Venser, The Sojourner's Infinite Baneslaying

Casual Control WU (Azorius)

Weston Ayarza

Creature (15)

• 1x Augur of Bolas
• 3x Baneslayer Angel
• 1x Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite
• 1x Frost Titan
• 1x Geist of Saint Traft
• 1x Grand Arbiter Augustin IV
• 2x Snapcaster Mage
• 4x Wall of Omens
• 1x Wurmcoil Engine

Planeswalker (4)

• 1x Gideon Jura
• 2x Jace, Architect of Thought
• 1x Venser, the Sojourner

Land (26)

• 1x Azorius Chancery
• 1x Calciform Pools
• 2x Celestial Colonnade
• 1x Glacial Fortress
• 4x Halimar Depths
• 2x Hallowed Fountain
• 4x Island
• 7x Plains
• 1x Seachrome Coast
• 3x Sejiri Refuge

Enchantment (3)

• 3x Detention Sphere

Instant (8)

• 1x Azorius Charm
• 3x Counterspell
• 1x Mystical Tutor
• 1x Path to Exile
• 2x Sphinx's Revelation

Sorcery (5)

• 1x Entreat the Angels
• 4x Supreme Verdict

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Sideboard

Creature (8)

• 4x Grand Abolisher
• 4x Solemn Simulacrum

Artifact (1)

• 1x Pithing Needle

Instant (6)

• 2x Dispel
• 4x Negate

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Listed format for casual, but eventually i'd like to make this modern.

Plays like typical azorius control: board clears, counterspells, spot removal and card advantage. Place a win condition when you're opponent is in top-deck mode with counterspell mana up, win the game on the back of a lifelinker, or my own marquee creature Baneslayer Angel. Frost titan carries his own weight in certain matchups, as well as Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite. Mystical Tutor into miracled Entreat the Angels always feels good too.

Extremely favorable matchups against midrange of all types, and aggro/beatdown decks.

Weak matchups include burn/control mirrors with discard engines.

Previously this deck had tried an infinite turn combo, through bouncing a Mnemonic Wall, returning Walk the Aeons and hard casting it over and over each new turn. It was hilarious when it worked, but overall it wasn't consistent enough. Been considering cutting Venser to a 1x. It's also ran it's own as a Venser, the Sojourner+Stonehorn Dignitary for no combat phase, and eventually exiling permanents.

Comments and Suggestions are welcome, especially if there's something i could include to make this better. Particularly need help sideboarding, and fine tuning what amount of each creature to expect.Thanks!

Date added	12 years
Last updated	11 years
Legality	This deck is Casual legal.
Rarity (main - side)	16 - 4 Mythic Rares 15 - 5 Rares 15 - 0 Uncommons 4 - 6 Commons
Cards	61
Avg. CMC	3.34
Tokens	Angel 4/4 W, Emblem Venser, the Sojourner, Wurm 3/3 C w/ Deathtouch, Wurm 3/3 C w/ Lifelink
Folders	Modern Baneslayer Angel concep, favorites, Azorius