamscape Artist
• 1x Lavinia, Azorius Renegade
• 1x Solemn Simulacrum
• 1x Aeon Chronicler
• 1x Magus of the Future
• 1x Tura Kennerud, Skyknight
• 1x Ethereal Valkyrie
• 1x Sage of the Beyond

Instant (7)

• 1x Purify the Grave
• 1x Dovin's Veto
• 1x Momentary Blink
• 1x Narset's Reversal
• 1x Negate
• 1x Resculpt
• 1x Generous Gift

Enchantment (8)

• 1x Hoofprints of the Stag
• 1x Island Sanctuary
• 1x Monk Class
• 1x Ominous Seas
• 1x Precognition Field
• 1x Teferi's Ageless Insight
• 1x Future Sight
• 1x Metallurgic Summonings

Sorcery (6)

• 1x Mass Diminish
• 1x Muse Vortex
• 1x Dismantling Wave
• 1x Starnheim Unleashed
• 1x Reality Strobe
• 1x Dusk / Dawn

Artifact (7)

• 1x Lotus Bloom
• 1x Mox Tantalite
• 1x Swiftfoot Boots
• 1x Sword of the Animist
• 1x Decanter of Endless Water
• 1x Mana Geode
• 1x Knowledge Pool

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This is a budget deck focused on drawing a lot of cards by taking advantage of Vega, the Watcher's draw power, then using those cards for interaction and control until we draw into our win conditions.

Strategy

This deck is focused on using Vega, the Watcher to draw extra cards off the mechanics that allow for casting spells outside the hand. A lot of cards in the deck have some sort of mechanic that allows for them to be played twice, and we can get extra value out of the second cast with Vega. Having lots of card draw and instants means we can both hold up mana for interaction and dig into the deck to refill our hand.

Cast Through Time and Lier, Disciple of the Drowned can help double dip cards that aren't repeatable, like removal pieces. Be careful with Lier as he also shuts off our own counterspells. Ghostly Prison, Propaganda, Prismatic Strands can help survive against aggression, and Talrand, Sky Summoner, Murmuring Mystic can make some tokens so we can attack and block.

Winning

Since we draw a lot of cards, we will find win conditions quickly. Protect them with interaction.

• Approach of the Second Sun: The primary wincon; cast it twice to win. The second cast needs to be cast from the hand, so no Future Sight! With enough mana, we can even win on the same turn by just drawing back into it.

• Triskaidekaphile: Secondary wincon. Fairly easy to achieve the 13 cards in hand, but it needs to survive until upkeep. It's also a mana-sink to draw some cards if we have nothing else.

• Atemsis, All-Seeing: With various unlimited hand size cards, it's easy to keep a big hand with various CMCs to delete a player. Lands count as a zero-drop!

• Talrand, Sky Summoner, Murmuring Mystic: Token beatdown. We get lots of drakes and birds from just casting and recasting spells.

• Psychosis Crawler: Pings everyone for doing something we do a lot. Probably not enough on its own, but can still do a lot of damage.

• Wizard Class: At level 3, it could be used to pump Vega for some unexpected commander damage kills. It's unlikely to happen, but if it's the only thing left...

Combos / Interactions

• Dramatic Reversal + Isochron Scepter : Classic infinite mana combo with mana rocks. With Vega out, it'll also draw us a card every time we copy Dramatic Reversal. Since the deck isn't running Laboratory Maniac, we win off Approach of the Second Sun as we have infinite mana and card draw. The goal of the deck isn't to abuse the combo, so the two cards are also good on their own.

Exclusions

• Laboratory Maniac, Thassa's Oracle, Jace, Wielder of Mysteries: Don't like it as it's a dead draw without a combo.

• Ranar the Ever-Watchful, Cosmos Charger: Not enough foretell in the deck to benefit, I think. They've been dead draws most of the time during playtesting.

• Playing opponent's stuff / theft: Inevitable Betrayal, Talent of the Telepath, Diluvian Primordial. Just not a big fan of these one-off theft effects.

• Salty stax: Things associated with stax. Pillowfort is okay however, but it's not a big part of this deck.

• Expensive stuff: I'd like to keep this deck budget for now.

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Any comments, feedback, or suggestions are welcome! I'm aiming to keep this deck budget (<$100)!

Date added	3 years
Last updated	2 years
Key combos	Dramatic Reversal + Isochron Scepter
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	3 - 0 Mythic Rares 25 - 0 Rares 27 - 0 Uncommons 17 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	2.90
Tokens	Ape 3/3 G, Bird Illusion 1/1 U, Drake 2/2 U, Foretell, Frog Lizard 3/3 G, On an Adventure
Folders	EDH Decks Under Consideration