Cute but Menace by ApolloPilots

Format: Commander

Commander: Grand Arbiter Augustin IV

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 23

Deck overview

This deck is an Azorius Midrange Control build commanded by Grand Arbiter Augustin IV. The primary strategy leverages Grand Arbiter's asymmetric cost reduction to deploy mid-to-high-cost flying threats ahead of curve while taxing opponents' spellcasting by {1}. The deck transitions into an aerial beatdown plan using high-impact Angels and Spirit payoffs such as Lyra Dawnbringer, Drogskol Reaver, and Court of Grace, supplemented by clone spells like Clever Impersonator and Rite of Replication. Interactive packages focus on enchantment-based removal and sweepers to keep opposing boards in check, alongside passive stax elements like Stony Silence and Windborn Muse. Lacking fast mana or combo finishes, the deck operates through steady board development, tax-induced tempo advantages, and resilient air combat.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Acolyte's Reward
  • 1 Adventurer's Inn
  • 1 All That Glitters
  • 1 Angel of Finality
  • 1 Angel of Vitality
  • 1 Angelic Destiny
  • 1 Angelic Protector
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Archaeomancer's Map
  • 1 Ash Barrens
  • 1 Avengers Hangar
  • 1 Banishing Light
  • 1 Basilisk Collar
  • 1 Blossombind
  • 1 By Invitation Only
  • 1 Call for Unity
  • 1 Cat Collector
  • 1 Clever Impersonator
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Confiscate
  • 1 Copy Enchantment
  • 1 Copycrook
  • 1 Court of Grace
  • 1 Darien, King of Kjeldor
  • 1 Daxos, Blessed by the Sun
  • 1 Dazzling Angel
  • 1 Diamond Mare
  • 1 Dispel
  • 1 Drogskol Reaver
  • 1 Emry, Lurker of the Loch
  • 1 Faerie Artisans
  • 1 Fell the Mighty
  • 1 Fishing Gear
  • 1 Gift of Estates
  • 1 Glacial Fortress
  • 1 Grand Arbiter Augustin IV
  • 1 Hallow
  • 1 Helpful Hunter
  • 1 High Tide
  • 13 Island
  • 1 Jace's Erasure
  • 1 Kasmina's Transmutation
  • 1 Lantern of the Lost
  • 1 Love Song of Night and Day
  • 1 Lyra Dawnbringer
  • 1 Lyra, Archangel of Dawn
  • 1 Murmuring Mystic
  • 1 Narset, Parter of Veils
  • 1 Old Thrush
  • 1 Oneirophage
  • 1 Pirated Copy
  • 13 Plains
  • 1 Port Town
  • 1 Prairie Stream
  • 1 Relm's Sketching
  • 1 Repel Calamity
  • 1 Rite of Replication
  • 1 Sage's Row Denizen
  • 1 Saheeli's Artistry
  • 1 Scorpion Sentinel
  • 1 Sharlayan, Nation of Scholars
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Staff of the Mind Magus
  • 1 Subjugate the Hobbits
  • 1 Sunscorched Desert
  • 1 The Birth of Meletis
  • 1 Thran Dynamo
  • 1 Tome Scour
  • 1 Tranquil Cove
  • 1 Traxos, Academy Guardian
  • 1 Unable to Scream
  • 1 Web Up
  • 1 Windborn Muse
  • 1 Windfall
  • 1 Witch Enchanter // Witch-Blessed Meadow
  • 1 Wizard Class